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Rebecca Black

Rebecca Black (born June 21, 1997) is an American teen pop singer who gained widespread attention with her 2011 single "Friday" through the record label ARK Music Factory. The song received negative critical response, with many music critics and viewers dubbing it the "worst song ever".[1][2][3] The music video, uploaded to YouTube, has received over 85 million views as of April 5, 2011, propelling Black into the limelight as a "viral star".[4] In an interview with the British newspaper The Sun, Black confirmed that she has started recording material for her debut album.

Biography

Rebecca Black was born on June 21, 1997,[5][6] in Anaheim Hills, a neighborhood in Anaheim, California.[6] She is the daughter of John Black and Georgina Marquez Kelly, both veterinarians.[7][8] An honor student,[6] Black studied dance, auditioned for school shows, attended music summer camps, and began singing publicly in 2008 after joining the patriotic group Celebration USA.[6]

In late 2010, a classmate of Black and music-video client of Ark Music Factory, a Los Angeles label, told her about the company.[9] Black's mother paid $4,000 for Ark Music to produce her daughter's music video while the Blacks retained ownership of the master.[8] Black's single, "Friday", was released on YouTube and iTunes. The song's video was uploaded to YouTube on February 10, 2011, and received approximately 1,000 views in the first month.[6] The video went viral on March 11, 2011, acquiring millions of views on YouTube in a matter of days, becoming the most-talked-about topic on social networking site Twitter,[10] and garnering mostly negative media coverage.[11] As of April 5th the video had received 1,683,458 dislikes on YouTube compared to 213,137 likes[12]. As of March 22, 2011, first-week sales of her digital single were estimated to be around 40,000 by Billboard.[13] Black appeared on the March 22, 2011 episode of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, during which she performed the single and discussed the negative reaction to it.[14] The song has peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 and the New Zealand Singles Chart at number 58 and 33, respectively.[15][16] In the UK, the song debuted at number sixty-one on the UK Singles Chart.[17]

By March 25, Black had hired a publicist and a manager. Her manager confirmed that he has been contacted by songwriters and record labels with ideas for more songs and an album.[18] In an interview with The Sun, Black said that she is recording a new song called "LOL", which is considered for release as a single, and material for her debut album at Flying Pig Productions studio in Los Angeles.[19] She is currently working without a record deal. She also said that the album would contain songs with themes similar to that of "Friday", as she wants it to be "appropriate and clean."[19] Black teamed up with Funny or Die on April 1 (the site was renamed Friday or Die) for a series of videos, including one which addresses the controversy about the driving kids in her music video, stating "We so excited about safety."[20]

Discography

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions
AUS
Digital
[21] 		CAN
[22] 		IRL
[23] 		NZ
[16] 		UK
[17] 		US
[24]
"Friday" 2011 40 61 46 33 60 58

References

  1. ^ Whitworth, Dan (21 March 2011). "'Worst song ever' gets 29m views after going viral". BBC. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
  2. ^ Pierce, Tony (18 March 2011). "Rebecca Black, teen singer, admits she cried when her hit song was deemed 'Worst Song Ever'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
  3. ^ AFP (22 March 2011). "'Worst song ever' tops 30 million views". ABC News Australia. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
  4. ^ Wei, William (2011-04-01). "Top Viral Videos of the Week: Rebecca Black 'Friday'". San Francisco Chronicle. Hearst Corporation. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
  5. ^ Black, Rebecca (2011-03-21). "Twitter: Rebecca Black (verified account)". Retrieved 2011-03-24.
  6. ^ a b c d e Larsen, Peter (2011-03-17). "O.C.'s Rebecca Black Talks About Friday". The Orange County Register. Freedom Communications. Retrieved 2011-03-26.
  7. ^ Hall, Stan (2011-03-25). "As 'Friday' finally fades, a look back at an old little meme". The Oregonian. Advance Publications. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
  8. ^ a b Belkin, Lisa (2011-03-25). "An Internet Star's Mom Responds". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
  9. ^ Lee, Chris (2011-03-17). "Rebecca Black: 'I'm Being Cyberbullied'". The Daily Beast. The Newsweek Daily Beast Company. Retrieved 2011-03-18. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  10. ^ Gello, Lee-Maree (2011-03-15). "Rebecca Black Friday Song Is Top Twitter Trending Topic Youtube". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
  11. ^ Perpetua, Matthew (2011-03-15). "Why Rebecca Black's Much Mocked Viral Hit Is Actually Good". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
  12. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD2LRROpph0
  13. ^ Peoples, Glen (2011-03-22). "Rebecca Black's First Week Sales High But Not In Millions". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
  14. ^ Rebecca Black (performer) (2011-03-22). "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno". The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. NBC. {{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help)
  15. ^ Trust, Gary (2011-03-23). "Lady Gaga, 'Glee' Songs Dominate Hot 100". Billboard. New York: Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
  16. ^ a b "Rebecca Black – Friday". Charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-03-23. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  17. ^ a b "Official UK Singles Top 100 – 2 April 2011". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-03-27.
  18. ^ Mitchell, Gail; Peoples, Glenn (March 25, 2011). "Rebecca Black Looks To Move Beyond 'Friday'". Billboard. New York: Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
  19. ^ a b "Rebecca Black following 'Friday' with 'LOL' single and album". New Musical Express. Time Inc. 2011-03-26. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
  20. ^ Angelo, Megan. "'Friday or Die': Rebecca Black takes over Funny or Die". Business Insider. Silicon Alley Insider, Inc. Retrieved 2011-04-03. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  21. ^ "Top Digital Track Chart". Australian Record Industry Association. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
  22. ^ "Nielsen Canadian Charts Update" (PDF). Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
  23. ^ "GfK Chart-Track". Irish Recorded Music Association. GfK. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
  24. ^ "Top 100 Music Hits, 71–80". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2011-03-31.

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