How Roblox Sparked a Chaotic Music Scene
Players can customize their own worlds on the platform. Many illegally upload songs called “bypassing audio” and some make intense tracks in a new genre, robloxcore.
The 15-year-old musician Odin, known as lungskull, at his home in Paris. “When I wasn’t that known, I thought it was crazy that people would play my music on Roblox,” he said.Credit.Matthew Avignone for The New York Times
By Kieran Press-Reynolds
May 16, 2021, 5:08 p.m. ET
Artists, label heads and industry schemers know that success in pop music today requires racking up plays on TikTok and streaming services. But there’s another, unlikely platform that’s picking up steam: Roblox.