#28 TikTok Star Mikaila Murphy Talks Twerk Fame, Feminism, JoJo Siwa, Music, Men

Catch up with ALLISON INTERVIEWS Host, Allison Kugel: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYOTAqng5TB22edmQTBkwQw Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theallisonkugel/ Allison Interviews Blog - www.allisoninterviews.com Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/allison-interviews/support Allison’s Memoir, Journaling Fame: A memoir of a life unhinged and on the record - https://amzn.to/2ZxJvUE ______________________________________________________________________________ TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Intro 04:37 Gaining TikTok Fame 11:28 What is Feminism? 12:56 Will Mikaila Ever Regret Her Twerking Videos? 14:03 Should White Girls Twerk? 17:46 How Mikaila Got Into Making Music 20:17 Mikaila’s 1st Single “What Goes Around Comes Around” 25:16 15 Million TikTok Followers & Not Caring About Haters 31:33 Mikaila is Not a Fan of Glam 32:34 Young Hollywood’s Unhealthy Plastic Surgery Obsession 37:18 Kids’ Influencers versus Adult Influencers 38:00 Mikaila’s New Music, New Single “Concentration” At just 22, Mikaila Murphy aka Mikailadancer has become one of the most powerful influencers on social media with a total of 16 Million followers across TikTok, Instagram and YouTube. As one of the reigning queens of TikTok, Mikaila’s 14.8 Million followers tune in daily to watch Mikaila exhibit her unparalleled body confidence through dance, an artform she has been studying and practicing since the age of 3. Mikaila is known for her hundreds of twerk videos which sometimes get as much as 5 Million likes per post, and her insistence on a natural look, which goes against the grain of what is commonly found on social media. Passionate about music, Mikaila dropped her debut single, What Goes Around Comes Around in February, and the song has gotten hundreds of thousands of streams, and earned radio play across R&B stations. Her debut music video for the single has raked in more than 100K views, impressive for a first time, independent artists. Mikaila’s second single, Concentration, drops April 13th. Follow Mikaila Murphy TikTok - @mikailadancer Instagram - @mikailadancer YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYm38HA-cBsrpZ6jBBKuRVw Follow Mikaila’s music journey - https://hoo.be/mikailadancer --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/allison-interviews/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices