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Streaming has taken over our TVs and smart devices, but having so many streaming options can add up over time. Thankfully, Verizon is offering a bundle that can save you up to $70 a month.
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Through Verizon’s myPlan +play, you can enjoy Netflix, Paramount+ and Showtime for only $25.99/month, offering up to $70 of savings per month (based on the monthly costs of Netflix and Paramount+ alone). To be eligible for the deal you just need to be a Verizon mobile, 5G Home or LTE Home Internet customer. And Verizon offers deals on a multitude of entertainment all in one place.
“With partners like Netflix and Paramount+ with Showtime on +play, we’re leading the industry in offering customers the content they want, with never-before-seen bundles they can’t get anywhere else,” Erin McPherson, chief content officer at Verizon Consumer Group said in a statement. “And now with +play as a perk offered with myPlan, we’re looking forward to even more customers taking advantage of the savings we have to offer. This marks a milestone for both Verizon and the streaming industry, and we’re grateful and excited to be in it with these partners.”
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What is +play? Consider it an all-in-one platform for tracking your subscriptions and payments as well as discovering new entertainment. You can also choose to add other streamers to your myPlan such as Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+, AMC+, NFL+, NBA League Pass, Max, Netflix, A+E Networks, Starz, Duolingo and more — with additional platforms planned to be added throughout the year.
What’s streaming on Paramount+? The platform is home to a myriad of exclusive shows, movies and sporting events, along with live access to local CBS channels (when you subscribe to the Paramount+ Plus Essential plan). Paramount+ starts at $4.99/month after a free trial for the first week.
Some of the original shows on the Paramount+ roster include Joe Pickett, iCarly, 1883, 1923, RuPaul’s Drag Race AllStars, New Moon Rising, The Family Stallone, Star Trek: Picard and Star Trek: Strange New World.
Showtime features shows and movies that you’ll be able to enjoy through the Verizon deal or a regular subscription for $11.99/month. The list of shows include Yellowjackets, Vice, George & Tammy, WACO: The Aftermath, Billions, The Most Dangerous Man The World Has Ever Known, Billions, Couples Therapy, The 12th Victim, The Affair and Dexter: New Blood.
Netflix plans start at $6.99/month. The streaming giant carries tons of must-watch shows and movies like Fubar, Queen Charlotte, Never Have I Ever, Manifest, You, Stranger Things and Love Is Blind.
After privately mourning the loss of his partner and mother of his three children, Jacky Oh, Wild ‘N Out star DC Young Fly posted a loving tribute on Thursday (June 8) to the fellow Wild cast member who died unexpectedly on May 31st of as-yet-undisclosed causes.
“I wasn’t in no rush to post this because I wanted it to be a dream so bad but every hour I’m reminded of realty so I wanna make sure I applaud you in the proper manner,” Young Fly (born John Whitfield,” said of Oh (born Jacklyn Smith), who was 32 years-old.
“You are the GREATEST MOTHER I KNOW your soul was beautiful Yu always wanted the best for others and I admired how our family love each other!!! Never had to worry about our kids loving each other cause you were on top of Dat!!!”
TMZ was first to report the news of Oh’s passing, revealing that Smith died in Miami and the Young Fly was in Atlanta shooting new episodes of the show when he heard the news of her death. Oh was one of the “Wild ‘N Out girls” on the Nick Cannon-created MTV series, where she met Young Fly, with whom she shared daughters Nova and Nala and son Prince, who was born in 2022.
“You kno we GOD fearing and we are grounded by the spirit🙏🏾🙏🏾 we never question the HIGHER POWER 🙅🏾♂️we roll wit the punches and continue to live righteous 💪🏾 will always tell our kids how much an amazing person you were especially a GREAT MOTHER!!!” Young Fly continued. “You know how our last convo went 🥺 I prayed for Yu and now we are here..”
The post was accompanied by a snap of a pregnant Oh sitting on Young Fly’s lap, smiling pics of her with two of their children and a silly kiss-cam video of the couple.
BET confirmed Oh’s passing in an Instagram post last week, which read, “We, the BET family, extend our heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Jacky Oh and DC Young Fly. We are deeply saddened by the passing of Jacklyn Smith, known to the world as Jacky Oh, a talented Wild N’ Out family member whose impact will be forever treasured and missed. Jacky Oh was a loving friend and beloved colleague of the Wild N’ Out cast throughout five seasons.”
“We willll continue to pray and hold on to our FAITH because that’s alll we kno!! Love you forever and our kids are super strong 💪🏾 they helpin me wit my tranquility no Kap!!!!!,” Young Fly continued. “U wit me forever ♥️ The QUEEN of my children will always have a spot in my heart and the paradise 😫(Yu gon get me for Dat🥲 but it’s true) LOVE YOU FOREVER jus know we goinn harder than ever and GOD is in control and he got us covered.”
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If imitation is truly the sincerest form of flattery, then Lily-Rose Depp is loving everything Chloe Fineman is doing. The star of the controversial HBO music biz drama The Idol proclaimed herself a big fan of the master SNL impressionist’s take on the series’ chain-smoking, micro-bikini-wearing protagonist, Jocelyn after Fineman posted a killer clip sending up the show’s dark vibe.
“I’m loling 🤣🤣🤣🤣 ….. and ur makeup looks bomb,” Depp wrote in comments on a clip Fineman posted on Thursday (June 8) in which she mocks Jocelyn’s copious cig-smoking habit and the (spoiler alert) final image from the pilot of the troubled pop star’s head enveloped inside a red scarf.
“My audition for THE IDOL (must have got lost in the mail),” Fineman captioned the clip she made in the midst of the Hollywood writer’s strike that has put SNL — and everything scripted in TV and movies — on ice. “Music should sound like a slut, or a whore,” Fineman says in her finest disaffected vaguely Valley Girl accent as Jocelyn while puffing on four skinny cigarettes and wearing a frilly red robe in a sharp send-up of the show’s firmly male-gaze vibe.
“Anyway, I met this guy last night, his name is Tedros… he was dressed in a bat cave, but I think he’s gonna, like, change my career,” Chloe-as-Jocelyn confesses about The Weeknd‘s (who now goes by his given name, Abel Tesfaye) creepy, duster-wearing cult-leader character in the HBO series that debuted last weekend.
In a brilliant spoof of the final scene from episode one — in which Tedros convinces Jocelyn to put a red scarf over her head, secured by tying a belt around her neck as a prompt to find her truest, sexiest voice — the mock Tedros says, “now sing like you can f–k!”
That’s all the motivation Fineman needs to belt Cher’s “Believe,” while polishing off four more smokes and doubling down on the Tedros’ mandatory sex quotient, saying, “music should sound like it’s poly, or bi… like music doesn’t have a gender, it just f–ks, you know?” She then screeches Natasha Bedingfield’s “Pocket Full of Sunshine” and Jewel’s “Hands” from beneath the scarf before slipping into something way less comfortable — Jocelyn’s barely-there bikini — for a hilarious run through the choreo for “the song I hate.”
As promised, Tesfaye — a co-creator of the series — dropped two more songs from its soundtrack on Friday (June 9), Jocelyn’s vapid-on-purpose, good-girl-gone-freaky single “World Class Sinner/I’m a Freak” (aka the song she “hates”) and the ominous score piece “The Lure.”
Those songs follow on the heels of “Double Fantasy,” featuring Future and produced by Mike Dean and “Popular,” featuring Madonna and Playboi Carti.
Watch Fineman’s video and listen to the songs below.
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The soundtrack to the new live action The Little Mermaid film jumps 4-1 on Billboard’s Soundtracks chart (dated June 10), while also surging 103-21 on the overall Billboard 200 chart. On the latter tally, the new set swims past the peak of the original soundtrack to the 1989 animated The Little Mermaid, which topped out […]
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And just like that, it’s been 25 years since Sex and the City introduced us to Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker), Samantha Jones (Kim Cattrall), Charlotte York (Kristin Davis) and Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon). June 6 marked the momentous occasion, and as we prepare for the season 2 premiere of the show’s sequel, And Just Like That, we can feel nostalgic over how the classic show got its start.
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Parker in particular was feeling sentimental and took to Instagram to share her thoughts along with a photo of her famous “Carrie” bauble necklace from the show.
“It’s our silver anniversary but the memories will always be gold,” she captioned the post.
For anyone looking to add the accessory to their lineup, we found some similar styles below you can snag and exude your inner Carrie with.
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If you’re looking for an excuse to splurge, we found this mini name necklace decorated with a diamond, that’s totally worth the investment. It comes in three different metal shades and can be worn alone or layered with other necklaces. Plus, the sparkling accent is almost identical to the one Parker sports in the series.
Speaking of Parker, it’s almost time for her to reappear on our screens for the second season of And Just Like That. The season premiere drops June 22 and will be shown on Max, HBO’s new streaming service. If you’re already a subscriber to HBO or previously subscribed to HBO Max, then you don’t need to worry about downloading a new streaming service, but for those who don’t have a subscription, there’s an easy way to sign up. Simply log into Max.com to join.
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You can watch HBO without cable through streamers such as DirecTVStream and Hulu (use ExpressVPN to access the cable channel and other streaming platforms outside of the U.S.).
Amazon Prime members have the ability to add Max as a premium channel onto their Prime Video subscription.
Max, which launched on May 23, carries a large selection of content including Max Originals as well as programs from HBO, Discovery, TLC, HGTV, TCM, Food Network, Adult Swim, Cartoon Network, Trvl Channel and the Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
Stream HBO hits, original movies and shows such as Love & Death, Succession, Barry, The Last of Us, Reality, Clone High, White House Plumbers, Love to Love You: Donna Summer, Bama Rush and Being Mary Tyler Moore.
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Michael Grimm could use some positive thoughts sent his way. The America’s Got Talent season five winner was recently hospitalized and placed on a ventilator with a severe unknown illness that’s wreaking havoc on his mind and body, according to a video posted by his wife, Lucie Zolcerva-Grimm.
“I know you all love Michael and while I want to protect his privacy and his request to not disclose anything, we’re kind of in a situation,” she began, tearing up at times, in a long update shared Tuesday (June 6) on Michael’s Instagram page. “It’s been an emotional ride.”
“You may have noticed that he was struggling with his health a lot, lacking energy and not being able to fulfill shows,” Lucie continued, revealing that during Memorial Day weekend, her husband’s mystery condition kicked into high gear.
Over the holiday, Lucie said, Michael began looking sickly and had trouble lifting his head or responding to conversation, experiencing tremors and eventually speaking “gibberish.” He was rushed to the ICU and placed on a ventilator, heavily sedated so that he wouldn’t stroke out or flatline.
“The doctors were finally able to remove the ventilator today, and he is breathing on his own,” Lucie said. “However, due to the last week, his body went through a lot. They do still have him sedated so he doesn’t seize or flatline from the fluctuating blood pressure.”
“We don’t know what’s wrong,” she added. “My priority right now is to stand by Michael.”
To fans wanting to help the family, Lucie encouraged people to send supportive letters to Michael and provided information on how to donate money toward his medical expenses. “I’m asking all the fans to be patient, please,” she said. “Keep Michael in their prayers, in their minds and their hearts.”
The 44-year-old singer-guitarist was the fifth ever AGT winner, taking the prize in 2010. At the time, he revealed that it was then-girlfriend Lucie who inspired his winning finale performance of Percy Sledge’s “When a Man Loves a Woman.” One day after winning, Michael proposed to Lucie on Ellen, and they’ve been married since 2011.
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Mitch Rossell loves country music, he loves his dad even more.
The 35-year-old America’s Got Talent contestant stepped into the spotlight for the latest round of auditions, but did so without his much-loved father, who passed away years earlier when a drunk driver took his life. His grandfather and grandmother-in-law also perished in the “freak accident,” Rossell explained in his pre-recorded introduction.
A challenging few years followed. Sometime later, when clarity returned, Rossell decided he’d find a connection to his late dad by learning the guitar. “It was the only thing he ever really asked me to do. I felt like I was kinda making him proud.”
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Rossell’s performance Tuesday night (June 6) on AGT would’ve made his dad proud, too.
The East Tennessee native, now a father himself, performed an original song, a tearjerker, a personal story, a letter of love to his late dad.
When he strummed his final note, there wasn’t a dry eye in the room, or anyone left sitting in their seat.
“You wrote a beautiful song there,” Heidi Klum remarked. “I feel like everyone in this room was feeling everything you were singing.”
Added Howie Mandel, “the words and the emotion that you sing with, you know, as a father also, I have three kids and the world revolves around you. What a great sentiment, what beautiful words, such simple brilliance.”
Sofia Vergara chimed in, “That was spectacular, your voice was amazing, the song was amazing.”
Simon Cowell admitted he “loved every part of that” – the voice, song. “It was a compliment you could hear a pin drop during the entire performance. And it was sincere. I really really think people are going to connect with you, the song. This was a great audition. Brilliant.”
Rossell has worked with some of Nashville’s finest in recent years, and, earlier, confessed to the AGT judges that his ultimate dream was to “reach my potential. Playing stadiums or something. That’d be amazing.”
He can keep dreaming. Rossell scored four yeses from the judges and progresses in this 18th season.
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It’s shaping up as a golden season of America’s Got Talent, if the early action is anything to go by.
As the second week of auditions rumbled on Tuesday night (June 6), armchair viewers everywhere were introduced to Putri Ariani, a gifted teenage singer from Indonesia. It wasn’t so much an introduction, but a lesson in pure talent.
The 17-year-old is blind, an obstacle she overcomes when she’s performing. “When I’m singing I feel like a superstar,” she said in the preamble.
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Putri chose the right reason, and the right time to make her first trip to America. “My dream is to become the biggest diva in the world, like Whitney Houston, and win a Grammy Award,” she told the audience. “I hope I can win America’s Got Talent so I can reach my dream.”
With her parents watching on in the wings, the youngster kept the dream alive with a performance of an original song. Playing the piano, Putri melted hearts with her ballad, which she balanced with perfect-pop tones, vocal maturity and unreal control.
As the crowd roared to its feet, Simon Cowell leapt from his chair, headed for the stage and introduced himself to Putri. At his request, “because he enjoyed Putri’s voice so much,” she performed a second song, “Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word.” The contestant dedicated the Elton John and Bernie Taupin classic to Cowell.
There could be no doubt: the kid has got it.
“My god,” is how Cowell summed it up. He spoke for everyone, as the crowd stood as one and applauded.
There were tears on stage, and off it, as Sofia Vergara remarked “we were all mesmerized by you. Your voice, you’re an angel.”
Howie Mandel followed up, “a lot of people don’t believe in angels, but I think one just landed on our stage. You’re a superstar.”
“You sounded so beautiful tonight,” remarked Heidi Klum.
As usual, Cowell saved his thoughts for last. “I think we’re all feeling the same thing,” he explained. “You’re 17, you write songs, you’ve got an amazing distinctive voice, and I mean really, really good. You have a kind of a glow about you.”
There was a glow coming from the rafters, too, as Cowell triggered the Golden Buzzer. It’s the second glittering prize in as many weeks, following South Africa’s Mzansi Youth Choir’s inspired tribute to the late AGT album, Nightbirde.
Watch Putri’s performance below.
From the release of – (Subtract), his sixth studio album, to his brand new song for the Ted Lasso series finale, Ed Sheeran has been omnipresent this year. On Tuesday morning (June 6), the “Shape of You” singer took over the Today Show plaza for a performance in support of his latest record. While his […]
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Love Island USA won’t be back until later in the summer, but fans can tune in to the latest season of Love Island UK premiering Monday (June 5) on ITVX and ITV2.
Maya Jama returns to host a new season of the series, and there’s already a twist in store for the Islanders: In episode 1, Jama informs them that they won’t get to choose their partners.
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“I have got some news: None of you guys will be coupling up with each other, as that decision has already been made by the public,” she tells the stunned group.
Keep reading for ways to stream Love Island UK from the U.S.
Love Island UK: How to Watch from the U.S.
Love Island premieres Monday, June 5 at 9 p.m. BTS, which is 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT.
The contestants looking for love this season includes Ruchee Gurung, Tyrique Hyde, Catherine Agbaje, Zachariah Noble, Molly Marsh, George Fensom, Ella Thomas, André Furtado, Jess Harding, Mehdi Edno and Mitchel Taylor.
Although ITV is free to stream online, you wont’ be able to access the channel from outside the U.K. — unless you have a ExpressVPN or another VPN option. Apart from offering a fast and secure way to stream internationally, ExpressVPN offers a 30-day money back guarantee and plans starting at just $8.32/month for 12 months.
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Once you subscribe to a streaming plan, simply log-in, connect to a VPN location in the UK and head over to ITV.com to stream the show.
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Modern Family star Sarah Hyland helmed Season 4 of the reality dating competition series, which debuted on Peacock last July and crowned Timmy Pandolfi and Zeta Morrison as its winners. The fifth season of Love Island USA’s is expected to drop this summer on Peacock.
The hit spin-off of Love Island UK, previously aired on CBS (seasons 1-3 are streaming on Paramount+ and Prime Video) before moving to NBC Universal’s Peacock streaming platform.
On Love Island, singles couple up in “new surroundings where challenges will excite and bombshells will be dropped,” per NBC. During their time on the “island,” contestants are met with temptations (and drama, of course) and may be forced to decide between keeping their original partner or re-coupling with someone new in hopes of finding love — and taking home the $100,000 prize.
Peacock is the official streaming home for new seasons of Love Island USA. If you’re not already subscribed, Peacock is currently offering an annual deal for $19.99. The promo, which ends on June 12, takes 60% off what you would normally pay for an annual subscription.
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Monthly subscriptions to Peacock start at $4.99 for the Premium plan and $9.99 a month for the commercial-free Peacock Premium Plus. Currently, there are dozens episodes of Love Island USA streaming on Peacock along with episodes of Love Island South Africa and Love Island Spain.
A membership to Peacock gives you access to stream exclusives like Love Island USA, Poker Face, Vanderpump Rules, Below Deck and the Real Housewives franchise, including The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip. You’ll also find Bel-Air, Bupkis, Mrs. Davis, The Resort and Killing It, Shooting Stars, Praise This, along with a large selection of other Peacock originals; plus movies, documentaries and episodes of beloved series such as The Office, Yellowstone and Modern Family.
Other content streaming on Peacock includes daily news, sports and pop culture programs, kid’s shows and movies, Spanish-language series and live sporting events including Premier League, WWE and IndyCar 2023.
Want to stream for free? Peacock does not offer a free trial, unfortunately, but the platform provides free episodes for users to preview content before upgrading to the paid tier. Peacock Premium is included free in select cable and internet plans for qualifying Xfinity and Spectrum customers.
Can You Watch Love Island UK on Hulu?
Previous season of the British Love Island usually land on Hulu after the season ends. With that said, episodes from Season 10 will become available on Hulu a couple of weeks after they air. If you’re already subscribed to Hulu, you can stream seasons 1-9 of Love Island UK right now. Not subscribed? Click here to launch your free trial to Hulu.
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