Track Star (web series)

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Track Star
GenreQuiz show
Created by
  • Jack Coyne
  • Kieran Coyne
  • Henry Kornaros
Presented byJack Coyne
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Production companyPublic Opinion
Original release
Network TikTok
ReleaseJanuary 2023 (2023-01) –
present

Track Star (often presented as Track Star*) is an American online video quiz show. Launched in 2023, it features man on the street interviews hosted in New York City by Jack Coyne, who offers contestants a double or nothing wager sequence based on whether they can identify the artists of chosen songs. Many of the guests are celebrities such as Ed Sheeran, Nile Rodgers, Charli XCX, the Haim sisters, Olivia Rodrigo, [1] Jack Antonoff, Nelly Furtado, Oprah Winfrey, [2] Halsey, Kings of Leon, Maggie Rogers, Camila Cabello, Paris Hilton, Sam Smith, [3] Jimmy Fallon, Remi Wolf, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Chloe Bailey, and Vice President Kamala Harris. [4]

The show was created by Coyne, his brother and cinematographer Kieran Coyne, and Henry Kornaros of the media company Public Opinion. It launched on TikTok, where it has more than half a million followers, [4] and has since spread to YouTube and Facebook. [5]

The company started after Jack Coyne began working for YouTube personality Casey Neistat, who popularized the man on the street format on his channel. Public Opinion started with a trivia show about New York City, before launching Track Star. In 2024, they launched the mini-concert series Track Star Presents. [4] In September 2025, the company launched The Track Star Podcast on YouTube.

Format

In each episode, host Coyne stands by a contestant wearing Beats headphones and says, "If you can name the artist, you win five bucks.” He then plays a snippet of a song in a genre determined by the contestant, with the image of the single or album cover obscured for the viewer. If successful, the contestant will identify the artist, win five dollars, and then be asked to introduce themselves.

Thereafter the value of each song doubles, first to $10, then $20, and so on. The songs may get progressively harder along the way. Often, if the contestant is a celebrity, some songs may have a connection to the contestant, leading to dialogue about the music and the celebrity's career. [5]

As of October 2025, the highest amount any contestant has won is $10,240. [6]

References

  1. ↑ Gogarty, Josiah (April 4, 2025). "How Track Star became every musician's favourite TikTok show". GQ. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  2. ↑ Pierce, David (November 8, 2024). "Your favorite musician's favorite TikTok show". The Verge. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  3. ↑ Kato, Brooke (September 20, 2024). "How the TikTok game show Track Star became a viral hit — with celebrities like Charli xcx and Camila Cabello lining up to play". The New York Post. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 Jones, CT (December 11, 2024). "Public Opinion knows how the internet ticks. Now they want to make it kind". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Track Star creator Jack Coyne goes double or nothing". 12 Songs Project. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  6. ↑ Testing this Irish Woman’s Irish Music Knowledge (video). October 14, 2025.


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