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This time every year, music’s biggest stars unleash carefully constructed marketing campaigns for new Christmas music, hoping to join Bing Crosby and Mariah Carey on the lucrative list of holiday classics. Duran Duran chose a different direction.
After dressing as top-hatted ghouls and covering Talking Heads’ “Psycho Killer” and The Specials’ “Ghost Town” at the Wynn Las Vegas casino last Halloween, the veteran U.K. band recorded a themed album, Danse Macabre, which is due Oct. 27. “Funnily enough, I can’t think of many Christmas songs that I like, apart from the few obvious ones,” keyboardist Nick Rhodes says. “But Halloween, I can think of plenty of songs I love. It’s the mood and the chaos and the dark spirit of excitement about it.”
For decades, Halloween’s soundtrack has come from a reliable archive of catalog hits: Rockwell’s “Somebody’s Watching Me” (1984), Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” (1982), Ray Parker Jr.’s “Ghostbusters” (1984), Warren Zevon’s “Werewolves of London” (1978) and, of course, Bobby “Boris” Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers’ undead “Monster Mash” (1962). But in recent years, thanks to TikTok memes, Netflix and Disney synchs and music streaming, newer songs have joined the pantheon, from Lady Gaga’s “Bloody Mary,” which went viral after TikTok users spliced it into a dance clip from Netflix’s 2022 hit Wednesday, to LVCRFT’s “Skeleton Sam,” a spooky novelty track engineered by hit songwriters who aspire to update the Halloween music canon.
“There’s room in the marketplace for more than just ‘Monster Mash’ and ‘Ghostbusters,’ ” says Kay Anderson, vp of marketing for Craft Recordings, the Concord catalog label that represents late singer Andrew Gold, including his meme-friendly ’90s Halloween-season hit, “Spooky Scary Skeletons.” “The demand is there, and the momentum for Halloween-themed content kicks off earlier each year.”
When singer-songwriter Evan Bogart was a kid, his mother threw bobbing-for-apples Halloween parties and put dry ice in the pool to create ghostly smoke. By 2018, the son of Casablanca Records founder Neil Bogart was a hit songwriter for Lizzo, Rihanna, Beyoncé and others and, as he recalls, his horror movie-obsessed friends wondered: “Why isn’t there any f—ing Halloween music? We’ve been listening to the same stuff since we were kids: Rockwell, The Specials, Warren Zevon, Ray Parker, Oingo Boingo. Most of it’s decades old.” They formed a collective, LVCRFT, and made an album of all-new music, 2019’s This Is Halloween Vol. 1, which included “Skeleton Sam.” The single has since racked up more than 8.5 million on-demand audio streams, according to Luminate, and its Oct. 31 streams increased from 57,343 in 2019 to 569,313 last year. LVCRFT followed the album up with new installments every year.
At the same time, Kat Basolo, senior vp of creative synch for Bogart’s publisher, Kobalt, had been thinking up song ideas to pitch to Freeform, Disney’s streaming channel for young adults. When Bogart mentioned his Halloween music obsession to Basolo, she encouraged him to cover songs from Kobalt’s catalog for Freeform’s annual, heavily promoted “31 Nights of Halloween” campaign. Kobalt also represents Gold, and LVCRFT chose “Spooky Scary Skeletons” and “It Must Be Halloween,” which the Disney channel wound up licensing. “It was very successful,” Basolo says. “That became a well we would keep tapping into.”
In Basolo’s view, the resurgence of new Halloween tracks is, at least in part, a synch phenomenon: Horror movies and spooky shows such as Wednesday, American Horror Story, the Hocus Pocus franchise and this year’s Haunted Mansion remake have led to more topical placement opportunities for artists, labels and publishers. “There’s a lot of content out there that people are constantly clamoring for because they’re genuinely Halloween fans,” she says. “Halloween is a very popular holiday for a reason, and people tend to have a cult-like affinity. They look for content out there that has themes that are adjacent.”
Streaming numbers for “Spooky Scary Skeletons,” “Skeleton Sam” and other Halloween hits may not be as big as those of “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” but they add up. “Bloody Mary” never charted when Gaga released it in 2011, but after the Wednesday-related TikTok phenomenon, it hit No. 68 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2022, scoring over 412 million plays on Spotify and placement in the service’s Halloween Party playlist, which has 981,000 likes. “Bloody Mary” streams grew from 128,708 on Oct. 31, 2019 to 166,893 on October 31, 2022, an increase of 29.7%. However, from October 1-9, 2023, the streams have totaled 2.04 million, according to Luminate.
Since the pandemic, Spotify’s playlist team has noticed what Talia Kraines, the services’ senior editor, pop, describes as “massive spikes on our Halloween playlists” earlier and earlier each year. One enduring seasonal beneficiary of stay-at-home TikTok and binge-watching has been the Beetlejuice soundtrack — the popularity of Schitt’s Creek led to discovery of Catherine O’Hara’s other films, including Beetlejuice, which led to streaming Harry Belafonte’s classic “Day-O (The Banana Boat Song).” “Labels have tended to focus on the classics. Catalog teams at labels are trying to go deeper and find more songs to pitch because the existing classics are so well covered,” Kraines says, pointing to September-October spikes for spooky-adjacent songs like Sam Smith and Kim Petras’ “Unholy,” Rihanna’s “Disturbia” and the Cramps’ “Goo Goo Muck.” “A lot of the new Halloween music is coming from real baby artists who don’t have that major label or publisher system in place.”
Even songs unrelated to Halloween, such as Ghost’s “Mary on a Cross,” which went viral a year ago, and Ava Max’s pop smash “Sweet but Psycho,” have landed on Spotify’s Halloween Party and other official streaming playlists this year. Rapper Ashnikko’s adult-oriented “Halloweenie” tracks, released from 2018 to 2021, have drawn roughly 67 million on-demand streams as of Oct. 9, according to Luminate.
“It takes years to mature a song like that into a classic,” says Mike Chester, executive vp of commerce and promotion at Warner Records, which represents Ashnikko. “It’s not ubiquitous like Christmas season, so you have to focus on the week leading up to Halloween and maximize that attention. It’s a pretty tight window, but it’s rabid in that moment.” Kobalt’s Basolo adds that Halloween synch prep begins earlier every year: “I’m looking at Halloween at the beginning of summer. It’s [about getting] ahead of the timeline and thinking about it a few months in advance.”
By contrast, Duran Duran never expected to make a Halloween album. The group’s ghoulish October 2022 Vegas show was a one-off, so spontaneous that singer Simon Le Bon had to put in extra work memorizing new lyrics, but it evolved into the upcoming album of covers and originals. “We hadn’t thought about it that much as any kind of business proposition — we thought we just wanted to do a Halloween album,” Rhodes says. “But one thing we definitely have on our side is that I’m not sure I know many other artists who’ve done a Halloween album. It’s a whole new genre.”
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Boxing and MMA are facing off this weekend in the highly anticipated matchup of WBC and lineal heavyweight boxing world champion Tyson “The Gypsy King” Fury against lineal MMA heavyweight world champion Francis Ngannou. Presented by Top Rank, the combat sports crossover event will take place Saturday (Oct. 28) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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If you weren’t able to grab a travel deal to see the matches live, you have streaming options to view the action from home.
The major heavyweight exclusive boxing event will feature 10 rounds of Fury vs. Ngannou starting at 2 p.m. ET. This will be a pay-per-view match airing exclusively on ESPN+ for $80, which you can purchase here. Other matches you can check out include undefeated British competitors Fabio Wardley vs. David Adeleye in a 12-rounder, former heavyweight world champion Joseph Parker vs. Canadian knockout artist Simon Kean in a 10-rounder, Arslanbek Makhmudov vs. Junior Anthony Wright in a 10-rounder and Moses Itauma vs. Istvan Bernath in a six-rounder.
Before the main event airs on Saturday, you can tune into Road to Riyadh: Fury vs. Ngannou, a 30-minute all-access preview of the upcoming boxing event. You can view it live Friday (Oct. 27) at 6:30 a.m. ET on ESPN News. (We suggest using DirecTV Stream’s 5-day free trial here if you don’t have cable.) Plus, it’s available on-demand to rewatch through ESPN+, the ESPN app and ESPN.com.
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How to Stream Fury vs. Ngannou Online
Fury vs. Ngannou will begin livestreaming at 2 p.m. ET on Saturday, which you can watch live through pay-per-view on ESPN+. The match can be purchased for $80 through ESPN+ if you’re a current subscriber, or you can click the button below.
Don’t have a subscription? You can bundle the PPV with an ESPN+ subscription, which will give you access the the feature event as well as ESPN+’s entire library of sports coverage and exclusives. You can sign up here or through the button below.
Subscriptions through ESPN+ start at $10.99/month or you can save 15% on an annual subscription for $109.99/year. A subscription grants access to exclusive ESPN+ content, including UFC PPV preliminary matches, live games for other sports, NFL drafts, NFL playoffs, MLB games and exclusive on-demand videos. You’ll also receive access to content from what was formerly known as ESPN Insider, original shows to stream on-demand such as game recaps, NBA finals, analyses hosted by Peyton Manning and more.
Deezer is partnering with French collective management society SACEM to explore the potential impact that “artist-centric” streaming royalty payment models will have on remuneration for songwriters and publishers.
In a joint announcement on Wednesday (Oct. 25), Deezer and SACEM said they were carrying out an “in depth” study that will analyze streaming data to evaluate the viability of different economic models “aimed at remunerating songwriters, composers and publishing rights owners more fairly.”
A representative for Deezer tells Billboard that the first stage of the study commenced earlier this month using data from paid subscription accounts in France in the first quarter of 2023.
The next stage of the project, which is expected to last several months and focuses purely on the French digital music market, will see Deezer and SACEM specifically evaluate the impact that an artist-centric streaming model would have on the society’s 210,000-plus members and international partners, which include Universal Music Publishing Group and Wixen Music Publishing, as well as collective management organizations (CMOs) SOCAN and ASCAP.
“Songwriters, composers and publishers play a crucial role in the music industry as the creative driving force behind the songs we love, and it’s time to evolve how we reward these efforts,” said Deezer CEO Jeronimo Folgueira in a statement.
The joint initiative comes less than two months after Deezer announced it was partnering with Universal Music Group (UMG) on what it calls an “artist-centric music streaming model” for recorded music.
The new artist-centric model for recorded music replaces the traditional pro-rata model whereby one stream equals one play and the total number of plays is divided up by artists and labels according to how many they each accrue.
Since launching Oct. 1, the model has been exclusively limited to France, Deezer’s home market, and, so far, only applies to artists signed to UMG and French independent label Wagram Music. However, a spokesperson for Deezer says discussions are ongoing with all labels and content providers and that the company plans to have achieved “a full rollout with all providers and countries” in 2024.
The new model promises royalty “boosts” for “professional” artists whose music is actively searched for by users, as well as boosts for artists who maintain a level of 1,000 streams per month from at least 500 unique accounts.
It also includes a monetization cap of 1,000 streams for each user, meaning that every single user’s contribution to the royalty pool is counted as 1,000 plays no matter what the actual amount is. (If a subscriber listens to 2,000 streams, for example, then their streams will count half.) Deezer says the cap will help tackle fraud and ensure that royalties are shared more fairly between artists and rights holders.
Following in Deezer’s footsteps, Spotify is understood to be planning similar changes to its streaming royalty model that will come into effect in 2024. These are reported to include introducing minimum annual stream thresholds and financial penalties for music distributors and labels committing fraudulent acts, as well as a minimum play-time length for non-music tracks, such as bird sounds or white noise, before they can generate royalties.
Over the past two years, several other streaming services, including Soundcloud and Tidal, have either introduced or announced that they are exploring different economic models to the standard pro rata streaming model following criticism from creators over low royalty payouts.
In a statement, SACEM CEO Cécile Rap-Veber said the launch of the study into how alternative remuneration models will impact publishers, authors and composers was an “essential” development, “which we hope will make it possible to increase the value of streaming for our members.”
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Halloween is only days away, and to help ring in the haunting holiday, Hulu is hosting an early Huluween event and releasing four episodes of American Horror Stories. All episodes will be available to stream online starting Thursday (Oct. 26), and based on the trailer, you may want to leave the lights on.
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Much like the previous seasons, you can expect nothing but creeps and chills, as each episode will feature different stories and new characters. Ryan Murphy, the creator of American Horror Story, returns as the executive producer for the spin-off, and from the titles of each episode (“Bestie,” “Daphne,” “Organ” and “Tapeworm”) there is sure to be many gasp-worthy moments.
Cast members will change every episode, and will include Reid Scott, Annie Hamilton, Allegra Heart, Christopher Fitzgerald, Laura Kariuki, Hazel Graye, Lisa Rinna, Rob Yang, Emma Halleen, Seth Gabel, Jessica Barden, Seth Gabel, Jeff Hiller, Amrou Al-Kadhi, Raúl Castillo, Emily Browning, Laila Robins, Havana Rose Liu and Cameron Cowperthwaite.
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How to Watch American Horror Stories Online for Free
American Horror Stories‘ Huluween event premieres Thursday (Oct. 26) exclusively on Hulu. Hulu subscribers will be able to watch all four episodes for no additional cost — just go to the homepage and look under new releases.
Not subscribed to Hulu? Hulu’s cheapest — and most popular — subscription plan starts at $7.99/month after a free 30-day trial. If you want to avoid ads then you can get the no-ad plan for $17.99/month.
The ad-supported plan gets you instant access to thousands of movies and TV shows, including a variety of content from ABC, NBC, Fox, FX and other networks in addition to Hulu Originals, so you’ll have access to programs such as What We Do in the Shadows, Only Murders in the Building, The Bear, The Handmaid’s Tale, Dollface, The Dropout, White Men Can’t Jump, Back in the Groove, Darby and the Dead, The Mighty Ones, Welcome to Chippendales, Nine Perfect Strangers, Pen15, Sex Appeal, Motherhood, Dead Asleep and The Kardashians. The ad-free plan will give you everything in the ad-supported as well as the ability to download content onto your smart device to watch offline.
For even more content, you can subscribe to Hulu + Live TV, which includes the entire Hulu streaming library along with more than 75 top channels, live sports, news, events and access to Disney+ and ESPN+. There’s also a bundle with Disney+ for $9.99 a month or add and ESPN+ for $12.99 a month to stream with ads and $19.99 for commercial-free streaming.
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Apple-owned Shazam has introduced a new feature into its music identification app that will allow users to find nearby shows through recommendations based on their Shazam histories, it was announced on Wednesday (Oct. 25). The new feature, called simply Concerts, is already available to users in the Shazam app on iOS within the “My Music” […]
Spotify is planning to implement changes to its streaming royalty model in early 2024 that would affect the lowest-streaming acts, non-music noise tracks and distributors and labels committing fraud, sources tell Billboard.
Conversations have been going on for weeks with the major record labels, Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment and Warner Music Group, as well as independent labels and distributors, sources say. While the new royalty system will keep its existing pro-rata model, it introduces new floors that will grow the pool for more established artists and rights holders.
The changes to Spotify’s royalty model, which were first reported by Music Business Worldwide, include:
A new threshold of minimum annual streams that a track must meet before it starts to generate royalties. The threshold, according to MBW, will de-monetize tracks that had previously received 0.5% of Spotify’s royalty pool.
Financial penalties for music distributors and labels when fraudulent activity on tracks they have uploaded to Spotify has been detected.
A minimum play-time length that non-music noise tracks, such as bird sounds or white noise, must reach to generate royalties.
The specific benchmarks of these changes and how financial penalties will be calculated or implemented are currently unclear.
Spotify will need new agreements to the royalty structure changes with most record labels and distributors to implement the plan, but that doesn’t mean entirely new licensing renewals. Changes can be made specifically for these elements, sources say. And since the major labels — which all negotiate their deal renewals with Spotify on different timelines — are likely to benefit from the new terms, they are all likely to sign onto them.
When reached for comment, a Spotify spokesperson said in a statement, “We’re always evaluating how we can best serve artists, and regularly discuss with partners ways to further platform integrity. We do not have any news to share at this time.”
The standard, existing pro-rata streaming model has been a major topic of consideration this year, ever since Universal Music Group CEO Lucian Grainge called for an “updated model” for the business that will be “an innovative, ‘artist-centric’ model that values all subscribers and rewards the music they love” in his annual New Year’s letter to staff. Following, UMG announced partnerships with Tidal, Deezer and Soundcloud to explore alternative models, and reports surfaced that similar conversations were underway with the other leading streaming platforms.
In July, during UMG’s second quarter earnings call, Grainge announced a “newly expanded agreement” with Spotify, under which he said “they have committed to continue to work to address” what he outlined as key components to the “artist-centric” approach: Fairly rewarding “real artists with real fanbases” for “the platform engagement they drive”; applying “stricter fraud detection and enforcement systems” and “ensuring real artists don’t have their royalties diluted by noise”; and “better aligning the relationship between artists and fans by promoting greater discovery and promotion of real artists.” Two out of three of these priorities are now being pursued by Spotify.
In September, UMG and Deezer outlined a new model for what they called “artist-centric streaming.” That model was similar, albeit more severe, than what Spotify is planning. It included royalty “boosts” for “professional” artists whose music streamed above a threshold, while promising to crack down on fraud and replace “non-artist noise content” with its own functional music that would be excluded from the royalty pool.
Unlike Spotify — which relies heavily on industry-leading algorithm-recommended playlists and auto-play, lean-back listening — Deezer’s plan also demoted passive listening royalties by “boosting” artists who are actively searched for by users. Unlike Deezer, Spotify is planning to roll this out will all major labels and leading independent labels and distributors.
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UFEA Champions League 2023 is here! The soccer matches began on Sept. 19 with group stages and will continue on until the finals taking place on June 1, 2024. If you love to watch soccer, but were not able to score some travel deals to watch the matches live, then you still have some online options that’ll have you catching every score, penalty kick and more from your couch.
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Our suggestion? Use Paramount+ to watch all the games live and take advantage of their 7-day free trial to see the games for free. Click here to start your free trial.
The next game will take place on Wednesday (Oct. 25) at 12:45 p.m. ET with Barcelona vs. Shakhtar Donetsk. Taking place at the same time is Feyenoord vs. Lazio, which you can watch using the same streaming options. Other matches taking place this week include Newcastle vs. Dortmund, RB Leipzig vs. Crvena zvezda, Young Boys vs. Man City, PSG vs. Milan, Celtic vs. Atlético Madrid and Antwerp vs. Porto all on Wednesday (Oct. 25) at 3 p.m. ET.
Click here to check out the full UEFA Champions League schedule.
Keep reading to learn how to watch the group stage matches below.
How to Watch UEFA Champions League 2023 Online for Free
CBS Sports is the official English-language broadcaster for the U.S., which means you’ll need to tune into a CBS Sports or any of its affiliates. If you have cable, then you can view the games for free — just check with your provider’s channel guide to find out what channel CBS Sports is on. You’ll also be able to view it through CBSSports.com or the CBS Sports app (you’ll just need to log in with your provider’s info).
Don’t have cable? There are a few streaming options for you to choose from that offer free trials and promotions or you can try an HD antenna like one here from Amazon, which may also work.
Paramount+ is considered the streaming platform for UEFA Champions League 2023 as its plans include CBS Sports as well as exclusive content and original shows and movies. If you’re already subscribed all you have to do is login to your account to begin watching the games.
Not a subscriber? You can take advantage of the Paramount+’s 7-day free trial, which will allow you to watch the soccer matches for free. Once the free trial is over you’ll be charged the regular subscription price based on the plan you choose. There are two plans to choose from: Paramount+ Essential and Paramount+ with Showtime. The Essential plan is $5.99/month and includes some ads, thousands of episodes of Paramount+ Originals, movies, series and exclusives as well as NFL on CBS, UEFA Champions League and CBS News. Paramount+ with Showtime is $11.99/month and includes everything in the Essential plan except with no ads and access to the entire Showtime library, live TV, college football and the ability to download content to watch offline.
DirecTV Stream also offers a five-day free trial that you can use to stream the UFEA Champions League online for free. After your free trial is up, you can take advantage of DirecTV’s limited-time promo, giving you $10 off its plans for three months; after that you’ll pay as low as $74.99/month.
Want more affordable streaming options? FuboTV offers a 7-day free trial and gives you access to hundreds of live TV channels including CBS Sports. Once the free trial is over you’ll pay as low as $74.99/month.
Viewing outside of the United States? Make sure to use ExpressVPN which lets you watch the UFEA Champions League from Mexico, England, Canada and other countries around the world. ExpressVPN gets you a World Cup live feed in Spanish, French and dozens of local languages.
French music company Believe benefitted from “healthy” paid streaming growth as its third-quarter revenue grew 9.1% to 215 million euros ($197.6 million at the quarter’s average exchange rate), the Paris-based company announced Tuesday (Oct. 24).
The owner of distributor TuneCore and labels such as Groove Attack and Naïve said organic revenue growth of 7.5% would have been 15.4% without the impact of the currency translation within the digital royalties it receives from its digital partners. Paid streaming “remained strong,” the company stated in its earnings release, although revenue was not yet impacted by recent price increases “due to their deployment calendar in some markets.”
Revenue grew 25.9% to 66.9 million euros ($61.5 million) in Europe outside of Believe’s two single largest markets, France and Germany, accouting for 31.1% of total revenue. The company cited particularly strong growth in Southern Europe, Eastern Europe and Turkey. The addition of Liverpool-based Sentric, acquired from Utopia Music in March, helped revenue growth in the United Kingdom. Revenue was up only 0.7% in France, which accounted for 16% of total revenue, after growing more than 40% in the prior-year quarter. Revenue dropped 6.4% in Germany due to non-digital sales being down “strongly” as Believe moved away from contracts it believes were too weighted in physical sales and merchandise.
Revenue from Asia Pacific and Africa grew 6.6% to 55.8 million euros ($51.3 million) and accounted for 25.9% of total revenue. The company was helped by increased paid streaming penetration in the region but hurt by soft ad-supported streaming and a stronger euro against local currencies. Greater China was particularly strong, while Japan was aided by Believe’s roll-out of its Premium Solutions offering. The Americas accounted for 14.4% of Believe’s revenue and grew 8.4% in the quarter; Brazil and Mexico were particularly strong, the company said.
Believe is comprised of two segments, Premium Solutions and Automated Solutions. Premium Solutions revenue rose 10.1% to 202.9 million euros ($186.5 million). Automated Solutions, which includes TuneCore, dropped 4.5% to 12.1 million euros ($11.1 million) due to a stronger euro and a challenging comparable period influenced by TuneCore’s launch of unlimited pricing in July 2022.
Looking forward, Believe increased its forecast for adjusted earnings before taxes, interest and amortization margin from 5% at the mid-year mark to 5.5%. The company reiterated its guidance for full-year organic growth of 14%.
Although Believe’s growth slowed in the last two quarters, the company expects its organic growth rate — excluding foreign exchange impacts and the impacts of acquisitions — will recover in the fourth quarter “thanks to solid paid streaming trends enhanced by price increases by some large digital partners, a slight recovery in ad-funded streaming expected at the end of the quarter and additional market share gains,” it stated in the earnings release.
Next year’s revenue will get an additional boost from subscription services following up their recent price increases by further raising prices to 12 euros/$12 per month, said CEO Denis Ladegaillerie during Tuesday’s earnings call. “We definitely expect [price increases] to come. ‘When’ is the question. But it’s going to be 2024, no doubt.”
Total revenue increased 9.1% to 215 million euros ($197.6 million).
Digital sales rose 7.1% while non-digital sales rose 39.6% as reported (12.4% at constant currency and constant perimeter).
Digital sales accounted for 92% of revenue, the same as the prior-year quarter.
Premium Solutions revenue grew 10.1% to 202.9 million euros ($186.5 million).
Premium Solutions’ digital sales rose 16.8% and non-digital sales rose 11.2%.
Automated Solutions revenue dropped 4.5% to 12.1 million.
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The fallen pop duo of Robert Pilatus and Fabrice Morvan are having their story told in a new documentary titled Milli Vanillli, which premieres on Paramount+ starting Tuesday (Oct. 24). The new film will aim to provide an in-depth look at the rise and fall of the late ’80s and early ’90s singers through resurfaced interviews with Pilatus (he died in 1998) and Morvan, as well as record executives, the real singers on the album and more.
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Before their fall from grace, the two models-turned-singers gained widespread popularity and fame for their first album, which was released in 1989. The success resulted in the set going platinum six times in the U.S., with the hit song “Girl You Know It’s True” selling over 30 million copies worldwide, according to a press release. They even won a Grammy for best new artist, solidifying the duo’s label as one of the world’s most popular artists in 1990. That is, until a live performance revealed that Pilatus and Morvan were lip-synching, with revelations that the two weren’t the singers on the album coming out later on. The duo’s Grammy was also later revoked.
Through clips and interviews throughout the documentary, viewers can expect a new perspective.
Keep reading to learn your streaming options for Milli Vanilli below.
How to Watch Milli Vanilli Online
Milli Vanilli is considered a Paramount+ exclusive, which means you can only watch it through the streamer starting Tuesday (Oct. 24). If you have a Paramount+ subscription you’ll be able to stream the film for no additional cost — just log in to your account and find it under the new releases.
Don’t have a subscription? The streamer offers a seven-day free trial for new users when they sign up, which means you can watch the documentary and more for free. Once the trial is over you’ll be charged the subscription price based on the plan you choose. Click here to launch your free trial of Paramount+ or the button below.
Paramount+ offer two types of plans to choose from: Paramount+ Essential and Paramount+ with Showtime. The Essential plan is $5.99/month and includes some ads, thousands of episodes of Paramount+ Originals, movies, series and exclusives as well as NFL on CBS, UEFA Champions League and CBS News. Paramount+ with Showtime is $11.99/month and includes everything in the Essential plan except with no ads and access to the entire Showtime library, live TV, college football and the ability to download content to watch offline.
Along with Milli Vanilli, you’ll be able to watch other movies and series from Paramount+’s large library such as Louis Tomlinson: All of Those Voices, Survivor, NCIS, Blue Bloods, Big Brother, Jersey Shore Family Vacation, Frasier, Mixtape, Family Legacy, I Wanna Rock, Hip Hop My House, Behind The Music, Yellowstone, Fatal Attraction, Rabbit Hole, Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, 1923, iCarly, The Good Fight, Mayor of Kingstown, Seal Team, Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Picard, Why Women Kill and Before I Forget. With Showtime, you can stream original shows and movies such as Yellowjackets, The 12th Victim, Dexter, Dexter: New Blood, George & Tammy, Homeland, Ziwe, Penny Dreadful, Buried and more.
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Anime powerhouse Crunchyroll is getting a new home on Prime Video,where seasoned fans or those looking to try out the genre can indulge in popular content such as One Piece, Jujutsu Kaisen, Demon Slayer, Spy x Family and Attack on Titan.
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Starting Tuesday (Oct. 24), the subscription service will have its own channel on Prime Video that members can add into their library of content. You’ll have access to more than 46,000 episodes of anime across more than 1,300 titles while keeping your streaming options all in one place. And did we mention it’s all ad free?
Keep reading to learn how to watch the Crunchyroll channel.
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In order to gain access to Crunchyroll’s content, you’ll first need a Prime membership. Already have one? Just log in to your account and find it in the Prime Video Channel store. You’ll have to add it to your subscription in order to watch it.
If you’re not a Prime member, Amazon currently has a 30-day free trial, which means you can get Prime Video for free. You’ll still have to add Crunchyroll to your subscription through the Prime Video Channel store. Crunchyroll has two memberships to choose from: Fan ($7.99/month) or Mega Fan ($9.99/month). The main difference between the two is that Mega Fans will get access to all the content on top of being able to download programs for offline viewing as well as access to non-video perks, which is set to be released throughout the upcoming months.
After your free trial is over you’ll be charged the regular subscription price of $14.99/month (or $139/year). Students can save 50% off with a student membership that also gives you a 6-month free trial beforehand. Plus, if you’re in a qualifying government program you can save 50% off an EBT/Medicaid membership and enjoy a 30-day free trial.
Crunchyroll features a wide range of anime series and movies that you can enjoy 24/7, including The Great Cleric, Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation, Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, My Unique Skills Makes Me OP even at Level 1, Am I Actually the Strongest?, Sweet Reincarnation, Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon, Classroom for Heroes, Reign of the Seven Spellblades, Rurouni Kenshin, Undead Murder Farce and more.
You’ll also have access to the entire Prime Video library, including original and exclusive TV shows and movies such as Gen V, The Boys, Citadel, Daisy Jones & The Six, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Harlan Coben’s Shelter, Swarm, Medellìn, The Power, Kelce, Harlem, I’m a Virgo, Invincible, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, The Horror of Dolores Roach, Fleabag, The Summer I Turned Pretty, The Wheel of Time and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Better Call Saul and more.
That’s not all, either. You can add-on premium channels as well, such as Max, Starz, Showtime, AMC+ and Paramount+, which will expand your library of content.
Besides Prime Video, a Prime membership will also get you free one-day shipping as well as grocery deliveries, access to exclusive Prime member-only deals, Prime Day, Prime Premiere, Prime Try Before You Buy, Prime Reading, Prime Gaming and more.