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YouTube Red has released the full-length trailer for its second season of Fight Of The Living Dead -- dubbed Paradise Calls -- in which Jake Paul and a slew of fellow YouTube stars must survive a simulated zombie apocalypse.

The eight-episode series will premiere on Halloween on Paul’s massive YouTube channel, which counts 11.6 million subscribers and 2.7 billion lifetime views. (At the same time, the 20-year-old's meteoric rise has been plagued with some controversy that led to his firing by Disney, as well as a recent lawsuit for a prank gone awry). The series will also feature Juanpa Zurita, Hannah Stocking, Wengie, Anwar Jibawi, De’arra Taylor and Ken Walker, Karina Garcia, Eric Ochoa, Anthony Trujillo, and Miles Jai.

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On Tuesday, YouTube hosted its first-ever stateside FanFest event -- where a slew of top creators gathered for meet-and-greets and live performances -- at Howard University in celebration of its 150th anniversary.

The event, organized by #YouTubeBlack -- an internal effort to support the platform’s black creator community -- featured performances from Alonzo Lerone, Amber’s Closet, Dainá: Dormtainment, Miles Jai, RandomStructureTV, Spoken Reasons, Summerella, Tré Melvin, TPindell, VanJess, and Daniel Caesar.

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In honor of Lgbt Pride Month, which kicks off in June, leading multi-channel network Studio71 has created a limited edition 'Love Wins Pride Box' -- a care package filled with rainbow hats, water bottles, temporary tattoos, flags, enamel pins, and drawstring bags.

A portion of proceeds from all sales of the Box will be allocated to the Los Angeles Lgbt Center, a 48-year-old hub that provides various resources for members of the Lgbt community in Los Angeles and beyond, including health, social services and housing, culture and education, leadership, and advocacy. Top Studio71 creators, including Rickey Thompson, Miles Jai, Matt And Blue, and Eugenia Cooney, are promoting the sale of the box -- which is priced at $19.99 -- on their respective social channels.

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Digital network Studio71 has added a handful of high-profile YouTube and Vine stars to its illustrious roster. The network, a subsidiary of German mass media company ProSiebenSat.1, has signed YouTube musicians Kina Grannis and Tiffany Alvord, as well Vine star Alx James -- who counts 8.1 million followers and 2.6 billion loops.

While Alvord is a California-based singer/songwriter with almost 3 million YouTube subscribers, Grannis will next be seen in the YouTube Red romantic comedy web series Single By 30. James, known for his sassy short-form clips, joins fellow Studio71 Viners Shonduras, Logan Paul, and Matthew Espinosa.

Additionally, Studio71 announced that it has signed YouTube lifestyle vlogger Tina Yong, tech review channel TechSmartt, reaction video hub Reaction Time, and sketch parody channel Miles Jai Productions. TechSmartt, headlined by Keaton Keller, features wacky iPhone case reviews and more, while Reaction Time showcases Tal Fishman’s reactions to popular videos suggested by his viewers.

Miles Jai knows he's not the most conventional person in the world. "Part of the reason why I stated making my channel was not seeing anyone like me," the colorful online influencer said at the Race & Representation on YouTube panel at Vidcon 2016 on Thursday. "There's not a lot of people that look like me anywhere." So, while still in his teens, Jai sent out to put himself out there on the internet as a member of the Lgbt community. "I really needed to show everyone there are people like us who dress out, and we're just as human and deserve...

Miles Jai knows he's not the most conventional person in the world. "Part of the reason why I stated making my channel was not seeing anyone like me," the colorful online influencer said at the Race & Representation on YouTube panel at Vidcon 2016 on Thursday. "There's not a lot of people that look like me anywhere." So, while still in his teens, Jai sent out to put himself out there on the internet as a member of the Lgbt community. "I really needed to show everyone there are people like us who dress out, and we're just as human and deserve...

Sometimes the best way to sort out your opinions about the Oscars is to enjoy a Desi Arnaz-sized drunken stupor and yell a lot about the year's nominees. That's what happened this year when I joined YouTube maven Rj Aguiar, YouTube bad-ass Miles Jai, and actual actor Allison Lane to hash out this year's nominees in "Drunk Oscar Picks." Damn. I get loud and I'm sorry. But I will not apologize for choosing Edward Norton over Jk Simmons. ...