TikTok Sensation Leah Kate Knows Haters Make You Famous
glamour.comBy When Leah Kate's heartbreak anthem "10 Things I Hate About You" went viral, the singer became an overnight global sensation, amassing millions of streams and views within hours.
But with great success comes criticism—and trolls. Fortunately, Kate's mastered the art of using the bad press to her advantage. “If I'm not getting trolled, I must be doing something wrong, because whatever I'm doing isn't good enough to be talked shit about," Kate tells Glamour.If you've not yet heard “10 Things," I'll warn you now: the pop-punk hit is so catchy it's impossible to forget, or get out of your head.
But that's also why it (rightfully) became an overnight sensation. Within literal hours of teasing a clip of the track, “10 Things” amassed millions of millions of views on TikTok and has since gone onto become Pop Radio's most added song, reach the Top 30 in the U.S.
and Australia, and garner nearly 150 million streams on Spotify. "It just blew up. I was like, oh my god, this is going to be massive,” says Kate of the moment she realized this one was different, “My other songs, like ‘Fuck Up the Friendship’ and ‘Fuck You Anthem,’ were definitely 'viral,’ but this was another level—like millions and millions of streams and videos.
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