Anthony Fantano

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American music critic and YouTuber (born 1985)

United States YouTubersBorn 1985 · age 40

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Anthony Nicholas Fantano is an American music critic and internet personality who runs The Needle Drop, a YouTube channel with a tie-in website and Twitch streaming channel.

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Fantano speaking at a Q&A at Cornell University in 2023

Outside the standard zero to ten rating scale, Fantano will also occasionally give a score outside of the standard scale, such as NOT GOOD (pictured).

Fantano as his alter-ego, "Cal Chuchesta"[2]

On YouTube

2.1M subscribers

Open channel on YouTube

Awards 2

2017Gold Play Button

2012Silver Play Button

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About this person

Anthony Nicholas Fantano is an American music critic and internet personality who runs The Needle Drop, a YouTube channel with a tie-in website and Twitch streaming channel. Self-billed as "The Internet's Busiest Music Nerd", as a social media influencer Fantano discusses and reviews music from a variety of genres online. He also runs the channel Fantano where he talks about events in the music industry solo or with guests and conducts interviews.

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United States