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Exclusives are terrible for consumers and even worse for the music industry as a whole

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Beyonce from her new visual album, "Lemonade." I've got good news and bad news. The good news: Beyonce dropped a new album over the weekend, and it's incredibly good. The bad news: Beyonce's new album is exclusive to just two platforms - iTunes, where you can only purchase the album at full price, and Tidal, the streaming music service that's partially owned by her husband Jay Z. Now, I don't care to disparage Tidal or Apple or Beyonce's choice to make her album exclusive through those services. I can't blame Beyonce for trying to make more money for what she does - that's something we all strive to do. But I do believe this recent trend - for big name artists to release music exclusively through certain platforms and not others - is absolutely terrible for consumers. Exclusives defeat the purpose of streaming music services Streaming music services exist because they're convenient and good for consumers: Inst...

Chyna posted this last video message to fans just days before her untimely death

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Chyna at the Comedy Central Roast Of Flavor Flav in 2007 Wrestling pioneer Chyna shared one of her final mornings of life with her many fans on YouTube. The WWE star, who was found dead Wednesday, posted a video on Sunday titled "Wake Up!" to her more than 11,000 YouTube subscribers. Appearing without makeup, she shared her morning ritual with fans. "Morning everyone," a groggy Chyna said at the top of the video, while taping herself with one hand. She then pointed the camera out toward her view of the beach. "Just waking up to this." Known for her fitness, the star began her day by chugging liquids. "I'm a water person. That's very important... I drink as much as I can of it," she said. She also spoke of a food delivery service she hoped to get off the ground, but was dashed by the need to attain permits. "Just this amazing idea," she said. "Unfortunately, it's not going to happen." Chyn...

The 5 most talked-about moments from the 'Game of Thrones' return

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oe Naufahu as Khal Moro and Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen on the "Game of Thrones" season-six premiere. Warning: spoilers ahead for Sunday's season-six premiere of "Game of Thrones." The water-cooler moments returned to HBO with Sunday's season-six premiere of "Game of Thrones." (Sorry, "Vinyl.") The show's millions of fans were no doubt salivating to know if Jon Snow (Kit Harington) is dead or alive, if Daenerys could once again charm her Dothraki captors, and how Melisandre (Carice van Houten) earned the premiere episode's title, "The Red Woman." As viewers pressed their noses to the screens, they had their hands busy reacting on social media. Social-media monitoring platform Brandwatch found an astounding 176,000 Twitter mentions during the one-hour premiere and identified the moments where conversation peaked.

Cast of HBO series 'The Wire' went to Baltimore to reenact scenes from Freddie Gray protests

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The Wire Akhir pekan ini, anggota cast dari serial televisi HBO tercinta "The Wire" menyuarakan kata-kata Baltimore penduduk paling miskin dan kehilangan haknya selama "Wired Up," sebuah acara yang bertujuan untuk merayakan "tanpa tanda jasa pahlawan 'dari Baltimore - mereka yang melayani di dalam dan di antara masyarakat, tanpa lelah dan tanpa pamrih, "menurut situs peristiwa. Di antara mereka yang hadir adalah Michael K. Williams (Omar kecil di The Wire), Sonja Sohn (Shakima Greggs), Andre Royo ( "Bubbles" Cousins) dan Larry Gilliard Jr., (D'Angelo Barksdale), menurut Baltimore Sun . Aktor Dominic West (Jimmy McNulty) dan Wendell Pierce (Bunk Moreland) dan show pencipta David Simon juga disampaikan pesan direkam. Lainnya yang hadir termasuk aktris Felicia Pearson (Snoop), Tristan Wilds (Michael Lee), Seth Gilliam (Raymond Carver), Chad L. Coleman (Dennis "Cutty" Wise), Jamie Hector (Marlo Stanfield), Gben...

Meet Priyanka Chopra, the fast-rising actress and one of the 'most influential people' in the world

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Priyanka Chopra Di antara Mark Zuckerberg dan Priscilla Chan dan Leonardo DiCaprio di baru masalah 100 Orang Paling Berpengaruh Waktu adalah mantan Miss World dan aktris Bollywood Priyanka Chopra . Tapi Priyanka Chopra , 33 , bukan hanya seorang aktris India lagi . Sejak pemutaran perdana drama FBI ABC " Quantico , " Chopra telah mendapatkan banyak perhatian untuk menjadi yang pertama aktris Asia Selatan untuk memimpin seri Amerika . Dan sekarang , sebagai salah satu orang paling berpengaruh di dunia .   Ketika " Quantico " pertama perdana , kebanyakan orang Amerika tidak tahu bahwa dia sudah menjadi masalah besar di India . Tidak hanya dia menempatkan di Miss India kontes , ia pergi untuk memenangkan Miss World . Dia kemudian memiliki karir yang sukses sebagai aktris film di Bollywood . Selain perannya sebagai Alex Parrish pada " Quantico , " dia terlibat dalam isu-isu...

The 'Game of Thrones' season-six premiere was the show's worst, according to critics

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Faye Marsay sebagai The Waif, kiri, dan Maisie Williams sebagai Arya Stark di "Game of Thrones" musim-enam premier. drama fantasi sangat sukses HBO, "Game of Thrones," kembali pada hari Minggu. Dan sementara itu mencetak gol dengan pemirsa, kritikus kerumunan sedikit lebih keras. Menurut situs ulasan Rotten Tomatoes, pertunjukan meraih 81% "segar" skor. Itu cukup bagus, padat "B" jika kita berbicara nilai sekolah. Tapi persaingan yang nyata adalah terhadap dirinya sendiri, kan? Dalam hal ini, kritikan berbalik oleh kritikus membuat episode Minggu acara terburuk mencetak musim perdana. Berikut adalah melihat skor musim perdana acara bersama-sama: Season 1 Episode 1 - 100% Season 2 Episode 1 - 100% Season 3 Episode 1 - 100% Season 4 Episode 1-97% Season 5 Episode 1 - 100% Season 6 Episode 1-81% Untuk memperpanjang perbandingan kelas, jika perdana hari Minggu itu dinilai pada kurva, itu akan mendapatkan "D." Rotten Tomatoes Editor-in...