REBECCA BLACK has been called "a genius" by the pop superstar Lady Gaga.
REBECCA BLACK, the 13-year-old singer whose YouTube song 'Friday' has been widely mocked and tagged 'The Worst Song in the World', has been called 'a genius' by Lady Gaga, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Black has come in for heavy criticism for her auto-tuned viral hit, but Gaga stuck up for the 13-year-old at a recent Google event, saying, ""I think it's fantastic. I say Rebecca Black is a genius and anyone that's telling her she's cheesy is full of sh*t". Gaga continued her praise of the singer, but admitted that she hasn't yet seen the Black's video, which has racked up some 35 million hits. Recently, the singer claimed that she is being "cyber-bullied" over her song, which she recorded after her mother paid $2000 to the Los Angeles based Ark Studios. According to certain estimates, the 13-year-old is now making around $27,000 a week from iTunes sales and YouTube streams.
REBECCA BLACK has also been defended by the musical mogul Simon Cowell, who reportedly claimed that the 13-year-old had "done nothing wrong".