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By March 21, 2011, the "Friday" music video had been viewed more than 30 million times on YouTube. [55] Forbes estimated that as of that date, Black and ARK Music had earned $20,000 from YouTube's revenue-sharing program, [56] and Billboard estimated iTunes sales of approximately 43,000 copies, roughly equivalent to $26,700 in royalties. [57]
Ark Music Factory planned another nationwide online talent search with finalists to be chosen from online submissions, the company said in a statement. [21] The contest named "Ark Star" began on July 22, 2011, offering eligible contestants the chance to win their own custom song, music video, and artist promotion by Ark Music Factory. [22]
“Friday,” a pop song about a teenager anticipating the end of her school week, was written and produced for Black by record label ARK Music Factory as a gift from her mother.
In June 2011, ARK Music Factory started charging $2.99 (equivalent to $4.05 in 2023) to watch the music video on YouTube. [39] Later that month, "Friday" was removed as a result of the legal dispute; it was restored to YouTube on September 16, 2011, on Black's official channel. [ 40 ]
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Patrice Iteke Wilson, also known by his stage name Pato, is a Nigerian-American record producer, songwriter, and singer.He co-founded the ARK Music Factory (with Clarence Jey) in 2010, a record label which specialized in young-teen pop artists.
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In 2011, Jey was part of ARK Music Factory and was involved in the creation of the song "Friday", by Rebecca Black, which had over 750 million YouTube views and, on March 29, 2011, surpassed Justin Bieber's "Baby" as the most disliked YouTube video, with 1.17 million dislikes.