Most people know Rebecca Black from her viral video, “Friday,” but the singer is ready to move on from her reputation as a meme. From a debut album to a new relationship, Black is ready to become a legitimate music industry star.
How ‘Friday’ made Rebecca Black a viral star
Black was just 13 years old when “Friday” was released. The teen was an aspiring pop star and paid Los Angeles record label Ark Music Factory $4,000 to write and produce a single for her, as well as make a music video.
The video quickly blew up online, inspiring parody versions, late night television jokes, and a large amount of online vitriol directed at Black. There were some upsides to her overnight fame, though.
The highs and lows of Rebecca Black’s fame, from appearing in Katy Perry videos to dealing with online hate
“It was such a crazy time of incredible highs and incredible lows,...
How ‘Friday’ made Rebecca Black a viral star
Black was just 13 years old when “Friday” was released. The teen was an aspiring pop star and paid Los Angeles record label Ark Music Factory $4,000 to write and produce a single for her, as well as make a music video.
The video quickly blew up online, inspiring parody versions, late night television jokes, and a large amount of online vitriol directed at Black. There were some upsides to her overnight fame, though.
The highs and lows of Rebecca Black’s fame, from appearing in Katy Perry videos to dealing with online hate
“It was such a crazy time of incredible highs and incredible lows,...
- 2/28/2023
- by India McCarty
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
It’s been a tough few weeks for Netflix. The streamer lost subscribers for the first time in over a decade and its market value took a battering, losing over 50 billion in one day after its disappointing first quarter earnings.
Laughter, they say, is the best medicine and the streamer will have plenty of those over the next ten days as it gets ready to launch its Netflix Is A Joke festival, a major statement of intent to the comedy community that will see over 330 comedians take to the stage at 288 live shows across Los Angeles with 250,000 tickets sold.
The company has put together a wild collection of jokers – two years on from when it was originally scheduled and subsequently pulled because of the pandemic.
There are those that you’d expect to be at such an event, from Adam Sandler, Aziz Ansari and Kevin Hart. There are those that...
Laughter, they say, is the best medicine and the streamer will have plenty of those over the next ten days as it gets ready to launch its Netflix Is A Joke festival, a major statement of intent to the comedy community that will see over 330 comedians take to the stage at 288 live shows across Los Angeles with 250,000 tickets sold.
The company has put together a wild collection of jokers – two years on from when it was originally scheduled and subsequently pulled because of the pandemic.
There are those that you’d expect to be at such an event, from Adam Sandler, Aziz Ansari and Kevin Hart. There are those that...
- 4/28/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The wait for “Bridgerton” Season 2 is over at last. As usual, Netflix has a robust lineup of new movies and shows streaming in March, including the return of the lusty Shondaland Regency romance series that left audiences swooning after Season 1 debuted in December 2021.
Other new shows on Netflix this month include the thriller series “Pieces of Her” starring Bella Heathcote and Toni Collette as a mother-daughter duo contending with the mother’s past after a shocking act of violence uncover long-hidden secrets. Also debuting this month is the “Big Mouth” spinoff “Human Resources,” which “pulls back the curtain on the daily lives of the creatures – Hormone Monsters, Depression Kitties, Shame Wizards, and many more – that help humans journey through every aspect of life from puberty to childbirth to the twilight years.”
In the realm of new Netflix Original movies, “The Adam Project” is the sci-fi film from “Stranger Things” and...
Other new shows on Netflix this month include the thriller series “Pieces of Her” starring Bella Heathcote and Toni Collette as a mother-daughter duo contending with the mother’s past after a shocking act of violence uncover long-hidden secrets. Also debuting this month is the “Big Mouth” spinoff “Human Resources,” which “pulls back the curtain on the daily lives of the creatures – Hormone Monsters, Depression Kitties, Shame Wizards, and many more – that help humans journey through every aspect of life from puberty to childbirth to the twilight years.”
In the realm of new Netflix Original movies, “The Adam Project” is the sci-fi film from “Stranger Things” and...
- 3/25/2022
- by Haleigh Foutch
- The Wrap
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