万花筒 2011-02-13&02-15 最新youtube网络红人

 Sunday is the music industry’s biggest night; we’re talking about the Annual Grammy Awards. 

 

Every year millions tune¹ in to see music’s next big act, but maybe the real show is on YouTube, KTRK Cynthia Cisneros reports from League City Texas

 

This one got half million hits.

 

What does that do to you?

 

It's amazing.

 

From the comfort of her pink room and surrounded by zebra stripes, 15-year-old Payton Rae is a worldwide hit on YouTube. Over a million fans and counting have seen her performances on the internet.

 

I’m putting videos on YouTube but you didn't know something could come from that, I’d never thought putting YouTube song videos could build the fan base like it does, and fans, they brought me to what I am today.

 

What she is today is mind-boggling. Over 23,000 subscribers to her website, over 40,000 followers² on Twitter. Payton Rae's postings have caught the attention of Nashville where she is now traveling regularly to meet with her manager, and is recording³ an album. 

 

Payton Rae started big. She was just 4 years old when she sang the National Anthem⁴ at a comets game. The song she said she first sang in her sleep waking her mother.

 

I've never learned it before; she said I just sang, she can't remember what verse⁵ I was singing, but when I woke up in the morning. I didn't know that I sang, I didn't know the words, so she was like, "man, I didn't know she can really sing." so she put me into singing lessons.

 

We are allowing her to follow her dream, and as long as she's having fun and that's what she wants to do, we will support her.

 

I want kids of all ages just be inspired and get the message across that just follow your dreams.

 

What a great voice she has. 

 

Wow,power YouTube.

 

Yeah,you know, a lot of people want to think of YouTube, they of course think of Justin Bieber and the millions upon, potentially billions that he has made, but it's interesting, there are ten independent YouTube stars right now who make 100,000 -- more than 100,000 a year, it’s selling banner ads. So YouTube really is becoming this marketing⁶ engine for people to make money and of course for stars to be noticed.

 

That’s a good taste of the middleman, I mean that’s straight money, and that’s fantastic.

1 tune   

n.调子；和谐，协调；v.调音，调节，调整

参考例句：

• He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子，并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
• The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。

2 followers   

追随者( follower的名词复数 )； 用户； 契据的附面； 从动件

参考例句：

• the followers of Mahatma Gandhi 圣雄甘地的拥护者
• The reformer soon gathered a band of followers round him. 改革者很快就获得一群追随者支持他。

3 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

4 anthem   

n.圣歌，赞美诗，颂歌

参考例句：

• All those present were standing solemnly when the national anthem was played.奏国歌时全场肃立。
• As he stood on the winner's rostrum,he sang the words of the national anthem.他站在冠军领奖台上，唱起了国歌。

5 verse   

n.诗，韵文，诗行

参考例句：

• He is good at verse.他善于作诗。
• His book was in parts written in verse.他的书有许多地方是用韵文写的。

6 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。