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  • Lindsey Stirling, Wiz Khalifa, Charlie Puth: Tribute to Paul Walker at Billboard Music Awards

    Lindsey Stirling, Wiz Khalifa, and Charlie Puth stirred deep emotions in the hearts of those attending the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday, as well as those watching from home. Their tribute to the late Paul Walker–the Fast and the Furious star–who died a year and a half ago, brought tears to the eyes of many.

    ‘See You Again’ comes from the Furious 7 soundtrack, and was written by Charlie Puth. Puth also sings and plays piano in the song. Sunday night was his awards show debut–and a fine one at that.

    Lindsey Stirling, violinist for the song, lends an air of raw emotion to the song that even serves to soften the rap lyrics performed by Wiz Khalifa. Even those not fond of rap will find huge portions of this track appealing.

    In addition to her performance in ‘See You Again,’ Lindsey Stirling has her own YouTube channel. She presents choreographed violin performances that destroy all pre-conceived notions of violinists.

    Before Wiz Khalifa, Charlie Puth, and Lindsey Stirling took the stage at the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday night, the song was introduced by Furious 7 stars Ludacris and Tyrese, and dedicated to “the late, great Paul Walker. The song evokes such strong feelings it is said to have kindled a reconciliation of sorts between Wiz Khalifa and his ex-wife Amber Rose.

    Wiz Khalifa, Lindsey Stirling, and Charlie Puth packed a powerful punch at the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday. They honored Paul Walker in a most profound way.

  • Lindsey Stirling, YouTube Sensation, Signs New Deal

    In 2010, Lindsey Stirling was a quarterfinalist for NBC’s hit show, America’s Got Talent. At the time, her act was described as a “hip hop violinist”. Unfortunately, Stirling would be voted off the show during the quarterfinal round. While the news was devastating, it was anything but the end for Stirling: “After I got voted off the show, I was absolutely heartbroken. But I just knew I could do it in my heart. I knew that that was only the beginning.”

    Following her departure from the show, Stirling started to reinvent her YouTube channel entitled LindseyStomp. Partnering with people who knew what’s what when it comes to producing internet videos, Stirling began to heavily promote her talents through her YouTube account. The response was overwhelming, to say the least.

    Today, Stirling has over five million subscribers and viewers have watched her videos over 500 million times. It was this success which led Stirling to sign a deal with Maker Studios, a YouTube multichannel network (MCN), owned by Disney, which works with performers to help them produce and monetize their online content.

    “Lindsey is the ultimate independent music talent — setting the bar for other artists to aspire. Her talent and success is undeniable and we could not be more thrilled to welcome her into the Maker community and work together on new projects,” stated Chris M. Williams, chief audience officer at Maker Studios.

    Maker Studios was not the only party excited about the new deal. Stirling expressed exactly how this move put her career in a much more desirable position:

    Maker is extremely proactive and creative with their talent. They seem to have mastered the difficult task of giving attention to their smaller, growing channels while still being able to add value to their larger established channels and plus, with this partnership, I am one step closer to becoming a Disney princess!

    Partnering with Maker Studios will almost certainly bring enough attention to Stirling’s talents to make her even more of a household name. The studio has partnered with such artists as will.i.am, Snoop Dogg, Kelis, and even EpicLLOYD’s Epic Rap Battles of History. Maker Studios has a subscriber base of 450 million viewers and accumulates an average of 6.5 billion views per month.

  • Skyrim Theme Gets A Music Video You Have To See

    The Elder Scroll V: Skyrim is a daily topic of internet conversation since its release. A lot of that surrounds the actual gameplay elements, and even more it seems to involve people’s obsession with the game. I’m as guilty as the next guy – I mean, you’re looking at a guy who’s put 100+ hours into the game. We won’t go into how north of 100 hours that number goes.

    Another great thing to come out of the Skyrim phenomenon is the various works of art, music, and videos made by fans to show their love of the game – or sometimes their frustration. Between fan fiction, glow-in-the-dark T-shirts, graphing calculator ports, and Dovahkiin Britney Spears, there’s a lot of this stuff out there.

    Let me add another, for your consideration. This is over-the-top, awesome, epic, unnecessary, amazing, and intense all rolled into one. Feel free to tack on any additional superlatives, after your nerdgasm of course:

    This Skyrim theme music video comes to us from musicians Lindsey Stirling and Peter Hollens. This isn’t either of their first times creating viral YouTube hits. Stirling has won our hearts with her wonderful Zelda Medley and Dubstep Violin. Hollens has been uploading his music to YouTube for a while now – a mix of interesting covers and original tracks.

    If this song pumps you up and makes you want to visit Skyrim, console owners will discover that they have a new update waiting for them when they sign on.