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Ahead of Tiwa Savage‘s upcoming debut film Water & Garri, the Afrobeats superstar revealed the full tracklist for the official soundtrack on Monday (April 29).
The 10-track project features collaborations with Olamide and Mystro Sugar (“Commona”), Reekado Banks (“Reason”), Aṣa (“Emotions”), Zacardi Cortez (“I Need You”), Ayra Starr (“Gara”), Black Sherif and Young Jonn (“Kilimanjaro”) and Richard Bona and The Cavemen (“Water & Garri”).
The Water & Garri soundtrack is not to be confused with Savage’s 2021 EP of the same name, which featured collaborations with Nas and Rich King (“Work Fada”), Amaarae (“Tales By Moonlight”), Brandy (“Somebody’s Son”) and Tay Iwar (“Special Kinda”). Pharrell Williams hailed the project as “a classic.”
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Produced by Everything Savage and Unbound Studios, Water & Garri will premiere on Prime Video on May 10, with the soundtrack being released on the same day via EMPIRE.
Directed by Meji Alabi, Water & Garri tells the story of Aisha (played by Savage), an ambitious fashion designer who has spent the last 10 years in the U.S., and returns to her native country following a family bereavement. “At home, things have changed — violence has escalated and tensions have been high. As she reconnects with family, old friends, and her past love, she must learn to live with her scars and confront the guilt she left behind,” a press release accompanying the announcement said.
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Mike Afolarin (Far From Home), Andrew Bunting (Dynamite) and Jemima Osunde (New Money) will star alongside Savage in the new movie, which was filmed in Cape Coast, Ghana. Savage, Vannessa Amadi-Ogbonna, Jimi Adesanya and Meji Alabi are all executive producers. The Prime Video film will be available in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
See the full Water & Garri soundtrack tracklist below.
“Eastside Intro”
“Lost Time”
“Commona” feat. Olamide & Mystro Sugar
“Reason” feat. Reekado Banks
“Love O”
“Emotions” feat. Aṣa
“I Need You” feat. Zacardi Cortez
“Gara” feat. Ayra Starr
“Kilimanjaro” feat. Black Sherif & Young Jonn
“Water & Garri” feat. Richard Bona & The Cavemen
With season 16 of RuPaul’s Drag Race officially over, fans finally know who won the crown. But which recording artist managed to win in terms of streaming bumps?
Throughout the latest season of the franchise, songs featured in lip syncs have earned a 28.1% increase on average in total on-demand streams, including UGC (user-generated content), according to Luminate.
The song that earned the biggest bump of the season was Cher‘s “Dark Lady,” which featured as the Lip Sync For Your Life song for episode four (aired Friday, Jan. 26). On the day the episode aired, “Dark Lady” earned 9,180 streams; the following day (Jan. 26), on-demand streams for the song spiked to 38,183, marking a 315.9% increase in on-demand streams for Cher.
Janet Jackson’s “What About” also earned a triple-digit percentage increase in streams thanks to Drag Race. After being featured as one of the lip-sync songs in April 12’s “Lalaparuza” episode, the song shot from 1,056 streams to 3,946 streams, netting Jackson a 273.7% increase.
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Meanwhile, two Donna Summer songs nabbed similarly impressive streaming bumps thanks to a pair of lip-sync showdowns on this season of Drag Race. “This Time I Know It’s for Real,” Summer’s song used in a lip sync on April 12, secured a 180.9% increase in on-demand streams the day after the episode aired. “Dim All the Lights,” used in the episode 11 lip sync on March 15, also earned a 96.4% increase in on-demand streams the day following the episode.
The finale episode of season 16 (aired Friday, April 19) saw the franchise crown Nymphia Wind as America’s Next Drag Superstar following a heart-racing lip sync to Kylie Minogue’s “Padam Padam,” (which earned a 56.5% bump in streams the day after being featured on the show). The queen made history with her crowning, becoming the first-ever East Asian winner of the American franchise.
Speaking to Billboard shortly after her victory, Wind said it felt “crazy to be able to live this out for my community and my country,” adding that “it really means a lot to me to be able to live this.”
Beyoncé and Blue Ivy Carter aren’t just mother and daughter anymore — they’re costars. Disney unveiled a new trailer for its upcoming Lion King prequel Mufasa Monday (April 29), confirming that both the “Texas Hold ‘Em” singer and her 12-year-old firstborn are lending their famous voices to the project. Explore See latest videos, charts and […]
Three American Idol alumni will return to the show’s stage on Monday night (April 29) to pay tribute to late season five star Mandisa. The 47-year-old Grammy-winning Christian contemporary singer was found dead of as-yet-undisclosed causes in her home earlier this month. The performance will take place during Monday night’s Judge’s Song round of the […]
Music industry professionals are often reminded, it ain’t the glitter or the glamor, the magic is all in the song. And, yes, the delivery.
Cher’s “Believe” is a case in point.
The veteran entertainer dropped “Believe” in 1998, a dreamy club thumper that featured Cher’s vocals reimagined with the input of AutoTune. In the late ‘90s, no veteran mainstream artist was messing Autotune. Only Cher.
In 1999, Cher’s “Believe” went to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, just days short of 25 years after her previous leader, 1974’s “Dark Lady.” That meant Cher had the longest gap between No. 1 hits in the chart’s history, Fred Bronson wrote in the Chart Beat column at the time.
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“Believe” took on another guise, had another life, this time when DMA’S performed the song live in 2016 for listeners of Australia’s triple j network. On this occasion, the song was stripped to its heartbroken bones, Tommy O’Dell’s impressive pipes driving it home. DMA’s are on fire. Their last two studio albums peaked at No. 4 and No. 3 in the U.K., the Aussie band’s spiritual home.
“Believe” reminded music fans about the power of a great song, and the importance of delivery, when Jack Blocker tackled this classic song on ABC‘s American Idol for a spot in the final eight.
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The 25-year-old native of Dallas, TX, Blocker turned “Believe” into a country number, and earned a standing ovation from the three mentors Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie.
Blocker played in a student-led worship band at high school, is self-taught on guitar (using YouTube videos for guidance), and never had vocal coaching until he auditioned for this 22nd season of American Idol.
With his latest performance on season, he’ll believe he can go all the way.
America voted live, and Blocker won passage into the top 8 where he’s joined by Abi Carter, Emmy Russell, Julia Gagnon, Kaibrienne, McKenna Faith Breinholt, Triston Harper and Will Moseley.
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UFC is back for UFC Fight Night after taking a week hiatus, and it’s shaping up to be a big event, with Matheus Nicolau and Alex Perez entering the ring for a chance to move one step closer to the flyweight title. The fight will take place live on Saturday (April 27) starting at 7 p.m. ET and you can livestream the event on ESPN+.
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Nicolau vs. Perez will take place in Las Vegas at the UFC Apex and you can score some travel deals and last-minute tickets through StubHub and Vivid Seats (get $20 off purchases of $200+ with the code BB2024).
If you can’t make it in person this time, you can watch UFC Fight Night online through affordable streaming options listed below.
How to Watch UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez Online
While Nicolau vs. Perez isn’t a pay-per-view event, the main card bouts will be aired exclusively on ESPN+ and preliminaries will be livestreamed on ESPN2 and ESPN+. Current ESPN+ subscribers can watch UFC Fight Night for free when you log into your account.
Don’t have an ESPN+ subscription? The streaming platform doesn’t offer a free trial, but it does come budget-friendly plans starting at $10.99 a month or you can save 15% off with an annual subscription for $109.99 a year.
ESPN+ is considered the official streaming platform for ESPN and gives you access to live UFC fights, select PPV matches, more live sports games as well as 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.
Looking for additional savings? You can also bundle ESPN+ with Hulu and Disney+ for a monthly price of just $14.99 for all three services.
Can You Watch UFC Fight Night Without ESPN+?
UFC Fight Night including the Nicolau vs. Perez fight will only be able to stream on ESPN+. You can you livestream UFC Fight Night on ESPN+ on supported devices including your TV, tablet and smartphone.
UFC Fight Night Vegas Card
While the main card event will feature Nicolau vs. Perez, the co-main event will feature Ryan Spann vs. Bogdan Guskov in a light heavyweight bout. Other matchups you can watch include Ariane Lipski vs. Karine Silva (women’s flyweight), Austen Lane vs. Jhonata Diniz (heavyweight), Jonathan Pearce vs. David Onama (featherweight), Tim Means vs. Uroš Medić (welterweight), Rani Yahya vs. Victor Henry (bantamweight), Austin Hubbard vs. Michael Figlak (lightweight), Don’Tale Mayes vs. Caio Machado (heavyweight), Marnic Mann vs. Ketlen Souza (women’s strawweight), James Llontop vs. Chris Padilla (lightweight), Ivana Petrovic vs. Liang Na (women’s flyweight) and Gabriel Benitez vs. Maheshante (lightweight).
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Another highly-anticipated boxing match will be taking place this weekend as Yoenis Tellez attempts to continue his no-loss streak when he enters the ring against Joesph Jackson (who holds a 19-0 record of his own, so far this season). The boxing match will take place tonight, Friday April 26 at the Caribe Royale Orlando in Orlando, Fla. and last-minute tickets are still available on Ticketmaster.
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If you can’t watch Tellez vs. Jackson live in person, the match will be available to watch through DAZN starting at 8 p.m. ET.
The Garcia vs. Haney livestream last weekend drew in record crowds after a heated outburst took place in advance of the boxing match, but Tellez vs. Jackson may prove to be just as exciting. Part of the Most Valuable Promotions event, tonight’s event is being titled the Most Valuable Prospects VI. Along with the Tellez vs. Jackson match, you’ll also be able to livestream a major rematch featuring lightweights Aguilar vs. Rios.
Keep reading to learn all the affordable streaming options available.
How to Watch Tellez vs. Jackson Boxing Fight Online
Boxing fans can stream Tellez vs. Jackson on DAZN with the matches starting at 8 p.m. ET and the main event beginning at 11 p.m. ET. DAZN subscribers can watch the MVP boxing match for free when you log into your account.
Don’t have DAZN? The streaming platform provides users with access to more than 150 boxing matches and MMA fights a year. Along with live fighting events, the DAZN library includes replays, archived fights, documentaries on other sports and more live sporting events. Pricing starts at just $19.99 a month when you subscribe to a 12-month plan. Even better: DAZN offers a 30-day free trial to start so you can livestream Tellez vs. Jackson online free.
Prefer to go month to month? You can sign up for a monthly pass for $29.99 a month after a 30-day free trial. Extra savings: right now you can get your first month for just $10 (valid only on the monthly subscription).
Is Tellez vs. Jackson Fight Pay-Per-View?
Unlike some fights on DAZN, Tellez vs. Jackson is not a pay-per-view event, so you don’t need to purchase a separate PPV stream. Simply sign-up for DAZN here and you’ll have instant access to watch the Tellez vs. Jackson fight online from your phone, laptop, tablet or TV.
Tellez vs. Jackson Most Valuable Prospect Fight Card
Below you can see the full fight card for the Friday (April 26) matches.
Yoenis Tellez vs Joseph Jackson
Benigno Aguilar vs. Alexander Rios (rematch)
Jan Paul Rivera vs. Davis Perez
David Garcia vs. Henry Richard
Natalie Dove vs. Alyssia Lopez
Xavier Bocanegra vs. Carlos Andre Dos Santos Rocha
Ariel Perez vs. Stephen Motley
DeMichael Harris vs. Blas Caro
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Watch Latin American Music Awards In another life, Janet Jackson is one of the O.G. members of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But in this one, that honor belongs to Halle Berry. The “That’s the Way Love Goes” singer revealed in her Friday (April 26) appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show that she was almost cast […]
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Ahead of the release of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 in theaters, a new six-episode spinoff TV series featuring Knuckles the Echidna is set to tide us over until the movie’s release on Dec. 20.
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Starring Idris Elba, Knuckles drops on Friday, April 26, on Paramount+. All episodes are available to stream for subscribers only.
How to Watch Knuckles Online for Free
If you’re not a Paramount+ subscriber, then you can take advantage of the streaming service’s seven-day free trial to watch Knuckles and other Paramount+ originals, including Halo, Star Trek Discovery, 1883, Lawmen: Bass Reeves and Frasier (2023). You can also watch live sports from the NFL, PGA, NWSL and UEFA Champions League, as well as live news from CBS News. After the free trial is over, you can either keep watching, or cancel altogether.
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Meanwhile, Paramount+ has two tiers for streaming plans. The first is the Paramount+ Essential plan, which is ad-supported and goes for $5.99 per month. It grants you access to everything the streamer has to offer, including and catalog titles — from hubs such as CBS, BET, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon and The Smithsonian Channel — but with limited commercial breaks throughout movies, TV shows and live TV.
The other is Paramount+ with Showtime, which is ad-free and goes for $11.99 per month. This plan has all of Paramount+ originals and network hubs, as well as programming from Showtime with hits including Yellowjackets, Billions, The Curse, The Chi and Your Honor without any ad breaks.
How to Watch The Sonic the Hedgehog Movies Online for Free
Want to watch the Sonic the Hedgehog movies before you watch Knuckles? Both Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic the Hedgehog 2 are available to stream on Paramount+, along with the two animated series: Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic the Hedgehog — both from 1993.
Knuckles takes place between the events of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Sonic the Hedgehog 3, and follows Knuckles (voiced by Idris Elba) teaching deputy sheriff Wade Whipple (Adam Pally) how to be a fierce Echidna warrior.
The new TV series also stars Cary Elwes, Edi Patterson, Stockard Channing, Julian Barratt, Rory McCann, Scott Mescudi, Ellie Taylor, Tika Sumpter, Ben Schwartz, Colleen O’Shaughnessey, Christopher Lloyd and others.
Knuckles is available to stream on Paramount+ starting on Friday, April 26. Watch a trailer for the new TV show below.
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For the past decade Zendaya‘s music career has seemed like a game-set-match. But on Friday (April 26), the Challengers star gave longtime fans a glimmer of hope that she could mount a return to the studio someday during a chat with Jennifer Hudson.
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But first, Hudson heaped praise on the 27-year-old multi-talented star, noting, “you’re so gifted, you’re musical, you write music, you sing… you dance! Oh my goodness. Where did the music come from?”
“I love music and it’s something that’s been special to me and being in the music industry… it didn’t kill the joy of music, but when you put music and business together it cannot feel so good,” Zendaya replied diplomatically. Hudson could totally relate, but wondered if one day Z might again share her music with fans if it felt right.
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“You know, I think if the right timing and it came… again, I like creating it for myself,” Zendaya said. “But if there was a moment maybe I would put out a little something. Don’t be crazy, we’ll see. But maybe… one day.”
The actress/singer, who has not released her own music in more than a decade, was most recently featured on Bobby Brackins’ 2015 single “My Jam” alongside Jeremih. She released her self-titled debut — and so far only full-length record — in 2013, an electro pop collection that featured the glitch pop single “Replay,” which topped out at Nov. 40 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The Dune: Part Two star also talked about her surprise jump-up with Labrinth at Coachella last year, explaining that English rapper/songwriter is “so talented” and such a “wonderful person” that there was no way she could not say no, despite her initial fears. “He asked me if I wanted to come out and perform and immediately I was like ‘oh, absolutely not.’ I was like ‘I can’t do that,’” she said, noting that she has “bad memories” of performing as a kid and that stage fright was a serious concern.
“I was like, ‘I can’t! I can’t do it! It drives me crazy! I’m too nervous. I don’t wanna not do good and I don’t wanna let people down,’” she recalled thinking. “And then I went to myself, ‘Dude, you can’t run from this. You can’t hide from this forever. You’re gonna want to be on a stage and perform live once in your life at least.’ And what better place to do it than with someone that I admire and I respect and it’s his set, not mine, so I can just enjoy being with him, and so I said yes and was like, ‘Why the hell did I do this!?’”
But after joining Lab for the final two songs of his set, “I’m Tired” and “All For Us” — which they collaborated on for her HBO series Euphoria — Z said she was a bit disappointed in herself, feeling it was not her best effort because she couldn’t hear the music over the audience noise. “[So] I was like, ‘We’re just going to have fun. I’m just going to look like I’m having fun and we’re going to deal with this later. Who knows what this sounds like?,’” she told herself.
Reflecting later, though, Z realized there was no reason to beat herself up because the reason she couldn’t hear anything was that hyped crowd was singing along with her at the top of their lungs, screaming and excited. “I was like, ‘be grateful and be happy about it!’,” she said, later appreciating the love and support she’d received.
Watch Zendaya talk about a possible return to music and her Coachella surprise with Hudson below.
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