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A corgi-filled pawpalooza is coming to town.

TOGETHER WITH

Itā€™s Thursday and a YouTube Music search tool is making the most of Android usersā€™ humming skills. If you can find the beat, YouTube can find the song.

DYNAMIC DUO

Kai Cenat and Kevin Hart show off their moves during a four-hour stream

From a Kevin Hart collab to the ā€œcreator Hunger Games,ā€ Kai Cenat has big plans for the future

The stream: Itā€™s been a big month for Kai Cenat. After dying 17,000 times during a weeklong Elden Ring playthrough, the streamer came back with a vengeance for a four-hour Twitch stream with comedian and actor Kevin Hart.

  • 400,000 viewers tuned in on Thursday to watch Hart and Cenat exchange comedic ā€œgiftsā€ and show off some serious dance moves. A VOD of the stream has also garnered 4.5 million views on YouTube, where at least 12,000 fans agreed that Cenat is ā€œliterally a younger versionā€ of Hart (per @HannahBrielle).

  • That comparison jives with the streamerā€™s plans for the future. Last year, Cenat told A Safe Place co-hosts Lil Yachty and MitchGoneMad that his ultimate goal is ā€œacting full-timeā€ in movies and shows.

Whatā€™s next: In the meantime, Cenat is turning his full attention to the production of bigger and better streams. The Twitch record-breaker has encouraged viewers to watch out for playthroughs of roguelike games like Sekiro and the Dark Souls trilogy, as well as a ā€œcreator Hunger Gamesā€ featuring ā€œdrones,ā€ ā€œcombat suits,ā€ and 50 influencers.

Why it matters: Cenat may be eager to break into Hollywood, but Hollywood seems just as anxious to harness the attention of his 10.7 million Twitch followers. Cenatā€™s channel has become a coveted promotional stop for stars like Hart, 21 Savage, and Nicki Minaj, indicating a growing overlap between traditional media and the creator economy. Now, fans of Cenat and Hart are crossing their fingers that the duoā€™s next team-up will be a feature-length affair.

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HOT DIGGITY DOG

Welcome to Chonkfest: a Philly-based pawpalooza hosted by the internetā€™s favorite corgis (and their humans)

The big event: Chris Equale and Bryan Reisberg are letting the dogs out. The two creatorsā€”who you may know as the dog dads behind internet-famous corgis Hammy and Maxineā€”have joined forces with Philadelphia-based bar Bark Social to host ā€œthe best dog party in history.ā€

  • That three-day festival, called Chonkfest, is set to run from June 14-16 at Bark Social. Dog lovers who get their paws on tickets will enjoy offerings like a dog-safe pool, a comedian, a ball pit, caricature artists, food trucks, cocktails, guest appearances from famous pups, and a (hopefully) record-breaking dog yoga session.

  • According to Equale, only a ā€œsmall amountā€ of those ticketsā€”which start at $35 apieceā€”still remain. Passes to Chonkfest went on sale last week and (per a post from Equale) sold ā€œthousandsā€ on their first day available.

The context: Itā€™s no surprise that pet parents are eager to attend Euqale and Reisburgā€™s pawpalooza. The former creator has built Hammyā€™s digital presence to more than 15 million followers across platforms like TikTok and YouTube, while 1.3 million fans currently follow Maxineā€™s Instagram account. Reisburg has also leveraged his pupā€™s growing popularity to launch his own dog accessories company, Little Chonk. Now, Chonkfest will bring Hammy and Maxineā€™s most devoted fans together under one proverbial roof.

The statement:

ā€œFor years, Bryan and I have been thinking about how we can pull our community away from their phones and into an environment that allows for us to share an amazing in-person experience togetherā€¦.Thanks to our partner, Bark Social, and sponsor, Jazwares Pets, we feel weā€™re finally ready to congregate with our audiences and leave them with memories that will last a lifetime.ā€

Chris Equale

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This week on the podcastā€¦

OpenAI vs. the World: Itā€™s been a tough month for OpenAI. The ChatGPT parent company faced major backlash last week after releasing an AI voice that supposedly sounds just like Marvel actress Scarlett Johanssonā€”and thatā€™s only one of the controversies on OpenAIā€™s plate.

  • Tune into the latest installment of Creator Upload to find out why YouTube has OpenAI in its sights (and stick around to hear all about Brandcast, Linktreeā€™s latest user milestone, and host Josh Cohenā€™s recent speaking gig at Nintendo).

  • You can find the full episode right here on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

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