Chris Crocker says, “Leave Rihanna Alone!” Ever since Rihanna made the courageous to speak out to 20/20’s Diane Sawyer about the night she was assaulted by former flame Chris Brown last February, the R&B crooner and his delusional nuthuggers acid-tongued teen harem have verbally battered her for it in a barrage of online attacks. Well, the backlash against pop’s Bajan princess isn’t sitting well with one YouTube celeb, who knows a thing or two about being an obsessed fan.
YouTube’s webcast of U2’s live concert from the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California last Sunday was watched by nearly 10 million people, the video site’s largest streaming event ever.
The full 2 1/2-hour concert is available on YouTube. The rebroadcast video has been watched by more than 1.1 million viewers.
Chris Maxcy, head of music partnerships at YouTube, called the event “a big win” for the site.
U2 and YouTube have teamed up to broadcast a live stream of the band’s concert at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, this weekend. Any fan wishing to tune in from the 16 countries supported will be able to do so for free this Sunday, Oct. 25.
This is YouTube’s second attempt at live-streaming concerts. In August, the video-sharing site aired portions of the Outside Lands music festival in San Francisco.
Portions of the stream will be archived and available for streaming after the event.
Five-year-old Joshua Sacco is the ‘Net’s newest YouTube celebrity.
After bonding with his dad, Jim Sacco, over Kurt Russell’s 2004 inspirational sports flick Miracle more than 150 times, little Joshua was able to begn performing scenes from the film. If you’ve never seen Miracle — which I haven’t — it’s based on the Miracle on Ice ice hockey game at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid.
Dad decided to film Josh reciting U.S. Hockey Coach Herb Brooks’ locker room speech, as performed by Kurt Russell. In July, Jim uploaded the vid to YouTube to share with family members. Three months, later the video is a viral hit that’s taken Josh all the way to The Ellen Show.
YouTube Overload! Much respect to the person who created this three-and-a-half minute mash-up of the 100 Greatest Viral Videos of All Time…This is perfect for those of us who have the attention span of a six-year-old!
Has a viral sensation brought Chris Brown back from the brink of career disaster after Domestic Disturbia 2009?
With more than 11.4 million views on YouTube, the Internet video of a wedding party dancing down the aisle to Chris Brown’s hit single “Forever” has translated into big sales for the embattled crooner and his 2008 track. Digital sales of the song jumped from less than 3,000 the week ending July 19 to 50,000 for the week ending July 26, according to Nielsen SoundScan. In addition, Chris’ last album, Exclusive: Forever Edition, jumped 130% in sales last week.
Jill Peterson and Kevin Heinz became YouTube sensations when they boogied down the aisle to Chris Brown’s “Forever” in the viral smash “Wedding Dance.” The video has already raked up over 8 million views on YouTube — but the bride and groom hit a sour note over the weekend when they booked appearances on morning show rivals TODAY and Good Morning America — to the displeasure of the talking heads at ABC.
The fancy-footed pair appeared on both TODAY and GMA on Friday, but the ABC morning show thought they’d scheduled the first interview with the couple. When TODAY’s interview aired first, GMA bosses were furious. The show’s reps promptly cancelled the newlywed’s hotel rooms and flights back to St. Paul, Minnesota in a counterattack. Read the rest of this entry »
Newlyweds Jill and Kevin Heinz have seen their wedding video become an internet sensation thanks to their choice to dance all the way to the altar with a little help from Chris Brown’s hit single “Forever.” The “Wedding Dance Video” has been viewed on YouTube nearly 2 million times — pushing the couple behind it into the national limelight.
Look who decided to crawl out from under a rock. Chris Brown surfaced in a new video posted on YouTube Wednesday to announce his upcoming album, Grafitti and new single, but he also wanted fans to know he “ain’t no monster.”
A California-based adult film company is hoping to cash in on the popularity of Scottish YouTube sensation Susan Boyle by offering the aspiring singer $1 million to lose her virginity on camera. Read the rest of this entry »
