History WMG / ToddInTheShadows

* Also, Todd's slower output is due to the shut down of Blip.tv. Several of Todd's newer videos are almost immediately blocked on [=YouTube=] due to Todd not yet being white-listed by Maker Studios to bypass Content ID checks, and the record labels are getting more aggressive with copyright claims on [=YouTube=], even though Todd's videos are completely within UsefulNotes/FairUse. Todd uses Platform/{{Vimeo}} as an alternative mirror, but Vimeo doesn't have the same strength as [=YouTube=].

* "Sexy Bitch" by Music/DavidGuetta feat. '''Music/{{Akon}}''': Despite launching Guetta's career in the United States, "Sexy Bitch", in Todd's words, "made America finally say, "yeah, you know what? Maybe this whole Akon thing was a mistake"".

* "Selfish" by Justin Timberlake: The lead single from the follow-up to ''Man of the Woods'', one of the most-requested albums by viewers for Todd to cover on ''Trainwreckords'', and one Todd has [[https://x.com/ShadowTodd/status/1750548643604754747 strong]] [[https://x.com/ShadowTodd/status/1750550995279720865 negative]] [[https://x.com/ShadowTodd/status/1750554647939703219 feelings]] about.

* "HISS" by Megan Thee Stallion vs. "Big Foot" by Nicki Minaj: The biggest female rap diss tracks of 2024 so far.

* Also, Todd's slower output is due to the shut down of Blip.tv. Several of Todd's newer videos are almost immediately blocked on [=YouTube=] due to Todd not yet being white-listed by Maker Studios to bypass Content ID checks, and the record labels are getting more aggressive with copyright claims on [=YouTube=], even though Todd's videos are completely within UsefulNotes/FairUse. Todd uses Vimeo as an alternative mirror, but Vimeo doesn't have the same strength as [=YouTube=].

* "Drivers License" by Olivia Rodrigo: Like BENEE, she's an obvious Billie Eilike, but unlike "Supalonely", this song was an immediate monster smash. Todd will surely thank it for unseating "Mood" from the #1 spot on the Hot 100 at the very least, but it remains to be seen whether or not he really considers it up to Billie's standards. Since it has been extremely talked about though, a Pop Song Review is probably in order regardless.

* Music/SineadOConnor: Her 1992 ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' peformance that ended in her ripping up a photo of Pope John Paul II to protest allegations of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church. At the time, she was seen as insane, but she would be vindicated nearly two decades later.
* Music/TravisScott: The rapper's career took a major blow in November 2021 following a crowd crush at his performance at Astroworld Festival, which resulted in 10 deaths and many injuries. The backlash he received from the public, mainly targeted at his poor negligence, saw him lose several sponsorship roles and festival tour dates, and Todd listed him [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1482136076189769730 #7]] on his list of artists whose stock fell the most in 2021. However, similar to Music/MorganWallen, Todd [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1482137017228009472 believes]] that Scott could make a genuine comeback. Like with Sugarland (see below) whether or not Travis Scott deserved backlash for the tragedy or was being unfairly scapegoated has been a controversial topic.

* "Vampire" by Olivia Rodrigo: It's an event single, and one which Todd has [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1674663849193250816?s=20 a]] [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1674667524951248897?s=20 lot]] [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1674698067893952514?s=20 of]] [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1674666025563074561?s=20 bad]] [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1674826716253126656?s=20 thoughts]] [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1674823816823054336?s=20 about]]. He may end up forgoing it, due to his [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1674828122703921152?s=20 plans]] to feature it in the year-end episode of ''Song vs. Song'', but especially considering he has only released one Pop Song Review halfway through 2023, a "Vampire" video would still draw a lot of views.

[[WMG: Todd will make a ''One-Hit Wonderland'' spin-off about artists who didn't get big until changing careers from music to another]]

[[WMG: Todd is actually [[Lightnovel/InfiniteStratos Ichika Orimura]].]]

[[WMG: Todd is a [[Literature/{{Twilight}} SMeyerpire]].]]

* Music/KanyeWest: Todd [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1584740325654159360 quote retweeted]] a tweet from Pop Base about his streams, sales and airplay declining following anti-Semitic comments. In addition, his collaborations with ''Vogue'', CAA, Balenciaga, Gap and Adidas were also terminated, which ''Forbes'' reported his newly reduced worth to be $400 million, less than half of the money he had before the terminations. Similar to Music/TravisScott above though, it's too recent to tell if Kanye could make a genuine comeback.
* Wiley: While mainly a superstar in his native UK and a pioneer of UK grime, his reputation was also ruined for anti-Semitic comments on social media, which resulted in him being de-platformed from social media and A-List Management cutting ties with him.

* Music/{{Sia}}: Her 2021 film ''Film/Music2021'' starring her frequent collaborator Maddie Ziegler was widely panned for its insensitive and harmful portrayal of autism, along with being generally badly made. Sia's dismissive response to criticism of the film on Twitter didn't help. Sia's future career will thus be OvershadowedByControversy. Todd included her on his [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1482136076189769730 2021 list]] of artists whose stock dropped that year, and has described [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1572959831824154625 watching the film himself and finding its popular perception entirely justified.]] Her 2022 song "Unstoppable" was still moderately popular and her old songs still get a lot of radio play though, so maybe her career hasn't been irreparably damaged just yet.

* Music/{{Sia}}: Her 2021 film ''Film/Music2021'' starring her frequent collaborator Maddie Ziegler was widely panned for its insensitive and harmful portrayal of autism, along with being generally badly made. Sia's future career will thus be OvershadowedByControversy. Todd included her on his [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1482136076189769730 2021 list]] of artists whose stock dropped that year, and has described [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1572959831824154625 watching the film himself and finding its popular perception entirely justified.]] Her 2022 song "Unstoppable" was still moderately popular and her old songs still get a lot of radio play though, so maybe her career hasn't been irreparably damaged just yet.