YouTube fame refers to recognition received through uploaded videos that become viral videos on the video sharing website YouTube. Some videos become famous and rack up hundreds of thousands of views.^[1] Many videos of docile things such as the singing of a popular song or a comedy routines achieve YouTube fame, but the desire for such fame has led to dangerous undertakings and incidents such as the making of fight videos.^[2]

Risks[link]

The desire for even non-profit YouTube fame has led to several incidents such as the pulling of dangerous stunts. One incident involved a teen from Ontario high school who was set on fire after being doused with Axe Body Spray by a fourteen-year-old accomplice. He suffered from third degree burns. The accomplice was charged with assault causing bodily harm.^[3]

New York Fight Club[link]

A violent street gang, the "Union Square Spartans", that began holding public fights in New York City earned YouTube fame for videos uploaded depicting street fights. Their publicity has led to the fights becoming an organized event to which crowds of hundreds sometimes attend. Many of the fighters are homeless and use anonymous names.^[4]

Indiana University[link]

In Indianapolis, two teens from Kokomo, Indiana, wielding a camera, went around the campus of Indiana University trying to pick fights in an attempt to post an attack video on YouTube. For five days the teens visited the campus, doing such things as yelling out their vehicle windows trying to harass people into fighting. At 2 am they got into a fight with Drew Langhals after he responded to their taunts by yelling back. One of the teens pushed him into a bush and the other began punching and kicking him. Langhals then pick up his long board and hit both teens in the head. Police caught the teens, who were charged with battery and illegal consumption.^[5]

Unwanted fame[link]

A South Korean student, Lim Jeong-hyun, was uncomfortable with the fame he received after being discovered as the "star" of multiple videos depicting him playing guitar, which were uploaded by someone other than himself. The most popular video, one of him covering Johann Pachelbel's Canon, was the second most viewed video on YouTube.^[6]

See also[link]

• Viral video
• List of Internet phenomena videos
• List of YouTube personalities

References[link]

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Naturi Naughton
Naughton in December 2010
Background information
Birth name	Naturi Cora Maria Naughton
Born	(1984-05-20) May 20, 1984 (age 28)
Origin	East Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
Genres	R&B, hip hop
Occupations	Singer, actress, rapper
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1999–2002 (3LW) 2009–present (solo)
Labels	Epic Records (1999-2002) Universal Republic (2008-Present)
Associated acts	3LW

Naturi Cora Maria Naughton (born May 20, 1984)^[1] is an American singer, rapper, and actress best known for formerly being one-third of the R&B trio 3LW, and the starring role of Denise in the remake of Fame. Naughton now stars on the hit Lifetime TV series The Client List as Kendra.

Early life[link]

Naughton was born and raised in East Orange, New Jersey,^[1] the daughter of Brenda, a part-time paralegal, and Ezra Naughton, a retired accountant.^[2][3] Her musical talent first emerged at the age of five years old, when she joined her church choir at New Hope Baptist Church in East Orange, NJ. She attended St. Joseph's Catholic school, and later attended Immaculate Conception high school in Montclair, NJ. It was soon after that time Naturi was discovered. She has sung the national anthem at various events in New Jersey and attended Seton Hall University.^[4]

3LW[link]

In 1999, at age 15, Naughton joined Adrienne Bailon and Kiely Williams to form the group 3LW. Their first single, "No More (Baby I'ma Do Right)", was released in the fall of 2000. "No More" was a success and was followed by the second single, "Playas Gon' Play" in early 2001. The group's debut album, 3LW, was released on December 5, 2000. The album went platinum, selling 1.3 million copies in the US. In the summer of 2001, the group went on the MTV TRL tour along with Destiny's Child, Dream, Nelly, Eve, and Jessica Simpson.

3LW spent the first half of 2002 in the studio, recording an album tentatively titled Same Game, Different Rules. The album and its intended lead single "Uh Oh" were presented to the label, who felt it did not have enough urban radio appeal. The tracks from Same Game, Different Rules were leaked to the Internet in MP3 format, and Epic considered dropping the band. A fan support campaign for 3LW named 'Never Let Go of 3LW' followed, and the act was retained. Recording a new set of tracks, 3LW returned in the summer of 2002 with the P. Diddy-produced single "I Do (Wanna Get Close To You)", featuring Loon.

By August, the group was set to release its newest LP, A Girl Can Mack, when Naughton announced that she was no longer a member of the group. Naughton says that the other two girls and their management had forced her out of the group.^[5] The problems reached a breaking point after a heated argument with Williams, Bailon, and their manager, which allegedly ended with Williams throwing a hot plate full of KFC food at Naughton. Epic Records then ended their relationship with both 3LW and Naughton.

After Naughton's departure, Bailon and Williams resumed as a group and released the single "Neva Get Enuf", which did not feature Naughton's vocals. The single failed to make a dent on radio or the Billboard Hot 100. 3LW replaced Naughton with Jessica Benson, but have since disbanded. In 2005, Bailon and Williams continued on as members of Disney's The Cheetah Girls, until January 2009, when that group also disbanded.

Solo career[link]

Naughton at H-E-B Holiday Parade 2009

Naughton was collaborating with producers Full Force on a solo debut album. Some of the tracks she recorded for the album are as follows: "Real Chicks" (featuring Lil' Kim),^[6] "Stand Up", "What You Do" and "Your Girlfriend." However, in a recent interview with Naturi, she says that she is not currently working on an album right now, but instead focusing on her other passion, acting. With the right team and producers, she says she would definitely like to do her solo album some day.^{[citation needed]}

In September 2009, Naturi scored her first solo chart entry as her version of "Fame" (from the 2009 movie Fame) entered the UK chart at #74 and rose to #43 in its second week. In its third week, the song jumped ten spots to #33, becoming Naughton's first solo top 40 UK hit. The single also peaked at #48 on HOT dance play/songs, #3 in Finland, #4 in Portugal, #14 in Norway, #24 in Switzerland, #26 in Belgium and #37 in Ireland.^[7]

During an interview on The Monique Show in February 2010, Naturi stated that she will be releasing a solo debut album, but no more information was discussed. A soundtrack album, The Fame Presents Naturi Naughton as Denise' was released on February 2, 2010.^[8][9]

Acting[link]

Naughton starred in the Tony Award winning Broadway musical Hairspray as Little Inez from 2005-2008.

Naturi played rapper Lil' Kim in Notorious, a big screen biopic about the late Notorious B.I.G. Notorious opened at #4 at the box office with over $21 million made opening weekend. Naughton garnered rave reviews for her performance as "Lil Kim" in the film. The film also was Naughton's first (and to date, only) role where she appears nude which led to a large male fanbase for the actress.

Naturi has also done a commercial for Truth.com, titled "It Must've Been a Typo".

More recently, Naughton played a pianist named Denise in the remake of the 1980 movie and TV show musical Fame. Fame was released in theaters on September 25, 2009 and opened up at #3 at the box office.^[10]

She was a main supporting actress in the 2010 movie Lottery Ticket, playing Stacie, a loyal friend of the lead character Kevin Carson (played by Bow Wow).

She also starred in a the September 26, 2010 episode of Mad Men, "Hands and Knees" as Lane's Playboy Bunny mistress Toni Charles.

Naturi most recently scored one of the lead roles in NBC's 2011 series The Playboy Club. She plays a Playboy Bunny named "Brenda" who has dreams of being the first Black centerfold. The pilot aired on September 19, 2011. The series was cancelled after three episodes aired.^[11]

On October 13, 2011, Naturi Naughton brought her talents to It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia^[12] to play 1970s Jazz Club Singer Sha-Dynasty, the romantic interest of Frank (Danny DeVito) and his brother Geno (Jon Polito).

Recently, Deadline.com reported that she had been added to the cast of Lifetime's upcoming 2012 drama series The Client List with Jennifer Love Hewitt.^[13]

Filmography[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Naturi Naughton

• Naturi Naughton on Myspace
• Naturi Naughton at the Internet Movie Database
• Naturi Naughton at the Internet Broadway Database
• Naturi Naughton: The Notorious Interview with Kam Williams

Collins Pennie
Pennie at the premiere of What's Your Number?, September 19, 2011
Born	June 20, 1985 Brooklyn, New York

Collins Pennie (born June 20, 1985) is an American actor, singer and dancer.

Personal life[link]

Pennie was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He lived in several different foster homes until the age of 15 when he moved out on his own.

Career[link]

In 2004, he debuted as Jimmy Gordon on the crime drama Law & Order. After taking a photo of himself to the Ford Modeling Agency, he was given a contract. Collins also starred in Beyonce's 2011 "Run The World (Girls)" video.^{[citation needed]}

Television[link]

In 2004, Pennie made his television debut on the long running NBC crime-drama Law & Order. He has since starred on other television shows such as Without a Trace, and currently plays Marcus Leeds in the hospital drama Hawthorne.^[1]

Film[link]

Pennie has appeared in Half Nelson (2007),^[2] the 2008 version of Prom Night,^[3] and the musical Fame, an adaptation of the 1980 [cult-classic].^[4] In 2010, he was the lead role in Stomp the Yard 2.^[5] In 2011, he appeared in the film In Time, starring Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried.

Theater[link]

In the summer of 2010, Pennie appeared in Rent with actors Neil Patrick Harris and Wayne Brady in a three-day limited engagement at the Hollywood Bowl.^[6]

Music Video[link]

Pennie plays the lead male role in Beyonce's "Run The World (Girls)" video which was released 18 May 2011 on Beyonce's website www.beyonce.com and American Idol.

Filmography[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Collins Pennie at the Internet Movie Database

The Script
The Script, Nobel Peace Prize Concert 2008
Background information
Origin	Dublin, Ireland
Genres	Soft rock, alternative rock, blue-eyed soul, worldbeat
Years active	2001–present[1]
Labels	Sony Music Entertainment
Associated acts	mytown (1996-2001)
Website	thescriptmusic.com
Members
Danny O'Donoghue Mark Sheehan Glen Power

The Script are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Based in London after signing to Sony Label Group imprint Phonogenic, the band released their eponymous debut album in August 2008, featuring the hit songs "The Man Who Can't Be Moved" and "Breakeven". The album debuted at number one in Ireland and the UK.^[2] Their second album, Science & Faith, was released in September 2010, and contains the hit songs "For the First Time" and "Nothing". The album debuted at number one in Ireland and the UK, and number three on the US Billboard 200.^[2][3]

Their music has been featured in many video games and many popular television programs including 90210, Ghost Whisperer, The Hills, Waterloo Road, EastEnders, Made in Chelsea and The Vampire Diaries. Frontman Danny O'Donoghue is also a coach on The Voice UK.

Biography[link]

Danny O'Donoghue and Mark Sheehan met in a club in The Liberties area of Dublin, Ireland near the Guinness brewery, gravitating to each other through a shared liking of music, and in particular a love of R & B music (Rhythm and Blues). "At that time, MTV only came on in Dublin after midnight, it was the fuzzy channel, and for my generation urban culture was just a wave through us all," explains Sheehan. "It wasn't about gangs and guns; it was fashion and fun, singing and dancing." ^[4]

Mark and Danny were formerly part of a band that had formed in 1996 called mytown. Striking up a songwriting and production partnership, O'Donoghue and Sheehan's talent was recognized early, and, to their astonishment, they found themselves invited to Canada to collaborate with some of their production heroes, including such legends of modern R&B as Dallas Austin, Montell Jordan and Teddy Riley. They were based in the US for many years, but moved back to Dublin where they recruited Glen Power for their new band. He had been playing sessions from the age of fifteen, using the money to work on a solo project in his home. But that went on hold when his collaboration with Mark and Danny produced three songs in one week. The band signed to Phonogenic in 2005, and released an EP on Last.FM. The band's influences include a diverse group of artists that include U2, Coldplay, The Police, The Neptunes, Timbaland, and Van Morrison.^[5] O'Donoghue also made a reference to Amy Winehouse and Stevie Wonder while discussing his personal voice while singing. They have worked on a few collaborations with Amy Winehouse and Denzel Washington, varying styles and genres. He stated that the instrument he attempts to imitate is a violin, based on the string arrangements of Stevie Wonder, while Amy Winehouse is similar to a saxophone.^[6]

Danny and Mark started making demos for other artists, but when they met drummer Glen Power, the objective changed. The pair had never heard Power play, but they made a connection that motivated Sheehan to invite Glen on a working holiday to Los Angeles. In one week, the trio produced three songs. "It was like I found my home playing with these guys," says Glen. "I had never had a chance with any other band to express myself with such freedom." "Individually, we all had our own talents, but together it just went to another level," according to Danny.^{[cite this quote]}

In the beginning years of the band, Mark Sheehan's mother fell terminally ill, causing a lot of stress on the band and members, but it also had a positive effect on Sheehan's writing. With such strong emotional tension, the songwriter found new lyrics every day. Sheehan said that "That was the time when it finally came home to me how important music was to me, 'cause in my darkest moments that's what got me through." After Sheehan's mother's death, ten months after her diagnosis, Danny's father died four months later of a heart attack. Even with such trying moments in their early years, the band was able to rise out of it, albeit with somewhat bleak lyrics in several songs, as commented by Danny when referencing "We Cry": "There is not a lot of hope in the song, cause not everybody's life is full of hope. There's not always roses at the end."^[6]

[edit] The Script (2008–2010)

The Script performed "We Cry" for the first time on BalconyTV in Dublin on 13 September 2007.^[7] The band claimed that BalconyTV was the "first TV they ever did" and credited Michael Hunter as the "push we needed to propel us" when they won Best Band at the DanishTV Music Video Awards 2009 in the Pepper Club Dublin on 20 June 2008. At the awards the band said the award was their "first ever".^[8] The Script released their debut single "We Cry" on 14 April 2008. "We Cry" received "Single of the Day" on RTÉ 2FM, Today FM and by Jo Whiley on BBC Radio 1, where many radio presenters heavily supported the band.^[9] The single peaked at number 15 on the UK Singles Chart,^[10] giving the band their first top 20 single. The track also performed well on the Irish Singles Chart, peaking at number 9 and giving the band their first top ten single in their home country.^[10] The Script also performed 'We Cry' on one of the CW's TV series, 90210.

Their second single, "The Man Who Can't Be Moved", was released on 15 September 2008.^[11] The single reached number 2 in Ireland, Denmark, and the UK.^[12] The band released their debut album, The Script, on 11 August 2008. Following the success of "The Man Who Can't Be Moved", the album entered the UK Albums Chart at number one with sales of 20,240 copies where it stayed for eleven weeks. The album spent three weeks in the top ten and was the eighteenth best selling album in the UK of 2008. The album also entered the Irish Albums Chart at number one, holding the top spot for five weeks.^[13] It had, as of January 2009, spent 2 wks. in the top 10. The Irish office of Sony BMG music presented the group with their first multi-platinum disc for over 600,000 sales of their debut album, The Script.^[14]

The band's third single, "Breakeven", was released in Ireland on 21 November 2008 and in the UK on 29 December 2008. The single was an instant success on the Irish Singles Chart. After entering the chart at number forty, it spent one week before entering the top ten at number ten giving the Script their third top ten single in Russia. The single has, to date, spent 4 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 21. The band's fourth single "Talk You Down" was released in March 2009.^[15]

On 9 November The Script received an award at the World Music Awards for 'Best Selling Irish Act' of 2008 and on 19 February 2010, they won 'Best Live Performance' at the Meteor Ireland Music Awards. The band has confirmed that they plan to write a track for Leona Lewis's second album.^[16] In December 2008, the band were confirmed to be supporting Take That at their concert at Croke Park on 13 June 2009. The band played at the Cheerio's Childline concert on the opening night of Dublin's 02. They played among big stars Enrique Iglesias, Anastacia and many more.

On 7 April 2009 the band was confirmed to be supporting U2 on their third concert at Croke Park, which took place on 27 July 2009.^[17] On 29 April 2009, the band announced that their next single would be Before The Worst, to be released on 15 June 2009.^[18] On 17, 18 and 21 July 2009, The Script opened for Paul McCartney at the historic first concerts at New York's Citi Field^[19] and for U2 at Dublin's Croke Park.

The band's bonus track and B-side "Live Like We're Dying" was re-recorded by American Idol 2009 winner Kris Allen as the first single off his self-titled album. Allen's version of "Live Like We're Dying" was digitally released for download on 21 September 2009.^[20]

On 2 December 2009 the band's single "The Man Who Can't Be Moved" was featured as a remix on the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show during the Enchanted Forest segment.

On 16 April 2010, their first U.S. single "Breakeven" was certified Platinum by the RIAA (the Recording Industry Association of America), selling over one million copies in the U.S. and has since peaked at #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the spring of 2010. The band performed a headline tour in the United States that kicked off in San Diego on 11 October 2010 at the House of Blues and ended on 7 November 2010 at the House of Blues in Boston, Massachusetts.^[19] On 21 May 2010, they appeared live on NBC's Today Show as part of the show's outdoor Toyota Concert Series.

[edit] Science & Faith (2010-2011)

The Script announced a new album and single on their website on Monday, 19 July 2010. The first single from album Science & Faith, "For the First Time", was released in the UK on 20 August 2010 and the album followed on 13 September 2010. In the United States, "For the First Time" was released on iTunes on 8 November 2010, with "Science & Faith" was released on 18 January 2011.^[21] The song was first released in the United States on AOL Music on 29 September 2010.^[22] "For the First Time" has entered the UK charts at #5 and moved up to #4 the following week and entered the Irish charts at #1. The music video features Bono's daughter Eve Hewson. Science & Faith entered the Irish Album Chart and the UK album chart at #1.

The Script recorded their album in London, and vocalist Danny O'Donoghue says that the economic crisis in Ireland is "a microcosm for the rest of the world." He talks about people being stripped of everything that they own and how it inspired the band to write the songs for the new album. Danny says, "We're dealing with complex emotions in the simplest of ways, that's what we battle with in these songs." The subject matter might sound bleak at first, but Science & Faith is about optimism. "With Irish people, no matter how bad things get, you always pick yourself up and carry on."^{[cite this quote]}

On Friday, 24 September at 9:00am tickets for The Script's three nights at The O2 Dublin, two nights at The Odyssey, Belfast & two at The INEC, Killarney went on sale and sold out in less than 40 minutes, with over 60,000 tickets sold. On 1 October at 9:00am tickets for The Script arena tour in March 2011 went on sale. The tickets for all 12 arenas around the UK sold out in 5 days. They also announced that they would play a "Homecoming" concert at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. This is part of the Science & Faith Tour and will be their biggest headline show to date.

The Script also took part in Children in Need 2010. The Script will be participating in the VH1 Best Cruise Ever and sailing to Cozumel 28 April-2 May 2011. The Script took part in BRMB's live 2010 with acts such as The Saturdays, Mark Ronson and Mcfly. The Script were nominated for Best International Act at the 2011 Brit Awards. The Script announced that they will perform at: Pinkpop festival, V festival, Oxegen, Isle of Wight Festival, T in the park, Thetford Forest Show, iTunes Festival, Skanderborg Festival, Sudoeste Festival, Tennents ViTal.

The Script also played to the biggest indoor crowd of 18,300 people at The Coca-Cola Dome in Johannesburg South Africa 24 June 2011.

They later went on to play their official biggest crowd ever on 2 July 2011 in Dublin's Aviva Stadium, and performed to a sold-out crowd of 50,000 people. The Coronas and Tinie Tempah were support acts on the night.

Discography[link]

Studio albums

• The Script (2008)
• Science & Faith (2010)

Tours and shows[link]

• Science & Faith Tour
• iTunes Festival 2011
• Isle Of Wight Festival 2011
• Radio City Music Hall - October 9, 2012
• V FEST 2011
• World Tour October 2012

Awards and Nominations[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• The Script at MySpace
• The Script at Billboard.com
• The Script on BalconyTV – Music With Nothing
• BBC Talking Shop: The Script by Neil Smith, 17 April 2008 at ITV
• BBC Music Club: The Script
• The Script CD review in MTVMexico.com
• Talk You Down Review at Daily Music Book
• The Script Interview in the Virgin Red Room
• Project This = Love, home to the only charity group for fans of The Script

Pauly D
Pauly DelVecchio (left) with Michael Sorrentino in Florence, Italy (May 2011)
Born	Paul DelVecchio (1980-07-05) July 5, 1980 (age 31) Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.[1]
Other names	DJ Pauly D, Pauly D
Occupation	Television personality, disc jockey
Years active	2009–present

Paul DelVecchio (born July 5, 1980), publicly known as DJ Pauly D or simply Pauly D,^[2] is an American television personality and disc jockey.^[3] He is best known for being a housemate on MTV's reality show Jersey Shore.^[4][5] In August 2011, he announced a pending three-album deal with 50 Cent's G-Unit Records & G-Note Records. This deal was later confirmed by 50 Cent on December 1, 2011.^[6][7] He is also the first of the Jersey Shore cast to get his own spin-off show, The Pauly D Project. ^[8]

Early life[link]

DelVecchio was born on July 5, 1980 and raised in the Providence, Rhode Island area, and in Johnston, Rhode Island. He attended Johnston High School. He began his career as a local DJ under the moniker Pauly D. One of his professional idols is the late DJ AM.^[9]

Career[link]

[edit] Jersey Shore

DelVecchio was cast in 2009 for Jersey Shore. He has stated that his being chosen for Jersey Shore had nothing to do with his music, but that they instead sent him a Myspace message after liking his look. After he sent them his number, "The casting directors called me from LA and they said they wanted to send down a camera crew to Rhode Island to film a day in my life. They filmed me at the gym, filmed me tanning and filmed me going to the club. Six months later they said I got on the show. I never really auditioned."^[9]

His appearance in the show resulted in popularity with what TIME dubbed "seriously rabid fans."^[10] He won the 2011 Teen Choice Award for Choice Reality Star: Male.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Jersey Shore spinoff

DelVecchio is the first housemate from Jersey Shore to receive his own spin-off. It will focus on his DJ career as he goes on a tour around America. Filming commences in 2012.^[10][11] According to TIME, "We're guessing Pauly D got the spot [instead of Nicole Polizzi or Michael Sorrentino] because he genuinely seems fun and easy to get along with. He's not known for diva antics like The Situation and doesn't appear a drunken mess at times, like Nicole and Michael do."^[10] The show, originally called DelVecchio was later renamed The Pauly D Project. It premiered on MTV on March 29, 2012.^[12]

Music and disc jockey career[link]

In 2010, DelVecchio released a single, "Beat Dat Beat (It's Time To)".^[3] The single was released via iTunes and was ranked number one by Matthew Wilkening on AOL Radio's "100 Worst Songs Ever"^[13]. He was also nominated for the "America's Best DJ" competition in 2010 and 2011.^{[citation needed]}

After numerous rumours, on August 11, 2011, Pauly D confirmed to XXL that he had signed a three album deal with 50 Cent's labels G-Unit Records & G-Note Records and that he will also be releasing headphones under the label.^[14]

In 2011, it was announced that DelVecchio would open for Britney Spears on her Femme Fatale Tour in North America on selected cities and dates.^[15]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Pauly D Project at MTV
• Pauly D at the Internet Movie Database
• Pauly D on Twitter
• Pauly D on Facebook