INSIDE THE MOST VIRAL TRACKS OF THE MONTH UNITED KINGDOM
Skye Newman Family Matters Video Creations: 65,000 In a huge breakthrough, South London singer-songwriter Skye Newman’s first two singles – Hairdresser and Family Matters – have landed in the UK Official Top 20. Family Matters, Newman’s latest release, is a meditation on familial
relationships and personal strength, with the TikTok community playing a monumental role in its rise. Tens of thousands of creations have seen fans embracing the track for confessionals and emotionally honest videos. Breaking into the UK Top 10, the song also underlines how TikTok can act as a launchpad for visibility, bolstering the connection between artists and their listeners. Kira Ashwin, music partnerships manager at TikTok UK, notes the
rarity of Newman’s rise in such a short span of time. “For a debut artist to land both of her first two singles in the UK Official Top 20 is historic and the TikTok community has been the heartbeat of that rise,” Ashwin says. “The community saw something real in Skye from the moment Hairdresser began circulating. Her writing felt personal, her delivery intimate, and her voice utterly unmistakable. What’s so powerful is that this isn’t a fluke or a flash in the pan; it’s proof that artists who speak with vulnerability and authenticity can break through when they’re given a platform that values connection. TikTok didn’t just amplify Skye’s music, it embraced it, engaged with it and helped build a career that’s only just getting started. Watching the community rally around her has been one of the most exciting moments of the year.”
“TikTok didn’t just amplify Skye Newman’s music, it embraced it and helped build a career that’s only just getting started”
Kira Ashwin, TikTok
PinkPantheress Tonight
Video Creations: 72,000
PinkPantheress dives into club-pop territory with Tonight, an upbeat anthem about lust that samples Panic! At The Disco and is layered with jittery synths. Fans have synced the track to nights out, confessionals and POV edits, highlighting how the artist’s sharp lyricism has resonated across the platform. Tonight also marks a new era for PinkPantheress – one where she moves from bedroom-pop to the main stage. To mark her new mixtape’s release, TikTok launched an exclusive Fancy That experience, featuring content and special rewards for fans.
Calvin Harris Ft.
Clementine Douglas Blessings
Video Creations: 28,000 With Blessings, Calvin Harris returns to his festival-conquering roots, delivering a track that is already climbing the UK Top 10. Featuring British singer-songwriter Clementine Douglas, the track fuses silky house production with a chorus that is fast becoming the anthem of the summer. The TikTok community has latched on with Blessings soundtracking travel diary posts, Ibiza previews and “soft life” edits. As Harris’ Ushuaïa residency looms, Blessings is also exploding from TikTok to the charts.
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Connie Francis Pretty Little Baby Video Creations: 2,500,000 More than six decades after its original release, Pretty Little Baby by Connie Francis has found viral resurrection. A once-obscure B-side, the 1962 track now soundtracks TikToks filled with baby reveals, pet montages and soft, vintage-filter aesthetics. It has reached No.67 on Spotify’s Global Top 100 at time of writing and Francis, now 87, has even described the resurgence as “thrilling.” Reissues of the song have added to the momentum, and a new generation has fallen in love with it on and off the platform.
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Sombr Undressed
Video Creations: 693,000 Sombr – the 19-year-old TikTok-savvy singer-songwriter also known as Shane Boose – has carved out a space for vulnerability with Undressed, a track that tackles emotional exposure and the fear of starting over. Fuelled by a chorus that went viral before the full release, the track layers intimate falsettos over sparse production, and TikTok creators are pairing it with a host of personal stories. Having wowed audiences on his recent UK tour and with streaming numbers soaring, Sombr is fast becoming one of the defining voices of Gen Z.
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