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Personal information
Born (1999-12-31) December 31, 1999 (age 24)
Utah
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2009-present
Genre(s)Fashion, teen interests, DIY
Subscribers6.86 Million[1]
(06/30/2020)
Total views1,136,670,015[1]
(11/22/2019)
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers

Brooklyn and Bailey McKnight (born December 31, 1999)[2] are American social media YouTubers, musicians, and entrepreneurs. They are identical twin sisters and Brooklyn is 2 minutes older than Bailey.

Career

The twins launched their own YouTube channel, Brooklyn and Bailey, with a focus on teen interests, fashion, beauty, and "all things fun" in 2013.[3] The twins were listed by Business Insider as one of "13 up-and-coming YouTube stars you should be following" in 2015.[4] Their YouTube channel was nominated for a Streamy Award in the Fashion category.[5] In November 2015, the sisters launched Squared, a YouTube channel and daily web series described by Variety as being "dedicated to all things twins".[6] Seven sets of twins from North America, the UK, and Australia contribute episodes to the series.[7] In early 2017, Brooklyn and Bailey announced their entrance into the music industry.[8] The pair partnered with music producer Benny Cassette, and their first track, “Dance Like Me", debuted March 3, 2017.[9] The track charted at #26 for most popular song and #12 for pop US song on iTunes. On April 28, 2017, the twins released their second single, "SiMPLE THiNGS". They released their third song "What We're Made Of" July 13, 2017. Brooklyn and Bailey had previously collaborated with Peter Hollens for a cover of Lennon and Maisy's "A Life That's Good Can Be Bad" in August 2015.[10] In 2017, the twins also launched their own merchandise line,[11] and they were on Forbes list of Top Influencers – Kids.[12][13][14] In 2018 they were finalists in the YouTube Musician category for the 10th annual Shorty Awards.[15][16][17][18]

In April 2018, they both announced that they were going to attend Baylor University in Waco, Texas. They are both majoring in entrepreneurship.[19][20]

References

  1. ^ a b "About BrooklynAndBailey". YouTube.
  2. ^ "Brooklyn and Bailey". Mormon Music. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  3. ^ "5 Things You Need to Know About Brooklyn and Bailey McKnight". PEOPLE.com. 2016-07-05. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
  4. ^ "Brooklyn and Bailey are second-generation YouTube stars". Business Insider. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
  5. ^ "5th Annual Winners & Nominees | The Streamy Awards". The Streamy Awards. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
  6. ^ Spangler, Todd (2016-06-21). "The McKnights: Family's YouTube Hair Tutorials Grow Into Major Media Business". Variety. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
  7. ^ "YouTube Stars Brooklyn and Bailey Launch New Twins-Only Channel". Tubefilter. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  8. ^ Brooklyn and Bailey (2017-02-26), Our 1st Music Single Drops This FRIDAY! | Vlog Countdown Day 5, retrieved 2017-03-06
  9. ^ "Dance Like Me - Single by Brooklyn and Bailey on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
  10. ^ Peter Hollens (2015-08-05), A Life That's Good | Lennon and Maisy - Peter Hollens feat. Brooklyn and Bailey, retrieved 2017-03-13
  11. ^ Hardy, Alyssa (August 23, 2017). "Brooklyn and Bailey McKnight Launch Tour Merch". Teen Vogue. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  12. ^ "Brooklyn and Bailey McKnight". Forbes. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  13. ^ "2017 Top Influencers: Kids: Brooklyn and Bailey McKnight". Forbes. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  14. ^ O'Connor, Clare (December 20, 2017). "Forbes Top Influencers: Meet The Kids Making Millions Reviewing Toys, Rapping And More". Forbes. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  15. ^ "Brooklyn & Bailey". Shorty Awards. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  16. ^ "Best YouTube Musician – Finalists". Shorty Awards. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  17. ^ "The Tenth Annual Shorty Awards: Influencer Nominees". Shorty Awards. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  18. ^ https://deadline.com/2018/01/shorty-awards-tiffany-hadish-lena-waithe-tracee-ellis-ross-cardi-b-lebron-james-1202243565/
  19. ^ Brooklyn and Bailey McKnight. "LAST WEEK of High School....EVER!" (video). YouTube. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  20. ^ Brooklyn and Bailey McKnight (April 25, 2018). "COLLEGE DECISION 2018! Are We Going to the SAME School?!?" (video). YouTube. Retrieved June 2, 2018.


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