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11th Streamy Awards
The 11th Annual Streamy Awards was the eleventh installment of the Streamy Awards honoring the best in American streaming television series and their creators. The ceremony was held on December 11, 2021, hosted by Larray and livestreamed exclusively to YouTube. Larray hosted the show from a party bus in Los Angeles alongside special guest Issa Twaimz. The show continued the Creator Honor awards, introduced the previous year, which featured past Streamy award winners presenting the award to creators that resonated with them in 2021. It also featured sneak-peaks of YouTube videos by creators such as Dixie D'Amelio, Lexi Rivera, RDCWorld, Safiya Nygaard, and ZHC, including a preview of Markiplier's YouTube Originals interactive special ''In Space with Markiplier''. MrBeast's Team Seas fundraising initiative to clean oceans, rivers and beaches was highlighted during a special segment of the show. Performers The 11th Streamy Awards featured the musical performances of the following ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world's most populous megacities. Los Angeles is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With a population of roughly 3.9 million residents within the city limits , Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic and cultural diversity, being the home of the Hollywood film industry, and its sprawling metropolitan area. The city of Los Angeles lies in a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the west and extending through the Santa Monica Mountains and north into the San Fernando Valley, with the city bordering the San Gabriel Valley to it's east. It covers about , and is the county seat of Los Angeles County, which is the most populous county in the United States with an estim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Safiya Nygaard
Safiya Nygaard (born July 16, 1992) is an American YouTuber. She gained prominence through her work with BuzzFeed, creating the series ''LadyLike''. Her video explaining why she left the network went viral. She is now known for her solo YouTube channel, containing content such as her Bad Makeup Science series. Early life Nygaard was born in Santa Clara, California to a Danish father Niels Nygaard, who is a math professor by profession and an Indian mother Mumtaz. She has an younger brother named Adil Nygaard. She was raised in Chicago where she attended Whitney M. Young Magnet High School until 2010. Upon graduating from high school, she entered Stanford University where she completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in Drama and English. Career Nygaard was hired by BuzzFeed in April 2015 and worked as a video producer for BuzzFeed's show Ladylike. She left BuzzFeed in January 2017. Nygaard explained her reasoning for leaving the company in her popular 2017 video titled "Why I Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valkyrae For 100 Thieves (cropped)
Rachell Hofstetter (born January 8, 1992), better known as Valkyrae, is an American Internet personality. She has been YouTube's most-watched female streamer since 2020, and appeared on ''Forbes''' 30 Under 30 list in 2022. She was named "Gaming Creator of the Year" by ''Adweek'', and has won a Game Award and a Streamy Award. Hofstetter is a co-owner of 100 Thieves, an esports and an apparel company, and has been a content creator for the brand since 2018. Hofstetter is an advocate for women in online gaming, sometimes playing games on all-female teams. Career Early work and recognition (2014–2020) After graduating from community college, Hofstetter worked various jobs, including a job at GameStop. In 2014, while working, she began sharing her gaming hobby on Instagram, gaining a significant following. She was encouraged by various Instagram followers, friends, and Twitch streamers to start streaming on Twitch, beginning in 2015. After gathering a following, Hofs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TechCrunch Disrupt 2019 (48834434641) (cropped)
TechCrunch is an American online newspaper focusing on high tech and startup companies. It was founded in June 2005 by Archimedes Ventures, led by partners Michael Arrington and Keith Teare. In 2010, AOL acquired the company for approximately $25 million. Following the 2015 acquisition of AOL and Yahoo by Verizon, the site was owned by Verizon Media from 2015 through 2021. In 2021 Verizon sold its media assets, including AOL, Yahoo, and TechCrunch, to the private equity firm Apollo Global Management, and Apollo integrated them into a new entity called Yahoo. In addition to its news reporting, TechCrunch is also known for its Disrupt conference, an annual technology event hosted in several cities across United States, Europe, and China. History TechCrunch was founded in June 2005 by Archimedes Ventures, led by partners Michael Arrington and Keith Teare. In 2010, AOL acquired the company for approximately $25 million. As of 2013, TechCrunch was available in English, Chin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bella Poarch Smiling
Bella is a feminine given name. It is a diminutive form of names ending in -bella. ''Bella'' is related to the Italian, Spanish, Greek, Portuguese and Latin words for beautiful, to the name Belle, meaning ''beautiful'' in French. It increased in usage following the publication of the ''Twilight'' books by Stephenie Meyer. It is also known for being a nickname to Isabella, Annabella or Arabella. Given name People * Bella A. Burnasheva (born 1944), Soviet/Russian astronomer * Bella Abzug (1920–1998), American politician and prominent figure in the women’s movement * Bella Agossou (born 1981), Beninese actress * Bella Akhmadulina (1937–2010), Soviet/Russian poet, writer, and translator * Bella Alarie (born 1998), American basketball player * Bella Alten (1877–1962), Polish operatic soprano * Bella Alubo (born 1993), Nigerian musician, singer, and songwriter * Bella Andre, American author * Bella Angara (born 1939), Filipina politician and former governor of Aurora provi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beggin'
"Beggin" is a song composed by Bob Gaudio and Peggy Farina and first released as a single by American band the Four Seasons in 1967. Initially charting at number 16 in the US, the song became popular in the Northern soul scene in the United Kingdom in the 1970s. It has been covered multiple times, with versions by covers by Norwegian hip-hop duo Madcon and Italian rock band Måneskin topping music charts in Europe and beyond. The Four Seasons' version was also remixed in 2007 by French DJ Pilooski and re-released as a single, reaching number 32 in the UK and commercially outperforming the Four Seasons' original release there. Original version Keyboardist-songwriter Bob Gaudio had not written a Four Seasons single since 1965's "Girl Come Running", although he had written or co-written almost every Four Seasons hit up to then. "Beggin, the second single from the Four Seasons' ''New Gold Hits'' album in 1967, marked Gaudio's "return" as the Seasons' songwriter, with a combinatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Måneskin
Måneskin are an Italian Rock music, rock band formed in Rome in 2016. The band are composed of vocalist Damiano David, bassist Victoria De Angelis, guitarist Thomas Raggi, and drummer Ethan Torchio. Performing in the streets in their early days, they rose to prominence after finishing second in the X Factor (Italian season 11), eleventh season of the Italian talent show ''X Factor (Italian TV series), X Factor'' in 2017. Their international breakthrough ensued when the foursome won the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 for with the song "Zitti e buoni". The band have released two studio albums, ''Il ballo della vita'' (2018) and ''Teatro d'ira: Vol. I'' (2021). They have also released one extended play, ''Chosen (EP), Chosen'' (2017), and ten singles, which have topped the Italian and European music charts. They have collected 34 platinum and 7 gold certifications from Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana, FIMI, and have sold over one million records in Italy before their post-Eur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pressure (Ari Lennox Song)
"Pressure" is a song by American singer Ari Lennox, released as a single on September 10, 2021, through Dreamville and Interscope Records. It is the lead single from Lennox's second studio album '' Age/Sex/Location'', and samples the bass line from Shirley Brown's 1977 song "Blessed Is the Woman (With a Man Like Mine)". Produced by Jermaine Dupri and Bryan-Michael Cox, "Pressure" is Lennox's highest-charting solo single, reaching number 66 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. Critical reception Latesha Harris of NPR described the track as "a half-Motown, half-808s fantasia about being the center of attention during foreplay" and wrote that it "elevates ennox'sstatus as a neo-soul touchstone, referencing the soul divas before her and leading the way for those to come with fearless, intoxicating charm". Music video The music video was released on September 11, 2021, and written and directed by Chandler Lass. It is partly an homage to singers Diana Ross and Donna Summer LaDonn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ari Lennox
Courtney Shanade Salter (born March 26, 1991), known professionally as Ari Lennox, is an American Contemporary R&B, R&B singer from Washington, D.C. She is the first female artist to be signed to J. Cole's record label, Dreamville Records. She began gaining recognition after the release of her first EP ''Pho (EP), Pho'' (2016) on the label. That same year, she made an uncredited guest appearance on Cole's song "Change (J. Cole song), Change". Lennox's debut studio album ''Shea Butter Baby'' followed in 2019. Lennox has also been featured on the Dreamville compilation albums ''Revenge of the Dreamers II'' (2015), and ''Revenge of the Dreamers III'' (2019), the latter of which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 chart and earned Lennox a Grammy Awards, Grammy Award nomination for Grammy Award for Best Rap Album, Best Rap Album. In 2021, Lennox earned her first entries on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 with her single "Pressure (Ari Lennox so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Team Seas
Team Seas, stylized as #TeamSeas, is an international collaborative fundraiser that was started by YouTubers MrBeast and Mark Rober as a follow up to Team Trees. The fundraiser succeeded in raising over 33 million United States dollar, U.S. dollars. All of the donations from the fundraiser go to the Ocean Conservancy and the Ocean Cleanup, with the organisations splitting the donations. The fundraiser pledges to remove of marine debris from the ocean by removing of marine debris from the ocean for every 1 dollar donated. , $33,078,213 has been raised. Background The preceding fundraiser, Team Trees, was started on October 25, 2019, by MrBeast and Mark Rober. They set to raise 20 million dollars, which was achieved. As of the start date of Team Seas, donations are still able to be made on the Team Trees website and planting progress is updated there. Spread Team Seas aimed to remove of marine debris from the ocean by the end of 2021 by raising 30 million dollars, with one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
