Colleen Ballingers terrible apology song appeared on Apple Music, but the YouTuber claims it wasn

Publish date: 2024-05-02

Do you want to listen to Colleen Ballinger‘s 10-minute apology song over and over again? Was listening to it on YouTube and TikTok not enough for you? Well, the song popped up on Apple Music for a short while for your convenience. However, this upload was apparently not made by the YouTuber.

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Fans spotted the song listed on Apple Music just over two weeks after the original song was uploaded onto YouTube. Some also saw the song listed on Spotify as well. While this was happening, others reported that copyright claims were sent to videos that included the song due to this upload.

EVERYONE STFU COLLEEN POSTED TOXIC GOSSIP TRAIN TO ITUNES AND SPOTIFY. this shit is COPYRIGHTED. pic.twitter.com/BJJPcWQrbs

— Glizzmiester (@Lizzy_Duddy) July 11, 2023
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This led to accusations that Ballinger wanted to copyright claim everyone who criticized her on social media. Who wouldn’t? The content creator released a passive-aggressive apology in the form of a song amidst being accused of inappropriate behavior toward minors, blackface, and grooming allegations.

colleen ballinger uploading "toxic gossip train" to itunes/apple music was to make money but it was also so she could make copyright claims on commentary channels showing clips of it.

never let her return to youtube guys. be firm.

— happy hol-lu-days ❄️ (@mxmopeaches) July 11, 2023

Wow!!!! Colleen Ballinger has released her apology song “Toxic Gossip Train” on Apple Music.
No way
She has now started issuing copyright claims on videos featuring the ukulele song. pic.twitter.com/jLsBO6D4pI

— richlux713 (@RichLux713) July 11, 2023

The YouTuber’s legal representatives claimed that this upload wasn’t Ballinger’s doing. Pop Crave reported that the song has been removed from her Apple Music profile since someone else uploaded it on her behalf. As of writing, the one-minute version of the song is still available to stream on Spotify.

Colleen Ballinger's legal reps tell Pop Crave that Ballinger did not upload her 10-minute ukelele song “Toxic Gossip Train” to iTunes and Apple Music.

The song, which was attached to her official profile, has now been removed. pic.twitter.com/OJcy4CBmGW

— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) July 11, 2023

This isn’t the first time that a YouTuber’s song has been uploaded onto streaming services without their consent. Back in 2016, someone uploaded Daniel Howell’s diss track onto iTunes without his consent, and it somehow surpassed Kanye West on the iTunes charts. The song was immediately removed once Howell became aware of the upload.

@danisnotonfire you actually passed kanye on itunes pic.twitter.com/tIWOyUPkUl

— m (@versataelity) July 29, 2016

While the song is being removed from music streaming platforms, people can still listen to the original cringeworthy upload on YouTube. If you were hoping for an outside chance of seeing this song live for some reason, that’s very unlikely to happen since the remaining dates of her tour were cancelled.

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