Rolling Stone Menu Sea Shanties Blew Up On TikTok. Now They’re Getting Record Deals Nathan Evans, who kickstarted the shanty trend on TikTok with his version of “Wellerman,” has signed a deal with Universal Music Group’s Polydor Records By George W. Hales/Fox Photos/Getty Images Sea shanties are mainstream now. Just a few weeks after TikTok creator Nathan Evans helped kickstart the impeccably random sea shanty trend with his viral rendition of New Zealand standard “Wellerman” — in which many other TikTokers layered their own vocals one after another over his in...