Ben Folds Viral Video

BEN THERE, DONE THAT: Check out Ben Folds’ new video, “Ode to Merton Chatroulette,” an honest-to-goodness viral phenomenon on YouTube, with 1.7 million views, incorporating the current Chatroulette craze into a live performance. The singer/songwriter, now managed by Vector, is currently on a sold-out solo U.S. tour ending in S.F. May 16 and has just finished an album he co-wrote with Brit author Nick Hornby (High Infidelity, About a Boy, An Education), with four labels in the mix to distribute. He’ll also take part in the second season of NBC’s Acapella Sing Off! later this year. (3/24p)