From zip-lining to paragliding, the eight remaining teams fought their way through the icy cliffs of Chamonix, France in this week’s episode of The Amazing Race. On Christmas day, each team was given a bag carrying thermal jackets, pants, boots and sunglasses for their next journey. After Brodie’s struggle of fitting i…

Vine star and social influencer Gabriel Conte has signed with UTA, Variety exclusively learned. With 1.8 million Vine followers, who have garnered more than 1 billion video loops, and 2 million Facebook followers, Conte is one of the platform’s most influential stars. His popularity has led to opportunities for Conte o…

Digital media Vine star Nash Grier has left WME to sign with UTA, The Hollywood Reporter has exclusively learned. The 18-year-old rose to fame on Vine, where he has 12.5 million followers and his micro-videos have been viewed (or “looped”) more than 3.35 billion times. His other current social media tallies include 8.8…

Esquire Network has ordered eight episodes of The Mike Stud Project (working title) docuseries, which follows baseball player-turned-rapper and YouTube star Mike Stud for premiere this summer. Stud is a Duke-educated and former All-American baseball player who turned to music after an injury robbed him of his lifelong…

Roman Atwood and Yousef Saleh Erakat will soon be taking fans away from their computer screens and into the movie theatres. The YouTube stars have recently made for one of the most powerful social media movements yet. At the end of February, the Roman vs. Fousey Tour hit stages in Washington, Oregon and California. Bet…

Singer/songwriter Shawn Mendes who rose to fame from Vine kicked off his headlining world tour on Saturday, March 5th with a sold-out concert at New York City’s legendary Radio City Music Hall. Shawn is touring behind the success of his platinum debut album Handwritten. Shawn surprised fans with sneak peeks of 3 unrele…