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Type of site | Entertainment News and Gossip |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Revenue | Ads |
| URL | http://www.pappzd.com |
| Launched | March 2011 |
| Current status | Active |
Pappzd is a British urban entertainment and gossip website which débuted on March 1, 2011. Pappzd is considered to be the leading UK urban news website in the United Kingdom because of it's sole focus on British urban celebrities.
Style edit
Pappzd's main focus is on British urban celebrities. Celebrities frequently written about are Jessie J, Wiley, [[]Noel Clarke], N-Dubz, Adele, Tinie Tempah and others. They often write about well-known underground celebrities who are not necessarily in mainstream media.[1]
They also write about urban celebrities of a different nationality but they must have a link to the UK.
They are often quoted mistakenly labled as a blog but Pappzd is actually structured as a daily magazine. Aside from gossip news, it also writes features, fashion posts and reviews. Videos are soon to be a common theme within the website.
Notable coverage edit
Pappzd.com was the first member of the media to break Tulisa's sex tape. Pappzd uploaded the video onto their website but were ordered to take it down by the singer's lawyers [2]otherwise further action would be taken against the website. [3]
Notable Mentions edit
In 2011, the same year of its creation, Pappzd was nominated for Best International Blog in the Black Web Blogs Awards 2011[4] and Blog of the Year at BEFFTAs [5]
Pappzd has been mentioned by many influential outlets such as Metro, BBC, International Business Times, Digital Spy, Virgin Media and Marie Claire.
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