Online Features Editor Bryan Knight Interviews Ruby Granger to discuss her meteoric rise as a Study Tuber.
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An Interview with Freya Ridings
James Garbett interviews Freya Ridings on her success story and live performances.
Live Review: dodie @ O2, Bristol
On Wednesday 13 March, dodie kicked off the UK leg of the North American and European tour for ‘Human’, her most recent EP. The singer-songwriter started her YouTube channel at the age of 16 and now, at just 23, has achieved global recognition with over 250 million views on her main channel, as well as […]
Album Review: dodie- Human
Youtube star turned breakout pop artist dodie released her first album Human collating professionally re-recorded songs from her channel and new releases, following the pattern of her two previous EP releases Intertwined and You. In it’s first week Human achieved the position of 5th on the official UK top 40, all without the backing of a […]
Favourite YouTubers: Angelika Oles
“Angelika Oles is the one to watch” Angelika Oles is a breath of fresh, honest, YouTube air. She’s not afraid to say what’s on her mind and her commentary videos on the hypocritical and ostentatious nature of YouTube stars; her analysis of infamous scandals and the greedy, monetising aspect of the site tugs at the […]
‘I just can’t wait for the next year of my life’: An Interview With Emma Blackery
Five EPs, two headline tours and one tour supporting Busted later, Basildon-born rising pop act Emma Blackery has been catapulted into international fame over the past year, and has recently released her first track of 2018, ‘Dirt’, which has already racked up nearly 400,000 views on YouTube since its release and has been met with […]
Snitches get Stitches
On the 20th of September 2016, YouTube released a video to its official channel entitled Getting Started with YouTube Heroes, a guide to their newly launched community moderation programme of the same name. At the time of writing, that video is the 11th most ‘disliked’ in the site’s history, and the Heroes programme itself remains […]
Claiming at creators expense : YouTube and Content ID
Creating content on the internet: for the imaginative among us, an expressive outlet for talent, and sometimes even a way to make a living. Be it streaming on Twitch, throwing together a YouTube video, or simply blogging; the proccess of contributing to the artistic merit of the world wide web is surprisingly straightforward and hugely […]
Gender neutral parenting – right or wrong?
As I entered my fifth consecutive hour of procrastination today I sifted through several of the trending videos on YouTube. Instead of the usual cat-fodder however, this afternoon’s seductress came in the form of a 4-minute interview with a couple raising their two children gender neutrally. How lovely, I thought. It was only a few […]
Beauty and fashion vloggers to follow in 2016
YouTube began as a small social platform where individuals could virtually share their thoughts and passions. Now, it’s become a multibillionaire platform with over 4 billion videos viewed per day. With its worldwide power, beauty video bloggers are reaping the benefits. There is no need to purchase high-end magazines such as Vogue or Cosmopolitan when, […]