Nick Mono’s TikTok hit, Effy Stonam, was just the start for the 18-year-old West Londoner. As he gears up to release his first record Rusty, Mono sits down to talk inspirations, JLS and writing from a place of honesty.

Nathan Shepherd is the Manchester-based multi-instrumentalist flooding TikTok with his unique style and music mashups at the request of his followers. The only one he couldn’t bring himself to do? Dua Lipa x The Beatles.

With a viral song that took over TikTok last summer, Tai Verdes is using his new album to take us through his life story, and to remind us that everything is going to be A-O-K.

To the left there’s a Princess Peach cosplayer bitching about her ex, to the right a rosy-cheeked grandma decorating frog cakes while belting out the lyrics to UK Hun? TikTok Live is like waking up in a randomly generated world from The Sims 3 (who the fuck are these people?!); but no matter how hard you resist, these strangers and their unexpected storylines are delectably addictive.

For new kid on the block, 16-year-old Dylan Conrique, the internet offers a virtual stage where she can share her music, style and life with an ever-increasing fan base - all 2.4 million of them on TikTok. Ahead of her new single release, she sits down with Editor-In-Chief Jeffrey Thomson to talk all things TikTok, music and Gen Z.

Created by 19-year-old Irish student, Thea Von Engelbrechten, TikTok account, @sylvaniandrama was inspired by cult classics including Cruel Intentions and Gossip Girl (the OG, not the remake obvs), fabricating bizarre and overly dramatic scenes, set to our favourite ‘00s bangers and emotional Taylor Swift ballads.

Find yourself on TikTok for long enough and it’s almost inevitable that you’ll hear “five, six, seven, eight… dance with me in my backyard boy.” Claire Rosinkranz happens to be the 17-year-old sweetheart behind mega hit ‘Backyard Boy’, an irresistible shower-singing anthem that chronicles all the heat and heart flutters of a summer romance.

Although only 18, Tayo Sound’s introspection on romance is a relatable, heart-wrenching tale felt by many. From mastering his sound in the bedroom of his Reading home, we speak to the musical artist about his inspirations, break-ups and Space Monkeys.

Gen Z are reclaiming the bimbo, using TikTok as their base in defining the core principles of modern bimboism: self-love, looking hot and, more often than not, leftist politics.

Fair to say, 2020 was the year of the online 70’s revival and well and truly welcomed it. Though a new era has dawned with the turn of 2021 - a year that already feels like a lifetime - the ethereal, velveteen vibes of the 1970’s don’t appear to be going their own way anytime soon.