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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
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The Custodian of Toronto Sports – Richard Peddie in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 033 May 27, 2021
Over a 20+ year span, as the Toronto pro sports scene evolved from older venues and stands filled with blue and white (Leafs, Blue Jays, Argonauts) to a more intense red (Raptors, TFC), and grand coliseums that define the city’s skyline, there is one sports executive in particular who ownership looked to. We’re of course […]
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The Ultimate Backstage Pass – David Kines in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 032 May 17, 2021
In today’s everything-on-demand world, it may be hard for anyone born post-Y2 K to answer a simple question, “where do you watch music videos?” A reasonable answer would be YouTube, Apple Music, or maybe even Tiktok. Prior to the dawn of YouTube in 2005, the answer was easy. MTV if you’re American, and of course […]
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