Anthony Fantano

Anthony Fantano
Anthony Fantano
	Fantano in 2016
Personal information
Born	Anthony Nicholas Fantano; October 28, 1985 (age 38); Wolcott, Connecticut, U.S.
Occupations	Music critic; YouTuber; streamer;
Website	theneedledrop.com
YouTube information
Also known as	Melon; Cal Chuchesta; The Internet's Busiest Music Nerd;
Channel	theneedledrop;
Years active	2009–present
Genre	Music
Subscribers	2.88 million
Total views	1.04 billion
Creator Awards
	Last updated: July 3, 2024

Anthony Nicholas Fantano^[5] (/fænˈtænoʊ/ fan-TAN-oh; born October 28, 1985) is an American music critic and internet personality who runs TheNeedleDrop, a YouTube channel with a tie-in website and Twitch^[6] streaming channel. Self-appointed as "The Internet's Busiest Music Nerd", Fantano discusses and reviews music from a variety of genres online. He has a presence on X (formerly Twitter), where he discusses music.

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

[1] "Anthony Fantano Responds To Alt-Right & Racist Accusations". Kill Your Stereo. Archived from the original on November 9, 2021. Retrieved May 29, 2019.

[mancunion-2] 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.

[Wired-3] 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.

[YouTubeStatstheneedledrop-4] "About theneedledrop". YouTube.

[5] "Credits / Best Teef? (Anderson .Paak Diss) [feat. Anthony Fantano] / Cal Chuchesta – TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved January 21, 2024.

[6] theneedledrop - Twitch, archived from the original on May 6, 2023, retrieved May 20, 2023

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