Coi Leray Reacts To Doable TikTok Ban

The US Home of Representatives handed a invoice that might ban using TikTok within the nation. If the Senate additionally passes the laws and President Joe Biden indicators it, the outlawing of the social media app might have an effect on recording artists like Coi Leray.

Some U.S. lawmakers declare TikTok, a subsidiary of the China-based firm ByteDance, is a nationwide safety risk. The present invoice in Congress would require ByteDance to promote TikTok or face banishment from the American market.

“TikTok shouldn’t be a streaming platform. And I by no means checked out it as one. I’m not frightened,” Coi Leray tweeted on Wednesday (March 13). “So long as you don’t take away Apple Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, Tidal, [Audiomack], YouTube Music, Amazon Music, I’m good. Music and the love I’ve for it, is perpetually.”

Tiktok shouldn’t be a streaming platform. And I by no means checked out it as one. I’m not frightened. So long as you don’t take away Apple Music, Spotify , Sound cloud, Tidal, Audio Mac , YouTube music, Amazon music, I’m good. Music and the love I’ve for it, is perpetually 💘

— Coi (@coi_leray) March 13, 2024

Coi Leray partially discovered success as a mainstream act by going viral on TikTok. Her 2022 single “Gamers” gained traction on the app earlier than changing into a platinum-certified, High 10 hit on the Billboard Scorching 100 chart.

“Gamers” peaked at No. 9. on the Scorching 100. Beforehand, Leray scored High 40 songs with “No Extra Events” that includes Lil Durk in 2021 (No. 26) and “Blick Blick!” that includes Nicki Minaj in 2022 (No. 37). She has six complete Scorching 100 entries in her profession.

Coi Leray didn’t attain the identical chart heights together with her two studio albums. 2022’s Trendsetter solely made it to No. 89 on the Billboard 200 rankings. The 26-year-old rapper’s self-titled sophomore LP leveled off at No. 102 final yr.