Is Twitter the New Auto-Tune?

With the rise of entertainers signing up for Twitter in the past year, many artists have added “tweeting” to their daily routines. Whether it be for promotional use (Soulja Boy), to inspire the world (Diddy) , or to simply interact with fans (Wale), Twitter seems to be here to stay (until the next hot social network emerges) among entertainers.

Urban music has seen many fads come and go; Auto-Tune seemed to be the latest trend until Jay-Z called for the “Death” of it. Twitter may be the new kid in town to replace Auto-Tune as Chris Brown, Trey Songz, and Mistah F.A.B. have all made twitter-referencing hooks on some of their latest songs.

On “LOL “, Songz claims, “Shawty took a Twitpic, saying come and get me.” Mistah F.A.B.’s “Hit Me on Twitter” goes, “I follow you, and you follow me, we can get get like one of the homies.” And in Chris Brown’s latest creation he sings, “I be going out, imma go getta, I be feelin’ all the chicks that follow me like twitter.”

Each of these songs have received thousands of views on YouTube and plenty of posts across the blogosphere. Are Trey Songz, Mistah F.A.B., and Chris Brown the leaders of the Twitter movement in music or is this another trend that will eventually fade away?