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"

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)

olivia rodrigo.

successful new artist who got people mad because their label and management is doing a good job

A term on Stan Twt used when a woman is successful and a threat to their faves.

stop saying every new female artist is an industry plant. Just because a new female artist is popular doesn't mean she's an industry plant.