Teen YouTube Sensation Receives Death Threats
The threats were made in March, after the song became a YouTube hit and a web phenomenon.
It has now attracted more than 200 million views - more than Lady Gaga's Born This Way and Justin Bieber's Pray.
Anaheim police spokesman Rick Martinez said: "In essence, the threats were related to getting the music off the Internet or they were going to kill her.
"We can't validate how serious they are, but we do take it seriously.
Mr Martinez said officers were "keeping an extra eye out" for Black as they investigated the messages, which were made through her Los Angeles-based production and management companies.
One of the death threats was made by phone and the other by email.
Investigators have not yet identified the person or persons behind the threats, but said they could face criminal charges.
"We're going to investigate and determine, number one, the source of the comments and then based on the investigation determine what intent was and where we go from here," Mr Martinez said.
"If we believe they were actually intended as threats we will work toward prosecution."
Black was an unknown Southern California middle-school student before Friday was released in February by a boutique record label.
The video, in which Black can be seen singing about her weekend plans and riding in a car with friends, generated more than 110m views on YouTube despite being mocked by online critics.
Since then Black has made appearances on national television and racked up chart entries in the United States, Britain, Australia and Canada.
Teen YouTube Sensation Receives Death Threats
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