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Hey, whatever happened to Rebecca Black, the woman behind “Friday” (aka the most-hated music video ever)?

February 11, 2021February 11, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Rebecca Black

Rebecca Black became infamous for her “Friday” video. Where is she now? In commemoration of the original video, there’s this

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Remember Rebecca Black and “Friday?” She’s older, wiser and speaking out about trolls

June 10, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Friday, Rebecca Black

When she was 13, Rebecca Black became an Internet sensation for all the wrong reasons. The video for her song

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Monday Surprise: Rebecca Black Has Released a New Single–and It’s GOOD!

August 29, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Rebecca Black

Rebeccas Black’s “Friday” remains one of the Internet’s weirdest unintentional jokes (and at nearly 100 million views, a pretty profitable

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Music History 

Florence Foster Jenkins: History’s Worst Singer

August 13, 2016August 13, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Florence Foster Jenkins, Outsider Music, Rebecca Black

The latest Meryl Streep film, Florence Foster Jenkins, is based on the true story of the world’s most deluded singer.

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Music News 

The True Story Behind Rebecca Black and the Hated “Friday”

August 9, 2015August 8, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Friday, Rebecca Black, Where Are They Now

Yeah, we all had a good laugh at Rebecca Black’s expense with “Friday.” But who’s laughing now? From Buzzfeed: Rebecca

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Thursday, March 13, 2014

March 13, 2014March 13, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bollywood, Croatia, Elbow, Guy Garvey, Johnny Marr, Radio, Rebecca Black, Sexism, SXSW, William Shatner

Some one-line news stories to keep you up to date: There was a terrible accident at SXSW last night when

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Podcast – The Backstage Project

The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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    Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
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    Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
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    You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
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