Vanilla Ice isn't the only Streamys performer who will collaborate with YouTube stars. When up-and-coming singer-songwriter Shontelle takes the stage at the Hollywood Palladium, she will be joined by four big-voiced YouTubers, all of them bursting with talent. On paper, the fivesome of Shontelle, Sam Tsui, Kurt Hugo Schneider, Savannah Outen, and Lisa Lavie seem to have a lot in common. They are all in their twenties, they all have at least 80 million YouTube views, and each one can really belt it out. What's fascinating is the different paths each musician took to stardom. Shontelle has used her summer hit "Impossible" to gain mainstream success, which later translated to YouTube; Schneider's MysteryGuitarMan-esque combination of musical talent and production skills made his channel an instant hit; Tsui was able to use his association with Schneider to gain an audience for his skilled vocal performances; Outen used cover songs and collaborations with...
- 2/16/2013
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
The announcement of the Audience Choice Nominations isn't the only newsworthy Streamys item released today. Tubefilter and dick clark productions are happy to announce the list of presenters at this year's ceremony. It's a roster that includes YouTube stars, TV actors, and many other notable names. The presenters will include YouTubers such as iJustine, Shane Dawson, MysteryGuitarMan, ShayCarl, the cast SourceFed, and Shira Lazar. Joining them will be TV stars such as George Takei of Star Trek, Larry King, Ty Pennington of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Vanessa Marano of Switched at Birth, Pauley Perette of NCIS, Eden Sher of The Middle, and Kirsten Vangsness of Criminal Minds. Musicians Charo and Lance Bass will also be present, as will Twilight-actor-turned-web-series-star Jackson Rathbone. As a reminder, these notables are hardly the only big names who will be present at the Streamys. Chris Hardwick of Nerdist will guide us through the exciting late afternoon/evening as the host,...
- 2/6/2013
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
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