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Industry Plant 

An industry plant is an artist who has Major/Indie Label backing their movement but presents themselves as a "home grown start up" label to create a pseudo organic following. They act as if things are miraculously happening for them based on their talent (via blog coverage, media coverage, mtv playing their vids, etc.) The reality is a low risk/high reward situation for labels looking to build the next "new star"
Justin Bieber is an industry plant.

Industry plant 

An artist or a series of works that has a financial and/or marketing backing from the ground up, usually by an above company or industry, but shows or attempts to show an image of it being otherwise.

To support said image, industry plants often try to blend into categories of other works and artists that are legitimately independent from any fundamental outside support.
"That musician is such an industry plant."
Industry plant by CaramelSgr May 9, 2022

Industry Plant 

A rapper or an aspiring rapper who's being influenced by a label or company to write and preform music in a trendy way in order to gain clout (popularity)
Oh yeah ,Ian Dior, yeah that guy is an industry plant.
Industry Plant by Simply Slang November 30, 2019

Industry Plant 

“Have you heard of that girl Billie Eilish?”
“Oh yeah lol, she’s an industry plant”
Industry Plant by stellaohlala April 30, 2020

industry plant 

industry plant by yeojin June 30, 2021

industry plant 

industry plant by giawari November 9, 2021
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