Ainge O'Malley's candlelit reflection on Link Up TV
"Mum & Dad" pairs the rapper with a younger version of himself, with visuals shot by JSVISUALS.
Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.
Ainge O'Malley - Mum & Dad [Music Video] | Link Up TV
Ainge O'Malley sits opposite a boy at a chessboard, bringing his younger self into the frame rather than leaving the past entirely to the words. In "Ainge O'Malley - Mum & Dad [Music Video] | Link Up TV", solitary football outside estate blocks and candles held in darkness give the song's childhood isolation a visual counterpart.
O'Malley addresses a difficult upbringing and the determination to keep going. Link Up TV's description places family, survival and faith at the centre of his music. The candlelit scenes keep that personal story close, even when the setting opens out to a rooftop above the city at night.
No new uploads arrived this week, but the channel's existing library added roughly 1.6 million views. Subscribers were unchanged, while daily viewing is currently running at less than half its usual pace. BBC Radio 1Xtra had a similar week for total viewing; On The Radar Radio drew a substantially larger audience.
Among Link Up TV's recent releases, "Mum & Dad" is attracting the most daily viewing, followed by "Simmy - Raise [Music Video] | Link Up TV" and "HB X Mirror Mirror Cypher 2026 | Link Up TV". It is a small-scale, reflective corner of a catalogue whose familiar landmarks include S1MBA and DTG's "Rover", Drake's Behind Barz appearance and Bugzy Malone's "M.E.N".
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Where next?
The videos drawing views on Link Up TV right now
- Channel
- Link Up TV
- Subscribers
- 2,260,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 1,639,180
- Videos published this week
- 0
The numbers
Here is how Link Up TV's audience and catalogue moved over the week.




