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A new season of Power Book II: Ghost is now streaming online. Season 3 of the hit series, starring Michael Rainey Jr., premiered on Starz on Friday (March 17).
The Power spinoff follows Tariq St. Patrick (Rainey Jr.) as he navigates life while trying to escape his father’s haunting legacy. According to Starz, the third season kicks off with Tariq being “determined to get out of the game for good” until a “new connect interrupts his plans.”
Cliff “Method Man” Smith, Mary J. Blige, Gianni Paolo, Larenz Tate, Shane Johnson, Woody McClain and Lovell Adams-Gray among the returning cast.
The crime drama, created by Courtney Kemp and executive produced by 50 Cent, first premiered in 2020. Season 2 arrived on the following year.
Read on for ways to watch and stream the third season of Power Book II: Ghost.
Where to Watch ‘Power Book 2: Ghost’ Season 3 Online
Season 3 of Power Book II: Ghost is streaming exclusively on Starz and can be accessed directly through the app or by logging onto Starz.com. New episodes drop on Fridays at midnight on the Starz app.
Want to stream the season premiere without cable? Starz is offering a limited promo that lets you join the service for just $3 for the first three months ($8.99/month after the deal ends).
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The Starz app is compatible with Android, iOs and Chromecast, which means that you can stream from your TV, smartphone, computer and other streaming devices (use ExpressVPN to watch Starz internationally).
For those who have Starz through cable, satellite, or another TV provider, the season premiere of Power Book II: Ghost will air on Starz on Friday at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Starz is also available on Hulu, Sling TV and DirectTV Stream.
Amazon Prime members can stream Power Book II: Ghost and other Starz programs on Prime Video for free for the first week.
Buy: Power Book II: Ghost Season 3 on Prime Video $8.99/month after 7-day free trial
Starz is home to Power Book II: Ghost and the entire Power franchise including Power Book III: Raising Kanan and Power Book IV: Force and other Starz exclusives like BMF, P-Valley, Party Down, Run the World, Blindspotting, Outlander, Gaslit, Shinning Vale and Heels.
Besides hits shows, Starz has a nice selection of hit movies including Bad Boys for Life, Jumanji: The Next Level, Spiderman: No Way Home and Venom: Let There Be Carnage.
Watch the trailer for Power Book II: Ghost Season 3 below.
Following the death of notable Los Angeles multi-instrumentalist David Lindley at age 78 on March 3, his long-time collaborator Jackson Browne shared his thoughts in a heartbreaking statement shared with Billboard.
The talented musician — whose guitar and fiddle skills made him a go-to collaborator for icons like Browne, Dolly Parton, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Rod Stewart and others — had been ill for a number of months, according to the Los Angeles Times. A cause of death was not provided.
Read Browne’s full tribute to Lindley below in his own words, as he recalls the history of their wonderful personal and professional relationship, and the qualities he’ll always remember of his late friend.
David Lindley, the guitarist, lap steel and fiddle player who gave his personality and his inspiration to so many of my songs, passed away on March 3rd. The outpouring of love, and the widespread recognition of his mastery has been very moving. I want to join in the resounding chorus of appreciation for his gifts, but nothing I write seems quite good enough. Words have never been enough to describe what David Lindley brought to a song.
I played with David for the first time in a dressing room at the Troubadour in 1969. My friend Jimmy Fadden of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band had brought him to say hello, and pointed out that David had his fiddle with him, saying he would probably sit in if I asked him to. I already knew him from the band Kaleidoscope, whose first album, Side Trips, was one of my favorite records.
We started to play my song These Days, and my world changed. His playing was so emotional, and immediate – it cast a spell over me and everyone there. It didn’t matter that he had never heard the song before. What he was playing made it more emotional and more real than it had ever sounded in the years I had played it alone.
David was in England playing with Terry Reid when I made my first album. When he came back, I tried putting together a touring band with him, but it wasn’t as good as with just the two of us. I decided we would tour that way, as a duo, despite having a single on the charts that required drums, bass, and congas to play properly. We didn’t even play it. We played a lot of songs I had written up until then, some old songs we both knew, and songs friends had written. Eventually I did have a band with him, and it was a rich and varied musical environment. We co-headlined a national tour with Bonnie Raitt. That was the band on my third album, Late For The Sky.
David is a very large part of me – who I became, and who I remain. No one ever played like him. In my later bands, after David left to form El Rayo – X, we would play the songs’ structure, more or less based on what he had played, but it was, and still is today, up to the players to summon their own Lindley nature. Good luck! It’s a very good thing to go for. He didn’t play the same thing each time. He was always exploring, always hearing something new. Always in the moment.
David’s musical interests were so far ranging, and his genius so evident, he attracted and played with many of the great artists of our day. Ry Cooder, Linda Ronstadt, Graham Nash and David Crosby, Warren Zevon, Bonnie Raitt, James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen. But it was his band, El Rayo – X, that became the rich and fertile environment that gave him free rein to develop and mix his influences, and create the unique synthesis that will now and forever be known as David Lindley.
With Henry Kaiser, David continued the exploration of world music that he had begun in Kaleidoscope. I’m grateful to Henry for posting his Requiem For David Lindley, and for all the other posts and clips on the internet that attest to the many different cultures David navigated, weaving them into one world.
My own world is shattered by David’s passing. He was my friend and my teacher. It was with great pleasure and certainty that I revisited our special connection over the years. I guess I thought that he would always be around.
I’ve been struggling to write something and post it for the past two weeks. It was hard to begin, and it’s hard to conclude, I guess, because I don’t want to let him go. David was kind to everyone, and so funny. Incapable of uttering a dishonest word, or playing a dishonest note. There will be tribute concerts, and a documentary about him, for sure. There will be ways for us to continue to celebrate his life. And we all know there will never be another David Lindley.
Tori Kelly unveiled her new single “Missin U” and its Y2K-inspired music video on Friday (March 17).
The visual features the newly brunette Grammy winner cycling through a variety of funky fresh looks — from a silver puffer coat and red leather to a midriff-baring, white ribbed ensemble — in a series of bold, monochromatic rooms as she sings, “It was the perfect night kissin’ you/ Was rainin’ purple skies in my room/ Me and you/ Baby, I’m missin’ you/ Oooh, I’m missin’ you” over a sample of Craig David’s 2000 single “Fill Me In.” Directly inspired by the work of Hype Williams, the music video even uses classic tools from the turn of the century including a fisheye camera lens and a wind machine.
Rife with her signature vocal acrobatics and chill-inducing runs, the Jon Bellion-produced single marks the start of a new era on Epic Records for the Sing 2 star, and her first new music since 2019’s Inspired By True Events and 2020’s A Tori Kelly Christmas.
“There’s some TLC references. We’re very inspired by Aaliyah and Missy Elliott with all the fisheye stuff,” Kelly dished in an interview with People about the video’s colorful aesthetic, also pointing to Destiny’s Child’s iconic “Say My Name” visual. “We were having so much fun being like, ‘What if we throw this little move in and see who catches it?’ I grew up just being obsessed with all those videos. For whatever reason, in the early 2000s, everything was metallic.”
In the chat, Kelly even hinted, along with the litany of references to the late ’90s and early 2000s, there may be a number of Easter eggs littered throughout the video for eagle-eyed fans to find that point to more music coming dow the pipeline.
Watch Kelly transform into a Y2K pop princess in “Missin U” below.
Emilia, Big One and Callejero Fino’s “En La Intimidad” leads the Billboard Argentina Hot 100 chart for a third week, out of its five-week run, dating to its debut at No. 9, as it tops the March 11-dated ranking.
Karol G and Shakira’s “TQG” holds at No. 2 for a second week, while Luck Ra’s “Ya No Vuelvas,” featuring La K’Onga and Ke Personajes, rebounds 7-3 in its 20th week. Plus, TINI’s “Cupido” dips 3-4, and BM’s “M. A. (Mejores Amigos)” remains at No. 5 for a fourth week.
The week’s Hot Shot Debut goes to Ecko, Callejero Fino and El Perro’s “Te Escapas de Mis Brazos,” at No. 14. It’s the highest start for Ecko, while El Perro claims his first entry.
Elsewhere on the chart, Gorillaz score their first entry on the chart as “Tormenta,” with Bad Bunny, opens at No. 43. The song belongs to Gorillaz’s latest album Cracker Island. Benito, meanwhile, adds his 56th entry, extending his record for most career entries overall.
Ke Personajes secure their seventh entry with “Pobre Corazón” at No. 54. Plus, Marshmello and Manuel Turizo’s “El Merengue” opens at No. 60, while DJ Tao and La T y la M’s “Turreo Sessions #16” bows at No. 65.
Maluma and Marc Anthony’s “La Fórmula” takes the week’s Greatest Gainer honors as the song rallies 93-69.
Lastly, Lali captures her 16th career entry with “Comprame Un Brishito” at No. 83.
Only four of the 20 stocks in Billboard’s Global Music Index were in positive territory this week: Spotify climbed 4.5% to $127.09, Tencent Music Entertainment rose 4.4% to $7.85, Warner Music Group increased 1.5% to $30.21 and Reservoir Media improved 0.2% to $6.15.
Stock markets were rattled again this week by problems in the banking sector. Following a run at Silicon Valley Bank last week, Signature Bank and First Republic faltered this week. Credit Suisse required the backing of the Swiss National Bank on Wednesday after its biggest shareholder refused to inject money to provide much-needed stability. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.1% this week after dropping 1.2% on Friday (March 17). The S&P 500 improved 1.4% on the week despite falling 1.1% on Friday.
The Global Music Index declined just 0.4% to 1,188.02 despite most stocks falling into negative territory. Spotify and Warner Music Group are two of the most valuable companies in the index. Other large companies had only small declines: Universal Music Group dropped 1.7% to 21.38 euros, SiriusXM fell 0.8% to $3.64 and Live Nation declined 0.4% to $66.36.
The biggest loser of the week was K-pop company SM Entertainment, which fell 23.5% to 113,000 won after HYBE canceled its bid to take control of the company. Last week, SM Entertainment was the Global Music Index’s biggest gainer, improving 14.4% to 147,800 won, after Kakao announced a tender offer to acquire up to a 35% stake from minority shareholders at 150,000 won per share.
The soft advertising market continued to be a problem for radio companies’ stocks. iHeartMedia dropped 12% to $4.31 and Audacy fell 12.5% to $0.14. Morgan Stanley analysts cut the price target for iHeartMedia to $5 from $8 due to “concerns regarding the long-term growth potential of broadcast radio,” according to a March 16 investor note. Year to date, iHeartMedia is down 29.7%, Cumulus Media is off 35.9% and Audacy has declined 39.1%.
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