Mega, also known by their username MegaGoneFree, is an American TikToker and singer who became known for their covers with their ukulele. Mega is non-binary and uses she/they pronouns.
Content & Popularity[]
Mega's first post was on January 6, 2019, and they would gain increasing popularity around late 2020, and in 2021, most of their posts would consist of them doing ukulele covers. Their most viewed video was posted on June 24, 2021, and is of them doing a cover to the song Beggin' by Måneskin. As of April 16, 2022, the video has 37.3 million views, with the audio having been used in 63.5K videos.[2] Their most liked video is a cover of the song Bubbblegum Bitch by Marina & The Diamonds, as of April 16, 2022.[2]
Mega has also released their own songs. Their most recent song, Talking 'Bout Bri, is about their deadname.[3][4] Their song Thermostat is about the feeling of being taken advantage of and 'the outside perspective of a people pleaser and all the baggage that comes with that'.[5] Their song Ctrl+Del is about 'the struggles of trying to be yourself on social media'.[6]
In an interview with Unclear Magazine, they had stated that the main goal of their music is for people to 'hear and relate to it'.[5]
In February 2022, during Black History Month, Mega was among the TikTokers nominated as a 'Black TikTok Trailblazer'.[7][8][9]
Discography[]
Title | Release date | Ref. |
---|---|---|
Broken Flowers | December 21, 2018 | [6] |
Compares | ||
U.V. Light | 2020 | [6][10] |
Ctrl+Del | February 17, 2021 | [11] |
Thermostat | December 10, 2021 | [12] |
Talking 'Bout Bri | May 6, 2022 | [13] |
Black Fire | October 28, 2022 | |
Hills You'd Die On | January 1, 2023 | |
In The Kitchen | March 24, 2023 | |
Henrietta Hudson | August 18, 2023 | |
Outta Space | May 10, 2024 | |
Likes and Comments | September 15, 2024 | |
I'm MegaGoneFree (You're Nobody) | September 13, 2024 | |
The Price Is Wrong | September 15, 2024 |
Albums[]
- Vines 4 Veins (Volume 1) - September 15, 2024
- Vines 4 Veins (Volume 2) - Late 2024–2025
Personal life[]
They are from Baltimore City.[6] According to an interview with Mundane Magazine, they were 15/16 when they joined a club at their high school and started 'taking songwriting seriously'. After high school, they took a hiatus from music, and would pick it up again in late 2020.[14]
References[]
- ↑ https://www.tiktok.com/@megagonefree/video/6643181991208422662
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://www.tiktok.com/@megagonefree/video/6977415947443309829
- ↑ https://www.tiktok.com/@megagonefree/video/7082449764549184811
- ↑ Bonnie Lynch, April 28, 2022, 'Don’t Use MegaGoneFree’s Deadname… Unless You’re Singing Their New Song About It' - taggmagazine
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://www.unclearmag.com/music-posts/2022/4/4/megagonefree-interview
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 https://spinnup.com/blog/spinnup-introducing-megagonefree/
- ↑ https://thesource.com/2022/02/07/tiktok-celebrates-black-history-month-by-announcing-their-black-tiktok-trailblazers-list/
- ↑ https://newsroom.tiktok.com/en-us/celebrating-blacktiktok
- ↑ https://www.forbes.com/sites/anharkarim/2022/03/07/tiktok-names-its-2022-black-trailblazers-and-sambafilms-is-just-getting-started/
- ↑ https://open.spotify.com/track/1cIxLfwSAphwVWUajyk1wn
- ↑ https://genius.com/Megagonefree-ctrl-del-lyrics
- ↑ https://genius.com/Megagonefree-thermostat-lyrics
- ↑ https://music.apple.com/us/album/talking-bout-bri-single/1621955731
- ↑ https://mundanemag.com/meet-tiktok-creator-black-lgbtq-independent-artist-megagonefreewho-is-carving-their-own-lane-in-the-alt-pop-genre/