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John Krasinski’s “Some Good News” paid tribute Sunday night to the food industry, restaurant workers and the lengths to which ordinary Americans are going to make sure people get fed during the pandemic — and he brought in some special guests to help. He had previously asked viewers to send in their favorite family recipes for …
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YouTube has started banning content that is in direct contradiction to the World Health Organization’s guidelines as the coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage the United States. The Google-owned company also announced that it will be removing conspiracy theory videos that say that COVID-19 is directly linked to 5G cell service. Chief executive, Susan Wojcicki said …
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Steve Cash, a YouTube performer famous for his “Talking Kitty Cat” video series, has died at 40. The Nampa Police Department in Idaho responded to a call to his home on Thursday morning and found Cash dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. There is no indication of foul play, E! reports. Cash’s wife, Celia DeCosta …
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Maybe this will help everyone feel a bit more comfortably numb. Pink Floyd, the Grateful Dead, Radiohead, Metallica and other iconic bands are all releasing archived or unseen concert footage on YouTube to help entertain fans during the coronavirus pandemic. The rare videos began hitting the groups’ channels last Thursday, according to Forbes, and will …
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DJ Jim Halpert on the decks. The coronavirus pandemic has caused schools across the country to close, and while high school students are completing the year from home, seniors are missing out on events such as graduation and prom. John Krasinski decided he wanted to do something for 2020 seniors stuck inside and announced he …
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The third installment of “Some Good News” on YouTube found host John Krasinski paying special tribute Sunday to health-care heroes around the US by getting them free cellphone service — and, for some Boston hospital workers, Red Sox tickets for life. Krasinski brought on Red Sox slugger David “Big Papi” Ortiz to greet five COVID …
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Actor John Krasinski surprised a little girl with a “Hamilton” reunion on the second episode of his YouTube series “Some Good News” Sunday night. Original cast members, including Lin-Manuel Miranda, Daveed Diggs, Leslie Odom Jr., Renée Elise Goldsberry and Phillipa Soo all joined in via Zoom to perform the song “Alexander Hamilton” from the show …
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Broadway fans around the world will soon be able to stream the works of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber on YouTube — for free. The series, dubbed “The Shows Must Go On!,” will stream weekly to help ease cabin fever during the coronavirus quarantine. The musical theater legend plans to air some of his most celebrated …
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Netflix led rivals YouTube, Amazon Prime and Disney+ with more than 59 million installs in the first quarter of 2020, but more time was spent on YouTube’s Kids service as usage boomed following the shutdown of thousands of schools in March. YouTube, owned by Alphabet’s Google, collected $110 million in in-app spending during the same …
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Tana Mongeau is getting candid about the struggles she has been dealing with after deciding to focus on her mental health nearly three months ago. Earlier this week, the YouTube star revealed in a video titled, “letting you in on the truth about MTV, depression + a life update,” that she suffered abuse from a …
John Krasinski’s “Some Good News” paid tribute Sunday night to the food industry, restaurant workers and the lengths to which ordinary Americans are going to make sure people get fed during the pandemic — and he brought in some special guests to help. He had previously asked viewers to send in their favorite family recipes for …
