Rebecca Renee Black (born June 21, 1997) is an American pop singer and dancer who gained extensive media attention with the 2011 single "Friday". Her mother paid $4,000 to have the single and an accompanying music video put out as a vanity release through the record label ARK Music Factory. The song was co-written and produced by Clarence Jey and Patrice Wilson of Ark Music Factory. After the video went viral on YouTube and other social media sites, "Friday" was derided by many music critics and viewers, who dubbed it "the worst song ever." The music video received around 167 million views, causing Black to gain international attention as a "viral star", before being removed from the site on June 16. Black re-uploaded it in her own channel three months later.
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When Andy Warhol made his iconic proclamation about everyone being world famous for 15 minutes, it seemed almost prescient of the Internet culture to come. In the world of instant media, there have been many bloggers and video stars that have had their ...
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By David Jacoby on May 25, 2012 12:00 PM ET Have you ever fallen into Internet quicksand? You know, when you search something simple like “how to do the moonwalk” and that leads to a YouTube instructional vi ...
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Ugh, this is just like “Stars Are Blind” all over again. Joining Paris Hilton, Rebecca Black and, well, not so much Kim Kardashian, Heidi Klum debuted a sultry song entitled “Turn Up The Night ” today, whereupo ...
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The sweet summer tune is totes in line with her upbeat and bubbly personality -- which not only makes Rebecca super fun to interview, but also helped the rising starlet ignore all those “Friday” haters who blew up her interwebz spot in a major way ...
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Some of you may recall the catchy viral strains of Rebecca Black’s “Friday,” which was popular on the Internet last year. This year, journalist Jon Ronson visits “Friday” producer Patrice Wilson to conduct a viral experiment. Ronson’s theory is that jou ...
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Your message has been sent ! Close The Fox TV troupe passes 200 charted titles and keeps on going. This time last year, the "Glee" cast covered Rebecca Black's viral sensation "Friday" for their junior prom, and now that they're wrapping up sen ...
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I love music. I sing sometimes. I can’t help myself. My daughter does. She’s 5. Abby gets really annoyed when I sing. It started when I’d spontaneously intone the alphabet song. I wouldn’t make it to F without a terse, “Daddy!” I like to sing the themes ...
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Less than a week after dropping the video for their first collaboration, “Murder,” the oddly-paired duo of Kreayshawn and 2 Chainz are back in front of the cameras yet again. This time it’s for “Breakfast (Syrup),” the lead single off ...
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