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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
Entertainment
Selena Fragassi - For the Sun-Times

When it comes to her music, it’s a new day for ‘Friday’ singer Rebecca Black

Rebecca Black, who broke out with the infamous online hit “Friday” in 2011, has stuck with YouTube and now has 1.5 million followers and growing. | Carianne Older

The credit for breaking the internet could go to Rebecca Black who, in 2011 at age 13, unleashed the earworm ’tween anthem “Friday,” resulting in an impressive 158 million views. The tune was simultaneously eviscerated as the worst song ever written.

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