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Internet sensation MatPat hosted the 2023 Streamy Awards on Sunday, August 27 from the Fairmont Century Plaza, where winners were honored across a whopping 45 races. Every year, these kudos celebrate the best of online content creators and brands in categories such as Creator of the Year, Show of the Year and Streamer of the Year. The two-hour awards ceremony streamed live beginning at 6:00 p.m. Pt/9:00 p.m. Et. Scroll down to see the 2023 Streamy Awards winners list (plus all the nominees).

The Streamys were first doled out 14 years ago in 2009 and are produced annually by Dick Clark Productions. This year’s nominations were led by YouTuber MrBeast with a leading five bids. His nine fellow nominees in the Creator of the Year category were Airrack, Alix Earle, Charli D’Amelio, Jay Shetty, JiDion, Logan Paul, Mikayla Nogueira, Ryan Trahan and Zach King.

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The 2023 Streamy Awards take place on Sunday, August 27 at the Fairmont Century Plaza but, as always, you can watch the ceremony from the comfort of your couch. Internet sensation MatPat hosts the 13th annual event, and he promises to “put [his] own twist on things this time.”

If you’re wondering how to watch the 2023 Streamy Awards, you’ve come to the right place. On Sunday evening, simply click this link at 6:00 p.m. Pt/9:00 p.m. Et when the ceremony begins. The live show is scheduled to run for two hours. This year marks a move to summer for the Streamys, which have taken place in December since 2019.

The Streamys, which were first doled out 14 years ago in 2009, honor the best of online content creators and brands across 45 categories, including Creator of the Year, Show of the Year, Streamer of the Year. Other fields range from animation to gaming to science and engineering.

On July 24 the Streamy Awards announced their 13th annual nominations honoring the best achievements by online content creators and brands. Seven-time Streamy winner MatPat will be hosting the annual event, which will be held on Sunday, August 27. Scroll down for this year’s complete list of contenders, led by MrBeast with five nominations.

MatPat said in a statement: “I’ve always been a huge fan of the Streamy Awards as a way to showcase and elevate the incredible talent in the digital video space. Hosting the Streamy Awards is like getting to throw a party for people I admire and whose content I love, and I’m thrilled to emcee an event that means so much in the community. This is going to be a pretty extraordinary night — there will definitely be some special moments that no one has ever seen at the Streamys before — and I’ve been given...

YouTube, as part of promoting subscriptions to the newly secured NFL Sunday Ticket games package, is flying more than a dozen top creators to Kansas City, Mo., for the 2023 NFL Draft – including popular trick-shot specialists Dude Perfect.

Dude Perfect, the five-member comedy and sports group with more than 59 million YouTube subscribers, and Ryan Trahan (12.3 million subscribers) are slated to appear on stage at the NFL Draft to announce some of the picks in this year’s draft. The 2023 NFL Draft, to be held April 27-29 at Union Station Kansas City, will be broadcast on ESPN, ABC and NFL Network.

All told, the YouTube creators tapped to attend the NFL Draft have a combined reach of more 145 million subscribers, according to the video platform. In addition to the Dude Perfect crew and Trahan, YouTube creators scheduled to be on-site in Kc this week at the 2023 NFL Draft include: NichLmao (23.6 million subscribers...

MrBeast, Mark Rober, Dream, Charli D’Amelio and crossover stars Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Gordon Ramsay and Lili Reinhart are among the nominees revealed Thursday for the 2022 Streamy Awards, which honor the year’s best in online video.

Winners will be announced December 4 in a ceremony at the Beverly Hilton that will feature Airrack as Mc. The show, produced by dick clark productions and Tubefilter, will stream live on YouTube.

MrBeast leads all nominees with seven mentions, and will be going for his third consecutive Creator of the Year award, the show’s marquee honor. Other nominees in the category are Addison Rae, Airrack, Blogilates, Charli D’Amelio, Dream, JiDion, Logan Paul, Mark Rober and MrBallen.

Noms for the Streamys’ Crossover award include Black Adam star Johnson, Ramsay, Hailey Rhode Bieber, Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Madelaine Petsch and Post Malone. The honor “recognizes public figures embracing digital culture and demonstrating best practices,...

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MrBeast, the massively popular YouTube creator who is reportedly approaching investors for a fundraising round that values his media empire at 1.5 billion, topped the list of nominees for the 2022 YouTube Streamy Awards for the second year in a row.

The creator, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, received a total of seven nominations, including in the creator of the year, collaboration and creator product categories. He is followed by fellow YouTube creator Mark Rober, who received a total of six nominations for this year’s Streamy Awards and will compete with returning winner MrBeast in the creator of the year category.

Newcomers this year include the true crime podcaster MrBallen (John Allen), who is recognized in the creator of the year, breakout creator, creator for social good and podcast categories. With four nominations, the podcaster — who is about to begin an exclusive deal...

Exclusive: De’Adre Aziza (She’s Gotta Have It) is the latest addition to the cast of MGM’s boxing drama Flint Strong, marking the feature directorial debut of Oscar-nominated Dp Rachel Morrison. She joins an ensemble led by Ryan Destiny, which also includes Oluniké Adeliyi and Brian Tyree Henry, as previously announced.

The film based on Zackary Canepari and Drea Cooper’s 2015 documentary, T-Rex, tells the true story of Claressa “T-rex” Shields (Destiny), a 17-year-old Flint, Michigan native whose dreams of becoming the first woman in history to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing came to fruition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Aziza is playing Mickey—the wife of Henry’s Jason Crutchfield, who coaches Shields.

MGM is serving as the film’s producer, as well as its distributor. Oscar winner Barry Jenkins adapted the screenplay and is also producing, with Canepari, Cooper, Lyn Lucibello and Sue Jaye Johnson serving as executive producers.

On Monday, March 30, Young Hollywood united to launch the #TieABowChallenge, organized by Key Elements PR.

Parker Bates, Mackenzie Hancsicsak and Jason Maybaum Among Celebrities to Launch #TieABowChallenge

The Tie A Bow Challenge is a social media campaign aimed at showing global unity in the fight against coronavirus and thanks to all of the essential workers who are at the forefront of this battle.

Celebrities kicked off the campaign by posting a “challenge” on their social media asking friends to place a bow (of any color) on their front door or inside their front window symbolizing global unity and thanks to essential workers. Bows can be made of any household item the challenger has on hand in an effort to encourage social distancing and allow anyone who is challenged to participate without leaving the house to purchase supplies.

Some of the young celebrities participating in the launch include Jason Maybaum (Raven’s Home...

UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital's 20th Annual “Party on the Pier” took place on Sunday, November 3 at Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier.

Tori Spelling Attends Party on the Pier

Proceeds from the event provide unrestricted funding to launch high-priority programs that benefit children being treated at UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital and around the world. Guests of the party had the opportunity to participate in a wide variety of fun-filled activities including carnival games filled with Mattel, Inc. toys, unlimited access to rides, photo booths with some of their favorite celebrities, and much more!

Special guests included Tori Spelling, Mackenzie Ziegler, Ava Michelle, Rico Rodriguez, Raini Rodriguez, Mackenzie Hancsicsak, Lilia Buckingham, Lauren Orlando, Emily Skinner, Aubrey Anderson Emmons, Evan Alex, Sky Alexis, Ella Allan, Mia Allan, Justin Allan, Jenna Alvarez, Casey Baer, Jailen Bates, Parker Bates, Paris Berelc, Ellie Blue, Paxton Booth, Brooke Butler, Ava Cantrell, Anna Cathcart, Jordyn Curet,...

YouTube is bolstering its lineup for YouTube Onstage -- the second annual entertainment showcase that serves to kick off VidCon in Anaheim, Calif., on June 21.

Joining previously-announced headliners Marshmello, Liza Koshy, Collins Key, Merrick Hanna, and Kyle Hanagami at the event -- which serves to celebrate the biggest trends and artists on YouTube right now -- are: chef Rosanna Pansino, comedy star Swoozie, lifestyle creator LaurDIY, choreographer Matt Steffanina, wildlife educator Coyote Peterson, musicians Mike Tompkins, Sam Tsui, and Kurt Hugo Schneider, actress-dancer Alyson Stoner, violinist D Sharp, vlogger-actress Teala Dunn, drag performer Jaja, dancer B-Dash, Liza On Demand stars Kimiko Glenn and Travis Coles, singer Natti Natasha, and gymnast Sofie Dossi.

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YouTube is teaming up again with Viacom-owned VidCon for a splashy evening event spotlighting music and homegrown creators at the online-video confab’s flagship U.S. event next month.

Recording artist and Edm DJ Marshmello, whose hits “Alone” and “Silence” have over 1 billion YouTube views, will headline the YouTube OnStage event and perform several of his fan favorites. Marshmello has over 14 million subscribers and 2.4 billion views to date on his three-year-old YouTube channel.

YouTube OnStage also will feature appearances by top creators, including Liza Koshy — who will appear alongside the cast of her YouTube original series “Liza on Demand” — along with Collins Key, Merrick Hanna, Kyle Hanagami and others.

The event will be held Thursday, June 21, at The Arena at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif., and will be open to all VidCon attendees through a ticket-lottery system.

The fact that YouTube is putting the spotlight on music...

Although he was predicted to make it to the “America’s Got Talent” final on Sept. 19, Merrick Hanna was eliminated during semifinal 2 on Sept. 13. This came as such a shock to his fans because his dance routine set to Jon Bellion‘s “iRobot” had been flawless. Despite this setback, the 11-year-old dancer remained upbeat, […]...

The Top 10 finalists have been named for “America’s Got Talent” 2017, and the audience has had to say goodbye to a number of great acts. The second Semifinals results show featured the departure of singer Celine Tam, magician Colin Cloud, dancer Merrick Hanna, a capella group In the Stairwell, singer Christian Guardino and dog […]...

“America’s Got Talent” semifinalist Merrick Hanna had been predicted to make it through to the final of “Agt” but he was eliminated on Sept. 13. On semifinal 2, he had defied gravity with his dance routine set to Jon Bellion‘s “iRobot” But only one of the judges, Mel B, gave Hanna a standing ovation. The other […]...

At long last, the final acts competing in the America’s Got Talent Season 12 finals have been revealed.

Following Tuesday’s round of performances — which ranged from Kechi Okwuchi’s beautiful performance of “Don’t Worry About Me” to “the worst robot” Simon Cowell had ever seen, courtesy of Merrick Hanna — the 11 remaining acts returned to the stage to find out which five would continue on to next week’s finals.

Unlike the show itself, I’m not really in the mood to beat around the bush, so here are the five acts that made it through:

* Mandy Harvey

* Diavolo...

Eleven-year-old dancer Merrick Hanna performed Tuesday night during the Semifinals 2 episode of “America’s Got Talent” 2017. Back in the Quarterfinals round Hanna was declared to be an “overlooked” contestant on Season 12. Did he continue showing the judges, and America, why he deserves to be in the Finals with his latest dance that was set […]...

With five acts already guaranteed placement in the finals, Tuesday’s episode of America’s Got Talent gave the 11 remaining hopefuls one last shot at next week’s main event.

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Pint-sized songstress Celine Tam opened the night with a killer rendition of “How Far I’ll Go” from Disney’s Moana — or at least I thought she crushed it. Mel B. said she found the performance to be “too musical theater,” adding that it didn’t show off enough of her range as a singer.

As for the next act,...

“America’s Got Talent” moves on to the second semifinal on Sept. 12, with 11 acts scheduled to appear on the final live show of this round of “Agt” including: Colin Cloud, Diavolo, Christian Guardino, Angelica Hale, Merrick Hanna, Mandy Harvey, In the Stairwell, Light Balance, Kechi Okwuchi, and Celine Tam. The eleventh act will be […]...

“America’s Got Talent” judge Simon Cowell recently declared that 11-year-old dancer Merrick Hanna has “been overlooked so far” this season. I agree wholeheartedly, Simon! While “Agt” Season 12 continues to be dominated by young female singers like Darci Lynne Farmer, Angelica Hale and Celine Tam, Hanna has flown under the radar despite his impressive robot-popping […]...

“America’s Got Talent” moves on to the semifinals on Sept. 5, with 10 acts scheduled to appear on the first live show of this round of “Agt”: Sara Carson and Hero, Evie Clair, Billy and Emily England, Darci Lynne Farmer, Merrick Hanna, Mandy Harvey, Eric Jones, Preacher Lawson, Johnny Manuel and Yoli Mayor. The eleventh act will […]...

And then there were 21.

Wednesday’s installment of America’s Got Talent revealed which of the remaining acts will continue through to the Season 12 semifinals, and there’s a good chance some of you are really disappointed with the results. (You know, statistically speaking.)

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Following Tuesday’s performances — which ranged from a powerful gospel number to the solving of Simon Cowell’s murder — the judges reconvened Wednesday to deliver good news to a few more acts.

At the top of the hour, host Tyra Banks announced that Angelina Green,...

Earlier this week on “America’s Got Talent” 2017, judge Simon Cowell declared that 11-year-old dancer Merrick Hanna has “been overlooked so far.” Hanna’s way of telling stories through his robot-popping dance is so unique that it helps his stand out from the crowd. Do you agree with Cowell that Hanna has been overshadowed in Season […]...

Eleven-year-old dancer Merrick Hanna performed Tuesday night during the Quarterfinals 2 episode of “America’s Got Talent” 2017. This time around, Hanna danced to “Lost Boy” by Alec Benjamin. Unlike other dance acts, Hanna’s specialty is telling stories through robotic movements, and he even had one judge declaring that he’s been “overlooked” so far in this […]...

Tuesday saw some of the toughest competition between America's Got Talent performers, who were all vying for the last seven spots in the final week of the Judge Cuts round.

From singing groups to daredevils to mind-blowing magicians, every act that hit the stage knew what was on the line and brought everything they had to impress the judges -- but despite an onslaught of stunning displays of skill, the panel still had to make their cuts.

Special guest judge Seal helped the panel whittle down the he competition to the seven performers who impressed them the most and showed that they have what it takes to go all the way. Here are the acts that made it through to the upcoming Agt live round.

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1. In The Stairwell

This a capella singing group, made up of members...