Viral videos

Namewee is a Malaysian Chinese singer-songwriter and filmmaker whose controversial songs go viral on Youtube.

‘It’s controversial because it’s important,’ Malaysian Chinese pop artist says of his censored music

Music

Namewee is a singer-songwriter and filmmaker who is known for speaking his mind and composing songs that go viral on YouTube. He tells The World’s Rebecca Kanthor why promoting his music is important.

Fwd This: Dance, Monkeys, Dance

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Cuteness gets remixed

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The Story Behind the Greatest Halloween Video Ever in the History of the Internet

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New Democratic Party candidate Jagmeet Singh speaks at an event in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, on July 17, 2017.

A Sikh Canadian politician explains his warm response to an anti-Muslim heckler

Conflict
Anthony Quintano complete the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, a fundraising campaign that's gone viral around the world and prompted supporters of other causes to create their own versions of the challenge.

These eight ice bucket challenge spin-offs are boosting causes worldwide

Culture

The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge raised awareness of the disease — and record contributions of more than $100 million dollars for research. That success is sending supporters of other causes behind the camera to create their own viral campaigns. Here’s a sample of other challenges, and causes, from around the world.

The World

Auto-Tune the News

Arts, Culture & Media

Take ordinary news footage and political commentary, send it through a software tool that makes you sound like a robot, and you have a viral internet hit. That’s what the band The Gregory Brothers did with their series “Auto-Tune the News.” Certain politicians and anchors are inherently musical, say the band members: “Katie Couric is […]

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YouTube stars on YouTube’s 5th anniversary

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Five years ago, the first video was uploaded to a new online video sharing site called YouTube. It was soon joined by millions more. In honor of YouTube’s anniversary, we talk with two ordinary people who found international fame thanks to YouTube.

The World

Everything Sounds Better with AutoTune

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Musical brothers Evan and Michael Gregory use the sound tool ?Autotune’ to make music with the news. Evan and Michael, two of the four members of The Gregory Brothers, join The Takeaway with more on how they Autotune the News.