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TikTok’s “Series” Feature Allows Users To Paywall “Premium” Videos Up To 20 Mins

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Instagram and Snapchat previously held the title of most-used and highly regarded social media apps, but as of late, it’s been TikTok that’s taking over. The Chinese-owned platform has evolved rapidly since rising in popularity amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Today (March 7), they have another exciting update to share with creators, which will allow them to bring in more money than ever before.

As per Variety, TikTok announced “Series” on Tuesday, noting that at this time, the feature is available only for select accounts. Those who have access will be able to post Collections of premium content that lives behind a paywall. Similarly to websites like OnlyFans, users who want to see the videos in question will have to pay a fee. At this time, each series can include 80 posts, each one with a maximum of 20 minutes. This gives the community “a new, longer format to watch their favourite creators and content,” rather than being restricted by the current 10-minute limit.

Introducing Series on TikTok

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It’s worth noting that TikTok will allow each creator to select the price for their Series, something not every pay-per-view site offers. The content will be available for purchase through direct in-video links, or on the user’s own profile. Of course, this doesn’t mean we’ll start seeing OF-esque content on the platform. As with all other uploads, “Series videos must adhere to community guideline standards.”

In the coming months, TikTokers will have the opportunity to submit applications to enroll in the new program. For a limited time, the app will be paying creators 100% of their Series earnings (after platform and processing fees). It remains unclear how the payment structure will change in the future. “Right now we’re focused on building the product and hearing feedback from our creators to improve the product,” a spokesperson for the app told Variety.

Other ways users have been making money on the popular social media site include the Creator Fund, which specifically pays those making “innovative content.” Additionally, the recent announcement of the Creativity Program Beta is raising plenty of eyebrows. It’s an invitation-only program that pays those making “high-quality, original content” more than one minute a share of ad revenue. What do you think of TikToks newest rollout? Sound off in the comments, and check back later for more pop culture news.

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North West’s Ice Spice Costume Explained By Masika: “It’s Really Not That Deep Y’all”

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Usually, Kim Kardashian is the one markedly being criticized for her online content. Now, however, her 9-year-old daughter North West is feeling the heat after channelling her apparent new idol, Ice Spice. This past weekend, the duo’s TikTok page lit up with videos of the young girl meeting the New York rapper, and shortly after, donning a curly ginger wig, oversized cartoon chain, and white sweatsuit in an attempt to look more like Isis Gaston.

As the clips of North and her friends dancing along to tracks like “In Ha Mood” and “Boy’s a liar Pt. 2,” were uploaded the online conversation surprisingly took a turn toward her father, Kanye West. In the past, the “Runaway” artist chiefly spoke about not wanting his little girl to use TikTok, causing serious contention between him and Kardashian. They seem to have come to an agreement in the time since in which the young content creator isn’t allowed to aimlessly scroll through the app, and their comment section remains blocked from public commentary.

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“Kanye finna set the world on fire,” one Twitter user joked. Elsewhere, others suggested that the disgraced rapper got what was coming to him. “Everything that’s happening with North is Kanye’s fault. He had children with a woman who got famous from a sex tape,” someone else wrote. “It’s disgusting. If you don’t want a rachet child don’t have children with a rachet woman. Marry the type of woman you want your daughter to turn into.”

As social media discourse continues to come in, many of North’s previous uploads have been accordingly taken down from TikTok. One of her in costume still remains, stitching the original upload of her and Spice hanging out together. Because so little context was provided in the video’s captions, many viewers were confused about Kimye’s eldest’s new look, and if it would become a permanent thing. Thankfully, reality TV star Masika was finally able to offer an explanation on Monday (March 6).

Masika Offers an Explanation

“Today is ‘heroes and heritage day’ at their school,” she wrote in @theneighborhood talk’s comment section. “‘Students are invited to participate in a spirit-wear day inspired by February’s Black History Month, March’s Women’s History Month, and World Languages Week… Students are encouraged to dress in clothing celebrating their heroes or heritage.’”

Masika’s explanation went on, “‘From a lab coat representing a prominent scientist to culturally authentic attire to a jersey of an admired athlete…’ She chose Ice Spice, it’s really not that deep y’all. SMH.” What do you think of North West picking the Bronx Baddie as her hero? Sound off in the comments, and check back later for more pop culture news.

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Kanye West Trends After North West Dresses Up Like Ice Spice For TikTok

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Kanye West and Kim Kardashian’s firstborn daughter, North West, might be the biggest Ice Spice fan in the world. In the past few months, North’s appreciation for the “Munch” rapper has been on full display across her social media. She revealed that she inherited Ye’s artistic penchant when she drew a picture of Ice Spice. In addition to paying homage to the Bronx Baddie, they recently linked up at Kim’s home where they filmed a few TikToks together.

The apparent result of their link-up was a newly shared video of North West dressed up as Ice Spice. Ye’s daughter donned an orange wig similar to Spice’s hair, along with a white tracksuit, as she and her friends rapped along to her verse on PinkPantheress’ “Boy’s A Liar Pt 2.” The clip caught the internet off-guard with feelings that ranged from disappointment to adoration. However, there were many that brought up comments from Kanye West last year. During his divorce, Ye stated that he didn’t want his daughter on the social media platform.

Ye’s Comments Resurface

As North’s TikTok went viral, Twitter began to debate whether or not it was appropriate for a 9-year-old to be singing along to Ice Spice. With sexualized lyrics like, “Bet he blowin’ her back / Thinkin’ ’bout me ’cause he know that it’s fat,” many felt as though Ye might have had a point when he blasted the social media platform last year. In a since-deleted video, Ye explained he didn’t want his daughter exposed to the platform. “I just got off the phone with Kim. I told her to stop antagonizing me with this TikTok thing… I’m not allowing my daughter to be used by TikTok, to be used by Disney. I have a say so,” he said. 

The video of North divided the internet. Many felt like Ice Spice is unlike the average 9-year-old exposed to pop culture. At the same time, many believed that the public treated Kanye West unfairly during the time he criticized Kim for allowing their daughter to have a TikTok page. “Kanye is clearly a good father who is only trying to protect his children from the social media world. For that, he’ll be shamed on Twitter with no ability to defend himself,” one user said. Another user mocked those defending Ye, writing, “‘Kanye was right’ N***a you never played dress up in your life as a kid?”

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A Group Of Senior Citizens’ Perfect Rihanna Super Bowl Halftime Show Remake TikTok Caught Rihanna And Jay-Z’s Attention

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2023 has already been huge for Rihanna thanks to her kicking the year off by performing the Super Bowl Halftime Show. Some folks thought the performance was obscene enough to file complaints with the FCC, with at least one viewer likening it to pornography. Residents at Arcadia Senior Living Bowling Green in Kentucky were apparently cool with it, though, so much so that they re-created the performance themselves (and earned the attention of Jay-Z in the process).

A TikTok video shared back in February starts with two rows of white-clad seniors lined up, parting to reveal the Rihanna of the video, wearing all red and enthusiastically mouthing along to Rihanna’s “Rude Boy.” The clip was a viral hit and has since been viewed over 30 million times.

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Jay-Z was apparently tickled by the video, as he sent a bouquet of roses to the Arcadia Senior Living memers. Arcadia resident Sue Evans told Bowling Green’s WNKY, “There’s 100 of them. And they’re from Jay-Z. My granddaughter was worried and she told her mother, ‘I hope she knows who Jay-Z is!’”

Fellow Arcadia resident Dora Martin also said, “My grandchildren and I watched and there were flips and flops and I was standing there thinking, ‘Wow, I wish I could do that,’ and then I did do that.” She added, “I went to the doctor the other day and the nurses, as soon as I walked in there, knew who I was.”

Martin also said of Jay-Z’s gesture, “I thought that was wonderful, very nice of him!”

Rihanna sent flowers as well, according to a post on Arcadia’s Facebook page.

North West’s TikTok Cosplay Video As Ice Spice Has People Debating (Something) And Resurfacing An Old Kanye Clip

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North West has emerged as a major Ice Spice fan, as Kanye West and Kim Kardashian’s 9-year-old daughter made a pretty great drawing of the rapper and even linked up with Ice Spice herself and made some TikTok videos. Now, though, North’s newest batch of TikTok posts is stirring up some conversations.

In a series of posts shared today (March 6), North dons a curly orange wig and an Ice Spice-like outfit as she and friends dance and mouth along to Ice Spice TikTok sounds. Here’s one of those videos, which is set to Ice Spice and PinkPantheress’ “Boy’s A Liar Pt. 2”:

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♬ Boy’s a liar Pt. 2 – PinkPantheress & Ice Spice

This clip and the others have spawned multiple varieties of discourse. Some Twitter users took exception to 9-year-old North listening to a song with sexual lyrics like, “Sayin’ he home, but I know where he at, like / Bet he blowin’ her back / Thinkin’ ’bout me ’cause he know that it’s fat.” In response to that, others pointed out that kids have been hearing suggestive popular tunes for decades now.

Some people resurfaced an older video of Kanye talking about TikTok (with some re-sharers inaccurately billing it as Kanye’s response specifically to North’s Ice Spice fascination). In the video, Kanye vents his frustrations about North’s TikTok activity and how he doesn’t want her to be “used” by the platform.

Some people stood in solidarity with Kanye, like one user who wrote, “Kanye was right and y’all just ignorant. no way you see a actual child dressing up like a Sexualized rapper who makes music about sexualized things cute and funny. It’s disgusting.”

North herself is hopefully avoiding the discourse altogether, as the ability to comment on her TikTok posts is turned off.

North West Wears Ice Spice Wig On TikTok After Meeting New York Rap Diva: Watch

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Kanye West previously made it clear that he doesn’t want his oldest daughter, North West, to use TikTok. Still, the 9-year-old and her mom, Kim Kardashian’s joint account has amassed over 14 million followers since launching, bringing laughter and entertainment to people all over the world. While the page purposely has its comment section blocked from potential haters and spectators, viewers still find other ways to discuss the mother-daughter duo’s antics.

This past weekend, @northandkim lit up with plenty of new and exciting content, including a link-up with “Princess Diana” herself, Ice Spice. In a series of fun TikToks, the young girl and her friends dance and lip-sync with the rapper to two of her biggest songs right now. First, they picked a remixed cut of “In Ha Mood” while recreating popular choreography that’s been trending on the app lately. Afterward, North reminded fans how much she loves “Boy’s a liar Pt. 2,” which has been frequently soundtracking her uploads over the past few weeks.

North and Ice Spice Become “Baddie Friends”

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“Just met Ice Spice, literally screaming,” the content creator wrote at the end of another post. “She is so nice,” North added after showing off yet another portrait that she drew of the Bronx baddie, this one featuring a short, straight hair look rather than her usual afro. Seeing as Kimye’s eldest has been markedly expressing her love for Isis Gaston for some time now, it only makes sense that Kardashian arranged a link-up between the two.

Spending time with Spice has obviously had an impact on West, who’s switched up her usual long, black hair to copy her new friend’s style. On Monday (March 6), the California native began her day with yet another TikTok, this one showing off her bold curls. Around North’s neck, many have also noticed a copycat version of the “Bikini Bottom” hitmaker’s signature chain, and a white sweatsuit that clearly pays homage to her new inspiration’s own style.

North’s New Hairdo

Kim Kardashian and North West attend the Jean Paul Gaultier Couture Fall Winter 2022 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on July 06, 2022, in Paris, France. (Photo by Pierre Suu/Getty Images)

Kardashian’s daughter and her friends are having plenty of fun playing dress up and singing along to Spice’s new Pinkpantherress collab. Views on many of her videos are already in the millions, and while people can’t actually comment, they’re making sure the posts continue to circulate by passing them on to friends. Keep scrolling to see the latest from North West’s TikTok account, and let us know what you think of her new hairstyle in the comments.

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♬ Boy’s a liar Pt. 2 – PinkPantheress & Ice Spice

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♬ Boy’s a liar Pt. 2 – PinkPantheress & Ice Spice

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Ice Spice & North West Become “Baddie Friends” On TikTok: Watch

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If there’s one female rap star that everyone’s got their eye on right now, it’s obviously Ice Spice. The 23-year-old burst onto the scene last summer, following the wild success of her “Munch (Feelin’ U)” track. Since then, she’s gone on to release titles like “Bikini Bottom,” “In Ha Mood,” and most recently, her debut Like..? EP. Seeing as her star quickly rose so quickly to the top, it was only a matter of time before she linked up with one of Hollywood’s most elite – Kim Kardashian.

For weeks now, the mother of four and her eldest daughter, North West, have been sharing several tributes to the New York native on social media. To kick off the weekend, Kardashian shared a creative video of her and her friend La La Anthony lipsyncing along to one of Spice’s biggest hits. In other videos, she and her daughter have been loving Pinkpantheress’ “Boy’s a liar Pt. 2,” which proudly features the famous redhead.

North’s TikTok Tributes

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♬ Boy’s a liar Pt. 2 – PinkPantheress & Ice Spice

Elsewhere on her page, West revealed that she obviously takes after her parents in terms of creative skills. Back in February, the 9-year-old sketched an awesome portrait of Spice, sharing it with her millions of followers on TikTok. It wasn’t long before the former college athlete saw the art for herself, and gave the young girl a shoutout for her hard work.

After the two got in touch online, it appears Kardashian was able to pull some strings and arrange a playdate for her daughter and Isis Gaston. On Friday (March 4) evening, the mother-daughter duo’s account lit up with a series of videos that sees North and her pals performing popular trends alongside Spice. In the first post, they dance along to a remixed version of “In Ha Mood,” the rap diva standing out in a hot pink outfit.

Ice Spice and Her New “Baddie Friend”

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Afterward, the group of new pals lipsync along to Spice’s Pinkpantheress remix, dancing and laughing the entire time. In her final post of the evening, Kimye’s eldest revealed yet another picture she drew of her current favourite artist. “Just met Ice Spice, literally screaming. She is so nice,” North West wrote at the end of her video. Keep scrolling to see more of the celebrity duo’s hilarious TikToks, and check back later for more pop culture news.

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La La Anthony & Kim Kardashian Rap Ice Spice’s “In Ha Mood” For TikTok: Watch

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As she steps into her 40s as a single woman, Kim Kardashian seems to be having more fun than ever before. Following a months-long fling with Saturday Night Live alum Pete Davidson, she’s been focusing on herself and her four children – not to mention her countless other daily commitments. Even with such a busy schedule, one thing that the reality star has consistently made time for is filming TikTok videos with her eldest daughter, North West.

The 9-year-old’s profile on the social media site was a source of contention between her parents for some time, but now, the young girl is free to express herself creatively on the platform. There are restrictions in place, such as a comment ban on their post. Also, North can’t scroll freely through her “For You” page. Still, she and Kardashian have amassed an impressive 14.7 million followers thanks to their heartwarming and hilarious videos.

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In the page’s most recent upload, it’s the 42-year-old who takes the spotlight, along with an appearance from her close friend, La La Anthony. As (presumably) North records, her mom lipsyncs along to Ice Spice’s “In Ha Mood,” which has been a TikTok favourite as of late. “I tried dippin’, he beg me to stay,” she mouths along. For the next bars, she reveals the BMF actress on FaceTime, also rapping along.

“In the party, he just wanna rump / Big boobs and the butt stay plump,” the song continues as Kardashian and her “baddie friend” take turns trading lines. Their timing certainly wasn’t perfect, as many have pointed out online, but it’s the thought that counts. Of course, this isn’t the only shoutout Spice has gotten from North and her mom this year.

North West Loves Ice Spice Too

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♬ Boy’s a liar Pt. 2 – PinkPantheress & Ice Spice

Back in February, Kim Kardashian and her kiddo showed off their lipsyncing skills to yet another of the Bronx baddie’s songs. Following her debut Like..? EP, Spice teamed up with foreign songstress Pinkpantheress for the remix of her hit single, “Boy’s a liar.” It’s understandably been a massive hit on TikTok, with millions of people using the collaboration to soundtrack their videos.

Elsewhere, North also drew an impressive portrait of the famous redhead, which she subsequently shared on social media. Plenty of positive feedback came in from fans, as well as a response from Ice Spice herself. Read what the rising rap star had to say here, and check back later for more pop culture news.

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