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| Born | Anthony Nicholas Fantano October 28, 1985 Wolcott, Connecticut, U.S. | |||||||||
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| Website | theneedledrop | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2009–present | |||||||||
| Genre | Music | |||||||||
| Subscribers | 2.97 million[4] | |||||||||
| Total views | 1.08 billion[4] | |||||||||
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Last updated: January 13, 2025 | ||||||||||
Anthony Nicholas Fantano[5] (/fænˈtænoʊ/ fan-TAN-oh; born October 28, 1985) is an American music critic and internet personality who runs The Needle Drop, a YouTube channel with a tie-in website and Twitch[6] streaming channel. Self-appointed as "The Internet's Busiest Music Nerd", as a social media influencer Fantano discusses and reviews music from a variety of genres online.[7]
He also runs the channel Fantano where he talks about events in the music industry solo or with guests and conducts interviews.
- ^ "Anthony Fantano Responds To Alt-Right & Racist Accusations". Kill Your Stereo. Archived from the original on November 9, 2021. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
- ^ Ingham, Tom (March 23, 2014). "Interview: Anthony Fantano (The Needle Drop)". The Mancunion. Archived from the original on November 28, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
- ^ Veronin, Nick. (February 18, 2014). "The Hardest Working Critic in Show Business Never Stops Hunting for New Music". Wired. Archived from the original on March 15, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
- ^ a b "About theneedledrop". YouTube.
- ^ "Credits / Best Teef? (Anderson .Paak Diss) [feat. Anthony Fantano] / Cal Chuchesta – TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
- ^ theneedledrop - Twitch, archived from the original on May 6, 2023, retrieved May 20, 2023
- ^ Stone, Rolling (August 26, 2024). "25 Most Influential Creators of 2024". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 4, 2024.