Rebecca Black to perform tonight on MTV’s O Music Awards

ByAsa Hawks

Internet sensation (and starcasm fave) Rebecca Black has been added to the roster of stars that will be performing during the first ever O Music Awards (OMAs) presented by MTV. Rebecca is a perfect fit for the OMAs, which “celebrates and honors the art, creativity, personality, technology and migration of music into the digital space.” Keep reading to find out who else will be performing as well as when and where to tune it to watch it all!

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VIDEO Lady Gaga performs “Judas” on Ellen DeGeneres Show

ByAsa Hawks

Lady Gaga was on The Ellen DeGeneres Show today and she treated the world to the first televised performance of her new single “Judas” from her much-anticipated sophomore album Born This Way. Keep reading for a video of her performance as well as her spirited interview with Ellen in which she talks about the last time she wore jeans, the key to happiness and how she thinks of herself as a loser at times.

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PHOTOS John Fogerty ‘jogs’ through the concrete jungle

ByDarren O

Check out music legend John Fogerty as he gets his jog on in Los Angeles. The 65-year-old rocker looked great wearing a colorful bandana and bright yellow shorts. While enjoying the pics see a video of a personal favorite Creedence Clearwater Revival song and read just some of the reasons why I wouldn’t disagree with Bruce Springsteen’s assessment that he’s the Hank Williams of his generation.

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PHOTOS Pia Toscano at US Weekly Annual Hot Hollywood Style Issue Event

ByAsa Hawks

We have a Pia Toscano sighting! The American Idol alum took time out of recording her sure-to-be number one debut album to attend the Us Weekly Annual “Hot Hollywood Style Issue” Event held last night at Eden in Los Angeles. With AI already disappearing in her rear view mirror, Pia took her place among other “Hot Hollywood Style” stars like Paris Hilton, Jessica Simpson, Joe Jonas and Hayden Panettiere at the event – and dare I say she held her own quite nicely!

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‘The Voice’ premiere recap with list of performers and teams

ByDarren O

The much hyped singing competition show The Voice featuring coaches Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Cee Lo Green and Christina Aguilera premiered tonight. Check out our round-up including a list of performers with photos, what songs were performed, which coaches chose who and a poll that will let your voice be heard in regards to which team you feel is the strongest so far!

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PHOTOS Bob Dylan at Byron Bay Bluesfest in New South Wales Australia

ByStarcasm Staff

The most influential musician of the last 100 years was on hand to help close out the Byron Bay Bluesfest in New South Wales, Australia as 69-year-old legend Bob Dylan rocked the Mojo stage Monday and Tuesday. See photos of Bob down under, set lists from both shows and a dream Australian-themed set list of slightly altered Dylan tunes!

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PHOTOS VIDEOS Rebecca Black on the red carpet at “Prom” premiere

ByAsa Hawks

“Friday” singer Rebecca Black made her first major red carpet appearance Thursday night at the premiere of the film Prom held at the El Capitan Theater in Los Angeles. See photos and videos of the 13-year-old overnight star as she talks about her upcoming 5-song EP set to be released soon!

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PHOTOS Da Brat gets amazing Michael Jackson tattoo on her leg

ByAsa Hawks

Shawntae “Da Brat” Harris was just released from prison last month after serving three years for assault after smashing a nightclub hostess over the head with a bottle of rum, and the first thing she did was rush down to the tattoo parlor to pay homage to the King of Pop himself, Michael Jackson! Keep reading to see photos of the da tat Da Brat got as well as details of the amazing assault she went to jail for and a video of her back in the studio with Jermaine Dupri.

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VIDEO Glee’s Heather Morris shows off her dance moves for Esquire

ByAsa Hawks

Actress and dancer Heather Morris, who plays everyone’s favorite ditsy blond cheerleader Brittany on Glee, hosts the Esquire magazine list of “50 Songs Every Man Should Listen To” in their 2011 music issue. Read the complete list and see a video of Brittany Heather demonstrating dance moves that are probably illegal in many countries!

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Tasty Peeps: Indifferent high school kid

ByDarren O

I invite you to meet our inaugural “tasty peep,” indifferent high school kid. Kid Rock visited Romeo High School in Detroit yesterday to donate $5,000 to the arts department and to kick it with students enrolled in the music program. Some of the kids went crazy when he was introduced but not our man. He knew it was gonna be a Detroit homer like Kid Rock the whole time even if others thought it was going to be Justin Bieber.

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VIDEO The Voice judges Cee Lo, Christina, Blake and Adam go “Crazy”

ByAsa Hawks

NBC’s American Idol competitor The Voice premieres this Tuesday and today the network released a preview clip featuring the four judges (Cee Lo Green, Christina Aguilera, Blake Shelton and Adam Levine) performing the Gnarls Barkley smash single “Crazy” and it’s really, really horrible AWESOME! And not just Christina and Cee Lo! Keep reading to watch the clip and get pumped up for your post-Pia American Idol alternative!

UPDATE – Added an extended preview clip!

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Angry Lady Gaga addresses “Born This Way” and “Express Yourself” similarities in NME

ByAsa Hawks

Not only did Lady Gaga expose herself in a revealing series of evocative photographs for the most recent issue of NME magazine, she also exposed herself in a revealing, frustrated, profanity-laden interview! Find out what the little monster had to say about the similarities between her song “Born This Way” and Madonna’s “Express Yourself” as well as a few other foul-mouthed diatribes from a seemingly very frustrated LG!

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Bruce Springsteen mentors American Idol finalists

ByAsa Hawks

After Pia Toscano’s egregious early dismissal I swore I wasn’t going to bother with anything American Idol for the rest of the season, but all it took was one name to knock me off my high horse (or high stone pony as it were):

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

That’s right,The Boss himself was on the set of American Idol this week to help mentor the remaining contestants. Keep reading to find out how Bruce is connected to someone on the show dating back to the early 1970s and read my theory as to why he was really there!

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Pia Toscano calls boyfriend rejection reports ‘garbage’

ByDarren O

It’s not an uncommon story; lover supports their true one’s passion, true one becomes famous via some random reality vehicle and forgets all about said supportive lover. According to a recent article in the New York Post this was the case for poor Carlos Nunez, the alleged “before the fame” and “before the Mark Ballas” supportive boyfriend of Pia Toscano.

Read on for Pia’s response to all this mess that she fired off at a hater via Twitter.

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AUDIO Lady Gaga “Judas” single leaks, release date pushed up

ByAsa Hawks

It seems that in this day and age of the internet and unavoidable leakage musicians should begin releasing their new singles as soon as they sing the last note in the studio! The latest victim is once again Lady Gaga whose new single “Judas” found its way onto the internet earlier today, which in turn forced the single’s release date to be moved up four days. Keep reading to give the single a listen!

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VIDEO: Neil Young discusses upcoming live release A Treasure

ByStarcasm Staff

Legendary artist Neil Young has dug into his seemingly bottomless vaults once again, this time he’s set to release A Treasure a live album from his 1984 America tour with The International Harvesters. See the great track list including previously unreleased songs as well as a quirky and enjoyable intro video from Neil himself.

Bonus If you’ve got an hour to kill I’ve got Neil’s full Austin City Limits performance from that tour!

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PHOTOS Katy Perry pays tribute to ’50s ’70s and ’80s in new ghd ads

ByAsa Hawks

See the first pictures from the new marketing partnership between Katy Perry and British hair-styling giant ghd featuring the sexy pop star paying homage to “the 70s inspired Bohemian beauty, the 50s Glamour classic Hollywood style, and the 80s revival of New Wave sassy style.” (Photos by David LaChapelle)

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Brad Paisley to appear on William Shatner’s “Space Cowboy” cover

ByDarren O

Ageless entertainment veteran William Shatner has announced the track listing and guest appearances for his upcoming covers album Searching For Major Tom. According to Shatner’s official site country music superstar Brad Paisley is slated to sing and play guitar on a cover of The Steve Miller Band’s classic hit “Space Cowboy.” Read on for the full song list and impressive line-up of musical luminaries who will be Shat-scatting soon!

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PHOTOS Your daily Pia Toscano: Out and about in NYC

ByAsa Hawks

The Piaparazzi were in tow as Ms. Toscano made the rounds in New York City earlier today that included an appearance on Regis and Kathy Lee as well as visits to the studios of The Today Show and MTV! In these photos Pia can be seen in a stylish black overcoat, black mini-skirt and a ruffled blue-on-blue polka dot top. In other words… Piawesome!

PLUS – Read my completely unfounded rumor involving Pia, Glee and Rachel’s long-lost older sister!

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Pia Toscano and Mark Ballas: A lesson in celeb hook ups

ByDarren O

Adding more fire to the theory that being shockingly voted off American Idol was the best thing to happen to Pia Toscano we now have news that the singing sensation has went on a celeb date with Dancing With the Stars‘ Mark Ballas! Read on for the complete break down of how this celeb matchmaking happened including the middle-man involvement of a professional wrestler.

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Pia Toscano gets record deal one day after stunning American Idol elimination

ByAsa Hawks

Pia Toscano’s tearful reaction to her shocking elimination from America Idol Thursday night may have been short-lived because she was reportedly approached that night about signing a record deal with Interscope Records – a deal that is close to being finalized! Could it be that getting booted from AI was the best thing that could have happened to the young star? Could she have a number one album by the time the show’s finale airs? We think yes!

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VIDEO Rep. Donna Edwards’ The White Stripes House floor poetry slam

ByDarren O

So who would you call on to solve this whole government shut down situation? Well if you’re outspoken Congresswoman Donna Edwards from Maryland you go to the old trusty The White Stripes playbook and throw down with a lyrical poetry-slam on the House floor!

Check it out and then read the full lyrics for the song she used, “Effect and Cause,” and watch a great live performance of the tune while you’re at it.

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PHOTO Pia Toscano all smiles the day after elimination from American Idol

ByAsa Hawks

While the rest of the world is in a blind rage at Pia Toscano’s incredulous eviction from American Idol last night after a stunning and powerful rendition of “River Deep, Mountain High,” Pia herself was all smiles as she was spotted out and about in Los Angeles earlier today. This confirms that Pia is a good sport in addition to being the most talented singer on Season 10 of American Idol.

GRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!

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Ashley Judd’s verbose memoir diss of Snoop Dogg and P Diddy

ByDarren O

Ashley Judd has released a very candid memoir that reflects a childhood of neglect and sexual abuse that brought about thoughts of suicide. She also went out of her way to discuss her strong feelings about rappers Snoop Dogg, P Diddy and hip-hop music in general. In an amazingly verbose celebrity diss she links rap music’s role to the root cause of all poverty and suffering in the world! Read on as Ashley J. goes all professor like on D-O-Double-G’s a$$!

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Bruce Springsteen to appear on Oprah Winfrey Network

ByDarren O

In a wonderful bit of news Bruce Springsteen and Oprah Winfrey will be coming together via Oprah Winfrey’s OWN network in a recently launched TV series entitled Master Class. Read on for the news that Oprah revealed via her Twitter feed and find out more about OWN’s show that promises to be compelling T.V.

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Rebecca Black vs. Ark Music Factory: Is the ark splintering in copyright lawsuit?

ByChris Gaines

Is the Ark sinking? Rebecca Black sues Patrice Wilson and Clarence Jey for copyright infringement. As fast as Rebecca Black’s career shot into the sky, will it be that fast for the Ark Music Factory to fall to earth in Hindenbergian fashion? And what does this mean for potential stars on the rise Alana Lee, Abby Victor and more?

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Funny Or Die: “Black Friday” Rebecca Black overdoses on Werther’s Originals with Sammy Hagar

ByChris Gaines

It wouldn’t be Friday without a post about Rebecca Black. Nor would it be April 1st without a hilarious video from the guys at Funny or Die. But I’m sorry, there’s nothing funny about Rebecca Black overdosing on candy. And Sammy Hagar is right when he says “Friday” is the greatest song ever written. What’s the joke here?

Concert poster for the Danielle Colby Cushman Farmageddon CD release party
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American Pickers’ Danielle Colby to perform burlesque at Farmageddon concert

ByAsa Hawks

It’s been a little while since we’ve updated you on what television’s sexiest office manager is up to! As we mentioned in a previous post, American Pickers’ Danielle Colby Cushman is not only a burlesque dancin’ and roller derbyin’ kit shicker but she’s also a huge fan of alternative country and roots music. In addition to spear-heading a CD release to help out Farmageddon Records Danielle and her Burlesque le Moustache dance troupe will be performing at the official CD release party in Rock Island, Illinois! Keep reading for the promotional poster and all the details about the show!

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VIDEO Zooey Deschanel sings “So Long” in Winnie the Pooh promo clip

ByAsa Hawks

Actress, musician, singer/songwriter and all-around uber-babe Zoey Deshanel is lending her musical talents to Disney’s brand new feature-length film, Winnie the Pooh, performing the classic theme song, “A Very Important Thing To Do” and the original end-credit song “So Long,” which was written by Deschanel and performed with She & Him bandmate M. Ward. Keep reading to watch Zooey recording “So Long” while narrating her love and admiration for everyone’s favorite honey addict!

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A look back: Buck Owens and His Buckaroos’ Roll Out the Red Carpet 45 years later

ByDarren O

Come along as I look back at the 1966 Buck Owens and His Buckaroos classic album Roll Out the Red Carpet. Buck and his band dominated country music for most of the 60’s and this work from that era that is absent of any charting single is in my opinion the definitive album for the band’s addictive and game changing sound.

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VIDEO PHOTOS Christina Aguilera “The Voice” promo trailer and pics

ByAsa Hawks

Watch two trailers for NBC’s answer to American Idol titled The Voice starring judges/coaches Cee Lo Green, Christina Aguilera, Adam Levine (Maroon 5) and Blake Shelton with host Carson Daly. Find out about conceptual twists to the show including blind auditions and the formation of teams that will be competing against one another throughout the season. Oh, and lots of promo pics of Christina Aguilera!

WE SO EXCITED! New Rebecca Black album and single: “LOL” to follow up “Friday”!

ByChris Gaines

There’s news on a new single and album from pop culture phenom Rebecca Black, but if we tell you the name, you can’t laugh! Ready? “LOL!” That’s it: “LOL!” Hey, you’re laughing! Cut it out! There’s plenty more details where that came from, our Starcasm BFFs!

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Pia Toscano’s Backdoor Intentional Quasi Photo Bomb

ByDarren O

American Idol front-runner and Starcasm’s forecasted star Pia Toscano has shown the first kink in her singing armor as judges and fans are looking for her to go with a song selection other than a ballad. I say BACK OFF because Pia has now created an entirely new pop culture phenomenon; The Backdoor Intentional Quasi Photo Bomb! Read on for the explanation that involves Kristen Bell, Dax Shepard and a misplaced husband drop.

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2011 Juno Awards Photos: Shania Twain, Neil Young, Arcade Fire, Daniel Lanois and more from the red carpet!

ByChris Gaines

Canada’s 2011 Juno Awards showcased the resplendent beauty of Shania Twain, the vital musical insurgency of Arcade Fire, and the grizzled independence of Neil Young. Starcasm’s got the pics to prove it!

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VIDEO PHOTOS Britney Spears’ Femme Fatale Palms Casino, Las Vegas concert

ByAsa Hawks

Britney Spears performed a three-song mini-concert at Rain nightclub in the Palms Casino & Resort in Las Vegas last night to promote the Tuesday release of her brand new album Femme Fatale. A scantily-clad and sexualized Britney performed three songs from the new album: “Hold It Against Me,” “Big Fat Bass” and “Till the World Ends.” Keep reading for photos from the show as well as a brief video clip of Brit doing the as-yet-not-officially-released “Big Fat Bass!”

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VIDEO “Friday” interview with Ark Music Factory founder and Rebecca Black producer Patrice Wilson

ByChris Gaines

The secretive producer, writer and rapper of Ark Music Factory finally speaks! And guess when? Friday, of course! One of the maestros behind Rebecca Black, Alana Lee, Abby Victor and the AMF phenomenon gives an exclusive interview, and he answers questions about AMF seeking out talent, charges of exploiting kids and parents and destroying pop music, how and why AMF does what they do, and more!

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VIDEO Listen to Lady Gaga’s “The Country Road” version of “Born This Way”

ByAsa Hawks

Lady Gaga announced yesterday that she would be releasing an alternate version of the anthemic title track from her new album Born This Way and just like always, LG delivered on her promise! Keep reading to give the alternate version a listen and see if you think it’s better or worse than the original!

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Lady Gaga to release “The Country Road” version of “Born This Way” late tonight!

ByAsa Hawks

The hardest working woman in show business is at it again! Lady Gaga announced earlier today via Twitter that she will be releasing an alternate version of her smash #1 single “Born This Way” tonight at 12am Pacific (3am Eastern)! Keep reading for the startling tweetails and find out why Nashville needs to prepare for a full-scale invasion!

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SETLIST PHOTOS Duran Duran “Unstaged” Directed By David Lynch, Live Review VIDEO

ByChris Gaines

What do Double D Barbie dolls, a grill full of weiners and Duran Duran have in common? If you said David Lynch, you’re right on, Eraserhead. If you said anything else, maybe you need to read up on one of the most intriguing combinations to come along in a long while!

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PHOTOS Who are Alana Lee’s boy crush and mean girl enemy in the video for “Butterflies”?

ByChris Gaines

The comments are going crazy, the emails are flowing in: Who is the boy in Alana Lee’s “Butterflies”? And who is the mean girl? Starcasm’s got the scoop on Anthony Ballestero and Kyndall Slotemaker, the actors in one of YouTube’s hottest videos!

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PHOTOS Mick Fleetwood has suffered a hat attack

ByDarren O

Fleetwood Mac has been in the news recently because the mega-popular show Glee is planning to cover their gazillion selling masterpiece Rumours in an upcoming episode. Band founder and drummer Mick Fleetwood has aged amazingly well and his secret just may be all about having an arsenal of hats at your disposal. See pics of Mick from Maui as he shows his rock-n-roll contemporaries how to grow old awesomely.

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PHOTO Katy Perry looking downright confectionary in Manchester

ByAsa Hawks

Even when Katy Perry isn’t adorned in lollipops and whipped-cream-spurting brassieres she still looks like a perfect little dessert! Seeing this photo of the sugary pop princess out and about in Manchester, England earlier today made me realize there are completely appropriate times in which you can refer to a woman as “cupcake.”

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VIDEO Neil Diamond’s Drunken Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame induction speech

ByChris Gaines

You say you like your Neil Diamond drunk, passive aggressive and squirrely? Neil Diamond’s only preparation for his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was a bottle of “Red, Red Wine” with a Tennessee Moonshine chaser, and Starcasm has the rambling video of his speech!

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VIDEO and LYRICS Randy Quaid performs self penned song “Star Whackers” live

ByStarcasm Staff

In all of this Sheen #winning and Mel Gibson ranting we’ve almost forgotten about the absolute most whacked out celebrity going right now and that’s Mr. Randy Quaid. He has taken his celebrity murdering conspiracy theory of star whackers to the next level by penning a song and performing it live. Hold on to your seats for video and full lyrics of Randy Quaid and The Fugitives performing “Star Whackers” live in Vancouver, British Columbia March 18th, 2011!

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VIDEO Rebecca Black performs acoustic “Friday” on Good Morning America

ByAsa Hawks

In an attempt to quell some of the haterade being poured all over her smash single “Friday,” overnight sensation Rebecca Black performed an acoustic version of the song for ABC and Good Morning America. The performance includes accompaniment on acoustic guitar and piano in a living room setting with what appears to be some of Rebecca’s friends. (Who are quick to chime in during the audience participation segment of the song, “Partyin’, Partyin’ YEAH! Partyin’, partyin’ YEAH!”) Keep reading and watch the video as the clock ticks down on your work week. “We we we so excited!”

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VIDEO Is Alana Lee’s “Butterflies” the next breakout hit for Ark Music Factory?

ByChris Gaines

Rebecca Black started the week on Monday with a YouTube explosion and ended it on Friday with a Good Morning America interview. We don’t know what the future holds specifically for Ms. Black (other than for her, Sunday is two days afterwords), but we can muse about which of the Ark Music Factory stable might have similar stardom in her future.

Keep reading to watch the video “Butterflies” by Alana Lee, which gets my award for the best single released so far by the Ark Music Factory! (Includes lyrics)

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VIDEO Rebecca Black requests duo with Justin Bieber

ByDarren O

Today is Friday so I thought I’d get this party started with everyone’s favorite “Friday” singer Rebecca Black. She appeared on this morning’s episode of Good Morning America and discussed her sudden and overwhelming YouTube fame. Her ode to the day before the weekend is now rocking at over 14 million (Dr. Evil voice – MILLION) views! Read what particular comments made her cry and watch her heart felt request for a duet with none other than Justin Bieber!

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Who is the rapper in the Rebecca Black “Friday” video? Meet ‘Pato’ Patrice Wilson

ByAsa Hawks

Overnight YouTube sensation Rebecca Black continues her successful-so-far bid for musical world domination as her single “Friday” has not only launched a tour but has since been made available for download and is racing up the charts!

Much has been written about Ark Music Factory, the company behind the successful single that has been called everything from “great teen pop” to “the worst song ever written,” but little has been mentioned about Rebecca’s co-star in the video: mysterious rapper dude driving a car. Find out who he is and what his connection is to Ark Music Factory!

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VIDEO Jack White’s surprise street performance at SXSW

ByDarren O

Jack White’s Third Man Records based out of Nashville went mobile and rolled up to Austin’s SXSW festival in the form of a big yellow truck. All of that’s fine and dandy and hipster “whatever” being that it’s hard to make news at what has arguably become THE music festival but when White himself stepped out with the baddest looking Gretsch acoustic you’ll see and began to belt out Buddy Holly’s “Not Fade Away,” well, BLAMMO! Check out the high quality video of the entire performance from NPR right here.