Tik Tok

extremely online Feb. 12, 2021

Nothing Is Flattening Music Like TikTok“Drivers License,” the latest song to top the charts after a viral challenge, is telling of the kind of music this app rewards.

By Craig Jenkins

my remix is dropping Feb. 11, 2021

Travis Scott Busts Out a Verse on Erica Banks’s ‘Buss It’ RemixYour knees can now go sicko mode on the #BussItChallenge.

By Chris Murphy

extremely online Feb. 11, 2021

SZA Fans, Desperate for New Music, Made an Unreleased Track Go ViralRounding up the best of the “Shirt” TikTok dance by @bgottfanns.

By Zoe Haylock

extremely online Jan. 29, 2021

It Is Billy Joel’s Time to Shine on TikTokFrom dance trends to emotional catharsis, the hitmaker is receiving well-deserved recognition on the app.

By Gabrielle Sanchez

extremely online Jan. 28, 2021

The #SilhouetteChallenge Is for the Streets and the Sheets“Put your head on my sho—”

By Zoe Haylock

extremely online Jan. 27, 2021

Try Not to Bust a Knee to TikTok’s Instant-Viral #BussItChallengeLooking … respectfully.

By Zoe Haylock

extremely online Jan. 26, 2021

Kellyanne Conway Accused of Posting Nude Photo of Teen Daughter ClaudiaThe local police have launched an official investigation.

By Zoe Haylock

we did it jojo Jan. 23, 2021

What Could JoJo Siwa’s “Born This Way” TikTok Possibly Mean?The 17-year-old rainbow-lover officially came out as gay, confirming fans’ suspicions.

By Zoe Haylock

extremely online Jan. 22, 2021

Soon May the Record Deal ComeViral sea-shanty singer Nathan Evans has landed a contract with Universal.

By Charlotte Walsh

extremely online Jan. 19, 2021

And Now, TikTok’s #JunebugChallenge Comes to Break ArmsMeet the newest viral TikTok dance … but don’t hurt yourself.

By Gabrielle Sanchez

yang gang Jan. 13, 2021

Andrew Yang Enters NYC Mayor’s Race With Darren Aronofsky–Directed Campaign VidHis first order of business? Bring TikTok Hype Houses to New York.

By Chris Murphy

extremely online Jan. 12, 2021

It Makes Total Sense We’re All Into Sea Shanties Now“Wellerman” is a great, boisterous bop of a song in any century.

By Kathryn VanArendonk

the inside track Jan. 11, 2021

Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘drivers license’ Is Nothing New — of Course It’s a HitThere’s some truth to the Taylor comparisons.

By Justin Curto

why must we suffer? Jan. 7, 2021

Where Did the Kanye West and Jeffree Star Dating Rumors Come From?Jeffree Star denied the rumors in a vlog, in case you still believed them.

By Zoe Haylock

chat room Jan. 7, 2021

Aly & AJ Came to F- -k 2021 UpThe sisters talk about the explicit version of “Potential Breakup Song” that broke the internet, their new album, and Disney.

By Gabrielle Sanchez

extremely online Jan. 4, 2021

Charli D’Amelio Tried Very Hard to Hide Her Pandemic VacationFans caught her, of course.

By Zoe Haylock

extremely online Jan. 3, 2021

The Rats Hidden Under All Our Hats Helped Ratatouille Musical Raise Over $1MProceeds from the TikTok musical will go to the Actors Fund.

By Halle Kiefer

off off broadway Jan. 2, 2021

Ashley Park Got a Sign From the Universe to Do the Ratatouille MusicalThe ghost of Gusteau pulls through yet again.

By Rebecca Alter

theater Dec. 28, 2020

Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical Cooks Up a Cast of Broadway Heavy-HittersTituss Burgess and Andrew Barth Feldman will star.

By Justin Curto

profile Dec. 21, 2020

2020 Looked Bleak. Then DJ iMarkkeyz Remixed It.Metaphorically unmasking the DJ whose viral videos soundtracked this year.

By Zoe Haylock

extremely online Dec. 17, 2020

The Best, Fakest, and Most Teary Influencer Apologies of 2020We take full accountability for this list.

By Zoe Haylock

extremely online Dec. 16, 2020

Drake’s ‘Toosie Slide’ Did Exactly What Drake Wanted It to DoIt was the fastest song to reach 1 billion video views on TikTok.

By Justin Curto

poo house Dec. 16, 2020

Anderson Cooper Wants to Start a Hype House for BabiesWyatt Cooper and Ben Cohen are media’s most powerful babies.

By Rebecca Alter

yeet Dec. 13, 2020

Questlove Stage-Slapped Timmy Chalamet and Pete Davidson on SNLLil Timmy Tim has met his match.

By Rebecca Alter

the law Dec. 8, 2020

Another Judge Blocks Trump’s TikTok BanThe latest deadline will reportedly be “overlooked.”

By Zoe Haylock

the quarries Dec. 7, 2020

The First (And Dear God, It Better Be the Last) QuarriesIn which we award the most original, absurd, scrappy, and ingenious works that shaped our year in quarantine.

By Vulture Editors

the quarries Dec. 7, 2020

TikTok Is the Best Medium for Our Absurdist PresentRounding up the videos that made the For You Page for us all.

By Zoe Haylock

music videos Dec. 4, 2020

Unlikely Duo Dixie D’Amelio and Wiz Khalifa Drop “One Whole Day” Video“One day, I was really, really, really, really sad.”

By Zoe Haylock

bread Nov. 28, 2020

Nathan Fielder Runs a Hype House in This How to With John Wilson Making-of ClipIt’s like if The Vow was worth watching.

By Rebecca Alter

money moves Nov. 23, 2020

Snapchat Is Giving Out Cash for Viral SnapsMoney, please!

By Zoe Haylock

extremely online Nov. 23, 2020

Charli D’Amelio Becomes First Person With 100 D’Amillion TikTok FollowersShe reacted to the news with a live video, of course.

By Rebecca Alter

extremely online Nov. 23, 2020

It Started With a LaughIn 2019, Ashnikko broke out after a viral hit on TikTok. What if it wasn’t a fluke?

By Emma Madden

extremely online Nov. 21, 2020

Watch Disney Parks’ ‘Unofficial’ Ratatouille TikTok Musical NumberStarring Disney Channel’s Milo Manheim.

By Rebecca Alter

extremely online Nov. 19, 2020

Charli D’Amelio Has Lost Over a Million Followers After One Video“People just, like, blatantly disrespecting the fact that I’m still a human being is not okay at all,” she cried on Instagram Live.

By Zoe Haylock

extremely online Nov. 19, 2020

Broadway Is Closed, But Ratatouille the Musical Is Cooking on TikTok“Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would be embracing people referring to me as the ‘rat queen.’”

By Rebecca Alter

twist! Nov. 15, 2020

It Sure Looks Like Claudia Conway Is Auditioning for American IdolNow that Trump is leaving office, she can enjoy other pursuits.

By Halle Kiefer

extremely online Nov. 13, 2020

U.S. Government Says TikTok Can Stay … for NowThe Commerce Department has delayed the TikTok ban “pending further legal developments.”

By Zoe Haylock

extremely online Nov. 4, 2020

Just Some Good TikToks to Watch While You Wait for Election ResultsWe’ve got to kill time somehow.

By Madison Malone Kircher

extremely online Oct. 22, 2020

Even Lindsey Buckingham Can’t Resist Making His Own Ocean Spray ‘Dreams’ TikTokA stallion atop a stallion.

By Chris Murphy

q&a Oct. 21, 2020

beabadoobee Is a Rock Star“[This album] is what 15-year-old Bea needed to hear.”

By Justin Curto

extremely online Oct. 13, 2020

Stevie Nicks Posts the Definitive ‘Dreams’ TikTokCran-raspberry juice included.

By Charu Sinha

extremely online Oct. 6, 2020

Kellyanne Conway Says She Has COVID; Her Daughter Announces It on TikTok FirstOn Monday night, Claudia posted a series of TikToks of her and her mother arguing.

By Halle Kiefer

extremely online Oct. 4, 2020

Mick Fleetwood and His Cran-Raspberry Juice Re-create Viral ‘Dreams’ TikTokIt’s only right he should play the way he feels it.

By Halle Kiefer

remixes Oct. 2, 2020

BTS Remix Jason Derulo and Jawsh 685’s ‘Savage Love,’ Make It an Even Bigger HitEverything they touch turns to gold.

By Zoe Haylock

tiktok Sept. 28, 2020

Trump’s TikTok Download-Ban Blocked, for Now, As Judge Grants InjunctionThat November 12 deadline, however, still looms over the app’s future.

By Halle Kiefer

brooklyn Sept. 18, 2020

The ‘Milly Rock’ Remains New York Rap Dance RoyaltyNeighborhood-specific dances make up the fabric of New York hip-hop. Brooklyn was due for a move of its own.

By Eric Diep

escalations Sept. 18, 2020

The U.S. Is Banning TikTok Downloads This SundayIn a statement, TikTok says it ”already committed to unprecedented levels of additional transparency and accountability.”

By Zoe Haylock

tiktok Sept. 15, 2020