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Industry plant is a pejorative used to describe musicians who are believed to have become popular through nepotism, inheritance, wealth, favoritism, or their connections in the music industry rather t
American rapper Raury (pictured) was widely accused of being an industry plant online in 2015. In response, he wore a shirt reading "industry plant" on the cover of XXL's Freshman Class issue in 2015.
British indie rock acts like Wet Leg (top) and The Last Dinner Party (bottom) faced accusations on social media of being industry plants in the 2020s.
Clairo @ El Rey 04 11 2019
Billie Eilish at Pukkelpop Festival 18 AUGUST 2019
Billie Eilish
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Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell is an American singer-songwriter. Known for her distinctive musical sound and vocal style, Eilish is a prominent figure in 2020s pop culture. She first gained publ
Industry plant
…early 2010s on hip hop-focused message boards to describe various rappers before being used against indie rock and pop musicians, such as Clairo and Billie Eilish, in the late 2010s. It has been called a conspiracy theory by critics and criticized in the media by artists for being disproportionately used against…
Eilish in 2025
Eilish performing in August 2017
Eilish at Pukkelpop Festival in 2019
Eilish in 2020 with her brother and collaborator Finneas O'Connell