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Netflix CEO Says Linear TV Will Be Dead in “Next 5 to 10 Years”
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has shared his thoughts on the future of linear TV, meaning, the classic system where a viewer watches a show when it airs on its original channel. “It’s definitely the end of linear TV over the next five to 10 years,” Hastings said during an investor’s call on Tuesday while talking about Netflix’s subscriber results for Q2. Although Netflix lost nearly a million subscribers in Q2, it continues to come out on top as the biggest streaming service in the world. The loss was also less than half of the two million subscribers that Netflix predicted it would drop in by June 30. Despite the loss, Netflix touted its engagement in a letter to shareholders, noting that “in the U.S., which is one of the most competitive markets in the world, we drew more TV viewing tim...
HBO Drops First Official Trailer for ‘Game of Thrones’ Prequel ‘House of the Dragon’
HBO has shared the first official trailer for House of the Dragon, the platform’s upcoming Game of Thrones prequel series based on George R.R. Martin‘s novel Fire and Blood. The show, which takes place 200 years prior to the events of the original Game of Thrones series, follows the tumultuous decline of the House of Targaryen and the start of the Targaryen civil war. Specifically, the battle ensues between siblings Aegon II and Rhaenyra, who fought for the throne following their father’s passing, and heightened tensions pit Westeros’ houses against each other. House of the Dragon stars Paddy Considine as King Viserys I Targaryen, Matt Smith as Prince Daemon Targaryen, Rhys Ifans as Otto Hightower, Olivia Cooke as Alicent Hightower, Emma D’Arcy as P...
Sam Kerr Becomes First Woman to Grace ‘FIFA’ Global Cover
It’s difficult for anyone to be the ‘first’ in anything. It’s even rarer for one to earn that achievement on a global scale, especially for a brand with a storied 30-year history, like the FIFA franchise. That’s exactly what Australian National Team and Chelsea F.C. footballer Sam Kerr did as she became the first woman to grace the global cover for EA Sports upcoming FIFA 23. “I don’t think I’ve wrapped my head around it,” Kerr told HYPEBEAST. “I feel like everyone plays FIFA or is interested in it. So to be the first female on the global cover is incredible and to be next to Kylian [Mbappé] is amazing.” Like many of us, Kerr grew up during the prolific era dominated by Wayne Rooney and Ronaldinho. Speaking on that past decade, she recalls loving that “whole United-Sir Alex Ferguson era. I...
XSEED Games To Launch ‘No More Heroes 3’ in English This Fall
XSEED Games will be launching No More Heroes III in English this October. Developed by Grasshopper Manufacture and originally published by Marvelous in Japan last year, the title is the fourth installment in the No More Heroes series, arriving 11 years after its predecessor No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle. Featuring with improved HD visuals and framerates, No More Heroes III sees assassin Travis Touchdown return to the California city of Santa Destroy to save the world from alien invaders and the evil prince leading them. Players are challenged to ascend the game’s Galactic Superhero Rankings, taking part in mini-games and side quests along the way. Like the first game in the No More Heroes franchise, this latest installment has an open-world format, however, it’s split into five diff...
This Nonprofit Is Handing Out Free Narcan at Music Festivals to Combat Fentanyl Poisoning
LISTEN UP, a project launched by non-profit organization This Must Be The Place, is touring around the United States this summer to hand out free Narcan kits and combat opioid overdose. The Columbus, Ohio-based organization was started by Ingela Travers-Hayward and William Perry. Travers-Hayward is an Emmy Award-winning producer who formerly worked with MTV News Canada, and Perry is a reformed felon and victim of opioid addiction who served 10 years in prison after getting caught up in the opioid epidemic. Considering the importance of harm reduction in the dance music scene, the two formed TMBTP with the goal of “harnessing the arts to help in the fight against substance abuse and behavioral disorders.” This summer, Travers-Hayward and Perry want to hand ...
The Chainsmokers to Become First Artists to Perform In the Stratosphere
The Chainsmokers are ascending to new heights. We mean that quite literally, as the duo have just signed up for the most unique live performance of their career. The venue? A pressurized capsule floating 20 miles above the earth’s surface. The stunt is being made possible as part of an initiative by World View, an innovator in the emerging space tourism sector. The company has demonstrated an early track record of success operating at the edge of the stratosphere, most notably as evidenced by their efforts to engineer a record-breaking skydive performed by Alan Eustace in 2014. Now World View is set to break another barrier after announcing The Chainsmokers as the first artists to perform at the edge of space, per AP. “We have always dreamed of going to space and are stoked to ...
Steve Lacy Hits No. 1 on Emerging Artists Chart, Thanks to ‘Bad Habit’
Steve Lacy jumps to No. 1 on Billboard‘s Emerging Artists chart (dated July 23) to become the top emerging act in the U.S. for the first time, thanks to his new single, “Bad Habit.” The song surges from No. 100 to No. 50 in its second week on the Billboard Hot 100 with 9.7 million U.S. streams (up 82%, good for the chart’s top Streaming Gainer award) in the July 8-14 tracking week, according to Luminate. The song is Lacy’s first Hot 100 entry as a soloist. “Bad Habit” concurrently ranks at No. 4 on Hot R&B Songs (after reaching No. 3), No. 5 on both Hot Alternative Songs and Hot Rock Songs and No. 7 on Hot Rock & Alternative Songs. [embedded content] Lacy first appeared on Billboard‘s charts in 2012 as a member of The Internet, which scored two entries on the Billboard 200 albums c...
Brent Faiyaz’s ‘Wasteland’ Debuts at No. 1 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart
Brent Faiyaz hits new career highs on Billboard’s charts, beginning with his first No. 1 album on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart with Wasteland. The set, released through the independently distributed label Lost Kids, opens atop the list dated July 23 with 88,000 U.S. equivalent album units earned in the week ending July 14, according to Luminate. Of Wasteland’s starting total, 81,000 units come from streaming-equivalent album units, equal to 107.5 million official on-demand streams of the album’s songs. 6,000 units are through album sales, and the remaining balance through track-equivalent albums. (One unit equals the following levels of consumption: one album sale, 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and...
SoundCloud, Warner Music Group Strike Deal on Fan-Powered Royalties
SoundCloud has finalized a deal with Warner Music Group that would allow WMG’s artists with songs on the SoundCloud platform the ability to get paid based on the number of individual users streaming their music, rather than by market share of total streams, sources tell Billboard. The revenue model is part of SoundCloud’s Fan-Powered Royalties initiative, which it launched last March with the aim of re-tooling how the platform doles out streaming revenue to rights holders and providing more detailed data to help support independent artists on the platform. In practice, it allows independent creators who own their rights and upload their works to SoundCloud through its Repost system the ability to get paid according to how many fans stream their music, rather than the current industry stand...
Rihanna Supports A$AP Rocky at Lollapalooza Paris in Chic Sporty Ensemble
A$AP Rocky took the stage at Lollapalooza Paris on Wednesday (July 20) with none other than Rihanna in the wings to support him. The songstress and new mom made her surprise appearance at the festival wearing a striped, black tracksuit featuring several pops of green. She also turned up the decidedly sporty look with a stack of long, pearl-like necklaces and matching green fanny pack while clutching her cell phone and a pair of white sunglasses. It’s only the second time the Fenty mogul has been spotted out and about postpartum, the first being during a lowkey outing to a London barber shop earlier this month, also with the “Fashion Killa” rapper. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Neither Rih nor her rapper love have confirmed the arrival of thei...
Beyoncé Reveals Tracklist for New Album ‘Renaissance’
Ahead of the record’s debut next week, Beyoncé has revealed the full tracklist for her upcoming seventh studio album, Renaissance. The tracklist, which Beyoncé shared via her Instagram Stories on Wednesday, features 16 songs, and several of them boast intriguing titles, including “America Has a Problem,” “Church Girl,” “Alien Superstar,” “Cuff It,” “Thique” and more. The chart-topper’s previously-released “Break My Soul” also appears on the tracklist. After announcing the album in mid-June, Beyoncé returned last week to drop off the official cover art, which sees the Lemonade vocalist seated atop a crystal horse in a glittery bodysuit. The album artwork arrived alongside the following message from Bey: “Creating this album allowed me a place to dream and to find escape durin...
H.E.R. Cast as Belle in Blended Live-Action/Animated Beauty and the Beast Special
Grammy-winning songwriter H.E.R. is set for adventure in the great wide somewhere, having been cast as Belle in a blended live-action/animated special, Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration. The event is presented by The Wonderful World of Disney. It’s executive produced by Jon M. Chu and directed by Hamish Hamilton, and will be taped in front of a live audience before airing on ABC on December 15th. “I can’t believe I get to be a part of the Beauty and the Beast legacy,” H.E.R. said in a statement. “The world will see a Black and Filipino Belle! I have always wanted to be a Disney princess, and I get to work with two wonderful directors Hamish Hamilton and my favorite, Jon M. Chu. It is very surreal and I couldn’t be more grateful.” Advertisement Related Video “With her ...
