Netflix is the king of streaming services (even Disney thinks so) with a reported 296 million subscribers. The only other streamer with over 200 million subscribers is Prime Video, and seemingly all of them have binged Fallout since it premiered in April. That’s the power of Walton Goggins in effect.
Within the first five days of its release on April 10, the video game adaptation starring Ella Purnell was viewed for 2.9 billion minutes, per Nielsen. That’s the highest viewership ever achieved by a Prime Video series in a single week. Fallout nearly equaled that number in week two with 2.62 billion, but combined, the show “became the first series outside of the Netflix platform to rack up 2 billion minutes viewed in consecutive weeks,” according to TVLine.
Fallout should stay at or near the top for a bit longer, too.
The last to do so was Suits, which had more than 100 episodes to keep audiences engaged — and it wasn’t a streaming original. This makes Fallout‘s achievement all the more substantial. Nielsen also reports that viewing was still skewed to the earlier episodes at this interval, indicating a strong performance still to come as audiences continue to make their way through the series.
It’s about time Amazon got a win. They’ve been the underdog for too long.
The beef between Drake and Kendrick Lamar appears to have died down, as neither artist has released a diss track in a little while now. So, now that we’re at what looks like the end, Lil Yachty is taking a look back at the situation. He believes that from the very start, many people had already decided that Lamar was the winner.
On a new episode of the A Safe Place podcast, Yachty said:
“Drake was deemed a loser in this battle before it started, because people don’t like him, and haven’t, and he’s won for a very long time. And he’s sat at the top of the throne… honestly, respectfully, I think he still sits on top of the throne. I think that even if opinionated masses would say that Kendrick won, I don’t think that people are going to stop listening to Drake and Drake’s career is going to flush, you know?”
He added, “I said to Drake, I told him, ‘I don’t feel like you won or lost.’ Rappers have lost and then lost everything. […] I think Drake will still be in everyone’s rap Spotify at the end of the year at the top. He can still drop hits and it will still control the summer. I think that Kendrick made very smart moves, and I don’t think Drake would disagree.”
Lil Yachty speaking on the Kendrick Lamar & Drake rap battle
“Drake was deemed a loser in this battle before it started, cause people don’t like him and havent… I think he still sits on top of the throne… I told Drake I don’t feel like you won or lost”
In a year that has already been full of new albums from major stars, Billie Eilish’sHit Me Hard And Soft was one of the most anticipated. It’s out now, and while it’s widely known that Eilish and her brother Finneas are the primary creative team behind her music, they’re ultimately not the only two people who worked on the album.
So, check out the track-by-track credits for Hit Me Hard And Soft (via Apple Music) below.
Saweetie is always going to give us something fun, something for the summertime, and something for the girls to get ready and party to. Tonight (May 17), she has shared her new single, “Nani,” a pretty girl anthem celebrating herself and the embracing the sisterly love around her.
On the breezy track, Saweetie is ready to tear up the night, and she isn’t going to call it quotes early. She plans to take it to the “Plane, sprinter, glam, to the club, backdoor section, shots, another club /Two shows, one night,” as she notes on the song’s pre-hook.
“‘Nani’ is a record about empowering yourself to walk through any room you enter feeling beautiful, confident and unstoppable,” said Saweetie in the statement. “Commit to the work, get the bag and have fun doing it!”
In the song’s accompanying video, Saweetie is seen throwing a fun pool party for her girls, before leveling it up and taking it to the bar and the club.
We can always rely on Saweetie for a confident, feel-good hit. In recent months, we’ve seen her star in guest roles on show’s like BMF and serve as a mentor on The Voice. As she’s seemingly been everywhere on-screen, we’ll likely hear “Nani” everywhere this summer.
Billie Eilish’s new album, Hit Me Hard And Soft has everyone talking. Her third album features some of her most raw, poignant songwriting to date. But even with her brutal honesty and storytelling, Eilish still knows how to leave fans guessing.
On one of the album’s standout tracks, “The Diner,” Eilish sets a harrowing scene, stopping at nothing to end up in the arms of the one she loves. But fans notice at the end of the song, Eilish lists out a mysterious phone number, leading us to wonder what it all means.
What is the phone number Billie Eilish reads on ‘The Diner?’
The number Eilish reads is (310) 807-3956. The 310 area code is connected to Los Angeles, where Eilish was born and raised.
When fans dial the number, they are connected to a voice recording of Eilish, in which, she says “Hey, hey? Wait, I can’t hear you…Hello, hello? Hold on, let me call you back.”
When fans add the number to their WhatsApp contact list, they are able to sign up to receive messages and updates from Eilish.
It is unclear if the number originally belonged to friend or former lover of Eilish before setting it up as a fan line.
You can listen to “The Diner” above.
Hit Me Hard And Soft is out now via Darkroom/Interscope Records. Find more information here.
Billie Eilish is back. Tonight (May 17), she has shared her much-anticipated third studio album, Hit Me Hard And Soft. Though Eilish has previewed the album in recent weeks — at Coachella, at listening parties, and most recently, in the season three teaser for Netflix’s Heartstopper — this is the first time many of us are getting to listen to the album in full.
Sure to be one of the album’s most talked about songs is the steamy “Lunch,” on which, Eilish can’t shake off a feeling. Though Eilish has never been one to shy away from her sexuality in her music, “Lunch” is one of her first songs on which she is undeniably happy exploring her queer identity.
“I could eat that girl for lunch / Yeah, she dances on my tongue / Tastes like she might be the one / And I could never get enough / I could buy her so much stuff / It’s a cravin’, not a crush,” Eilish sings on the song’s chorus.
“Lunch” is a refreshing sapphic track that doesn’t hide behind complex metaphors, but rather, vocalizes its needs with fervor and pride. Perhaps most notably with the line “I want to get her off.”
You can listen to “Lunch” above.
Hit Me Hard And Soft is out now via Darkroom/Interscope Records. Find more information here.
Billie Eilish’s new album, Hit Me Hard And Softis here — and boy, is it a gut punch? On her third album, Eilish is all grown up, and more painfully self-aware than ever. Though Hit Me Hard And Soft features Eilish finding beauty through all the chaos, she always wears her heart on her sleeve, detailing the highs and lows of growing up in the spotlight.
The album’s opening track, “Skinny,” features some of Eilish’s most raw songwriting to date.
On “Skinny,” Eilish details her struggles with body dysmorphia, and battles people’s idealized image of her. However, at this point of her life and her career, she has never had more love for herself.
“Twenty-one took a lifetime / People say I look happy / Just because I got skinny / But the old me is still me / And maybe the real me and I think she’s pretty,” Eilish sings on the song’s opening verse.
Like any person of her notoriety and stature, Eilish is often the subject of internet gossip and fodder. But at 22, she’s come to realize this is simply part of the gig.
“The internet is hungry for the meatest / kinda funny that somebody’s gotta feed it,” she sings.
You can listen to “Skinny” above.
Hit Me Hard And Soft is out now via Darkroom/Interscope Records. Find more information here.
It’s been two years since Latto dropped her sophomore album, 777. The album boasted hits like “Sunshine,” “Sleep Sleep,” and “Big Energy.” As one can imagine, fans are eager for new music.
Latto has released several standalone singles while we wait for her new album, including “Put It On Da Floor,” “Lottery,” and “FTCU.” However, it seems like none of these songs will appear on her hotly anticipated third album.
Today (May 16), a fan took to Twitter to categorize Latto’s songs into three categories — Rap Latto, R&B Latto, and Pop Latto. They asked fans which of these categories of Latto they would prefer an album from, which caught the attention of the rapper herself.
“All these songs suck Album otw & it will be washing these,” Latto said in a quote tweet.
Outside of music, Latto has been keeping busy. She recently appeared at the Chicago Sky and Dallas Wings’ season-opener to support Angel Reese in her WNBA debut. She has also guest starred on shows like Grownish and has been working with Just Eat and Wing Stop on marketing campaigns.
But as Latto’s star continues to rise, people are dying to hear new music from her. And it looks like her promising third album may be arriving sooner rather than later.
However, an inspired effort from Minnesota sent the series back to Denver for a winner-take-all game, thanks to an utterly dominant showing from the Wolves in a 115-70 win.
It did not look like it was going to be that kind of night in the first few minutes. The Nuggets jumped out to a quick 9-2 lead to force a timeout from Minnesota, and things were tense in the Target Center.
But whatever was said in that timeout locked Minnesota into the right mindset and they came out and blitzed the Nuggets, going on a 27-2 run to take control of the game — and they would never look back.
The Wolves were getting incredible performances up and down the roster on Thursday night, but as is typically the case when Minnesota is at their best, they followed the lead of their young superstar Anthony Edwards, who finished the night with 27 points.
While Karl-Anthony Towns had a terrific night on the glass and was much better defensively, the support for Edwards offensively came from Jaden McDaniels, as he was lethal shooting the ball and attacking the rim, finishing with 21 points.
On the other end, the Nuggets were simply unable to pry the lid off of the basket. Minnesota was relentless with sending doubles at Jokic, and coupled that with crisp rotations on the backside to smother Denver’s perimeter players with length. The result was a horrendous shooting performance from the Nuggets, as they simply could not buy a bucket. Denver shot 30.2 percent from the field, with Minnesota walling off the paint and daring Denver to beat them from three, which they simply could not, hitting just 19.4 percent from deep on 36 attempts.
The main culprit for Denver’s woes was Jamal Murray, as he could not force the Wolves to pull any of their attention away from Jokic, going just 4-of-18 from the field. He certainly wasn’t alone in shooting struggles, as Michael Porter Jr. and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope were a combined 5-of-14, and the bench didn’t score their first points until the fourth quarter. Denver made a brief second quarter push, but they just never had anything for Minnesota on either end. With over 9 minutes to go in the fourth and facing a 30-point deficit, Michael Malone pulled the plug and emptied the bench. Shortly after, Minnesota did the same and Anthony Edwards let the crowd know where they were headed.
The defensive performance of Minnesota was truly sensational, and the Nuggets will have a couple days to regroup adn figure out what they’ll need to do to have more success on Sunday. That starts with hitting open looks and getting more out of Murray, but they can’t simply bank on hitting more threes and have to get back to their identity of attacking the paint.
The Wolves, meanwhile, will finally feel like they have their legs back under them after three tough outings in a row, and will be thinking about picking up their third road win of the series. Game 7 will be Sunday, with the time still TBD, and as Zaza always says there will be nothing easy.
Sabrina Carpenter has the song of the summer on her hands. Last month, the pop hitmaker dropped her single, “Espresso,” which has taken the world by storm. Carpenter is set to perform on Saturday Night Live this Saturday (May 18) for the season 49 finale, and she’s sure to slay with her catchy bops.
Her songs are so fun, even SNL cast member Bowen Yang and this week’s guest host Jake Gyllenhall cant get them out of their heads.
“Sabrina, your song is stuck in my head,” says Yang in a promo for this week’s episode.
“Oh, thank you Bowen,” says Carpenter.
Yang then proceeds to sing a song that doesn’t seem to be by Carpenter.
“Summertime’s coming, everybody’s in their board shorts,” Yang sings.
“Oh, that’s not my song, I don’t think,” says Carpenter.
Yang continues, singing his made up song. Seemingly having taken notes from Carpenter on how to craft a pop hit, even Carpenter can’t deny Bowen’s songwriting prowess.
“Wait, that’s acutally really good,” she says.
“Board shorts summer!,” shout Yang, Carpenter, and Gyllenhall in unison.
You can watch the promo above.
Saturday Night Live airs Saturdays at 11:30 p.m. EST on NBC. Episodes are also available to stream on Peacock.
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