Future earns highest-charting streaming-only album on Billboard 200

Future’s new album, Beastmode 2, is now the highest-charting streaming-only album, Billboard reports, debuting at No. 3 on Billboard’s Hot 200. With this album, Future has dethroned Chance the Rapper, whose Coloring Book became the first streaming-exclusive album to chart on the Billboard 200, peaking at No. 8. Coloring Book also went on to earn […]

Netflix ordered a sequel to its Will Smith fantasy film ‘Bright’ — making it the first movie franchise in streaming-only history

Netflix Netflix is making a sequel to its upcoming, Will Smith movie, “Bright,” Bloomberg reports. Production of a sequel makes “Bright” the first movie franchise in the history of streaming-only films. A fantasy-action film with a reported budget of $ 90 million, “Bright” premieres on Netflix on December 22.   Netflix has ordered a sequel […]

Chance the Rapper wins the first Grammy for a streaming-only album

This year is the first time streaming-only albums were eligible to win at the Grammys and Chance the Rapper took full advantage. The hip hop artist won for Best Rap Album Sunday night, notching the first win for a collection of songs that weren’t released as a physical album or sold digitally. Back in May, […]