Rebecca Black, a 13-year-old singer from Anaheim Hills, released her single titled "Friday" on March 14, 2011. "Friday" was produced by the ARK Music Factory. Within a week after being released on iTunes it has jumped the iTunes sales chart to 19 as of March 19, 2011. The music video for the song became a viral hit, when the video's view count on YouTube jumped from around 3,000 views to 18 million a week later. The sudden surge was attributed to a Tosh.0 blog post titled "Songwriting Isn't for Everyone." Since the growth in popularity of the song and video, there have been numerous parody videos and remixes. Forbes stated that the notoriety of the song is another sign of the power of social media – specifically Twitter, Facebook, and Tumblr, in this instance – in the ability to create "overnight sensations."
There is a MAJOR Rebecca Black crisis on Facebook -- with allegations of deception, identity theft ... and most importantly a smoking hot bikini model ... who happens to be named Rebecca Black.… READ MORE >
Rebecca Black was getting made fun of at school SO MUCH after "Friday" came out -- that her mother decided to pull her out and began homeschooling the singer. Black just told ABC News ...… READ MORE >
"Friday" singer Rebecca Black finally answered the burning question EVERYONE has on their minds ... all without saying a single word.The 14-year-old called shotgun after some retail therapy at… READ MORE >
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The FUN, FUN, FUN is over ... Rebecca Black has officially pulled her "Friday" video off of YouTube ... and TMZ has learned it's all over a fight over Rebecca's image. TMZ spoke with a rep… READ MORE >
The "Rebecca Black is pregnant!!!" rumor needs to stop. Now.That is all. READ MORE >
Being forever known as the chick who sings that "Friday" song isn't as fun .... fun ... fun ... fun ... fun ... as it seems ... so says Rebecca Black ... you know, that chick who sings that… READ MORE >
If you've just gotta have new Rebecca Black music, hang on to your hats -- she's back in the studio and working on a new EP ... TMZ has learned.Sources close to Black tell TMZ she's started… READ MORE >
Stephen Colbert is truly a magician -- because with the help of Jimmy Fallon, The Roots and a special "American Idol" guest, he managed to turn the Rebecca Black song "Friday" into ... dare we say… READ MORE >
It was only a matter of time before a dog fight over the Rebecca Black phenomenon erupted -- Black and her mother are now accusing the company that produced the track of copyright infringement as… READ MORE >
