IShowSpeed, Jynxzi and CaseOh lead the 2026 Streamer Awards nominees, and xQc got zero
Voting is open until Oct 31, and the winners get crowned Nov 12 in LA at a show hosted by QTCinderella. Oct 19 · 2 min read
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Ethan W. Canelli is the editor of NewsThat.Rocks, covering YouTubers, streamers, TikTokers and the business of being online — the drama, the money and the receipts.
IShowSpeed, Jynxzi and CaseOh lead the 2026 Streamer Awards nominees, and xQc got zero
Voting is open until Oct 31, and the winners get crowned Nov 12 in LA at a show hosted by QTCinderella. Oct 19 · 2 min read
Druski is reportedly hosting SNL on Nov 7, which would make him its first creator host
Oct 19 · 2 min read
Blueface proposed to Chrisean Rock live on Kick, then showed off her name on his back
Oct 19 · 2 min read
MrBeast says 1,000+ fans chased his car in Uzbekistan. Then two viral rumors got shut down
Oct 19 · 2 min read
Ye visited Kai Cenat’s VIVET booth, two years after “Don’t make no jokes about my clothes”
Oct 19 · 2 min read
Hasan Piker is the face of GOP midterm attack ads. He told NPR they won’t work
Michigan ads tie the Twitch streamer to Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed. Piker's take: "I have no real political power." Oct 19 · 2 min read
Kevin Hart, Kai Cenat and Druski quietly dropped a horror-comedy on Prime Video
Oct 19 · 2 min read
IShowSpeed and the Obamas are bringing a Ghana history doc to theaters, one night only: Oct 28
Oct 19 · 2 min read
MrBeast’s Shark Tank debut: $250K for 55% of the company behind an AI-powered ball
Oct 19 · 2 min read
PaymoneyWubby calls Twitch’s 50/50 sub split “highway robbery” — here’s the actual math
Oct 19 · 2 min read
Kyedae is back on Twitch this Tuesday, Oct 20, after 18 months away
She quit in April 2025 saying she was "kind of done." Now her bio says she's back, and she's hinted at more than Valorant. Oct 19 · 2 min read
Dude Perfect just signed a company-wide Disney deal: Avengers, Star Wars and the Super Bowl
Oct 19 · 2 min read
Valkyrae is taking time away from streaming after her nephew’s death
Oct 19 · 2 min read
Kai Cenat, IShowSpeed and 8 more: who’s who in streaming right now
Oct 19 · 3 min read
Twitch vs Kick vs YouTube: subscription splits and payout calculator
Oct 19 · 4 min read
MrBeast leads by 206 million: YouTube’s most-subscribed channels, October 2026
MrBeast has 522 million subscribers as of Oct 19, 2026, about 206 million more than T-Series, and has held No. 1 since June 2, 2024. Oct 19 · 2 min read
Internet drama dictionary: 20 slang words you need to read the comments
Oct 19 · 3 min read