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told Jam Press that she used to contort her face when she felt awkward in pictures. “Then I started showing my chin off more on TikTok with random sounds that then started the chin dance,” she said.

Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs’ Candle Media have struck again, announcing the purchase ATTN, a social media storytelling company for Gen Z and Millennials. Candle said today it will help provide scale, capital and expertise to accelerate ATTN’s growth as it continues “to create original content for Gen Z and Millennials across social media, network television and streaming services, in addition to growing their publishing, brand studio, creative strategy and agency services. That includes a TikTok Studio that supports brands and influencers.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorCandle Media, the next-gen media roll-up play run by ex-Disney execs Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs, announced the acquisition of ATTN:, a media company that produces short-form news content for Gen Z and millennial audiences.Financial terms weren’t disclosed. According to a source familiar with the pact, Candle Media is paying about $100 million for ATTN: in cash and stock; the deal could be worth up to $150 million with additional earn-out provisions.

A single student rallied a concert crowd to help her select a bloke on a dating app - holding her phone in the air so the whole venue could shout for her to swipe 'left' or 'right'. Megan Barlow was attending a performance of K-Pop artist Eric Nam at the O2 Ritz Manchester on April 12 when she let fellow concert-goers guide her selection of single men until they secured her a match on Bumble. The 22-year-old soon found herself having to explain the situation to one eligible bachelor chosen by the audience, although he immediately saw the humour in the unusual match-up. Videos of the stunt show the crowd yelling 'Left!' and 'Right!' to each potential suitor and erupting in cheers when they secure Megan a match. After she shared them online, many fans vowed to pull similar stunts when Eric Nam performed in their town. Although Megan uses Bumble casually and hasn't pursued any relationships with the bloke crowd-selected for her, the multimedia journalism student admits that her fellow music-lovers had 'good taste' in their selection.

Brendan Fraser knows how to treat his fans.

then shared his moves on TikTok with a caption that read: “When your son breaks it down in front of the whole school.”The crowd went wild and erupted in laughter as Tripp danced around doing “the sprinkler” and other priceless moves with a serious look on his face. Woodhurst found the moment hysterical and said the viral moment is very telling of who her son is.

Dermot Kennedy has announced the release of his first single of 2022, Something To Someone.

A New Zealand family is giving onlookers permission to LOL at a fallen family member’s headstone.

country” is a real beach for this sneaky social media star. Kendall Kiper has gone viral for revealing how she achieves the perfect Instagram snaps — by creating a fake, but believable, beach in her backyard.The 20-year-old full-time content creator — who boasts more than 100,000 followers on Insta and TikTok combined — is regularly commissioned for paid brand advertisements on her page, forcing her to get a bit creative with her photo shoots.For a recent post, the influencer fashioned a faux beach shoot in her backyard in Atlanta, Georgia, due to her lack of tropical environment.In her now-viral “Slayy Home Depot” video — which has racked up more than 9.6 million views and 2 million likes — Kiper reveals how she bought $45 worth of $4 sand bags, a small cost for the picture-perfect beach that she says was “more than worth it.”The image, a snap of her lounging on a beach towel in a bikini, is all an illusion, when she really lives in the countryside: “A girl’s gotta do what a girl’s gotta do,” she proudly declares in the clip.

the monologue. “They think I’m collecting members of One Direction like Infinity Stones.

Those who did not score an invite to Revolve Festival this year may be counting their blessings…