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Election Day is right around the corner on Tuesday, Nov. 5. While many people are gearing up to cast their votes on that day, it’s important to note that early voting is available in numerous states, whether by mail or in-person. To stay updated as the 2024 election approaches, you can watch cable news on Sling TV.
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Sling TV offers a dynamic selection of news channels, including local news channels like ABC, NBC and FOX bringing you in-depth coverage of national and local events including the 2024 election — and all from the comfort of your home. Plus, with Sling TV you can enjoy the flexibility of watching live broadcasts or catching up with on-demand content. With this streaming platform, you’ll be able to stay informed with the latest news while also enjoying a variety of entertainment options, including sports and entertainment channels like Bravo, TLC, Cartoon Network, TBS and more. You can also easily customize your channel lineup to fit with your interests and preferences, whether you’re a fan of CNN, NBC or Fox News, there’s options for everyone.
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How to Watch the 2024 Election on Sling TV
It’s time to plan ahead for all your viewing needs, so you can stay informed on all the latest developments in the 2024 presidential election on Nov. 5. Whether you’re interested in candidate debates, voter turnout or simply looking for a better viewing plan, the platform offers a variety of affordable live TV plans depending on your budget.
Sling TV has three different plans to stay up to date with the news: Sling Blue, Sling Blue + News Extra and Sling Orange & Blue. Bonus offer: new subscribers can take advantage of half off your first month with options as low as $25 (reg. $45). Sling Blue is one of the cheapest options available at just $25 for your first month. After that, the subscription will be $45 per month. With Sling Blue, you can access 46 channels including FOX News, CNN, MSNBC, ABC News, Bloomberg TV, Fox Sports and more. Some entertainment channels include TNT, TBS, USA, AMC and Bravo just to name a few.
For those looking to have additional access to news sources, consider adding Sling Blue + News Extra. Sling TV is offering News Extra for free for the first month in addition to half off Sling Blue. After the first month, News Extra will cost just $6 per month. With Sling Blue + News Extra, you can access 46 channels including FOX News, CNN, MSNBC, ABC News, Bloomberg TV and more. Plus, you’ll also have access to Newsmax, BBC World News, Business news from FOX Business and CNBC.
The Orange + Blue plan is also a great option if you are looking to also gain access to news as well as additional sports coverage. It’s available for $40 in the first month, and $60 for each month after its trial period. Adding the Sling TV Orange + Blue plan, gives you access to 54 channels including FOX News, CNN, MSNBC, ABC News, Bloomberg TV as well as sports coverage and news and analysis on ESPN.
The old saying that any publicity is good publicity isn’t always true in the music business. And this year, Sean “Diddy” Combs is proving that listeners and corporations alike have limits.
Near the end of 2023, Combs was enjoying the momentum of the September release of The Love Album: Off the Grid, which spent seven weeks on the Billboard 200 albums chart and peaked at No. 19 on the Sept. 30 chart week. Meanwhile, album single “Another One of Me” by Diddy, French Montana & The Weeknd featuring 21 Savage peaked at No. 87 on the Billboard Hot 100.
However, those numbers would start dropping quickly. In November, the Bad Boy Records founder was the subject of three separate lawsuits by an ex-girlfriend, Cassie, and two other people with various allegations of sexual and physical assault. While his weekly streams and radio plays — composed of various solo recordings under names including Diddy, Puff Daddy and P. Diddy — could be expected to experience some decay as the weeks passed after the album’s launch, the controversies arguably accelerated Combs’ downturn with listeners.
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When Combs stepped down as chairman of digital media company Revolt a week later, his streams fell 22%, while his radio spins fell 36%. Two weeks after that — when brands severed ties with Combs’ e-commerce company, Empower Global, and Hulu scrapped plans for a reality show involving Combs — his radio plays fell another 55%.
That’s not to say that being in the news always hurts an artist’s streaming numbers. After Combs was arrested on Sept. 16 after being indicted for allegedly running a federal sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy, U.S. on-demand streams of Combs’ music jumped 37% in the week ended Oct. 3. That Combs’ music benefitted from negative publicity isn’t a surprise — heavy media coverage, whether due to a death or a high-profile lawsuit, tends to influence what listeners seek out on streaming platforms. But the post-arrest bump was short-lived. Three weeks after Combs entered the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, his streaming numbers had fallen to pre-indictment levels.
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Radio is a different story. While many listeners continued to stream Combs’ music, radio programmers, who risk losing advertisers by playing controversial artists, quickly abandoned Combs. In the first quarter of 2023, well before any public signs of impropriety, Combs’ music was getting played on U.S. radio anywhere from 800 to 1,000 times per week. But the March 25 FBI raids on Combs’ homes in Los Angeles and Miami coincided with a 27% drop in weekly radio spins. By the time a video of Combs assaulting Cassie in the hallway of a hotel surfaced at CNN in May, weekly spins of Combs’ songs were down to 352 — 94% below where they were when Cassie filed her lawsuit seven months earlier. By June, his weekly radio plays had dropped below 200.
Radio’s interest in Combs’ music reached a nadir soon after. The week after his arrest on Sept. 16, Combs’ weekly radio spins were down 25%, and radio programmers have largely refrained from playing his music ever since.
Combs’ experience at the hands of music streamers and radio stations echoes that of R&B singer R. Kelly a few years earlier. Long hounded by allegations of sexual abuse, Kelly managed to avoid accountability until the Washington Post ran a story titled “Star Treatment” that detailed how the music industry overlooked his deeds. In the wake of the article, Spotify and other streaming platforms decided in May 2018 to deemphasize Kelly’s tracks in algorithms and editorial playlists, and his average weekly U.S. on-demand streams dropped 10%. Radio programmers had an even bigger impact: Kelly’s weekly U.S. radio plays dropped 29% following the article’s publication.
Kelly’s arrest in February 2019 didn’t lead to an immediate drop in his streaming numbers; throughout 2019, his weekly on-demand streams consistently hovered around 15 million to 16 million. But radio programmers began abandoning him; by the time Kelly was arrested and charged by the state of Illinois in February, his weekly radio plays had already bottomed out at just over 100, down from about 2,000 a year earlier.
Over the next few years, streams of such songs as “I Believe I Can Fly” and “Ignition” would gradually and consistently decline. In 2020, Kelly’s tracks were doing roughly 9 million to 10 million streams per week. The next year, weekly streams fell to roughly 8 million, then 7 million.
Following a guilty verdict in September 2021, Kelly was given a 30-year prison sentence in June 2022. Like with Combs’ September 2024 arrest, media coverage of his sentence resulted in a small, single-digit gain in weekly streams, but the numbers showed a clear damage to his reputation. A week after the verdict, Kelly’s U.S. on-demand streams stood at 8.8 million per week — down 40% since the Washington Post article ran in 2018.
R. Kelly’s music seems to have reached a plateau, however, and interest in his catalog on streaming platforms has remained steady since his sentencing. Over two years later, Kelly’s weekly on-demand streams remain unchanged at roughly 9 million per week, though radio remains disinterested in playing his songs. This suggests that Diddy’s music could perform better online than at radio as his saga plays out.
Only six months since launch, the “Feat. Nature” artist page on Spotify has generated major funding for conservation organizations.
On Thursday (Oct. 24) at the COP16 Biodiversity Conference in Cali, Colombia, organizers of the Sounds Right project — which launched the page on Earth Day in April — announced that $225,000 generated by the project will be donated to agencies working to protect areas of Colombia’s Tropical Andes, a region that boasts one of the world’s highest rates of biodiversity and native species.
Of that sum, $100,000 will go to Reserva Natural La Planada, which oversees 3,200 hectares of lands protected and governed by indigenous communities. Elsewhere, the Fundación Projecto Titi, which protects Colombian cotton-top tamarin monkeys in a 900-hectare reserve, will receive $80,000 over two years. FundaExpresion will receive $35,000 over two years, with the money going to community-led initiatives securing 450 hectares in the Andean forest, along with other local endeavors. And Jacana Jacana, an initiative focused on music, education and ecological awareness among children, will receive $10,000 over one year.
The recipients were selected by the Sounds Right Expert Advisory Panel, which is made up of conservationists and Indigenous rights activists. A representative for the project tells Billboard that the panel assessed projects based on their proven models of ecological and community impact, with a “strong intent to honor the communities whose ways of life nurture vital biodiversity strongholds, yet are often underfunded or overlooked.”
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Sounds Right organizers also announced the addition of seven new tracks to the “Feat. NATURE” artist page, with contributions coming from artists including Lykke Li, Ela Minus, AySay, Sam Lee, Alexis Taylor and Louis VI. The songs join a playlist that includes music by David Bowie with Brian Eno, Ellie Goulding, U.K. electronic outfit London Grammar, neo-soul and folk artist UMI with V of BTS, Indian artist Anuv Jain, Norwegian singer Aurora, and more, bringing the total number of songs on the playlist to 24.
As announced in April, songs on Spotify’s “Feat. Nature” artist page incorporate sounds of the earth, melding ocean waves, wind, bird calls and other nature sounds into original tracks and remixes. Since April, the playlist has generated more than 65 million streams from 7.5 million listeners in more than 180 countries, a representative for the project says.
“Feat. Nature” shares royalties with participating artists, with streaming income consistent with other artist payouts for music and ambient nature sounds on digital streaming platforms.
“We strive to leverage our platform for good and inspire, engage and educate listeners and the wider community to take climate action,” Spotify’s sustainability lead Hanna Grahn said in a statement. “Sounds Right is a fantastic initiative, leveraging the power of creativity and music to support nature. We are proud to be part of such impactful organizations and creators, and that nature finally is getting the praise she deserves.”
The rep for Sounds Right says that since launching, the “Feat. Nature” project has raised approximately $300,000 through royalties and institutional and individual donations, which are separate from the philanthropic funding that’s been raised to cover program costs. The organization will publish an annual impact report to show how income generated by the project through royalties and donations is being used.
Sounds Right was developed by the Museum for the United Nations — UN Live, a Copenhagen-based organization that uses culture to create local action and global change in collaboration with a variety of climate-focused partners.
As Billboard reported Thursday (Oct. 24), global royalty collections rose 7.6% to a new high of 11.75 billion euros ($10.9 billion, based on the average exchange rate for 2023), according to the Paris-based trade organization CISAC (the Confédération Internationale des Sociétés d´Auteurs et Compositeurs). That article covers the basic news — digital collections grew 9.6% to 4.52 billion euros ($4.18 billion); radio and television collections declined 5.3% to 3.37 billion euros ($3.11 billion) after a significant jump the previous year; and live and background music collections grew 21.8% to 3.06 billion euros ($2.82 billion), fueled mostly by a resurgent concert business. There’s more detail in the news article.
Now let’s take a longer-term look at the state of the market to see where all the recent growth has come from and what that implies about the future. Since 2019, the music collections business has grown from 8.92 billion euros ($8.24 million) to 11.75 billion euros ($10.9 billion), an increase of 31.7% over five years, which is annualized growth of more than 6%. That arguably presents a more accurate picture of market trends than year-by-year changes from this period, since the concert business was so disrupted by the pandemic.
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Most of that growth came from digital, which grew 119% — from 2.06 billion euros ($1.9 billion) in 2019 to 4.52 billion euros ($4.2 billion) last year. Perhaps more important, the 2.46 billion euros ($2.27 billion) of digital growth represents almost all the growth in the business during that time. And that growth is starting to slow. In 2023, digital growth slowed from 35.1% to 9.6%, which contributed to an overall slowing of growth from 29% to 7.6%. Some of that is inevitable — subscription streaming growth has leveled off in the U.S. and Western Europe, the biggest markets that traditionally drive the business. Together, the U.S., Western Europe and Canada account for almost 75% of collections revenue. Digital revenue will almost certainly keep growing — from price increases and new products, among other factors, but the wonder years of digital growth may be in the past.
The state of global royalty collections offers other reasons for optimism, though. First, a caveat: These numbers don’t provide a perfect picture of the music publishing business, or even public performance royalties, since some digital royalties are paid through direct deals. These numbers represent the best global picture of the collecting business available, though, and it seems safe to say that the direct deals, for which numbers aren’t available, roughly follow these trends. This almost certainly understates the growth of the music publishing business, though, since it doesn’t include U.S. mechanical publishing royalties, any synch rights and a variety of new kinds of deals.
The challenge for collecting societies is that the second largest source of revenue, from TV and radio play for compositions, does not seem to be growing. It was 3.4 billion euros ($3.14 billion) in 2019 and it’s now 3.37 billion euros ($3.11 billion) — a more significant decline than it seems, given inflation. Since this revenue is tied to TV and radio businesses in most markets, some of it seems to have gone to digital, which has replaced it as the most important source of revenue.
There’s more hope in the live business. The disruption of the pandemic made this hard to see, but live and background music royalties are growing steadily — from 2.71 billion euros ($2.5 billion) in 2019 to 3.06 billion euros ($2.83 billion) last year — a rise of 12.7%. That’s not so big, divided over five years, but live is growing faster than the rest of the category, and growth in ticket prices for the biggest tours will result in more royalty revenue in territories where that’s linked to ticket prices. That trend is expected to continue, too. That could make live music an important source of growth in both established markets and new ones.
Right now, the collecting society revenue breaks down as follows: 38.5% of money comes from digital; 28.7% from TV and radio; 26.1% from live and background music; 3.2% from CD and video sales; 2.4% from private copy levies (which the U.S. does not have); and 1.1% from other sources. How might that look five years from now? It’s hard to imagine digital climbing above half since that would imply a significant decline for TV and radio revenue. Live royalties should climb, maybe significantly, and background music revenue could climb in some markets, although it’s not likely to grow so much in the U.S. and Western Europe.
The origins of collections revenue will also change: There’s also really impressive growth coming from parts of the world that barely generated much revenue five years ago. Collections in Latin America rose 26.2% last year but 108.2% over the last two years, driven by Mexico and Brazil and the spread of streaming throughout Latin America. Right now, that impressive growth doesn’t change the overall picture much — the region still only accounts for 5.9% of collections revenue. But if that growth pattern continues, the market could become significant soon. Over the last five years, Latin America collections went from 4.1% of the global total to the aforementioned 5.9% share.
The same goes for some markets in Asia. Overall, there’s not much growth there — it’s down 0.3% because of Japanese currency fluctuations but up 6.8% on a constant currency basis. But Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines, where between 80% and 85% of collections revenue comes from digital, are up 270.4%, 111.6% and 325.8%, respectively, over the last five years. Those increases aren’t big enough in revenue terms to lift the overall business, but they’re growing fast enough that they could make a difference five years from now. Africa, hailed as having so much potential, seems to be stuck: It went from accounting for .7% of global music collections to .6%. That won’t matter much to overall revenue anytime soon. But it shows how the music business still faces serious challenges in Africa, as well as how those challenges impact real, working creators. These problems are complicated, but they are also urgent: Creators in Africa deserve better.
Growth is continuing in bigger markets, however; the top 10 markets grew 6.3% last year. Over the past five years, the U.S. and Canada grew 44.4% and 38.9% respectively, with the U.K., France and Germany up 44.5%, 34.7% and 20.2%. The strongest growth over that time took place in Korea, up 70.9%. The health and stability of the larger markets should make it easier for the fast-growing smaller ones to improve the entire business.
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Get ready to expand your streaming options: Apple TV+ is joining the Prime Video lineup. Starting later in October, the streaming service will be available as a premium channel add-on through Prime Video, according to Amazon.
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All users who subscribe to Prime Video will be eligible to add Apple TV+ to their account. Prime members who choose to subscribe to Apple TV+ can look forward to an array of entertainment selections from drama series like The Morning Show and Palm Royale to sporting events like Major League Soccer and Major League Baseball.
How To Watch Apple TV+ On Prime Video for Free
Although there is no set release date yet, you can start to plan ahead on the next steps to get started. You’ll need a Prime membership in order to add Apple TV+ to your channel lineup. If you’re already a Prime member, all you’ll need to do is log into your account and go to the Prime Channel storefront to add Apple TV+ to your subscription. Since the streaming platform offers new users a seven day free trial, you may be eligible to receive one through Prime Video, too.
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Don’t have a Prime membership? Amazon is offering a 30-day free trial for new users who sign up, which will let you watch Apple TV+ Originals in addition to spooky movies and TV shows exclusively available on Prime Video. Once the free trial is over, you’ll be charged the regular subscription fee of $14.99 a month or $139 a year.
To add Apple TV+ to your Prime video subscription, you can visit the Apple TV+ landing page to begin your seven day free trial. After the free trial is over, you’ll be charged the subscription price of $9.99 per month, in addition to your Prime Membership fee.
When adding Apple+ to your subscription, you can watch all the original shows and movies directly in the Prime Video app or on the website.
In addition to Prime Video original programs like Marlon Wayans: Good Grief, The Idea of You, Fallout, Them 2, Space Cadet, Invincible, The Summer I Turned Pretty and The Boys (to name a few) you can look forward to binge-watching Apple TV+ exclusive TV shows and movies like Loot, Sugar, Palm Royale, Acapulco, Blade Runner 2049, Franklin, High Desert, Silo, Shrinking, The Big Door Prize, Hollywood Con Queen, Manhunt, Masters of Air, Bad Sisters, Ted Lasso, Severance, Schmigadoon!, The Morning Show and Dark Matter.
For more product recommendations, check out docuseries ‘The Money Game LSU’ streaming on Prime Video, Prime video’s original rom-com movie: ‘Space Cadet’, and No.1 Prime Video movie: ‘Killer Heat.’
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Smiles are normally looked at with a positive connotation, but one horror movie franchise looks to flip the script. Smile 2 is the next installment in the franchise and premiered in theaters on Friday (Oct. 18), with fans clamoring to get tickets to see the movie.
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While the first film focused on a therapist, Smile 2 kicks it up a notch with the latest of victim being pop star who is being haunted by a sinister force while dealing with the pressures of fame. Opening weekend for the sequel saw a grin-worthy performance, gaining $23 million domestic, which surpasses what Smile initially made its first weekend at the box office, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Whether you’re new to the movie series or just want to rewatch the first Smile, there are a few options that’ll let you watch it online at home for free.
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Keep reading to learn the streaming options available.
How to Watch Smile Online for Free
Paramount Pictures is the official distributer for both Smile and Smile 2. While the sequel is currently only available to watch in theaters, you can watch Smile for free through Paramount+ — the official streaming platform for Paramount Pictures. Current Paramount+ subscribers can stream the first movie for no added cost when you sign into your account.
Don’t have a subscription? Paramount+ offers a seven day free trial to new users when you sign up. You’ll be able to stream Smile online for free in addition to the entire Paramount+ library. Once your free trial is over, you’ll be charged the regular subscription fee starting at $7.99/month.
Paramount+ offers two packages for you to choose from depending on your needs: Paramount+ Essential and Paramount+ with Showtime. The cheapest option is Paramount+ Essential at just $7.99/month or save nearly 40% off when you choose an annual plan for $59.99/year. The ad-supported plan comes with more than 40,000 episodes and movies for you to stream on up to three devices at once. Sports fans can watch NFL on CBS and UEFA Champions League live.
For even more content options, you can choose Paramount+ with Showtime for $12.99/month or $119.99/year (giving you savings of 37%). You’ll get everything in the Paramount+ Essential plan with no ads plus access to Showtime Originals, the ability to download content to watch offline and live CBS 24/7.
Besides Smile, subscribers can look forward to streaming content like Tulsa King, Mayor of Kingstown, Fraiser, Seal Team, Criminal Minds Evolution, Evil, Halo, Ink Master, Special Ops: Lioness, RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All Stars, The Good Fight, Colin From Accounts and Showtime Originals like Yellowjackets, The Curse, The Chi, Dexter: New Blood, Ray Donovan and Billions.
How to Watch Smile Online At Home for Free
You can also watch Smile online through video-on-demand offered through Prime Video and Apple TV. What we recommend: Prime members can get a seven-day free trial to Paramount+ when you add the premium channel option to your subscription. Once the free trail is over, you’ll be charged $12.99/month on top of your Prime membership.
Don’t have a Prime membership? Amazon offers a 30-day free trial for new subscribers that’ll let you watch everything in the Prime Video library for free as well as redeem the free Paramount+ trial. Once each free trial is over, you’ll be charged $12.99/month for Paramount+ as well as $14.99/month (or $139/year) for your Prime membership.
Prime Video also lets you rent Smile for $3.99 or you can buy it on VOD for 50% off at $7.99 (regularly $14.99). You don’t need to be a Prime member to watch Smile online through VOD, just make your purchase and the movie will automatically be added to your video library to stream whenever. Rentals are available for 30 days after buying and 48 hours once you start streaming.
Apple TV is another VOD option that’ll let you stream Smile on VOD with rentals for $3.99 or you can buy Smile for $7.99. You don’t have to be an Apple TV+ subscriber to watch Smile online, you just need an Apple TV streaming device or the app.
Prefer a hardcopy? Collectors can find Smile in 4K UltraHD for as low as $16 and enjoy bonus features VOD won’t supply.
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Smile in 4K UltraHD doesn’t just give you the entire movie in crystal clear definition, you’ll also have access bonus features like deleted scenes and director commentary. Fans of the music will also get to go behind-the-scenes and learn more about the making of the chilling songs.
Before you see Smile 2, go back to the beginning in Smile and see how a therapist’s witnessing of a strange suicide leads her to be haunted by a supernatural force with malevolent intentions.
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The 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame celebration has carried over into football. On Sunday (Oct. 20), the Cleveland Browns will host the Cincinnati Bengals in a first-of-its kind Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Game at Huntington Bank Field.
The Bengals vs. Browns game, which is set to feature performances from previous Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees, will air live on CBS and stream on Paramount+.
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“We are thrilled to partner with the Cleveland Browns to highlight the massive impact and influence of our Inductees on rock & roll, the music that connects us all,” Greg Harris, president & CEO of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame & Museum said in a statement. “The first ever Cleveland Browns Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Game will be an exciting feature of our 2024 Induction Week when the national spotlight shines on Cleveland.”
See below for the best ways to stream the game from anywhere.
How to Watch & Stream the Bengals vs. Browns Game Live Online
Where to watch: CBS
Where to stream: DirecTV, Sling TV, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV, Paramount+
The Browns will take on the Bengals at Huntington Bank Field in Cleveland on Sunday. You can stream CBS and other channels live on DirecTV Stream, Fubo, Sling TV and Hulu + Live TV (use ExpressVPN to stream internationally).
The game kicks off at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT.
If you’re interested in a free trial, you can score one through DirecTV Stream and Fubo. In addition to a free trial, both Fubo and DirecTV offer discounted streaming packages.
For example, DirecTV Stream’s cheapest plan has over 90 channels and it’s on sale for $87 (down from $102). Join Fubo for just $60 per month, which saves you $20 off the regular price. Fubo’s Pro streaming plan includes access to 199 channels.
In addition to Paramount+, the Bengals vs. Browns game will be available to stream on NFL+.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame game will pay homage to inductees through music, giveaways, special merch and fan activations.
Foreigner, one of this year’s inductees, will headline the halftime show. Black Label Society’s Zakk Wylde will join teenage guitar phenom and Cleveland native Max Stak for a special performance at the end of the game’s third quarter. Wylde will also perform the national anthem.
Ohio native Robert “Kool” Bell, of Kool & the Gang, will serve as coin toss captain. Ozzy Osbourne is also scheduled to participate in the fan fun.
“The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the Cleveland Browns together embody the passion of our city. We are thrilled to partner with the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for their 2024 Induction Week with this special first-time collaboration on Sunday,” said Brent Rossi, SVP of marketing & media at Haslam Sports Group. “Before and throughout the game, we will highlight this year’s Inductees in a number of different ways, connecting our fans with the history of rock & roll in Cleveland through football.”
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Formula 1 is making a return to the United States for the much-anticipated 2024 U.S. Grand Prix in Austin, Texas. The racing event will kickoff Friday (Oct. 18) until Sunday (Oct. 20) starting at 1:30 p.m. ET where Red Bull’s three-time reigning champion Max Verstappen will attempt to keep his winning streak going against McLaren’s Lando Norris. You can still get tickets to the F1 U.S. Grand Prix, but in case you can’t make it in-person, there are some streaming options that’ll let you livestream the races online.
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This year, viewers won’t just have the pleasure of watching their favorite drivers — Sting and Eminem will be joining the festivities with live performances on Oct. 18-19 starting at 7:45 p.m. ET.
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ESPN and its networks will be livestreaming the races for you to watch at home. The easiest way to tune in is through a the network’s cable channels. Cord cutters don’t have to spend hundreds of dollars on a cable package in order to livestream the 2024 F1 U.S. Grand Prix at home, there are additional ways to watch ESPN without cable.
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How to Watch F1 U.S. Grand Prix Online
ESPN+ is the official streaming platform for ESPN and it’s networks, which will let you watch the F1 U.S. Grand Prix 2024 and more live sports coverage. ESPN+ doesn’t offer a free trial but the streamer comes with a variety of affordable plans starting at $11.99 a month or you can save 17% off with an annual plan for $119.99 a year.
In addition to live sports, ESPN+ has exclusive on-demand videos and access to content from what was formerly known as ESPN Insider. You’ll also be able to stream original shows to stream on-demand, game recaps and analysis hosted by Peyton Manning, a shorter version of NFL Primetime and full replays of historic NFL matchups.
To expand your savings and content offerings, you can also bundle ESPN+ with Hulu and Disney+ for a single monthly price of just $16.99 for all three services.
How to Watch F1 U.S. Grand Prix Online for Free
ESPN can also be livestreamed through live TV streamers and with current free trials and promos going on, you can watch the 2024 F1 U.S. Grand Prix for free. Below, ShopBillboard put together a list of the best offers to take advantage of now.
DirecTV Stream
You can watch ESPN on DirecTV Stream in addition to hundreds of other channels. New users can take advantage of a five day free trial in addition to $15 off your first two months when you bundle one of its four packages with a Sports Pack. ESPN is included in every streaming packages with the cheapest option being the Entertainment + Sports Pack for $87 (reg. $102). Once the free trial and two months are up you’ll be charged the subscription price based on what package you choose at checkout.
Besides being able to livestream the 2024 F1 U.S. Grand Prix for free, you’ll receive unlimited DVR storage, access to local channels and the ability to stream on as many devices as you want.
Sling TV
Sling TV is offering new users 50% off their first month when they sign up for one of the three packages available. ESPN is only included in the Orange and Orange + Blue packages, which are discounted for as $20 for the first month (reg. $40). After your first month you’ll be charged the full package price.
The Orange package comes with 32 channels that can be streamed on one device at once. For additional channel options including FS1 and the NFL Network, you can combine both plans for $30 for the first month (reg. $60/month) and get access to all 48 channels.
FuboTV
You can also watch ESPN on Fubo for free and livestream the 2024 F1 U.S. Grand Prix and more for no added cost. New users can take advantage of a seven day free trial in addition to a promo that’s taking $20 off the first month, giving you access to more than 200 live channels for as low as $60 (reg. $80).
After your free trial and promo is over, Fubo’s Pro Plan is its cheapest option at $79.99 a month and it comes with 202 channels, unlimited DVR storage and the ability to simultaneously watch content on up to 10 screens. Sports fans should consider the Elite with Sports Plus Plan for $99.99 a month, which includes 306 channels and NFL RedZone all in 4K definition. For the most streaming options, upgrade to the Deluxe Plan for $109.99 a month and get everything in its Elite Plan with 13 additional channels, international Sports Plus and MGM+.
Hulu + Live TV
Hulu + Live TV offers the most streaming options with access to more than 95 live channels including ESPN and the entire Hulu library. For a limited time, you can get three months for just $59.99 a month (reg. $82.99 a month), a savings of nearly 30%. After the three months are done, you’ll be charged the regular subscription price of $82.99 a month.
Unlike the rest of the options on this list, Hulu + Live TV comes bundled with Disney+ and ESPN+ for no added cost. You’ll have all of the Hulu library to watch and exclusive and original programming available only on ESPN+.
Instagram announced a new feature on Thursday (Oct. 18) that makes it easier for users to save songs they discover while perusing the app.
The social app aims to make the music-saving process as frictionless as possible — and users don’t have to leave Instagram to do it. If they find a song they like, they can simply click on the track to reach its audio page and then tap the “add” button. Saved tracks show up in their “Liked Songs” playlist on Spotify. Currently, no other streaming services are integrated with Instagram.
The Spotify-Instagram integration comes roughly a year after TikTok launched its “Add to Music App,” a very similar feature that allows users to save music they find on the platform. TikTok had more partners for its feature — not just Spotify initially, but also Amazon Music and Apple Music.
“TikTok is already the world’s most powerful platform for music discovery and promotion, which helps artists connect with our global community to drive engagement with their music,” Ole Obermann, TikTok’s global head of music business development, said in a statement last year. The new feature “takes this process a step further, creating a direct link between discovery on TikTok and consumption on a music streaming service, making it easier than ever for music fans to enjoy the full length song on the music streaming service of their choice, thereby generating even greater value for artists and rights holders.”
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The “Add to Music App” has become even more of a priority for TikTok recently. In September, the company announced that it was shutting down its subscription streaming service, TikTok Music, to focus more on integrating with existing streamers. “Our Add to Music App feature has already enabled hundreds of millions of track saves to playlists on partner music streaming services,” Obermann said.
On Wednesday (Oct. 16), TikTok announced that another streaming service would join the “Add to Music App”: Melon, which is popular in South Korea.
“Since the launch of Add to Music App, we have seen the TikTok community fully embrace the opportunity to save the songs they discover to the music streaming service of their choice,” Michael Kümmerle, global head of music partnership development, said in a statement. “Our new partnership with Melon means that millions more music fans in Korea will be able to save, share and listen again to music they fell in love with on TikTok.”
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Reba McEntire isn’t done taking over your screen. Instead of mentoring aspiring artists on The Voice, the 69-year-old is making a return to comedy in Happy’s Place.
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NBC’s new sitcom stars the country star alongside another familiar face — her Reba co-star Melissa Peterman. You can watch Happy’s Place at home when the series premieres Friday (Oct. 18) at 8 p.m. Since the show airs on NBC, the easiest way to watch live is on the network. Cord-cutters don’t have to invest in an expensive cable package in order to watch the sitcom at home — there are a few affordable streaming options that’ll let you watch NBC without cable and livestream Happy’s Place online.
Keep reading to learn more.
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How to Watch Happy’s Place Online At Home
If you don’t want to spend hundreds of dollars on cable, you may be able to watch Happy’s Place online with a digital antenna like one of these under-$50 options. NBC’s official streaming platform is Peacock, which includes all of the channel’s programming, including the “I’m a Survivor” singer’s show.
If you want to watch Happy’s Place live online, then you’ll need to subscribe to the Peacock Premium Plus plan, which is the streaming platform’s ad-free package for $13.99 a month — or get 17% off when you sign up for the annual plan at $139.99. You’ll not only have access to the entire Peacock library including original series, movies and live sports from NBC and Bravo, you’ll also get your local live NBC channel to watch Happy’s Place online and more.
While Peacock doesn’t have a free trial, you can choose the Peacock Premium plan for $7.99 a month or save 17% off with the annual plan for $79.99. It’s ad-supported and doesn’t include live TV, but you’ll be able to stream Happy’s Place and additional NBC shows the day after they air.
Subscribers can also look forward to streaming Peacock Originals such as Based on a True Story, Paris in Love, Bel-Air, A Great Day With J Balvin, Reggaeton, Hysteria, Teacup, The Day of the Jackal, The Killer, Queen’s Court as well as NBC series and Bravo-exclusive content including The Office, Parks and Recreation, Saturday Night Live, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Late Night With Seth Meyers, Chicago P.D., This Is Us, Vanderpump Rules, The Real Housewives of Orange County, Below Deck and more.
How to Watch Happy’s Place Online for Free
To get the most bang for your buck, live TV streamers are another budget-friendly streaming option that’ll let you watch NBC live, and hundreds more channels. As an added bonus, most of the options ShopBillboard listed below come with promos and free trials that’ll let you watch Happy’s Place for free.
DirecTV Stream
You can watch Happy’s Place on DirecTV Stream for free when you sign up for one of the four packages offered. Every streaming package includes NBC plus CNBC, MSNBC and dozens of other channels. New users will receive a five day free trial and can take advantage of $20 off your first three months when you sign up for the Choice plan ($95 a month, regularly $115 a month).
A subscription also includes unlimited DVR storage and the ability to stream content simultaneously on as many smart devices as you want.
Sling TV
Sling TV’s current promo will get you half off your first month when you sign up for one of the three packages offered. Your local NBC channel is only offered in the Blue package in addition to sports, news and entertainment channels, plus 50 hours of DVR storage for $22.50 (regularly $45).
For even more channel options, you can sign up for the Orange + Blue plan for $30 (regularly $60) and you’ll receive all 48 channels — including Bravo and MSNBC as well as the option to stream on up to three devices at once.
FuboTV
FuboTV is another affordable streaming option that’ll let you watch Happy’s Place live online. New users get a seven day free trial (the longest one offered on this list) that’ll let you stream NBC and more than 200 channels for no cost. Bonus offer: Fubo is giving new subscribers $20 off the first month with the cheapest option being the Pro Plan for $60 (reg. $80).
In addition to live channels, you’ll also receive unlimited cloud DVR storage and the ability to watch content on up to 10 screens at once.
Hulu + Live TV
For the most content options, Hulu + Live TV gets you more than 90 live TV channels in addition to the entire Hulu library. Right now you can take advantage of a limited time promo that gets you the streamer for only $60 a month for the first three months (reg. $83 a month).
What we like: your Hulu + Live TV plan includes Disney+ and ESPN+ for exclusive sports coverage and programming from ESPN, and all the Disney+ originals for no added cost.
Happy’s Place follows Bobbie (McEntire) who inherits her recently deceased father’s tavern in Tennessee only to discover she has a new business partner who just so happens to be a long lost half sister (Belissa Escobedo) she never knew she had.
Check below to watch the trailer for Happy’s Place.