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Forget espresso — Sabrina Carpenter is ready to start sipping on eggnog. This holiday season, the 25-year-old pop star is helping fans get festive with a Netflix special titled A Nonsense Christmas, as announced Thursday (Sept. 19). In a teaser clip posted to her Instagram, a camera pans up Carpenter’s body to show fur-trimmed boots, […]
For the second time in 2024, Mark Morrison’s “Return of the Mack” reigns on Billboard’s Top TV Songs chart, powered by Tunefind (a Songtradr company), this time following its synch in the first season of Apple TV+’s Time Bandits.
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Rankings for the Top TV Songs chart are based on song and show data provided by Tunefind and ranked using a formula blending that data with sales and streaming information tracked by Luminate during the corresponding period of August 2024.
“Return of the Mack” can be heard in the eighth episode of Time Bandits, which premiered on Aug. 14 (as did episode seven). It earned 19.5 million official on-demand U.S. streams and 2,000 downloads in August 2024, according to Luminate.
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“Return of the Mack” previously ruled Top TV Songs this year when it was heard in an episode of The Equalizer in May. It also led the November 2015 survey via a synch in Master of None.
The song was Morrison’s breakthrough in America, peaking at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in June 1997.
In all, Time Bandits boasts three appearances on the 10-song Top TV Songs ranking. The Cardigans’ “Lovefool” and Spice Girls’ “Wannabe,” both also featured in episode eight, rank at Nos. 6 and 7, respectively; “Lovefool” earned 12.1 million streams and 1,000 downloads in August, while “Wannabe” racked up 8.7 million streams and 1,000 downloads.
The success of Time Bandits on the chart comes despite its recent cancellation by Apple TV+; after one season, its final episodes aired Aug. 21.
Kaos is the other top performer on the latest Top TV Songs ranking, with songs heard in the Netflix series’ first season (all of which premiered Aug. 29) taking Nos. 2 and 3.
Rupert Holmes’ “Escape (The Pina Colada Song)” appears at No. 2 via 7.2 million streams and 1,000 downloads, while Dire Straits’ “Money for Nothing” is at No. 3 thanks to 6.4 million streams and 2,000 downloads.
See the full top 10, also featuring music from Reasonable Doubt, The Umbrella Academy and Industry, below.
Rank, Song, Artist, Show (Network)
“Return of the Mack,” Mark Morrison, Time Bandits (Apple TV+)
“Escape (The Pina Colada Song),” Rupert Holmes, Kaos (Netflix)
“Money for Nothing,” Dire Straits, Kaos (Netflix)
“Sativa,” Jhene Aiko feat. Swae Lee, Reasonable Doubt (Hulu)
“This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody),” Talking Heads, The Umbrella Academy (Netflix)
“Lovefool,” The Cardigans, Time Bandits (Apple TV+)
“Wannabe,” Spice Girls, Time Bandits (Apple TV+)
“C.R.E.A.M.,” Wu-Tang Clan, Reasonable Doubt (Hulu)
“Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots of Money),” Pet Shop Boys, Industry (HBO)
“Ambitionz Az a Ridah,” 2Pac, Reasonable Doubt (Hulu)
Talent for the first five episodes for Saturday Night Live‘s 50th season were announced on Wednesday (Sept. 18), with Ariana Grande returning as host on Oct. 12. The first episode of the landmark season on Sept. 28 will feature Hacks star Jean Smart as host joined by first-time musical guest Jelly Roll. Somehow, the six-time […]
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Hulu has become a hub for streaming some of the most talked about content including the platform’s 2024 Emmy-nominated series Only Murders in the Building starring Selena Gomez and FX’s hit dramedy The Bear. In an effort to make Hulu a more affordable streaming option for everyone, the platform is offering a student discount that drops the price from $7.99 a month to a wallet-friendly $1.99 a month.
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While a free trial isn’t included with Hulu’s student discount, this streaming deal for students will give you 75% in savings and access to hundreds of TV series, movies and sports content to stream online whenever you want. Hulu’s library doesn’t just have its own original TV shows and movies, you can also stream programs from ABC, Adult Swim and FX including new episodes of series online for free the day after it airs.
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Keep reading to learn how to get Hulu’s student discount.
How to Get Hulu’s Student Discount
New and current Hulu subscribers who are enrolled at a US Title IV accredited college or university are eligible to score the 75% off deal.
If you’re a current Hulu member, you can get the discount here when you click on “get this deal.” You’ll need to verify your student status through Sheer ID, which you’ll be redirected to once you click the deal. Once confirmed, your Hulu plan will automatically switch to the student membership. The discount only applies to the Hulu (With Ads) plan, which means you’ll need to switch your subscription if you currently have Hulu (No Ads) or Hulu + Live TV.
Don’t have Hulu? You can create an account here to instantly get the deal on the Hulu (With Ads) plan. Once you verify your student status, you’ll be charged $1.99 a month for as long as you’re an enrolled college student.
Some of the content you can look forward to streaming include Hulu originals like The Kardashians, Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, How to Die Alone, Normal People, The Handmaid’s Tale and The Great. ABC, FX and Adult Swim content you can watch include Grey’s Anatomy, Family Guy, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Modern Family, Bob’s Burgers, The Rookie, Rick & Morty, Snowfall, Criminal Minds, American Dad, 9-1-1, The Good Doctor, King of the Hill, Sons of Anarchy, Bones, Futurama, ABC’s 20/20 and The Golden Girls. Sports fans can also stream NFL games, college football and NBA matches.
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The Joker and his Harley Quinn are sticking together until they end, and that sentiment is clear in a new teaser clip for Joker: Folie à Deux that was released by IMDb on Wednesday (Sept. 18). In the minute-long clip, Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga’s characters are seen in an empty, concrete room. While the […]
The upcoming ABC series Doctor Odyssey has some country music cred, judging from the series’ new trailer. The teaser, which arrived Tuesday (Sept. 17) features both Kelsea Ballerini and Shania Twain, who will have guest-starring roles, though details on those roles have not been revealed.
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The trailer features a scene with Ballerini being checked out by Dr. Max, while another moment features Twain dancing in the ship’s ballroom with Don Johnson, whose role has also not yet been detailed.
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Doctor Odyssey stars actor Joshua Jackson (Dawson’s Creek, Dr. Death), who portrays Dr. Max, an on-board doctor for a luxury cruise ship. He and the rest of the ship’s medical team work to navigate medical crises. Other stars in the series include Johnson (Miami Vice, Nash Bridges), Phillipa Soo and Sean Teale.
Ballerini expressed excitement for her work on the series after the teaser arrived. “Spent the last few weeks literally screaming crying and throwing up in the dramatic, fabulous world of #doctorodyssey and crossing guest star off the bucket list,” Ballerini wrote on Instagram Tuesday, accenting her caption with a heart emoji. “This incredible show premiers [sic] september 26th on @abc and streams on @hulu. (more soon on my episode and obsession with the utterly lovely kind and brilliant cast).”
Ballerini previously appeared on the television series Nashville in 2016, but is known for her cinematic music videos, such as those from her 2023 project Rolling Up the Welcome Mat, and the clip for her song “If You Go Down (I’m Goin’ Down Two).” Twain has made appearances in television series including Monarch, Broad City and A Man in Full.
Doctor Odyssey is written and executive produced by Jon Robin Baitz, Joe Baken and Ryan Murphy, with Paris Barclay directing and executive producing.
Doctor Odyssey will premiere Sept. 26 on ABC, and will also stream on Hulu.
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Sean “Diddy” Combs is the inspiration for a new Investigation Discovery docuseries, which will chronicle the disgraced mogul’s “pattern of depravity,” according to the press release. The news comes on the heels of Combs’ arrest Monday (Sept. 16), with the unsealed indictment revealing the next morning that he is facing charges of sex trafficking and […]
Oprah Winfrey is documenting her trip to Elvis Presley’s Graceland, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The media mogul is set to air An Oprah Special: The Presleys – Elvis, Lisa Marie And Riley on CBS this fall, in which she tours the historic estate in Memphis, Tennessee, and interviews Presley’s granddaughter, Riley Keough. The interview comes more than a year after Keough’s mother and Elvis’ only child, Lisa Marie Presley, died on Jan. 12, 2023 at age 54 from natural causes due to the effects of a small bowel obstruction from bariatric surgery.
Before she died, Lisa Marie recorded stories of life for a memoir. Keough worked to compile the recordings into a posthumous memoir, From Here to the Great Unknown, which is set to be released on Oct. 8 via Random House Books, the same day Winfey’s special is scheduled to air.
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“Born to an American myth and raised in the wilds of Graceland, Lisa Marie Presley was never truly understood . . . until now,” read the memoir’s announcement back in January. “Before her death in 2023, she’d been working on a raw, riveting, one-of-a-kind memoir for years, recording countless hours of breathtakingly vulnerable tape, which has finally been put on the page by her daughter, Riley Keough.”
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The upcoming interview with Keough will include memories of Lisa Marie, as well as never-before-seen family photos, videos and more.
The Presleys – Elvis, Lisa Marie And Riley airs Tuesday, Oct. 8, at 8 p.m. ET on CBS and Paramount+.
Two new Whitney Houston projects are coming soon — both marking the 30th anniversary of three concerts the Grammy Award winner performed in South Africa in 1994. Arriving first: the limited worldwide theatrical release of Whitney Houston – The Concert for a New South Africa (Durban) set for Oct. 23 and 27. Coming Nov. 8: an accompanying live album, The Concert for a New South Africa (Durban), featuring the previously unreleased track “Love Is.”
Trafalgar Releasing and Sony Music Entertainment, in partnership with The Estate of Whitney E. Houston, The Whitney E. Houston Legacy Foundation and Primary Wave Music, are helming the release of the fully remastered concert film. It will appear in nearly 900 cinemas in more than 25 countries on Oct. 23 and 27. Legacy Recordings, Sony Music Entertainment’s catalog division, is issuing the live album.
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In a release announcing the news, Trafalgar Releasing CEO Marc Allenby stated, “We are pleased to continue our partnership with Sony Music and bring Whitney Houston’s legendary never-before-seen concert to audiences worldwide. The message of hope and unity from the Durban, South Africa performance is still as relevant today as it was 30 years ago, and fans are going to be blown away by how powerful this is on the big screen.”
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The projects stem from a trio of Houston performances in South Africa in November 1994, which made her one of the first major U.S. stars to perform in the post-apartheid nation following Nelson Mandela’s history-making election to president. The three shows took place in Durban at Kings Park Stadium (Nov. 8), in Johannesburg at Ellis Park Stadium (also known as Emirates Airline Park) (Nov. 12) and in Cape Town at Green Point Stadium (Nov. 19), drawing a combined 200,000-plus attendees. At the time, a portion of the proceeds from the three shows benefited various local South African children’s charities through Houston’s foundation.
“I know that Whitney would have been filled with joy to know that this concert film will be released around the world to her fans,” commented Pat Houston, the film’s executive producer and executor of The Estate of Whitney E. Houston. “She loved South Africa; she loved the people and she loved Nelson Mandela. This concert is one of the most consequential concerts of her career. We’re thrilled that we can release this film not only to her fans, but to the people of South Africa and its new generation. More importantly, Whitney would be happy to know that her foundation continues to support one of the organizations she helped to provide financial support to 30 years ago.”
Whitney Houston — The Concert for a New South Africa (Durban), a production of Cream Cheese films and distributed by Sony Music Vision, was directed and produced by Marty Callner. “Whitney was a dream to work with; I really loved her,” said Callner. “I directed her several times, but the Durban show was pure magic and the best performance I have ever witnessed. So thrilled the world finally gets to experience that special, special night.”
In addition to the previously unreleased “Love Is,” the live album also features memorable hits by the six-time Grammy winner including “I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me),” “How Will I Know,” “I Have Nothing,” “Greatest Love of All” and “I Will Always Love You.” Rounding out the selections are classics such as “Amazing Grace” and “Home.” The album is available for preorder on both CD and vinyl here.
Emmy Award winner Rickey Minor, Houston’s musical director for 25 years, noted, “Performing in Durban with Whitney was an amazing experience. It was my first time in South Africa, and I don’t think that I was truly prepared for how this trip would change me forever. The energy was electric, and the audience was incredible as we celebrated the end of apartheid. Whitney shared her love and shined her light.”
Whitney Houston — The Concert for a New South Africa (Durban)
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America’s Got Talent contestant and Los Osos High School dancer and cheerleader, Emily Gold, has died. She was 17 years old. Gold was found dead by suicide at 11:52 pm on Friday (Sept. 13), the San Bernardino Coroner told People. Per the California Highway Patrol Public Information Office, “officers from the California Highway Patrol Rancho Cucamonga […]