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Lola Young is “Messy” on The Viral List

We round up the most viral moments of the week…

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  • Gen Z singer Lola Young is climbing music charts thanks to her viral song on TikTok
  • Romantasy fans are getting spoiled with Colourpop’s new collection and a highly anticipated fantasy book sequel
  • “Gen Z’s Political Revolution” playlist is going ironically viral once again
Rising star Lola Young made her U.S. late-night TV debut Last year, the new singer everyone had their eyes on was Chappell Roan—especially after her late-night debut on Jimmy Kimmel. Now, another Gen Z singer is coming into the pop mainstream: 24-year-old Lola Young from South London guested on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon this week and sang her viral song “Messy.” The song has been everywhere the last few weeks, being used on more than 1M TikToks, including the memed video of Sophia Richie-Grange dancing posted by influencer Jake Shane. Just one of the TikToks from the shows account featuring Young has over 27M...

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