How Stars emerge from YouTube

   Ever notice how a lot of singer or rappers randomly become famous out of nowhere? Well a lot of them get recognized on YouTube. Four Months ago PSY’s “Gangnam Style” video went viral on YouTube. PSY is a famous South Korean Rapper but no one has ever heard of him until Gangnam Style came out. Gangnam style is a good song but in my opinion it’s not really the type of song you listen to you on your iPod, it’s more of the type that you play at parties etc. I’m honestly a little shocked he became so famous from this song., but now he is recognized all over the world. Another person who got famous from YouTube is Soulja Boy. We all know the song “Crank Dat “ from about six years ago. Soulja boy was discovered on YouTube by a producer named Mr.Collipark who saw his video and realized the talent he had. His manager Scooter Braun also discovered Justin Bieber on YouTube. Before he was famous Justin used to post videos of him singing and many people realized he had talent. By luck his talent was recognized by his manager and after his meeting with Usher he had a record deal signing. It’s amazing how just posting a video of yourself can get you so far in life. So if you think you have talent, post a video on YouTube because you never know what may happen.

- Eleftheria Kalaitzis, Entertainment

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The End of the Twilight Saga!

 Last Friday, the last Twilight film, Breaking Dawn Part II, was finally released.  After a year of waiting for the second part, it is finally here!  Of course, I am a huge Twilight fan, so I had to see this movie.  It was a lot better than I expected.  I honestly thought it was the best Twilight film that was released in the last four years that this film franchise has existed.  Many other people as they strolled out the theater murmured the same words of how this was the best Twilight film they have ever seen.

                In this film, Bella wakes up as a vampire after turning into one when she gave birth to her daughter Renesmee.  Everything is new for her and she has to adjust into being a vampire after she has acquired so many things that she has never had before.  Everything seems perfect for Bella now, she has Edward, a new daughter, and Jacob does not feel any jealousy towards Bella and Edward anymore for a reason that was revealed in the film.  Up until a cousin of the Cullens see Bella and Edward’s child and mistakes it for an immortal child which was banished by the Volturi.  They are a group of very powerful vampires that pretty much are the head of the “vampire government”.  This means trouble and the Cullens have to gather witnesses to help them fight against the Volturi’s misjudgments.

                This film was amazing and beautifully directed.  It kept you on the edge of your seat the whole time.  It was such an enjoyable film to watch.  I went to see the movie with a person who dislikes Twilight Saga franchise, but even he admitted that it was a great movie.  I really recommend you go and see this movie especially if you watched the previous one.

- Giselle Barkley, Entertainment

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Beauty and a Beat by Justin Bieber: Music Video Review

   This video that was shot, written, and directed by Justin Bieber acquired nearly 75 million videos in only one month.  How? Maybe in part to his millions of dedicated fans and haters that views his video only to make a negative insult about him.  This video was definitely very original and I lot better than I expected it to be.  It first opens with a message saying that someone stole footage off of the singer’s laptop and decided to release it.  The following clips featured personal clips of Justin.  Then it cuts into a scene where it shows him holding a video camera facing him and music starts to play.  It appears to be at a party of some sort.  His vocals begin to come on and he starts to lip-sync to his voice while walking throughout a waterpark.  He focuses his camera on cool acrobatic tricks, various dancers, and underwater.  I honestly thought it was a very innovative music video because I've never seen anything like it!

            Most videos, the artist is being filmed by someone else and you never actually see them filming it themselves.  It was more personal and a lot more interesting to watch.  It was such a fun and light-hearted video to watch.  The part with Nicki Minaj was really hilarious.  The song was catchy and upbeat.  It’s not the greatest song, but it is also not a horrible song at the same time.  I give the music video a 5 for creativity, a 3.5 for the song, and an overall 4.5! Great job Justin!

- Giselle Barkley, Entertainment - Videos

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YouTube to MP3 Converters: Right or Wrong?

You want to download new songs, but you have no money on your Itunes account.  What do you do? You will probably consider downloading it off the internet.  One of the most common ways that people download music off the internet by using the YouTube to Mp3 converter which is technically not illegal.  It is not illegal because you are not sharing with others and it is only for personal use.  However, Google has been fighting to take down these websites that allow people to use this.  Many people think it is unfair that they are doing this since it is not illegal.  This has led to people signing petitions to protest this.

Recently, I checked to see if any of these websites are still running. They are still running, but for some strange reason I could not download any of the songs on any of the websites.  Was it a glitch on my computer or was it because these sites were restricted from allowing visitors to download these songs?  Is it morally right to download these songs because you are not paying for them to contribute to the artist? Or is it fine to download it because you would just watch it on YouTube anyways? What do you think?

- Giselle Barkley, Entertainment

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