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Playing the Part: Viral How I Met Your Mother song ‘The Actor’ explores modern dating and being yourself

Playing the Part: Viral How I Met Your Mother song ‘The Actor’ explores modern dating and being yourself

by Sam Martin | May 23, 2025 | People

Image from How I Met Your Mother, CBS How Jason Kimmel’s viral hit ‘The Actor’ has us talking about modern dating, positive male role models and just what is “That Ted Moseby feeling”? On the 8th of January Jason Kimmel uploaded a TikTok video. In it, he’s sat at his...
Pop Culture Profiles: Taylor Swift and her influence on tour fashion

Pop Culture Profiles: Taylor Swift and her influence on tour fashion

by Megan Beck | May 23, 2025 | Megan, People, Taylor Swift, uncategorised

When Taylor Swift launched The Eras Tour, she didn’t just break Ticketmaster – she rewrote the dress code for an entire generation of fans. Suddenly, going to a concert wasn’t just about the music. It was a fashion event. A costume party. A scrapbook of sequins,...
Eurovision 2025: Will the UK ever make a comeback?

Eurovision 2025: Will the UK ever make a comeback?

by Laurel Beach | May 23, 2025 | CLUSTER 4 - Reality TV, Music, TV and Entertainment

Image by BonDuke from Wikimedia For the third year running, the UK has fallen flat at Eurovision, this time landing in 19th place out of 26. Despite fans not having a lot of hope in the first place, this one hurt more than usual, because our West End trio Remember...
“Boys, Turn Off That Clairo and Grab a Beer”: Male performativity trend

“Boys, Turn Off That Clairo and Grab a Beer”: Male performativity trend

by Megan Beck | May 22, 2025 | Megan, Social Media

Open TikTok and you’ll likely scroll past boys with chipped black nail polish, tearfully syncing to a sad girl anthem, wearing a Scott Pilgrim-adjacent outfit, and telling you he’s “just in his healing era.” Maybe he’s sipping matcha. Maybe he’s reading The Bell Jar....
The harsh reality of being an independent artist

The harsh reality of being an independent artist

by Tia Inger | May 2, 2025 | Newly Emerging Artists, Tia

Images by Chantelle Horn From posting covers on TikTok to singing at the Rugby World Championships, independent artist Nina Brand reveals how TikTok helped her to break out into the music industry… The South-African singer and songwriter, Nina Brand, saw her...
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