Over the last several years the internet has been used as an entertainment source for many people around the world. There have been several music acts that have been discovered through sources like Myspace and Youtube. Millions of people visit Youtube everyday for various reasons. Everything from funny bloopers, sports highlights, alien sightings, and music videos. Some of these videos get shared so much and so fast that they are called "viral videos."
The most recent of these viral videos was that of a young man named Greyson Chance. Greyson performed "Paparazzi" by Lady Gaga for his 6th grade festival. The video was put on Youtube, and has accumulated over 14 million views in the 2 weeks that it has been on the website.
Greyson appeared on the Ellen Degeneres Show on Thursday May 13th, after she saw his video a couple of days prior. According to CrazedHits and JustJared Interscope Records has signed Greyson to their label.
There has been no official statement released by Interscope Records about this deal as of yet.
Source: Examiner.com