An aspiring, good-looking young actor, after getting a few noteworthy roles in indie films, TV shows, or ] under his or her belt, will be chosen by a studio to be the "next big thing" (and are often crowned by entertainment journalists as the "it girl" or "it boy") and will thus get a major headlining role. The Hollywood Hype Machine refers to the massive set-up that is in place to create said new stars, or new TV shows, books or movies. A related term in ProfessionalWrestling is referred to by fans as "pushed to the moon." Basically, when the people backstage take a particular shine to a new wrestler, they're hyped ("pushed" in wrestling slang) and promoted well beyond their current skill set (both wrestling ability and characterization and ability to cut promos, known as "mic work.") Some can catch up and become superstars, others sadly can't. Contrast StarMakingRole, BreakthroughHit. Also compare it to the "star system" employed by the studios during UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood, which this is effectively a modernized version of. MusicIsPolitics, OneHitWonder, ToughActToFollow. Compare CondemnedByHistory, HypeAversion, HypeBacklash, MusicIsPolitics. For every Creator/LeonardoDiCaprio who makes it to the top, there are countless young studs off of Creator/TheWB or Creator/TheCW who don't. Sometimes, even if they're successful, the actors may get overwhelmed and suffer public burn-outs, become their way to the theater. At worst, they will be in rehab, unemployment lines, and "Where Are They Now?" specials (] ]). At best, they will continue working in indie flicks, low-key studio pictures, and television, and may even be able to ]. ]? Well, the star will linger for a year or two before disappearing, as people wonder "what the hell ever happened to.?". Did they suddenly become less good-looking? No, they're just not worth pushing any more. Meanwhile, failed stars will suddenly drop off these lists. They'll make ''People'''s list of the 50 Most Beautiful People and, if they're female, the "Top 100 Hottest Women" list of any men's magazine. They'll show up to host ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''. Men's/women's interest magazines will be lining up to offer them ]. Tabloids will start following them around. Several new roles will be announced at once. They'll immediately appear in celebrity magazines and on entertainment programs and be touted as the Next Big Thing, and they'll give interviews in every medium possible. An aspiring, good-looking young actor, after getting a few noteworthy roles in indie films, TV shows, or ] under his or her belt, will be chosen by a studio to be the "next big thing" (and are often ordained by entertainment journalists as the "it girl" or "it boy") and will thus get a major headlining role. Having a long line of replacements always pays off, and you can never have too many major stars. This is especially handy when the fickle viewing audience turns on a big-name actor with star power, or RealLifeWritesThePlot and they do something scandalous. A new big star can sell a movie, and once they're proven a success, they can sell many ''other'' movies. "No other app I’ve tested recently introduced me to as much new music that I’ve liked yet never heard before as Hype Radio - and I’ve been looking.Ever since Hollywood has been in existence, it has tried to make new stars. We’ve been introducing people to breaking new artists and influential music blogs since 2005 (before there were iPhones :Þ), and have been featured in Wired, The Guardian, Washington Post, Billboard, Popular Science, Rolling Stone, Esquire and more. Just enable it in your Hype Machine settings at Oh yeah, and the app scrobbles to Last.fm. ALBUM PREMIERE: Preview a new album, in full, every week.STACK: Weekly newsletter with five good tracks and one good read.BLOG DIRECTORY: Every blog we track at.GENRES: Newest tracks posted on blogs organized by genre.FRIENDS: Music your friends are loving right now.FEED: Customized new posts from your favorite blogs, and friends.FAVORITES: Your favorite tracks on the Hype Machine.POPULAR: Tracks that are getting the most love on the Hype Machine.LATEST: Music being discussed right now, constantly updated.Hype Machine lets you navigate the vibrant world of blogs in a few ways: We track new posts across hundreds of sites and bring them all together for an endless stream of new music.Įach week, we also premiere an album and publish a newsletter of notable tracks, which you can explore in the app as well. This is Hype Machine in your pocket.Įvery day, thousands of people write about music they love - and it all ends up on Hype Machine. Discover the most talked-about music from publications around the world.
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