The Weeknd, Justin Bieber, Drake and Vine Star Shawn Mendes dominated this year’s nominations for the Canadian music awards show, Juno Awards, which is set for April 3 on CTV. Vine Star Shawn Mendes scored 4 nominations in categories: Juno Fan Choice Award, Album of the Year, Artist of the Year, and Pop Album of the Ye…
UPDATE: Fine Brothers Launches REACT WORLD!
February 2
**Update**: Following a flood of criticism and the loss of millions of subscribers, YouTube’s Fine Brothers have rescinded trademark claims and cancelled their plans to license videos under the “React World” umbrella. Benny and Rafi Fine apologized and understand’s their communities concerns. They have decided to do th…
Facebook Star Matt Bellassai is the latest digital video star to sign with CAA. Bellassai is a writer at Buzzfeed for BFF and mostly works on their Twitter and Tumbler accounts. The 25-year-old Chicago-native is widely known for his hilarious show that he wrote, produced, and starred in Whine About It, where he discuss…
YouTube vlogger Casey Neistat swerved through the snowy streets of NYC while riding the board. Neistat’s adventure through the Big Apple, set to a remix of Frank Sinatra’s tune New York, New York, was posted to YouTube on Sunday and now has more than 6M plus views. Neistat’s posted earlier today on YouTube the behind t…
Vine Star Logan Paul Goes Hollywood
January 25
How Vine’s Hunky Goofball Logan Paul Plans to Become a Mainstream Superstar. Brands are smitten. Will Hollywood be, too? By T.L. Stanley /Adweek With his sandy blond hair, bright blue eyes and shredded physique, Logan Paul could have stepped from Greek lore. The 20-year-old social media megastar who’s poised to become…
Vine turns three! Since their launch on January 24, 2013, people have turned to Vine to watch the world’s most bizarre, funny and entertaining stories. As they look back on #VineYear3, most of this year’s most powerful and entertaining moments are bigger than any one individual Vine. They’re larger stories, made up of…
Top 10 YouTubers To Watch In 2016
January 21
A must read to know who are the YouTubers on the rise in Teen Vogue’s Top 10 YouTubers to Watch in 2016 article, written by Madonna Matta. All of us have spent mindless hours watching numerous videos. We jump from one YouTuber’s channel to the next wondering who will rise above all. Writer Madonna Matta narrows them do…
Despite the name, the list of Shorty Awards nominees is impressively long. The growth of digital platforms has led to a glut of diverse stars who merit nominations for the annual social media awards. While the Shorty Awards celebrate digital presence, the nominations are generally split between the world of mainstream…
“We used to follow the news on social media and now social media is driving the news,” says social activist influencer, Elizabeth Plank on ABC’s Nightline segment, Young Activists Turn Hashtags into Rallying Cries. Activist videos gone viral have spark controversial conversations; transform countries politics to organi…
Amanda De Cadenet plus YouTubers GloZell, Shameless Maya and Chriselle Lim sit down for an exclusive interview with Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton that took place earlier this week. Hillary Clinton’s campaign trail leads her to the couch of celebrity Amanda de Cadenet with an exclusive interview for her Lifetim…