YouTube Stars!

Here are 4 music videos that were just uploaded to YouTube this month, March 2010. Two are covers and two are originals. Check out these talented female musicians of YouTube. Please support their music by leaving comments on their videos and subscribing to their channels!

But first, The News!

Renetto is doing an interesting new series of videos called "Emo Dad" in which he uses vlogging as a form of therapy. Click the pic on the left to watch EmoDad: Am I a Loser? I also recommend EmoDad: Faith? which deals with faith in God - we wrote about that subject in our last post.


Our friend Cutiemish just released an iPhone/iTouch game app called Puny Humans and it's available at the iTunes app store now. Click the pic to the left to watch Mishy talk about the new app. Click Here to read our interview with Cutiemish.



Wired Magazine has an article in their April 2010 edition about the fifth anniversary of YouTube, titled "The 5 secrets of YouTube's success." Here are a few facts from the article: 87% of ratings are 5 stars. Most discussed video is "10 questions that every intelligent Christian must answer" (Not anymore, now its this one. See our last post for more on religion videos.) Fred has a recently inked movie deal. What's the ultimate goal at YouTube? "We want you to go into passive mode, sit back, and watch." (Hmmm, what does that mean for the YouTube community?)


Okay, now let's watch some Music Videos!


I am really loving TiffanyJoAllen's latest video which is a beautiful cover of "Hallelujah"! Her guitar strumming is perfect and her voice is powerful. Tiffany adds her own style to this often covered tune and it came out great! Also watch "Lady Gaga - Paparazzi - Music Video Cover" which features Tiffany acting and singing a very professional version of this hit song. Tiffany says in the description, "I decided to do something a little different this time, and make a music video. I had a blast creating it. Please enjoy my 10+ hours of editing. Haha"



Here is a very well made music video for the new song, iCandi, by Whitney Raenan. The song is upbeat and fun and the acting and editing is very well done. You can buy it on iTunes; I did and I love it! This is our Featured Video this week on the YouTube Top 100 Weekly Chart. Enjoy!



Megan Nicole plays guitar and sings so sweetly in this nice cover of the hit song "Baby" by YouTubeStar Justin Beiber. I'm very impressed with Megan's singing - she even does the Ludacris rap perfectly. It's great! Megan made the video "Embedding disabled by request" so click the pic below to watch it on YouTube.



Talented UK singer Rebecca Shearing teams up with buddy Laurie McIntosh on guitar to sing a duet of their cool original song, "Julia". Watch, you'll love it! Also watch their AWESOME cover of "Rude Boy" by Rihanna.

Labels: bexboop878, cutiemish, megannicolesite, renetto, TiffanyJoAllen, whitneyraenan, wired

posted by KennyCrane at 3/30/2010 11:29:00 PM 0 Comments

There are all kinds of singers who have videos on YouTube, from people who sing in their bedrooms to professionals like Miley Cyrus. Her video "7 Things" is the third most viewed video of all time on YouTube at 107 Million views, right behind Evolution of Dance, and Charlie bit my finger - again! (YouTube's Most Viewed Videos)

It is easy to find the videos of the popular singers. They are Featured on the Home page and appear in the Most Subscribed Chart. It's a little harder to find up and coming singers, but we're here to help! We have been writing about YouTubeStars for almost 4 years. We don't catch all the new stars when they are just getting started, but we did write about TiffanyJoAllen when she had 7 subscribers and now she has over 91 Thousand subs. We also wrote about singer and parody maker, VenetianPrincess when she had under 3000 subs - now she has 653,927 and is #10 Most Subbed of All Time, ahead of pop stars like Miley Cyrus (#15 this week, down 1) and Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato (next to each other at #22 and #23).

Today we'll watch 4 videos by talented YouTube singers. I wonder where they will be in 4 years! If you hear and see something you like, subscribe to these future YouTubeStars!

But first, the News!

Whitney Raenan (YouTube, Twitter, Website) is a singer with over 14 thousand subscribers who recently released her single "iCandi" on iTunes and Amazon.com. It is a very cool upbeat pop song and I like it a lot! I bought it from iTunes and you should too! Watch this vid where Whitney talks about the single's release.

MissHannahMinx is up to 14 entries in her "Make Me Minxy Contest." You still have a little more time to enter, the deadline is December 20th. Watch her latest excellent video about Japan, "Japanese Cute Obsession."

Long time YouTubeStar Paperlilies was asked by YouTube to attend and report on the Avatar opening in London a few days ago! Watch as she talks to Sigourney Weaver and Michelle Rodriguez, and gets to shake James Cameron's hand!



Now, watch excellent these singing videos!


Jess Loren (YouTube, Twitter, MySpace) recently uploaded a delightful original tune titled "Home In California." This mid tempo pop song has a great chorus that will get stuck in your head! Jess sings and plays guitar in this song, and the video is a beautiful slideshow of people, places and things. I have played this one many times, it's great!




Melanie Ungar (YouTube, Twitter, MySpace) is 16 years old and lives in Toronto. She sings and plays guitar to cover songs as well as her own originals. She has a sweet voice and is becoming a very good guitar player. Melanie likes to tell a little story or give an update before most videos, which is nice because we get to learn more about her. She seems like a very nice person! This is part of what Melanie wrote about herself on her profile:

I want to inspire people because people inspire me. I want to make people smile. I want to make people laugh. I want to make people open their hearts. I want to make people enjoy life. I want to have an impact on someone's life, through music.

Watch Melanie sing Demi Lovato's "World Of Chances" and enjoy the story she tells at the beginning! Also watch her sing Taylor Swift's "The other side of the door" which is the Featured Video this week at the Top 100 Weekly Chart!




Two weeks ago, our Featured Video was "Colors Of The Wind" sung by Christina Peoples (tinasjak on YouTube). Christina has the voice of an angel! She reminds me a lot of Grammy winning singer and actress, Julie Andrews, so you know she sing very very well! Here is a little more about Christina from her profile:

Music has been a huge part of my life for as long as I can remember. From choir since 2nd grade all the way through college to perfoming in operas, musicals, reviews, solo concerts, I can't remember a time when I wasn't singing! I did take a break after college from performing, but I missed it so much! So, I began teaching piano and voice which I still do, and started really working on my voice again. I've also had the privilege of doing some TV commercials, one of which my children starred in, as well:) That was so much fun and I'd love to do more but my main focus is singing:) My goal is to entertain through my singing and perfoming and I welcome any comments and suggestions!

Last week, Christina uploaded 2 new videos of songs she recorded professionally in a music studio. This is a beautiful slideshow of the same song "Colors Of The Wind." Also watch/listen to "My Heart Will Go On" (Titanic Theme).




Here is another woman with the voice of an angel! I am not the only one to think this, others have made the same comment. On YouTube, she is cofeescup. On MySpace and iTunes, she goes by the name of lemonflower. Check out her album, "Welcome To My Diary" - I bought a few tracks from it on iTunes and you should too! These original songs showcase her writing, playing and singing talents. Here is the album notes:

Lemonflower is the alias chosen by this artist because her real name evokes images of elderly school marms who bake pies, and perform other such homely tasks. She has recorded her debut in the privacy and comfort of her bedroom, and two in a hospital bed. Lemonflower shares with you her most tender moments through song.

Enjoy this cover of "Michigan" by Red House Painters, and also listen to lemonflower's a cappella version of "Memory" from Cats - it is amazing!

Labels: coffeescup, MelanieUngar, MissHannahMinx, Paperlilies, surfhouse, tinasjak, whitneyraenan

posted by KennyCrane at 12/14/2009 03:09:00 AM 7 Comments