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The American Music Awards’ 50th Anniversary Special premieres on Sunday (Oct. 6). The two-hour special, featuring performances from Mariah Carey, Stray Kids and more, will broadcast on CBS and stream on Paramount+.
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Mariah Carey, Stray Kids, Jennifer Hudson, Nelly, Nile Rodgers, Chaka Khan, Brad Paisley, Kane Brown, Sheila E., RAYE and Green Day, are among the performers.
See below for everything you need to know about tuning into this year’s AMAs, and what to expect.
Where to Watch he 2024 AMAs Special
The American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special will air coast-to-coast on Sunday, Oct. 6, at 8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT on CBS and CBS.com. If you have cable (or a digital TV antenna like these from Amazon), you can watch the AMAs special on TV through your local CBS affiliate on DirectTV Stream, fuboTV, SlingTV and Paramount+ with Showtime.
The AMAs will also be available to stream on-demand via the Paramount+ Essential plan. Sign up for here.
How to Watch the AMAs Online Free
If you’ve cut the cable cord, you’ll still be able to watch the American Music Awards anniversary special by streaming it using SlingTV, fuboTV, DirectTV Stream or Hulu + Live TV. Most of these services offer free trials, which will allow you to watch the AMAs special for free online and stream performances.
For those without cable, CBS can be streamed online via Paramount+. Signing up for free trials of fuboTV or DirectTV Stream will give you access to CBS as well, as both services include CBS, to let you watch the AMAs special live on TV or stream the special from your laptop, tablet or phone.
Paramount+ with stream the 50th anniversary special live and on-demand. Sign up here.
Who Is Performing at the AMAs 50th Anniversary Special?
Carey will perform a medley of songs from The Emancipation of Mimi in honor of the album’s 20th anniversary. Stray Kids will deliver a special performance “honoring the legacy of boy bands,” per Paramount. RAYE is set to perform the James Brown classic “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World,” Knight will perform of “Midnight Train to Georgia” and Hudson will honor Whitney Houston. Brad Paisley will honor the late Charley Pride, the first American Music Award (AMA) winner for Country Male and Country Album, and perform new single “Truck Still Works.”
Green Day will perform their latest hit, “Dilemma.”
The anniversary special will features special Appearances by AJ McLean, Cedric The Entertainer, Kate Hudson, Lance Bass, Reba McEntire, Samuel L. Jackson and Smokey Robinson.
As for the 2025 AMAs, the ceremony will take place in May instead of November. See our full list of nominees here.
From CDs to streaming to AI, new technology has had an outsized impact on the music industry for decades — and Venice Music founder/CEO Troy Carter predicts the next big technological shift will come in the form of synthetic artists.
At a panel titled “The Future of Streaming” at the inaugural Trapital Summit in Hollywood on Thursday (Oct. 3), Carter said he does not believe audiences will be able to tell the difference between physical artists and their holographic images in the coming years — and that those lifelike holograms represent the next big revenue generator in music.
To illustrate his point, Carter highlighted what Industrial Light & Magic created for the ABBA Voyage holographic concerts in London. “In terms of live experience, it’s a combination of artificial intelligence and high-end holographic imaging that seems real. The audience won’t be able to tell the difference,” said Carter. “When you go to whatever streaming service, you won’t be able to tell whether that is a human artist or a synthetic artist. When you go to see them live, you won’t be able to tell if it is a human artist or synthetic artist. And the audience won’t care.”
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The bold prediction from the former Spotify executive stemmed from Trapital founder and moderator Dan Runcie’s question about what will replace streaming in the music consumption hierarchy as the technology reaches its saturation point.
While Carter stated that the ascension of synthetic artists will take away from “the purity that our industry thrives on…the genie is out of the bottle and the audience doesn’t care,” he said. “They’re going to gravitate towards it and it’s going to be hugely competitive with what legacy music is today.”
The use of synthetic artists, Carter believes, will be beneficial to both human artists and the wider industry due to its scale. By employing them, he said, “you could do [live experiences and recorded music] in every language. You could do it in all parts of the world. Then there are ways for real artists to be able to use that technology to be able to scale their businesses, as well.”
The discussion followed Carter’s thoughts earlier in the panel on where the music industry needs to be placing its energy now that, in his words, the trend of signing artists from TikTok is “starting to crumble.”
“Everybody chased what was hot on TikTok. We gave the keys to TikTok,” said Carter. “Everybody bet on ephemeral artists for the most part and ephemeral songs on TikTok and that’s starting to crumble now. We got to get to a point where it’s, ‘Okay, let’s bet on the art. Let’s bet on the artist. Let’s bet on development and really put strategy around that.’ The people who can do that are going to build billion-dollar brands with artists.”
According to Carter, the music industry can best use new technologies to its advantage by striking true partnerships with the companies that create it.
“In order for this to work, you need partners in this ecosystem whose incentives are aligned with our industry,” he said. “Me going inside of Spotify, Lyor [Cohen] going inside of YouTube, Jimmy [Iovine] and Larry [Jackson] going inside of Apple, it was people who were actually internally helping to align the interest [of music and technology] and being able to explain why [the music] is important. Some great things came out of that, in terms of building real partnerships. We have to hold all partners who are coming into our industry, who we’re giving content to, accountable for that.”
Spotify is reportedly raising prices for subscribers in Canada.
The move comes amidst the implementation of the Online Streaming Act, which sees the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) requiring major foreign streamers — those with revenues over $25 million — to pay 5% of revenues as base contributions into funds for Canadian content.
The price increase also comes as the streaming giant raises costs in markets beyond Canada. In July, Spotify increased prices in the U.S. from $11 monthly for individuals to $12. That increase follows a previous hike in 2023, which affected both the U.S. and Canada, and marked the app’s first price increase since 2011.
In a statement to Billboard Canada, a Spotify spokesperson does not explicitly link the increase to the “streaming tax” but does indicate the company is part of a legal challenge against the CRTC. Spotify joined Amazon and Apple filed legal challenges against the CRTC this summer, following the June announcement of the regulation.
“As we continue to innovate and invest in providing our listeners with greater value than ever before, we occasionally update our prices,” a spokesperson for Spotify tells Billboard Canada. “We may also adjust our prices to reflect local macroeconomic factors and meet market demands while offering an unparalleled service. We, along with a number of others, have filed a legal challenge against the CRTC streaming tax in Canada, and so will not be commenting further publicly at this time.”
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The Online Streaming Act was implemented this year after extensive consultations last fall. The base contributions from major streamers are expected to generate 200 million in funds for Canadian content, with the contributions directed toward “areas of immediate need,” including funding bodies FACTOR and Musicaction, as well as the Indigenous Music Office.
Music rights-holders have called for increases to streaming prices, which haven’t matched inflation over the last decade. Spotify has been re-evaluating its prices and royalty models as it invests in audiobooks, making changes to its revenue share payouts which have de-monetized songs receiving fewer than 1000 plays per year.
The company has also made adjustments to its presence in Canada, laying off Nathan Wiszniak, Head of Artist & Label Partnerships at Spotify Canada, during a round of cuts last December. The company has since hired Elizabeth Phipps as Label Partnerships Lead, Canada.
During the consultations for the Online Streaming Act last fall, Spotify’s Olivia Regnier provided testimony before the government that suggested they might make changes to how Spotify operates in Canada if forced to pay.
“If asked to make a burdensome contribution, irrespective of our existing investments, Spotify will need to make financial decisions to sustainably run our business,” said Regnier. “Additional costs could require us to cut expenses, including [reducing] our resources for editorial, partnership, and promotional programs in Canada; reduce resources currently going back to the music ecosystem; or force us to raise prices for Canadian consumers,” she continued.
When the decision was announced in in June, organizations like the Motion Picture Association — Canada, which represents platforms like Netflix and Disney +, expressed dismay.
Others, like the Canadian Independent Music Association (CIMA), welcomed the announcement. “As we look towards the future of music in Canada, this decision lays the groundwork for a dynamic partnership with digital platforms where Canadian talent can thrive both domestically and internationally,” said CIMA President Andrew Cash.
Spotify has more than 600 million users and reported 3.6 billion euros in first quarter global revenue this year.
This article was originally published by Billboard Canada.
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Welcome to ¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor!
The new documentary released via Paramount+ on Wednesday (Oct. 2), chronicles the highs and lows of a beloved Mexican restaurant in Colorado and its connection to South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone.
The Colorado restaurant and entertainment space dubbed the “Disneyland of Mexican restaurants,” first opened in a strip mall in 1974. Over the decades, Casa Bonita has welcomed thousands of customers and became a legendary landmark in Denver. When Parker and Stone heard that it might close, they stepped up to save Casa Bonita, but preserving the crumbling structure turned out to be more work than they expected.
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¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor! is streaming now on Paramount+. The movie is exclusive to the platform, but if you’re not subscribed, you can join Paramount+ for free for the first month.
Plans start at $7.99/month for Paramount+ Essential and $12.99/month for Paramount+ with Showtime. The streamer offers annual plans as well, and student discounts.
Paramount+ is home to exclusive movies, series, reality shows and sports. Some of the exclusives to Paramount+ and Showtime include, Tulsa King, Mayor of Kingstown, Evil, Seal Team, The Chi, Billions, Your Honor, The Curse, Yellowjackets, A Quiet Place: Day One, If and Bob Marley: One Love.
¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor! is directed by Arthur Bradford and produced by Jennifer Ollman. Bradford and Keith Pizzi are executive producers while Afshin Beyzaee and Vernon Chatman are co-executive producers.
Watch the trailer below.
Music streaming company LiveOne will continue to have a relationship with auto manufacturer Tesla but with less advantageous terms. Starting in December, Tesla will no longer subsidize LiveOne products for some of its customers.
For years, LiveOne’s relationship with Tesla has been a cornerstone of its music streaming business; Tesla vehicles sold in the U.S. with Tesla’s Premium Connectivity package included a membership to LiveOne’s Slacker Radio that was paid by the car maker. The “streaming” button on the Tesla console led drivers to the subsidized, LiveOne-powered streaming platform without needing to connect to the app through their smartphones.
Over the years, LiveOne remained a key streaming partner as the automaker added other streaming apps to its console. Now, LiveOne is losing its preferred status. Starting Tuesday (Oct. 1), Tesla replaced the “streaming” button with a LiveOne-branded app. Come December, LiveOne will no longer be free, although Tesla will continue to pay grandfathered LiveOne accounts in perpetuity.
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While Tesla will no longer subsidize the streaming radio subscriptions, LiveOne will offer Tesla owners discounted LiveOne packages. “The conversion opportunity has enormous upside by offering Tesla owners an opportunity to upgrade and have access on all devices at discounted priority pricing,” LiveOne CEO Robert Ellin said in a statement. “We’ll drive growth, unlock new revenue streams, own our data, and increase ARPU.”
In the near term, however, the amended partnership will hurt LiveOne’s financials. In Tuesday’s announcement, LiveOne reduced its guidance for consolidated fiscal 2025 revenue to $120 million to $135 million from $140 million to $155 million. At the midpoints, the change represents a 13.6% decline. Also, LiveOne lowered guidance for earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization to $8 million to $15 million from a range of $16 million to $20 million — a 36% decline at the midpoints.
The news sent LiveOne shares down as much as 32.6% to $0.64 before closing at $0.73, marking a 23.1% decline from the prior day’s closing price. Combined with LiveOne’s 23.2% drop in share price last week and Monday’s 10.5% decline, the stock has lost 47% in just the last seven trading days.
Tesla’s paid members increased 15 times since LiveOne acquired Slacker in 2017, according to a LiveOne investor presentation from March. LiveOne’s management is focused on establishing new business-to-business and has been in discussions with 50 potential partners, according to the document.
Jeremy Erlich will be leaving his position as Spotify’s global head of music, a company spokesperson confirmed on Tuesday (Oct. 1). Erlich joined the streaming service back in June 2019, after a stint as executive vp, business development at Interscope Records. In an email to staff this week, he explained that “in the past few […]
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Get ready to watch Amazon Prime’s Original crime mystery film Killer Heat inspired by the short story “The Jealousy Man” by Jo Nesbø. The movie premiered on Prime Video on Sept. 26, and it’s the No. 1 movie on Prime Video worldwide and No. 2 in the U.S.
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The film follows a private investigator (played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt) who is called to Crete, Greece, to look into a questionable death. As he investigates, he uncovers jealousies run deep within the victim’s powerful family, according to Prime Video .
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For those who enjoy watching crime and mystery thriller movies, this is a great film to add to your list. “This is a story about jealousy, and jealousy is a demon that human beings all over the world,” Gorden-Levitt said a recent interview with co-star Shailene Woodley on ComingSoon.net. “No matter what country you go to or what time in history, everybody is a universal demon. There’s a story about someone who’s succumbed to that monster in their head, telling them that they’re not good enough, that someone else is better, and turning it into a murder mystery.”
The movie is directed by Philippe Lacôte and produced by Brad Weston, Tom Karnowski, Nesbø, Niclas Salomonsson and Collin Creighton. The main cast includes Gordon-Levitt, Woodley and Richard Madden.
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Killer Heat is a Prime Video Original. If you’re not a subscriber, you can join Amazon Prime and start your 30-day free trial to watch Prime Video movies and more.
Prime Video provides an extensive array of exclusive TV series, movies and other must-watch programs, and you can add Prime Channels such as Paramount+, Max, Starz and Showtime, BET+ and AMC+.
Amazon Prime costs $14.99 per month after the free trial (students and EBT/SNAP recipients can join for 50% off). Prime members get access to Prime Video, Prime Music, Prime Gaming and Prime Reading, in addition to free same-day, one-day or two-day delivery and exclusive discounts.
Besides Killer Heat, Prime Video features exclusives like It Ends With Us, Marlon Wayans: Good Grief, Prime Video features exclusives like The Idea of You, Fallout, Them 2, Space Cadet, Invincible, Road House, Reacher, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Citadel, Daisy Jones & The Six, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Swarm, Harlem, The Boys, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, Fleabag, The Summer I Turned Pretty, The Wheel of Time and The Legend of Vox Machina.
Watch the trailer for Killer Heat below.
YouTube and SESAC have settled their rate dispute, meaning the performance rights organization’s catalog will soon be back up on the YouTube platform, according to representatives from both sides.
“We are pleased that SESAC reconsidered our offer,” a YouTube representative said in a statement. “We’ve reached a deal and content will come back shortly. We appreciate everyone’s patience during this time.”
SESAC executives also say they are pleased with the deal. “We have reached an agreement with YouTube to equitably compensate SESAC’s songwriters and publishers for the use of their music,” SESAC Performing Rights president/COO Scott Jungmichel said in a statement. “We appreciate the support and patience of our affiliates, as well as the artists who perform those songs. During our negotiations with YouTube, our affiliates’ works were unilaterally removed by YouTube ahead of the contract end date of October 1, 2024. YouTube has begun the process of reinstating videos featuring these songs.”
The deal was struck after YouTube pulled down a portion of SESAC’s repertoire, including songs from the likes of Bob Dylan, Adele, R.E.M., Green Day and Zac Brown, among others. When YouTube users wanted to play a video containing music from artists signed to SESAC, they were greeted with a message stating, “This video contains content from SESAC. It is not available in your country.”
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Artists and songwriters including J Cole, Sam Smith and Kanye West who are not signed to SESAC also had songs taken down due to having credited co-writers who were signed with the PRO. In addition, sources say, even some SESAC songwriters whose publishers have direct deals with YouTube had their songs taken down.
The YouTube representative indicates it will take a day or two for everything to go back up online. As it is, some videos still have the “is not available in your country” notice, while other songs by songwriters signed to SESAC are once again available on the service. Apparently, YouTube was still in the process of removing videos when the deal was struck, so while some notable SESAC songs were taken down over the weekend, other songs by the same artists, and even songs on the same album, were still available.
According to sources, YouTube global head of music Lyor Cohen was making phone calls at the end of last week to managers, labels and publishers, warning them that the takedown was coming. When executives who received the calls asked why the music was taken down, Cohen apparently answered that YouTube and SESAC were too far apart in negotiating the rate.
Meanwhile, other industry sources say they heard that an agreement was reached in principle on Saturday morning (Sept. 28), before YouTube started heavily pulling down SESAC songs.
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October marks the official start of spooky season and while Summerween may have had you stocking up on Halloween decorations, the first day of October means you can finally tune into Freeform’s 31 Nights of Halloween.
Finding the perfect costume is only part of the fun that comes with spooky season — for an entire month, you can watch marathons of spine-chilling movies from horror flicks to feel good films for the whole family. Freeform is making it easy for you to instantly tune into scary good movies all through October with their annual 31 Nights of Halloween. Starting Oct. 1 until Halloween, classic and new movies with a ghoulish twist will be aired throughout the day on the channel.
You can expect everything from Beetlejuice to Hocus Pocus 2 to air as well as first-time premieres for the channel like the 1990 movie Arachnophobia.
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The easiest way for you to watch Freeform’s 31 Nights of Halloween for free is through a cable channel. Recently cut the cord? You don’t need a cable package in order to stream Freeform, live TV streamers are another affordable streaming option that’ll let you watch 31 Nights of Halloween — and for a low cost thanks to ongoing free trials and promos.
Keep reading to learn more.
How to Watch Freeform’s 31 Nights of Halloween Online Without Cable
To help you find the best streaming deals available, ShopBillboard put together a list of cheap live TV streamers below that’ll let you stream Freeform’s 31 Nights of Halloween without cable.
DirecTV Stream
You can watch Freeform’s 31 Nights of Halloween on DirecTV Stream when you sign up for one of the four packages offered. New users who sign up will receive a five-day free trial, which will let you watch Freeform and more for no cost. Freeform is included in all of the streaming packages, but for a limited-time you can get $20 off your first three months when you sign up for the Choice package, giving you a total of $60 in savings ($89, reg. $109). Once the free trial and three months are over, you’ll be charged the regular subscription price.
Included in the Choice plan is more than 125 live channels (including local options), unlimited DVR storage, Regional Sports Network and three months of Max, Paramount+ with Showtime, Starz, MGM+ and Cinemax for free.
Sling TV
Another cheap option is Freeform on Sling TV, which is a live TV streaming platform that comes with three plans to choose from: Orange, Blue and Orange + Blue. Bonus savings: Sling TV is offering a limited-time promo that gets you 50% off you first month. Freeform is only available on the Orange and Orange + Blue packages, which you can score for as low as $20 (reg. $40).
The Orange package includes 32 channels that you can stream on one device at once. Want more channel options? Orange + Blue lets you combine both plans giving you access to all 68 channels including local options for just $27.50 (reg. $45).
Fubo
Fubo offers a seven day free trial that’ll let you watch Freeform’s 31 Nights of Halloween for free. Plus, they’re offering $30 off your first month taking the price from $80 to a wallet-friendly $50. Once your free trial and promo are up, you’ll be charged the regular package price.
In addition to access to Freeform, Fubo’s Pro plan comes with 195 channels unlimited Cloud DVR storage and the ability to watch on 10 devices simultaneously.
Hulu + Live TV
Take advantage of Hulu + Live TV’s rare three-day free trial and get access to the entire Hulu library and more than 95 channels (including Freeform) for no cost. After the free trial ends, you’ll be charged the regular package price of $77 a month.
Unlike the other options, you’ll be able to expand your content library by bundling Hulu + Live TV with Disney+ and ESPN+, which gives you exclusive and original programming available only on Disney+ and ESPN+.
Freeform’s 31 Nights of Halloween 2024 Schedule
The schedule is subject to change, according to Freeform, but below we dropped the entire schedule to help you plan out your month of streaming. All times are for ET/PT.
Tuesday (Oct. 1):
Halloweentown (1998) at 1 p.m.
The Haunted Mansion (2003) at 3 p.m.
Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) at 5:05 p.m.
Beetlejuice (1988) at 6:45 p.m.
Hocus Pocus (1993) at 8:50 p.m.
Wednesday (Oct. 2):
Arachnophobia (1990) at 1 p.m.
Beetlejuice (1988) at 3:30 p.m.
Casper (1995) at 5:35 p.m.
Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) at 8 p.m.
Thursday (Oct. 3):
Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) at 11 a.m.
Casper (1995) at 1:55 p.m.
Hocus Pocus (1993) 4:20 p.m.
Monsters, Inc (2001) at 6:25 p.m.
Monsters University (2013) at 8:30 p.m.
Friday (Oct. 4):
Halloweentown (1998) at 10:30 a.m.
Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge (2001) at 12:30 p.m.
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949) at 2:30 p.m.
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018) at 4 p.m.
Cruella (2021) at 6 p.m.
Beetlejuice (1988) at 9 p.m.
Little Shop of Horrors (1986) at 12 a.m.
Saturday (Oct. 5):
Spooky Buddies (2011) at 7 a.m.
Toy Story of TERROR! (2013) at 9:00 a.m.
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018) at 9:30 a.m.
Edward Scissorhands (1990) at 11:35 a.m.
The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018) at 2:05 p.m.
Hocus Pocus (1993) at 4:35 p.m.
Beetlejuice (1988) at 6:45 p.m.
Haunted Mansion (2023) at 8:50 p.m.
Casper (1995) at 11:30 p.m
Sunday (Oct. 6):
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) at 7 a.m.
The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018) at 10:05 a.m.
The Haunted Mansion (2003) at 12:35 p.m.
Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) at 2:40 p.m.
Casper (1995) at 4:20 p.m.
Hocus Pocus (1993) at 6:50 p.m.
Hocus Pocus 2 (2022) at 9:00 p.m.
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019) at 11:30 p.m.
Monday (Oct. 7):
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) at 1 p.m.
Edward Scissorhands (1990) at 4 p.m.
Casper (1995) at 6:30 p.m.
Beetlejuice (1988) at 8:55 p.m.
Tuesday (Oct. 8):
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (2010) at 12 p.m.
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018) at 2:30 p.m.
Casper (1995) at 4:30 p.m.
Beetlejuice (1988) at 6:50 p.m.
Hocus Pocus (1993) at 8:55 p.m.
Wednesday (Oct. 9):
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018) at 1:30 p.m.
Frankenweenie (2012) at 3:35 p.m.
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949) at 5:35 p.m.
Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) at 7:10 p.m.
Encanto (2021) at 8:50 p.m.
Thursday (Oct. 10):
Halloweentown (1998) at 10:30 a.m.
Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge (2001) at 12:30 p.m.
The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018) at 2:30 p.m.
The Haunted Mansion (2003) at 5 p.m.
Hocus Pocus (1993) at 7 p.m.
Beetlejuice (1988) at 9 p.m.
Twitches (2005) at 12 a.m.
Friday (Oct. 11):
The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018) at 10:30 a.m.
Spooky Buddies (2011) at 1 p.m.
Toy Story of TERROR! (2013) at 3 p.m.
Casper (1995) at 3:30
Beetlejuice (1988) at 5:55 p.m.
Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) at 8 p.m.
Twitches Too (2007) at 12 a.m.
Saturday (Oct. 12):
Toy Story of TERROR! (2013) at 7 a.m.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) at 7:30 a.m.
The Haunted Mansion (2003) at 9:35 a.m.
Casper (1995) at 11:40 a.m.
Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) at 2:10 p.m.
Monsters, Inc (2001) at 5:10 p.m.
Monsters University (2013) at 7:15 p.m.
Hocus Pocus (1993) at 9:45 p.m.
Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) at 11:55 p.m.
Sunday (Oct. 13):
The Black Cauldron (1985) at 8 a.m.
Dumbo (2019) at 10 a.m.
Frankenweenie (2012) at 12:30 p.m.
Dark Shadows (2012) at 2:30 p.m.
Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) at 5:10 p.m.
Beetlejuice (1988) at 6:50 p.m.
Edward Scissorhands (1990) at 8:55 p.m.
Arachnophobia (1990) at 11:25 p.m.
Monday (Oct. 14):
Dark Shadows (2012) at 11:30 a.m.
Edward Scissorhands (1990) at 2 p.m.
Beetlejuice (1988) at 4:25 p.m.
Hocus Pocus (1993) at 6:30 p.m.
Casper (1995) at 8:35 p.m.
Tuesday (Oct. 15):
Twitches (2005) at 11:30 a.m.
Frankenweenie (2012) at 1:30 p.m.
Casper (1995) at 3:30 p.m.
The Incredibles (2004) at 5:50 p.m.
The Incredibles 2 (2018) at 8:25 p.m.
Wednesday (Oct. 16):
Spooky Buddies (2011) at 1 p.m.
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018) at 3:05 p.m.
Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) at 5:10 p.m.
The Haunted Mansion (2003) at 6:50 p.m.
Hocus Pocus (1993) at 8:50 p.m.
Thursday (Oct. 17):
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018) at 11 a.m.
Halloweentown (1998) at 1 p.m.
Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge (2001) at 3 p.m.
Despicable Me (2010) at 5 p.m.
Despicable Me 2 (2013) at 7 p.m.
Despicable Me 3 (2017) at 9 p.m.
Muppets From Space (1999) at 12 a.m.
Friday (Oct. 18):
Despicable Me (2010) at 12 p.m.
Monsters, Inc (2001) at 2 p.m.
Monsters University (2013) at 4 p.m.
Hocus Pocus (1993) at 6:25 p.m.
Hocus Pocus 2 (2022) at 8:30 p.m.
Little Shop of Horrors (1986) at 12 a.m.
Saturday (Oct. 19):
Edward Scissorhands (1990) at 7:30 a.m.
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) at 10 a.m.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006) at 1:15 p.m.
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007) at 4:30 p.m.
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) at 8:15 p.m.
Dark Shadows (2012) at 11:30 p.m.
Sunday (Oct. 20):
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) at 7 a.m.
Hocus Pocus (1993) at 9:40 a.m.
Arachnophobia (1990) at 11:50 a.m.
Dark Shadows (2012) at 2:25 p.m.
Haunted Mansion (2023) at 5:05 p.m.
Cruella (2021) at 7: 45 p.m.
Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) at 11 p.m.
Monday (Oct. 21):
Alice in Wonderland (2010) at 11 a.m.
Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016) at 1:30 p.m.
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018) at 4 p.m.
Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) at 6 p.m.
Hocus Pocus (1993) at 8:55 p.m.
Tuesday (Oct. 22):
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018) at 10:30 a.m.
Arachnophobia (1990) at 12:30 p.m.
Hocus Pocus (1993) at 3 p.m.
Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) at 5 p.m.
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) 7:55 p.m.
Wednesday (Oct. 23):
Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) at 12 p.m.
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) 3:05 p.m.
The Haunted Mansion (2003) at 6:20 p.m.
Dark Shadows (2012) at 8:20 p.m.
Thursday (Oct. 24):
Edward Scissorhands (1990) at 1 p.m.
Dark Shadows (2012) at 3:25 p.m.
Aladdin (2019) at 5:55 p.m.
Hocus Pocus (1993) at 8:55 p.m.
Halloweentown (1998) at 12 a.m.
Friday (Oct. 25):
Goosebumps (2023, Season 1) from 1:30 p.m.–11 p.m.
Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge (2001) at 12 a.m.
Saturday (Oct. 26):
Halloweentown (1998) at 8:30 a.m.
Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge (2001) at 10:30 a.m.
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018) at 12:30 p.m.
Casper (1995) at 2:35 p.m.
Hocus Pocus (1993) at 5:05 p.m.
Hocus Pocus 2 (2022) at 7:15 p.m.
Haunted Mansion (2023) at 9:45 p.m.
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949) at 12:25 a.m.
Sunday (Oct. 27):
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018) at 7 a.m.
Spooky Buddies (2011) at 9 a.m.
Casper (1995) at 11 a.m.
Frankenweenie (2012) at 1:30 p.m.
Hocus Pocus (1993) at 3:30 p.m.
Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) at 5:40 p.m.
Monsters, Inc (2001) at 7:20 p.m.
Monsters University (2013) at 9:25 p.m.
The Haunted Mansion (2003) at 11:55 p.m.
Monday (Oct. 28):
Frankenweenie (2012) at 11 a.m.
The Haunted Mansion (2003) at 1 p.m.
The Incredibles (2004) at 3 p.m.
The Incredibles 2 (2018) at 5:30 p.m.
Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) at 8:05 p.m.
Tuesday (Oct. 29):
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949) at 11 a.m.
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018) at 12:35 p.m.
Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) at 2:35 p.m.
Cruella (2021) at 5:35 p.m.
Hocus Pocus (1993) at 8:50 p.m.
Wednesday (Oct. 30):
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018) at 11:30 a.m.
Arachnophobia (1990) at 1:30 p.m.
Hocus Pocus (1993) at 4 p.m.
Casper (1995) at 6 p.m.
Haunted Mansion (2023) at 8:25 p.m.
Thursday (Oct. 31):
Hocus Pocus (1993) at 12 p.m.
Casper (1995) at 2:10 p.m.
Hocus Pocus (1993) at 6:20 p.m.
Hocus Pocus 2 (2022) at 8:30 p.m.
Little Shop of Horrors (1986) at 12 a.m.
Check below to watch the official teaser trailer for Freeform’s 31 Nights of Halloween.
Until YouTube and performing rights organization SESAC reach an agreement on renewal terms of their expiring contract, consumers might find many of their favorite songs unplayable on the video streaming service.
Some (but not all) songs by artists including Adele, Mariah Carey, Bob Dylan, Green Day, Kendrick Lamar, Nirvana and R.E.M. were among those unavailable on YouTube over the weekend, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
At press time Sunday night (Sept. 29), Billboard can confirm hits like Adele’s “Hello” and “Someone Like You,” and R.E.M.’s “Losing My Religion,” as just a few examples of music videos that remain unplayable on YouTube while its licensing deal with SESAC remains unsettled. When the page loads, an error message appears in place of a music video preview. The message reads, “Video unavailable. This video contains content from SESAC. It is not available in your country.”
In a statement sent to Billboard, a YouTube spokesperson wrote, “We have held good faith negotiations with SESAC to renew our existing deal. Unfortunately, despite our best efforts, we were unable to reach an equitable agreement before its expiration. We take copyright very seriously and as a result, content represented by SESAC is no longer available on YouTube in the US. We are in active conversations with SESAC and are hoping to reach a new deal as soon as possible.”
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Billboard reached out to SESAC but did not receive a response on Sunday.
SESAC, which licenses the public performance of more than 1.5 million songs, collects royalties and helps protect copyrights on behalf of thousands of songwriters and publishers in the U.S.
As THR points out, YouTube customer service has been addressing users’ frustrations in responses on X (formerly Twitter). On the TeamYouTube account, replies to complaints have read, “Our music license agreement with SESAC has expired without an agreement on renewal conditions despite our best efforts. For this reason, we have blocked content on YouTube in the US known to be associated with SESAC – as in line with copyright law … We understand this is a difficult situation and our teams continue to work on reaching a renewal agreement.”