In May, thousands of gamers came together for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital’s annual monthlong PLAY LIVE fundraising event. Together, they brought in $2.1 million -- but a whopping $920,000 of that was raised in just four hours thanks to a livestream from one top Fortnite-focused Twitch creator: DrLupo.
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Creators Going Pro: Netflix Snags YouTube Science Expert Nick Uhas To Host The World’s First Glassblowing Competition Show
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DrLupo, Who Raised $920,000 In 4 Hours For St. Jude, Honored As Hospital’s First ‘Creator Of The Year’
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Joe Sugg Lands Cameo In Animated Feature ‘Farmageddon’
Joe Sugg is returning to the world of animation. The creator, who’s previously lent his voice (often alongside fellow YouTuber Caspar Lee) to numerous projects, announced this week that he’ll have a cameo in Farmageddon, an upcoming feature film installment in the long-running Wallace and Gromit spinoff franchise Shaun the Sheep.
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Spotify Signs Deal To Get Footloose With Kevin Bacon In Upcoming Comedy Podcast
Spotify’s latest deal in the podcast space is with longtime Hollywood actor Kevin Bacon. He’ll play an over the top version of himself in comedy podcast I’m Gonna Be Kevin Bacon.
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Quibi Snags ‘Hunger Games’ Alum Liam Hemsworth For Thriller Amid $1 Billion Content Push
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The Try Guys Are No. 1 New York Times Best-Sellers With First Book ‘The Hidden Power Of F*cking Up’
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YouTube Treasure Hunter ‘Man + River’ Dives In For New Facebook Watch Series ‘Sunk & Found’
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The Obamas’ First Netflix Feature, ‘American Factory,’ Is Headed To Theaters
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Creators Going Pro: Sisters ‘Taylor & Vanessa’ Became An Unexpected YouTube Success — Now, Their Channel Is A Full-Time Family Endeavor
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Lindsey Stirling Drops New Single “Underground,” Announces Upcoming Album And Tour
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Creators Going Pro: Scotty Sire Found His First Fans On Vine, But Support From YouTube Subscribers Transformed His Music Career
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Hannah Hart, Todrick Hall Among LGBTQ+ Celebs In Taylor Swift’s “You Need To Calm Down” Video
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