假素人
“假地下、假素人、资本暗桩(industry plant)"是一个贬义词,用来形容那些实质上因为与音乐工业大型资本的联系与营销支持而受到欢迎,表面上却表现得独立与来自地下音乐圈的音乐创作者。被描述为“假地下”的音乐人也经常被指控由唱片公司管理层为他们包装特定的公众形象。该术语起源于 2010 年代初的美国,出现以嘻哈音乐为中心的留言板上,用来描述各种饶舌歌手,在 2010 年代末被用于形容独立摇滚和流行音乐人,例如Clairo和Billie Eilish 。
用法
“假地下或假素人”一词通常指的是那些迅速获得成功的独立音乐人或素人歌手,无论其技能或优点如何,主要特征在于他们将自己描述为白手起家和独立的,并且刻意隐藏他们实质上受到唱片公司的大力资源支持或拥有其他音乐产业的联系与支持,同时其音乐也更侧重商业而不是艺术表达。 [1] [2] [3] [4]它通常被音乐迷(主要是Z 世代)用来贬义与影射那些他们认为不值得获得名声或成功的音乐创作者。 [5] [6] [7] [8]
案例
Clairo
克莱罗 (Clairo)的歌曲《漂亮女孩》(Pretty Girl) 在 2017 年在网上疯传后迅速成名,假地下(industry plant)的指控随之而来。Reddit论坛的贴文她的父亲为知名球鞋品牌匡威的营销总监,并且在她成名之前,就与其他人创设了Rubber Tracks录音工作室。 [8] [9]其他用户声称,她的“质朴”形象也是由她的父亲和他的同事创造的,Clairo导致这个词汇获得了更广泛的使用。 [10] [11]
Billie Eilish
美国歌手比莉·艾利什(Billie Eilish)在 2018 年凭借歌曲《埋葬朋友》( Bury a Friend ) 成名后,在 YouTube 和 Reddit 上也经常被称为“假地下”,许多贴文指控她的个性与人设是音乐产业刻意制造的。 [12] [13] [14]
Ice Spice
美国嘻哈歌手Ice Spice在2022 年因为TikTok上疯传的歌曲《 Munch (Feelin' U) 》迅速窜红后,被指控为大唱片公司暗助的假素人[15] [16]她在 2023 年 9 月接受Variety采访时回应指控时表示,她将“让人们相信他们想相信的任何事情” [17]
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