A Scots mum has thanked a midwife who took adorable photos of her newborn baby after the dad 'slept in' for the birth in a heartwarming video on TikTok.
03.04.2022 - 23:41 / variety.com
Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorEmily Bear and Abigail Barlow’s Grammy win for best musical theater album for “The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical” marks the first award from the Recording Academy to go to a project that originated on TikTok.Bear and Barlow beat out Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Cinderella,” the cast recording of “Girl from the North Country,” “Les Misérables: The Staged Concert” and “Stephen Schwartz’s Snapshots.”With the COVID-19 pandemic leaving Broadway shuttered for much of the past 18 months, Bear and Barlow’s “The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical” went viral thanks to TikTok.Inspired by the poetic dialogue and fantastical world of the Netflix series “Bridgerton,” Barlow says she began writing songs from the main character’s perspective. The first tease, “Daphne’s Song,” was posted to TikTok after the series debuted.
A simple piano ballad, the song explores Daphne’s emotions when she begins to fall for Simon amid their faux romance. During her speech, Barlow thanked the internet.
She said, “A year ago when I asked the internet, ‘What if ‘Bridgerton’ was a musical?’ I could not have imagined we would be holding a Grammy in our hands. We want to thank everyone on the internet who has watched us create this album from the ground up, we share this with you.”What began as an escape from a difficult year soon catapulted the duo into a viral sensation: “Daphne’s Song” has racked up more than 2.3 million views, while the follow-up, “Burn for You,” has more than 5.3 million views.The duo used the platform to fully engage with fans, enabling them to interact and be a part of the creative process.
A Scots mum has thanked a midwife who took adorable photos of her newborn baby after the dad 'slept in' for the birth in a heartwarming video on TikTok.
Preview in new tabHe’s been reha-bully-tated.An Oklahoma comedian who copped to repeatedly stealing his elementary schoolmate’s pizza lunch has made amends more than 15 years later after tracking down his victim online — and he even plans to buy him a slice (or two) as reparations. Videos detailing the reformed bully’s atonement are amassing millions of views on TikTok.“Hopefully he [the victim] reaches out and me and him can get together,” said Joe Erwin, 24, in one of the now-viral clips describing his transformation from pie-jacker to pen pal. The Tulsa resident’s saga came to light in a March 15 TikTok video with nearly 10 million views.
TheWrap: I’ve done a bunch of “Bridgerton” stories and now my feed is full of Gifs and memes of various different scenes. Are you comfortable with all this stuff that’s going on [on social] with your character? People love Theo and Eloise. It’s adorable.Calam Lynch: My friends who are on TikTok are sending me TikToks of #Theloise and I’m like, ‘But have you just found that corner of the internet that likes Theo and Eloise or is it actually like, a thing?’ But it makes me so happy, you know? Because, I mean, maybe you have to do it as an actor, but I love their story and I bought into them as a couple, and I thought they should be together, you know, I think they’re perfect for each other.
TikTok has been announced the ‘Official Entertainment Partner’ of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) made the announcement earlier today (April 14), placing the video-focused social networking service’s global community of one billion at the heart of Eurovision 2022.“We’re delighted to be making TikTok the Official Entertainment Partner of the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest, working closely to create even more exclusive and engaging content,” Martin Österdahl, executive supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest said in a statement.“The TikTok community really embraced the Eurovision Song Contest last year and now we’re looking forward to giving them unprecedented access to the world’s largest live music event and inspiring a whole new generation of fans.”As ‘Official Entertainment Partner’ of Eurovision 2022, TikTok will celebrate the music, the artists, the countries and the history and the event itself, through a specially created programming, music playlists and behind-the-scenes content.Eurovision’s semi-final shows and the Grand Final will be available to stream via the official Eurovision TikTok account, in a unique vertical format that combines the official broadcast with a backstage view of the contest, while the live performances take place.The TikTok community will also have exclusive access to backstage content from all the participating artists’ first rehearsals.Elsewhere, playlists featuring the event’s participants will live on TikTok’s Sound Pages, allowing users to create and share their own videos, “bringing the music of the contest to life in a way that only the TikTok community can make happen”.Eurovision’s TikTok account will also feature exclusive daily content
In a recent TikTok, The Kid LAROI appeared to throw a jab at his former manager, Scooter Braun, while promoting his latest song “Thousand Miles” — perhaps also popping off a new viral trend in the process. The short video posted April 13 features The Kid’s ostensible new single, with the refrain, “Here goes another mistake I know I’m gon’ make, I know I’m gon’ make tonight,” as he bops his head along to the beat. The singer asked fans to share their “last mistake” while using the sound in the clip, then cutting to numerous photos of Scooter for some, well, not-so-subtle shade.
A doting dad. Late comedian Gilbert Gottfried welcomed two children with wife Dara Kravitz ahead of his death at age 67.
Jack Harlow is heading for his first-ever UK Number 1 single this week with First Class. If he can hold off some stiff competition from Harry Styles, of course.
Selena Gomez is over people commenting on her body and she's letting them know it. The star took to TikTok stories on Sunday to call out the body shamers who make remarks about her looks.«So I be trying to stay skinny, but I went to Jack in the Box and I got four tacos, three egg rolls, onion rings and a spicy chicken sandwich,» she said. But the singer noted that it doesn't matter what she eats because, regardless of what she does, people will continue to criticize her body.«But honestly, I don't care about my weight because people b**ch about it anyway.
Jack Harlow has shared his sultry new single ‘First Class’ – listen below.Ahead of its full release, a snippet of the track went viral on TikTok earlier this week. ‘First Class’ samples Fergie’s 2006 hit ‘Glamorous’, as Harlow adds his own spin to the song’s well-known chorus.“I been a (G) / Throw up the (L) / Sex in the (A.M.) / Uh huh/ (O-R-O.U.S),” Harlow raps over Fergie’s memorable lines. “And I can put you in (First Class up in the sky).”The track features a mellow piano melody as Harlow discusses his journey to success.
recently told TheWrap of the Eloise Season 2 storyline that gave her a love interest, “I think some work has definitely been done this season to set Eloise up for future seasons and I think Theo’s very much a part of that.” So, we asked the actor about his thoughts on returning to the show since Van Dusen’s statement implies more Theo at some point in the future.“I mean, listen, I really loved working on the show. They’re a really, really great group of people,” Lynch told TheWrap Thursday morning. “And I love the character; I love the relationship with Eloise; I love Claudia Jessie, love working with her.
Charlie Brooks, known for playing one of EastEnders' most-feared villains Janine Butcher, is now one of TikTok's newest stars.The award-winning soapstar, 40 - who first joined Albert Square back in 1999 - has been joining her real-life daughter Kiki Brooks-Truman, 17, to film a series of charming and hilarious clips for the popular video sharing app. Charlie appears in one of her daughter's videos, which saw her and Kiki recreating the iconic EastEnders scene which saw Janine Butcher shove sobbing husband Barry Evans, played by Shaun Williamson, off a cliff, killing him.The actress had fans in stiches as she mimed over her original lines from the 2004 episode, whilst Kiki took over the part of Barry.
according to Variety.The musical, titled “For you, Paige,” will be helmed by Daniel Mertzlufft — the creative force behind the viral “Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical,” which debuted on Jan. 1, 2021.“For you, Paige” was inspired by real-life content creators and features all original music written by Mertzlufft and several others, and orchestrations by Macy Schmidt.
Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorMusical theater has become a thing on TikTok. This Sunday, for example, “The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical” became the first project that originated on TikTok to win a Grammy.Now the popular video-app maker announced that it commissioned its first original musical, called “For You, Paige,” led by Daniel Mertzlufft — the creative force behind viral hit “Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical.”“For You, Paige” will be available to livestream on the @TikTok account on Thursday, April 14, at 7 p.m.
Jack Harlow‘s new single ‘First Class’ has gone viral on TikTok.The Kentucky rapper recently announced the release of his second studio album, ‘Come Home The Kids Miss You’.The follow-up to 2020’s ‘That’s What They All Say’ is set to arrive on May 6 via Generation Now/Atlantic Records, and has already been previewed with the single ‘Nail Tech’.‘First Class’, announced this week, will be released in full on Friday (April 8), and the track has been shared in part on TikTok ahead of its official release, and is already causing a stir.See a selection of the videos featuring the track, which incorporates a track of Fergie’s hit ‘Glamorous’ from 2006, below.
posted a 13-second clip just before the 2022 Grammy Awards on Sunday showing the “Material Girl” musician wearing heavy silver chains and a black sheer top with her blonde hair in four braids.Her post featured a close-up of her face and large pink pouty lips. The video just showed her leaning back and forth to the camera.Her confused followers couldn’t help but comment on her bizarre TikTok, with many questioning why the Queen of Pop would post such a random thing.Someone wrote that the clip was “completely unsettling.” Another commented, “Great! How am I supposed to close my eyes and fall asleep now!?”“This honestly scared me I’m not gonna lie,” one fan chimed in.