It’s Friday! Which seat should I take?
Rebecca Black takes the front seat when it comes to recent popularity. Almost everyone knows the catchy song “Friday” by Rebecca Black. This song started at four thousand hits and, in one night, increased to two hundred thousand hits. Rebecca Black is one of YouTube’s biggest successes, and her popularity is still sky-rocketing.
Rebecca Black is a thirteen-year-old girl from Anaheim, California. She is talented in many different ways. She is a straight-A student and is involved in many of the art programs in her school. Rebecca could always sing, and one day her friend told her about Ark Music Factory. Ark Music Factory is a record company that specializes in recording young singers and moving them into the big world of music.
This sounded like a dream come true for Rebecca. Her family paid over two thousand dollars for Rebecca to record two songs with Ark Music, one of which was “Friday.”
“Friday” was recorded and automatically sent onto YouTube, but the tune was not a hit right away. It earned a few views, but the song’s popularity did not explode until its segment on the television program Tosh.0, which labeled Black’s song one of the worst in the music business. But after the segment, Rebecca’s video sky-rocketed.
The video “Friday” was a huge hit. Rebecca was everywhere in the news, and no one could avoid hearing about “Friday.” Rebecca’s video went viral, but not in a good way. There were several horrible comments talking about her auto-tuned voice, the song’s lyrics, and her appearance.
“Those hurtful comments really shocked me,” said Black.
Though the remarks were pretty tough to handle, Black remained strong and stayed positive. She repeatedly told people that, even though the comments were rude, she knew that she had talent, and that’s all that matters. Several people said that her voice got stuck in their heads, and not in the way it’s supposed to do.
“I think getting my voice stuck in people’s heads is an accomplishment. You know that, even a person that doesn’t like my song, the song is going to be stuck in their heads. So, that’s the point of it. It’s a catchy song,” states Black.
Even though there many rude comments about her, she is still continuing her music career and hopes one day that she will sing a duet with Justin Bieber.
Rebecca Black has shocked everyone despite her auto-tuned voice and cheesy song. With her popularity, she is bound to become a big part of the music business.
The Tiger Times 
Posted on April 1, 2011 by thetigertimes
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