First off, I dont think this was made before, at least not when I checked the search bar
So I was perusing around the MSN news that pops up when I log into my messenger, and found this:
Rebecca Black: What You Don't Know About the Web Sensation
Followed was the article
<quote=wonderwall.msn>Charlie who?
Orange County, Calif. eighth grader Rebecca Black bumped Charlie Sheen off the top Twitter trending topics list this week, thanks to something far more innocent than Sheen's antics: "Friday," a much-maligned, AutoTune-heavy pop song and YouTube video that has been viewed 13 million times.
At just 13 years old, Black has been victim to some harsh musical critiques online. Even though "Friday" has gone past tracks by Justin Bieber and Bruno Mars on the iTunes Top 100 songs chart, Yahoo called it "the worst song ever" and website called it "disastrous."
"Those hurtful comments really shocked me," Black told The Daily Beast in her very first interview since becoming a viral star. "At times, it feels like I'm being cyberbullied."
How did Black become an instant star, anyway?
According to the Daily Beast, the suburban gal took vocal lessons, performed musical theater and sang in talent shows and a patriotic singing group called Celebration USA.
According to Black's mom, Georgina Kelly, a pal told her about a small L.A. record label, Ark Music Factory. After an audition for the label, Black was invited to record a song pre-written by Ark executives; her mom then paid $2,000 to help produce the video.
Many have blasted "Friday's" inane lyrics, like. "We so excited/We gonna have a ball today/Tomorrow is Saturday/And Sunday comes afterward."
"I didn't write it at all," Black says. "'Friday' is about hanging out with friends, having fun. I felt like it was my personality in that song."
Says Ark Music executive Clarence Jey, who co-produced the hit: "Rebecca Black is actually [an] amazing singer [with] a unique tone and a fantastic fun person."
"I want to show people there's more to me than they think," Black exclaims.
Source: http://wonderwall.msn.com/entertainment/rebecca-black-what-you-dont-know-about-the-web-sensation-1609960.story
The article is about the hate that this song is getting, and how Black is both surprised and hurt.
And that kinda shocks me. She had to see this coming, especially if you know anything remotely about Bieber. But even more so is that this could be the new thing. You cant deny its not popular, and appaerantly it just takes 2 grand to get something something like this put out.
And with all the things you hear about cyberbullying, could it be dangerous to speak out against this, since there have been people her age who have recently harmed/killed themselves over cyberbullying (not saying she will).
So I guess for the discussion value (cause I'm seriously not trying to flame), could songs like this be the next big thing in music? Is the hate fully deserved? And is there really more to Black as they say? And is she right about the cyber bullying?
So I was perusing around the MSN news that pops up when I log into my messenger, and found this:
Rebecca Black: What You Don't Know About the Web Sensation
Followed was the article
<quote=wonderwall.msn>Charlie who?
Orange County, Calif. eighth grader Rebecca Black bumped Charlie Sheen off the top Twitter trending topics list this week, thanks to something far more innocent than Sheen's antics: "Friday," a much-maligned, AutoTune-heavy pop song and YouTube video that has been viewed 13 million times.
At just 13 years old, Black has been victim to some harsh musical critiques online. Even though "Friday" has gone past tracks by Justin Bieber and Bruno Mars on the iTunes Top 100 songs chart, Yahoo called it "the worst song ever" and website called it "disastrous."
"Those hurtful comments really shocked me," Black told The Daily Beast in her very first interview since becoming a viral star. "At times, it feels like I'm being cyberbullied."
How did Black become an instant star, anyway?
According to the Daily Beast, the suburban gal took vocal lessons, performed musical theater and sang in talent shows and a patriotic singing group called Celebration USA.
According to Black's mom, Georgina Kelly, a pal told her about a small L.A. record label, Ark Music Factory. After an audition for the label, Black was invited to record a song pre-written by Ark executives; her mom then paid $2,000 to help produce the video.
Many have blasted "Friday's" inane lyrics, like. "We so excited/We gonna have a ball today/Tomorrow is Saturday/And Sunday comes afterward."
"I didn't write it at all," Black says. "'Friday' is about hanging out with friends, having fun. I felt like it was my personality in that song."
Says Ark Music executive Clarence Jey, who co-produced the hit: "Rebecca Black is actually [an] amazing singer [with] a unique tone and a fantastic fun person."
"I want to show people there's more to me than they think," Black exclaims.
Source: http://wonderwall.msn.com/entertainment/rebecca-black-what-you-dont-know-about-the-web-sensation-1609960.story
The article is about the hate that this song is getting, and how Black is both surprised and hurt.
And that kinda shocks me. She had to see this coming, especially if you know anything remotely about Bieber. But even more so is that this could be the new thing. You cant deny its not popular, and appaerantly it just takes 2 grand to get something something like this put out.
And with all the things you hear about cyberbullying, could it be dangerous to speak out against this, since there have been people her age who have recently harmed/killed themselves over cyberbullying (not saying she will).
So I guess for the discussion value (cause I'm seriously not trying to flame), could songs like this be the next big thing in music? Is the hate fully deserved? And is there really more to Black as they say? And is she right about the cyber bullying?
