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Baby Ariel Gives musical.ly Tips at VidCon

Baby Ariel Gives musical.ly Tips at VidCon

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YH sits down with musical.ly star Baby Ariel at VidCon to find out how she got started on the video social network and the art of pairing hand with camera movements! She also reveals what type of music she likes to record musical.lys to the most, plus she gives us some tips on how to make the perfect musical.ly and even records one with us on the spot to Rihanna's "Work"!

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Young Hollywood

Hey guys, it's Tracy here, and we are at VidCon, and I am finally sitting next to Baby Ariel. I've been waiting to hang out with you so bad.

Baby Ariel

Thank you for having me.

Young Hollywood

Is this your first VidCon?

Baby Ariel

Yes.

Young Hollywood

Okay, so very exciting. Have you gotten overwhelmed by fans?

Baby Ariel

A little bit. But it's okay. I love it. I love talking to them, so.

Young Hollywood

Well, we have to talk about Musically because you blew up on there. You're, you know, one of the top Musically stars on there. What are you doing? What are you doing? Homework? Really? What are you supposed to be doing? Musically. What comes before homework? Musical. Musical. Go. Sure. Boom. Yes. Exactly. Yep. And we created our Young Hollywood account not that long ago. And I'm pretty much obsessed with it. I've seen it's addicting. I've seen all your videos. They're awesome.

Baby Ariel

Thank you. What's up, guys? It's Ariel, and welcome to my channel.

Young Hollywood

How did you even get started on that?

Baby Ariel

I actually found Musically through Instagram. So I was on Instagram, and I was scrolling and I saw a girl posted a video using Musically. And I asked her like, what app is that? And she told me Musically, and from then I just made like two to three every single day.

Young Hollywood

What is that? I have to understand the whole like, the camera movement and the hands and the facial expressions cuz like Did you start that or who started that? I guess.

Baby Ariel

You did. I don't know why. Cuz I just get very into them for some reason. Like, based on the song, if it's a happy song, so I'll really want to be happy on camera. If it's a sad song, then I'll show like sad emotions and do the hand emotions.

Young Hollywood

It's kind of an art. Like, it's I try doing it, and like, I can't do it. Like, I'm not that.

Baby Ariel

It's fun though. I like it.

Young Hollywood

What's like your favorite type of music right now? Like, who are you loving?

Baby Ariel

I like a lot of Beyonce right now. And then to Musically, I like to do a lot of rap songs. It's more fun. Yeah. It's like really on the beat.

Young Hollywood

But what are like some tips? Cuz I think a lot of people out there watching, like, they want to know how to do it exactly like you.

Baby Ariel

You can do so much on Musically. You can dance, you can sing, you can act, you can talk, you can post anything, really. So just choose something that you like to do. And just be yourself. Be creative. Whatever you want to post, you can post.

Young Hollywood

And then you've also, like, you do a ton of videos on YouTube, and you've done like a lot of really cool collaborations and like challenge videos. What's like your favorite challenge video? What do you love doing?

Baby Ariel

I love doing with my family cuz like

Young Hollywood

It's your brother's so cute. Your brother's adorable. So cute.

Baby Ariel

I love Yeah, yeah. We did like a sibling tag video, and that was a lot of fun. And

Young Hollywood

Wait, what was that?

Baby Ariel

Okay, so basically, we asked each other questions about each other. So I'd say what's my favorite color? If he chose the right color, then he's fine. But if he didn't, then I got to slap him in the face with shaving cream. At the end, I kind of just

Young Hollywood

Is there any other social media that you love right now? Like, are you an Instagram girl, Snapchat girl?

Baby Ariel

I like to incorporate all of them just to show different sides of me, I guess. Cuz they're all good for something. Yeah, all of them, I guess.

Young Hollywood

And then I have to start with your haircut, by the way. It's so cute.

Baby Ariel

Oh, yeah, thank you.

Young Hollywood

Like, I noticed It's really short now, but, you know. What made you want to? You had a long

Baby Ariel

I mainly did it cuz I was like, I want a change. I had the same long brown hair forever. And it's summer, so short hair in Florida.

Young Hollywood

True. That's ideal.

Baby Ariel

And I'm going on tour. So

Young Hollywood

Oh. Yeah. Oh, wait, it's your tour, right?

Baby Ariel

Yes.

Young Hollywood

That's amazing. I'm so excited. So exciting. So what are you going to do on stage? Like, do you know what it is?

Baby Ariel

This I mean, there's skits. There's lip syncing, there's dances, there's challenges. I'm so excited.

Young Hollywood

Are you looking forward to meeting any YouTubers or other social stars here at VidCon? Like, who do you love? Who are you obsessed with?

Baby Ariel

I love Miranda Sings.

Young Hollywood

Who doesn't, right? Our comp means other ones. Cuz she's someone that you watched like

Baby Ariel

Yes. religiously? Yes. I love her.

Young Hollywood

You did a video I saw that was really like kind of you talking for 10 minutes. Okay, the strip down. Just a strip down challenge, which I thought was really cool.

Baby Ariel

Thank you.

Young Hollywood

And just like, brave, you know, to just open up. So how do you like deal with a lot of that stuff? Cuz you know, you're putting yourself out there, you have a lot of fans now. What advice, I guess, would you give?

Baby Ariel

Whenever you put yourself out there, there's going to be people who support you no matter what. And there's going to be a few people who will try to say something mean at times. You just have to stay confident. That's what I try to tell like my supporters, you know, you have to stay confident no matter what you get comments through the internet or in face to face. Like, stay confident in who you are. Be positive. Just know that you're beautiful no matter what. And people are going to hate. You just got to ignore them.

Young Hollywood

And do what you love, right?

Baby Ariel

Exactly. Do what you love.

Young Hollywood

Okay, so I have a couple questions. I'm going to give you some Would You Rather. Actually, we did this on Musically, and we got a bunch of questions for you. From @Bella_4587, Would you rather be trapped in a room full of spiders or eat a worm?

Baby Ariel

I don't know if I'd want to do either of those. Eat a worm.

Young Hollywood

You'd rather eat a worm.

Baby Ariel

Yes. I hate spiders.

Young Hollywood

I hate spiders, too. I would just exactly. Put it in like an ice cream thing so you don't taste it. Exactly. Okay, this is from @Sassy_103. Would you rather have a singing or acting career?

Baby Ariel

Acting. I take lessons. Hopefully, we see what happens.

Young Hollywood

This is from @KayleneNicole3. Uh, would you rather lose all your fans on Musically or would you rather go without Wi-Fi for a month?

Baby Ariel

Gosh. I don't think you want to lose all your fans on Musically at all. No, I love them. Okay, maybe without Wi-Fi. Cuz I can still go on LTE, so.

Young Hollywood

There you go. What are you looking forward to the most at VidCon? Just like seeing your fans in person? Is it like a new experience?

Baby Ariel

For sure. Yeah. I mean, my favorite part is yeah, I can talk to them a lot like through the internet and whatever, but really be able to talk to them in person, see how they're doing, give them hugs, it's my favorite part, so.

Young Hollywood

Well, lastly, we have to do a Musically with you.

Baby Ariel

Of course, let's do one.

Young Hollywood

It's only appropriate. Yes. I'm going to let the master do it. Okay, so when you first get on Musically, if we're doing a lip syncing one, we have to pick music. We have to pick one. What kind of music do you like? Let's do popular. Popular. So just so I know the words. You're going to do work. Just easy. Let's definitely do that. Okay. And then it comes out really slow, so it's very awkward when you're actually singing the thing. I know. What's going to happen? Okay. So it goes, but I wake up to make hand motions. Okay, I'm terrible at this, but let's okay. Wake up and nothing is wrong. Just get ready. And you just do like work, work, work. Like, whatever you do at work. Okay. What are you doing at work? I don't know how you just come up with this on the spot. Cuz that would take me like an hour to figure that out. Right. Like I'll try. Okay, ready? And it comes out slow motion. So.

Baby Ariel

But I wake up and nothing's wrong. Just get ready for work, work, work, work, work. It's to me every work, work, work, work, work.

Young Hollywood

I like it. Oh my God. You actually kind of really quickly. should say it private. Yeah, say it private. That's amazing. Well, thank you so much for having me.

Baby Ariel

Thank you. This is fun.

Young Hollywood

I just mastered it. I'm so excited.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Baby Ariel

    Musical.ly star and interviewee

  • Rihanna

    Artist whose song 'Work' is used

  • Beyonce

    Artist Baby Ariel likes listening to

  • Miranda Sings

    YouTuber Baby Ariel loves and watches

  • @Bella_4587

    Submitted a 'Would You Rather' question

  • @Sassy_103

    Submitted a 'Would You Rather' question

  • @KayleneNicole3

    Submitted a 'Would You Rather' question

FAQ

How did Baby Ariel start on musical.ly?+
Baby Ariel discovered musical.ly through Instagram after seeing a girl post a video using the app, and from then on, she made two to three musical.lys every day.
What advice does Baby Ariel give for making a good musical.ly?+
Baby Ariel advises choosing something you like to do, being yourself, being creative, and posting whatever you want, as you can dance, sing, act, or talk on the platform.
What kind of music does Baby Ariel prefer for musical.ly videos?+
Baby Ariel likes to do a lot of rap songs for musical.ly because she finds them more fun and they are really on the beat.
What social media platforms does Baby Ariel use?+
Baby Ariel uses Instagram, Snapchat, musical.ly, and YouTube, incorporating all of them to show different sides of herself.
What advice does Baby Ariel have for dealing with online hate?+
Baby Ariel advises staying confident in who you are, being positive, knowing you are beautiful, ignoring haters, and continuing to do what you love.

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