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Post by Admin on Sept 2, 2016 19:38:44 GMT
2016 has been a year of unlikely pop comebacks. In the past few months, acts like The Chainsmokers and Meghan Trainor proved to skeptics that they were capital A-artists after breaking through with novelty songs like “#SELFIE” and “All About That Bass,” which seemed like parodies of pop music at the time of their release. Now, another singer with an infamous hit behind her is hoping for a similar second chance: Rebecca Black. Yup, that Rebecca Black—the one who obsessed over a certain day of the week back in 2011. Everybody knows the story of “Friday,” but the 19-year-old singer and YouTube personality is ready for you to get to know her on her own terms this time. “‘Friday’ was a part of my life, but I don’t know if I would say it’s a part of me as an artist,” Black says. “So many people know me just by that song, but I’m much more than that.” Hear for yourself with her new single “The Great Divide,” a radio-ready, EDM-lite anthem that shows off her vocal talents and just far how she’s come since her brush with internet fame.  With over 30 songs already recorded, Black hopes to independently release an EP this fall. "We've got some stuff that's a little more electronic, but I love a lot of indie music, so we have stuff that's in that vein too," she said.  |
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Post by Admin on Sept 5, 2016 19:37:34 GMT
 Five years ago, Rebecca Black's hit Friday was EVERYWHERE online - impossible to escape, and totally infectious.  The YouTube teen sensation became a household name in 2011 - although partly through people saying how annoying the catchy tune was - and her big single has amassed more than 98,620,000 views.  Now, she's back with power ballad The Great Divide, and she admitted in a special message before the promo that it's an attempt to silence the haters and prove she's here to stay.  |
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Post by Admin on Sept 19, 2016 19:36:48 GMT
“It’s definitely one of the most meaningful things I’ve written for myself,” Black says of the song, which premieres today on EW. “As I’ve grown up, I’ve realized there are certain people I’ve let into in my life that aren’t healthy for me. This song is about letting those people go and feeling power in knowing that’s the best decision for you.” Even some of her Black’s closest pals have been surprised by her musical evolution: “I don’t even tell them about or play them songs before they’re done,” Black says. “It’s been exciting to play the song for friends. I kept a lot of this as my own personal adventure.” Black has been recording on and off during the years since “Friday”—she released a handful of follow-up singles, including the actually-pretty-great “Saturday”—but finding material she connected with was a challenge. “I was growing up in the process, so all of a sudden I liked one thing [one day] and hated the same thing the next,” she says. Even now, she’s open-minded about genre: “The Great Divide” originally started out as a stripped-down ballad, which is also available, but after hearing the Crash Cover remix she decided to put that version out too. Of the more than 30 songs she’s recently recorded for an upcoming EP or album she hopes to independently release this fall, Black says, “We’ve got some stuff that’s a little more electronic, but I love a lot of indie music, so we have stuff that’s in that vein too.” Changing tastes aside, Black says the biggest challenge of this chapter of her music career was combatting her own insecurities. “Before even finding my sound, I needed to find my voice,” Black says. “I would walk into a studio and say three words because I was so nervous.” Eventually, Black says she realized that she’d never be able to make music she could stand behind if she didn’t learn to speak up for herself. She also discovered that, when it came to the lingering shadow of “Friday” and credibility concerns, none of her collaborators really cared. “It was all in my head,” she says. “I just had to tell myself, ‘This is going to be okay. I’m okay. I’m good at what I do.’ Who cares if I make a mistake? Who cares if I have a bad day in the studio? That’s all part of my journey, all part of my progress.”  |
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Post by Admin on Apr 21, 2017 18:51:24 GMT
 At the tender age of 13, Rebecca Black entered the national conversation as the star of a music video for a song called "Friday." Made by a song-and-video factory, the age-appropriate, auto-tuned bop wasn't really intended for widespread public consumption. Yet it blew up into an early — and widely panned — viral sensation with well over a 100 million views on YouTube. Black soon retreated to high school before reemerging as a popular YouTube vlogger. Now, six years later and finding her way out of the maze of adolescence, she's back to where she started: making music. But this time, she comes equipped with exposure to the industry and an understanding of how to deal with the fickle tides of internet favor. Plus, she's writing her own songs. "I spent so long only feeling like I was this internet girl, this meme," she explains to TIME. "Right now, I just want to get to a spot where people can refer to me as a musician, as a songwriter." To that end, she's releasing an EP this summer, and spoke with TIME about new single "Foolish" — a dreamy, summery pop tune. Below, listen to the song and read what Black has to say about leaving the naysayers behind and moving in a new direction.  |
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Post by Admin on Aug 13, 2019 22:00:51 GMT
Rebecca Black, 2011 viral sensation, showed off her impressive vocals on Friday at the Georgia Theatre as the opener for the band Man Man.  There’s no need to dig out your old Silly Bandz and Aeropostale T-shirts to enjoy Black’s performance. She and her music have matured with the times.  Gone are the nasally, overproduced songs of the past. Black now sings emotional pop ballads and has an undeniably likeable stage presence. Black kicked off the show at 9:00 p.m., starting with 2017’s “Wasted Youth” from her RE/BL EP. The crowd was just starting to fill in and few seemed to be familiar with Black’s music, but audience members still danced along and she received an enthusiastic round of applause. Between songs, Black interacted with the crowd, telling them she had just gotten a tattoo before the show at 3 Ravens Tattoo & Piercing on Clayton Street. Black’s second song was “The Great Divide,” during which the singer danced energetically with pop starlet-style hair flips and body rolls. |
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