With TV bigger and more widespread than ever before, it looks like every state in the union is getting its due.

We decided to make our own list of the most popular TV show from every state.

We left out reality shows unless we couldn't find a popular enough series. Selections were based on each show’s longevity, critical acclaim, awards, and lasting cultural impact.

Did we get your state right? Let us know in the comments if you have another suggestion.

ALABAMA: "Any Day Now" (1998-2002)

Network: Lifetime
Seasons: 4

The hour-long drama followed the friendship between two girls of different races during the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s.  

The series flashed back and forth between the two women, Mary Elizabeth O'Brien Sims (Annie Potts) and Rene Jackson (Lorraine Toussaint), during childhood and as adults. 

ALASKA: "Northern Exposure" (1990-1995)

Network: CBS 
Seasons: 6

What started out as an eight-episode summer series, gradually turned into a popular staple on the network.

The two-time Golden Globe winner followed Dr. Joel Fleischman (Rob Morrow) as he's forced to move his practice from New York to Cicely, Alaska to complete scholarship requirements from college.

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ARIZONA: "Medium" (2005-2011)

Networks: NBC / CBS
Seasons: 7

Patricia Arquette plays a medium who uses her powers to speak with the dead and see future and past events to help solve police investigations. 

The show aired its first five seasons on NBC before airing two final seasons on CBS. Arquette won a Primetime Emmy for her role in 2005.

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"New Girl" actress Zooey Deschanel has a startup, and that startup just got bought by Time Inc.

The Los Angeles-based startup is Hello Giggles, a general interest website for women founded in 2011, which Deschanel launched with friends Sophia Rossi and Molly McAleer.

A source with knowledge of the deal tells Business Insider the acquisition price was about $30 million — not bad considering the startup only raised a small seed round in 2014, and investors are getting about a 5X return. Those investors include Michael Pierce, Pritzker Group Venture Capital, and Third Wave Digital.

The website currently has about 16 million monthly global unique visitors according to Quantcast. Time Inc. thinks Hello Giggles will be a good addition to its entertainment portfolio, which includes People and Entertainment Weekly.

"We see the opportunity for HelloGiggles to continue to evolve and grow as a multimedia content business," Time Inc. Chairman and CEO Joe Ripp said in a release. "The site provides strategic benefits including a contributor network that unlocks access to a new pool of editorial and creative talent, an expansive audience of highly-engaged consumers and experience in branded and native content solutions.”

Rossi will stay on and report to Time Inc.'s executive vice president.

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The internet loves creepy puzzles with occult overtones — and now a new one is spreading through message boards and social media.

The sleuthing began when Johny from GadgetZZ.com allegedly received an anonymous CD in the mail from Poland. Stored on the CD was a black-and-white video of a man dressed from head to toe in black robes and wearing a mask that doctors used while treating the Plague.

While the figure in the video doesn't say anything, the video does contain a warbling sound that seems to be a code of sorts, and there is a blinking light in the cloaked figure's hand that also suggests a hidden message.

Of course, the internet quickly dived headfirst into trying to solve the mystery. According to GadgetZZ, someone on Reddit put the audio into a spectrogram and the below strange image came out, which reads, "You're already dead."

People decoding the sound also allegedly found pictures of a woman being tortured embedded in it, as well as GPS coordinates of the White House.

All of this amounts to a conspiracy theorist's dream come true, and internet commenters have already postulated all kinds of ideas, including serial killers and the Illuminati.

GadgetZZ points out that the video first surfaced on the internet in a May post on the "paranormal" board of the image-sharing community 4chan, where an anonymous poster claims to have found the CD on a park bench.

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Showtime has put out a behind-the-scenes video for the upcoming hedge fund drama "Billions" that debuts next year. 

The 12-episode series stars Damian Lewis, who plays a hedge fund king Bobby "Axe" Axelrod, the CEO of AXE Capital, and Paul Giamatti, who plays US Attorney Chuck Rhoades.

"You will see your preconceptions constantly challenged—who's good? who's bad? And what people are prepared to do to get what they want," Lewis said in the video.

Giamatti described the series as a "thriller" and a "cat and mouse game" between his character and hedge fund manager Bobby Axelrod. 

The show was written by Brian Koppelman, David Levien, and New York Times editor/CNBC anchor Andrew Ross Sorkin. It premieres January 17, 2016 at 10pm EST. 

Check out the behind-the-scenes video [via IndieWire]:

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While accepting the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Sunday night, Eddie Murphy gave the audience what they've wanted for a while, his famous Bill Cosby impersonation.

Holding the award, Murphy said, "Bill's got one of these," as a video posted on the Associated Press' YouTube channel shows.

After the laughs Murphy asked, "Did ya'll make Bill give his back?"

Pointing out that there's been a lot of news about people demanding that Cosby give back prestigious awards and trophies he's collected over the decades following accusations by women that Cosby assaulted them, Murphy quipped, "You know you've f----- up when they want you to give your trophies back."

Murphy suggested that Cosby should do a show where he "talks crazy."

Then going into his legendary Cosby impression, he said, speaking as Cosby, "I would like to talk to some of the people who feel that I should give back my f------ trophies!!!"

Then he gives this really disgruntled look:

According to The Washington Post, while on stage impersonating Cosby, Murphy also said, "You may have heard recently that I allegedly put the pill in the people's stomach."

He went on with the impersonation of Cosby, as he said, "If I ever see or meet this Hannibal Buress in person I'm going to try and kill this man!"

Buress is a fellow comic who gained attention when he brought Cosby's sexual-assault allegations to light during a stand-up set in 2014.

Murphy had refused to do his impersonation of Cosby, an impression that became famous during his stand-up film "Raw" in 1987, at the 40th anniversary special of "Saturday Night Live."

"There's nothing funny about it," Murphy told The Washington Post last week about why he didn't do the impersonation. "If you get up there and you crack jokes about him, you're just hurting people. You're hurting him. You’re hurting his accusers. I was like, ‘Hey, I’m coming back to SNL for the anniversary, I’m not turning my moment on the show into this other thing.’”

However, speaking with Murphy's close friend Arsenio Hall on Sunday night, The Washington Post reports that Murphy came to Hall and Chris Rock about doing the joke before he took the stage to accept the Mark Twain award.

"[Murphy said] ‘Because Cosby gonna get sick of this soon, he’s gonna get sick of people hating, and eventually he’s gonna have to say something,’” said Hall of the reason Murphy gave him for doing the impersonation.

Watch a portion of Murphy's Cosby impersonation from Sunday night:

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Taylor Swift makes A LOT of money.

According to MSN, Swift, 25, has raked in $1 million every day so far in 2015.

Her "1989" album crossed the 5 million mark in sales earlier this year, and she's played over 85 shows in 2015 – most of which have been sold out. Swift also has massive endorsement deals with brands like Diet Coke.

All this adds up to her being the highest earning musician in the world — pulling in an astounding $317.8 million since January.

Financial analysts believe Swift will stay on pace, finishing out the year with around $365 million.

Just to put that in perspective, the top three earning hip-hop artists — Diddy, Jay Z, and Drake — made almost half of that ($155.5 million) combined last year.

This past June, Forbes named Swift and her boyfriend, Calvin Harris, the world's highest earning couple over the last year, edging out Jay Z and Beyonce by about $30 million. However, those numbers didn't take into account Swift's massive 2015 — stats that would undoubtedly put Swift and Harris leaps and bounds out of reach.

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Eddie Murphy evoked his famous Bill Cosby impression for his first onstage joke in 28 years. 

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NBC's big announcement last week that Donald Trump would be hosting "Saturday Night Live" has attracted the furor of a Hispanic advocacy groups.

The National Hispanic Leadership Agenda, a nonpartisan association of major Hispanic national organizations, has requested that NBC reconsider Trump's hosting of the variety show's November 7 episode. It will air during sweeps, which is when ratings help to set networks' advertising rates.

The organization told NBC: "We are appalled that you would enable Trump's hateful speech for nothing [more] than a ratings ploy and ask that you rescind the SNL invitation."

The organization had previously railed against controversial comments Trump had made about Mexican immigrants during his announcement that he would be running for the Republican candidacy for president in June.

The fallout for the comments included Univision and NBC dropping the Miss USA pageant broadcast, which was partially owned by Trump at the time. He has since bought his partners out and sold the organization.

While NBC had no comment, Trump addressed the issue during an interview on Fox News' "Fox & Friends" Monday morning via phone. Trump said that he feels more in touch with Hispanics than the advocacy groups.

"These groups are out for themselves," he said. "I know all about these groups. I'm leading in the polls with the Hispanics... because I produce jobs and they know it. I have thousands of Hispanics that work for me. My relationships with Hispanics are better than those groups. Those groups are looking to fundraise. I know all about those groups."

He then said he believes his episode will be a success and that NBC risks "doing a show with one-third the ratings" if they cancel his appearance.

"Frankly, I think the ratings will be through the roof," the 69-year-old real estate mogul said. "["SNL" creator] Lorne Michaels is a very smart guy and NBC are very smart people."

Listen to his response below (starting at 8:55):

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Donald Trump hasn't lost his firing ability on NBC's "Celebrity Apprentice" just because he isn't its host anymore.

The real estate mogul had to leave the popular reality show franchise because he's running for president. In September, NBC announced it had tapped action movie actor and former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to replace Trump.

On Monday, Trump said during a phone interview on Fox News' "Fox & Friends" that he could send his replacement packing if he wanted to.

"[NBC] would take me right now and they'd get rid of Arnold Schwarzenegger if I wanted to do it," Trump said. 

In fact, the 69-year-old said that he had a role in picking his replacement. 

"As you know, I have a very big piece of that show. A lot of people don't know," he said. "We took Arnold Schwarzennegger, put him in there, and I hope that he's going to do well."

NBC renewed "Celebrity Apprentice" in February for an eighth season, a 15th season if you count the entire "Apprentice" run. Last season, in which on-air personality Leeza Gibbons triumphed, "Celebrity Apprentice" averaged 7.6 million viewers— its best run since 2012.

Using a replacement isn't the ideal scenario, as the only other time "The Apprentice" was hosted by someone other than Trump, 2005's "The Apprentice: Martha Stewart," it premiered to just 7.1 million viewers or half of Trump's "Apprentice" viewership at the time.

Trump is set to work with NBC next when he hosts "Saturday Night Live" on November 7 — a decision that has angered Hispanic advocacy groups who have asked NBC to cancel his appearance.

Listen to Trump's statements on "Apprentice" below (10 minutes in):

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Most Broadway theaters go dark on Monday nights, giving performers a chance to catch up for the rest of the week.

But instead of taking the night off, Broadway stars are getting together at URBO, a 26,000-square-foot restaurant nestled near the theaters of Times Square.

Located at the busy corner of 42nd Street and Eighth Avenue, URBO was first spotted by Broadway performers Derrick Davis and Chondra Profit, both of whom starred in "The Lion King," while they walked home from a rehearsal last year.

They were immediately impressed by its size and setup: the two-story venue has a full restaurant downstairs in addition to a private events space with a full bar and stage upstairs.

"When a performer sees lights and a stage, that’s it," Davis said to Business Insider.

Davis and Profit decided to start "Lights Out On Broadway," an open-mic night at URBO, where Broadway stars sing everything from soul to R&B and hip hop every Monday night from 8 to 11.

Here, Amber Iman of "Soul Doctor" puts on a performance.

Each week, Broadway stars like Titus Burgess — who has starred in "The Little Mermaid," "Jersey Boys," and the Netflix series "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt — and Marisha Wallace of the "The Book of Mormon" and "Aladdin" get on stage and prove their talents go way beyond Broadway tunes.

Syndee Winters of "The Lion King" and "Motown the Musical" does a soulful rendition of Sia's "Chandelier." 

But "Lights Out on Broadway" isn't just about the performance — you can usually spot a few celebrities here, too,   including Laverne Cox, Brandy, Jake Gyllenhaal, Chaka Kahn, and Ice-T and Coco.

"We want communication between those who are established and those who want to get close-up interaction," Davis said of his event, which is set in an atmosphere similar to a living room. 

The restaurant is quickly becoming the new go-to spot for Broadway performers because of its proximity to the theaters and subways. Still, it's relatively calm compared to the chaos of Times Square.

"I love Sardi’s because it’s old Broadway, but I have this gut feeling that URBO is becoming the new Broadway," Davis said.

Monday marks the one-year anniversary of "Lights Out on Broadway."

URBO will continue putting on free performances every Monday for those who want to get a chance to interact with Broadway stars and celebrities in an open and inviting setting.

Curtis Wiley of "Rothschild & Sons" and "Pageant - The Musical" sings at "Lights Out on Broadway" this summer. 

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In the emotionally-charged “Beasts of No Nation,” young Agu (Abraham Attah) is forced to join a group of African rebels after his family is killed in the midst of a civil war.

Following filming, director Cary Fukunaga needed a score that could match the emotion on screen and texted friend Dan Romer, 32, who he had worked with previously on the short film “Sleepwalking in the Rift.” 

“He texted, ‘Hey, I think I have a project for us to work on, want to do it?’’ Romer told Business Insider.

“I didn’t write a note until I saw the film,” he continued. “Originally Cary gave me free reign. He was like, ‘Follow your heart.’ I came up with something with a lot of strings, percussion, horns, and piano. Cary was like, ‘Great, now let’s tear it apart.’”

For the next five months, Romer worked every day on the film.

And being so immersed in the process, Romer admits to getting emotional often.

“In the months that I worked on that film I don’t think a day went by that I didn’t cry,” he said. “The experience Agu goes through, it’s so intense and beautiful.”

That emotion led Romer and Fukunaga to some unique ways to create the sound.

As Fukunaga wanted Romer to break down the arrangements he originally came up with and give them a more synthesized sound, the composer got creative.

One sound effect featured throughout the film is a submarine sonar.

“It’s part of a submarine sonar sound plugged into a sampler and played as a keyboard instrument,” Romer explained.

The result is a haunting, synthesized tone. Other unconventional sounds included the hum of wine glasses and coyote howls.

“Where my studio is, coyotes scream in the backyard every few nights,” said Romer. “So every time I heard them screaming I would go out and start recording them. So there’s a fair amount of coyote screaming in the movie with the pitch shifted around."

For example, in one scene where the rebels shoot an RPG at a truck, the noise of the weapon firing is a pitched-down coyote howl.

And then there are the jet fighters.

While Romer was sitting next to the director looking at footage one day, Fukunaga blurted out: “It just needs to sound like a squadron of fighter jets!”

With a mixture of luck and a familiarity of Fukunaga’s tastes, Romer happened to have a sample track of a fleet of F-15 bombers screeching through the sky to plug into the pinnacle scene.

Romer couldn't help getting chocked up while talking to Business Insider about the process of creating the music.

With a laugh, he admits being a somewhat easy crier didn’t always help in the edit room.

“We’d watch certain scenes and Cary would go ‘Is it working or not?’ and someone would go, ‘Well, Dan is crying,’ and Cary would be like, ‘That doesn’t mean anything, Dan is always crying.’”

“Beasts of No Nation” is now out in limited release and streaming on Netflix. 

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Neil deGrasse Tyson returns this week with the second season of National Geographic Channel's "StarTalk" featuring former president Bill Clinton.

"You want to come out of the gate strong," Tyson quipped when Business Insider interviewed the astrophysicist from his office at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.

In a very frank conversation on the Nat Geo show based on the podcast of the same name, Clinton spoke of his early understanding of the ways in which science will shape the future. Tyson also took him through his record on science during his administrations.

"I wanted that interview to bring out his science record, whatever that was, and there's things about his record that he's proud of," Tyson explained.

During Clinton's campaign, science organizations had banner funding, Americans started using the internet, and the Human Genome Project was funded, and well on its way to completion.

There was one huge project that Clinton was forced to abandon: the Superconducting Super Collider. Intended to be built in Texas, it was funded under President Ronald Reagan and then defunded under Clinton.

"We lost the leadership in particle physics the moment that happened," said Tyson.

Clinton explained that the canceled project was the result of a political compromise. There was a bill that had to be passed that had bipartisan support if he zeroed out the particle accelerator. So, Clinton killed the project.

"I regret not exploring the politics of that more, because, for me, that's interesting," Tyson admitted. "How do you weigh what you really love, as a leader, versus what you really have to get done politically? How much political capital will you invest in something that you want to have happen, because you love it? Meanwhile, you won't have the capital to spend for some later negotiation that has to unfold in the halls of congress."

“StarTalk: Bill Clinton” airs Sunday, October 25 at 11 p.m. on National Geographic. It will pre-premiere online Oct. 19.

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The first full trailer for "Star Wars: Episode VII — The Force Awakens" premiered on ESPN during halftime of "Monday Night Football."

It has a whole lot to offer running at over two minutes, as it highlights many of the main characters we will follow in this chapter of the saga. From new ones like Poe (Oscar Isaac) and Finn (John Boyega) to favorites like Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew).

Watch it here:

 Tickets are now available at online movie-ticket sites and theaters.

"The Force Awakens" opens in theaters December 18.

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Just under one month since Apple Music's 90-day free trials began ending, the service has 6.5 million paid subscribers, Apple CEO Tim Cook said Monday at the WSJD conference hosted by The Wall Street Journal.

Meanwhile, 8.5 million people are still in the free-trial phase, meaning about 15 million people are using the music-streaming service.

This is the first time we've heard the number of paid subscribers. It is also an increase from the 11 million trial subscribers Apple announced in early August.

Spotify, on the other hand, hit 20 million paying users back in June, with over 75 million active users. Because Apple offers only a paid service — it's $9.99 per month or $14.99 for a family plan — it's that 20 million that Apple is more interested in beating.

"The runway here is really good," Cook said.

When talking about what he loved about Apple Music, Cook said it "brings the art back to music."

"The guy that's singing outside on the street isn't being discovered anymore, or the guy in the bar that you went to," he said, adding that Apple Music was trying to change that:

"Personally, I'm discovering a whole lot more music than I was before."

Cook declined to shed light on the number of smartwatches sold by Apple.

"We announce more numbers than any company alive," he said. "But on the watch … we're looking at this and saying, this is competitive information."

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The new Apple TV set-top box for the living room will go on sale next week, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced on Monday.

Speaking at The Wall Street Journal's WSJD Live conference in San Francisco, Cook said Apple's new device would lay "the foundation of the future of TV."

The fourth-generation Apple TV set-top box, it will be a marked departure from previous iterations. This time around, the Cupertino company is throwing the doors open to app developers, hoping an ecosystem will develop that makes it a must-have device, similar to how the strength of the iPhone rests on its incredibly rich third-party apps.

The controller of the Apple TV has been revamped accordingly. It now features a touch-sensitive pad, as well as motion tracking. It can be used as a games controller — and when Apple unveiled the new Apple TV for the first time at its September event, it demonstrated it being used as exactly that.

Apple's vision is, put simply, an end to linear TV. Viewers will no longer have to watch whatever is scheduled: They will choose exactly what they want at any given time. The rise of streaming services like Netflix arguably shows the appetite is there for this.

"Linear TV has been on an amazing 50-year run," Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said on the company's April earnings call. "Internet TV is starting to grow. Clearly over the next 20 years internet TV is going to replace linear TV. And so I think everyone is scrambling to figure out how do they do great apps ... That will just keep getting built up, and so it's a transition into figuring out the internet. And the way people do that is to get involved with us, with our competitors, to try to start to learn what are the new patterns and modalities, because internet TV is the way that people will consume video in the future."

Apps will include premium content services like Netflix, HBO, Hulu, and Showtime, and Apple is also apparently looking into developing its own original programming, according to a report from Variety in August. Siri — Apple's virtual, voice-controlled assistant — will help to pull it all together, letting users search for content using only their voice.

Speaking on Monday, Cook doubled down on this approach, telling the audience linear TV had "outlived its usefulness." 

"Apps are the future," he said.

With Apple TV going on sale next Monday, we'll soon know whether he's right.

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Dilbert, the well-known comic strip by cartoonist Scott Adams about the office everyman and his crew of incompetent colleagues, was the first syndicated comic that focused primarily on the workplace when it launched in 1989. Five years later, it had become so successful that Adams quit his corporate career to work on it full-time.  

It wasn't a straight line to success. Early versions of the comic were rejected by several publications, including The New Yorker and Playboy. It wasn't until an editor at United Media saw it and recognized her own husband in the character that it finally got its start, says Adams in his book, "How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big." 

Ever since, the comic has explored topics like the inefficiency of meetings, the uselessness of management, and the absurdity of office politics. 

Exclusively for Business Insider, Adams looked through the archives of Dilbert.com and shared his 10 favorite comics. Below, he explains why he chose each and counts them down to his absolute favorite of all-time.

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10. October 10, 2009: "Dream job"

"This comic causes the reader to imagine a funny future in which Wally will only pretend to do the assignment. Humor sometimes works best when one suggests what is coming without showing it. People laugh harder when they need to use their imaginations to complete the joke. 

"I also like comics in which characters are unusually happy about something trivial, evil, or selfish. That juxtaposition is always funny to me.

"Another technique I often use involves characters saying things that should only be thought. That creates the inappropriateness that gives it an edge."

9. September 24, 2009: "Opportunities"

"Management-by-slogan usually comes across to employees as ridiculous and condescending. That, in part, is what makes the staff in this comic so uncaring about the boss's house burning down. The ordinary evil of regular people is always funny to me. It's easy to relate to it."

8. November 12, 2009: "Roll a donut in front of the cave"

"A common humor technique involves juxtaposing something of immense importance with something trivial. The pairing of things that don't belong together makes your brain 'sneeze' in the form of a laugh. In this comic, Wally is comparing his digestive system to Jesus rising from the dead. A dash of spiritual inappropriateness gives it some seasoning."

Scott Kelly recently broke the record for most time spent in space by a US astronaut, logging his 383rd day aboard the International Space Station. He’s also on pace to break another record on October 29th, when he spends his 216th consecutive day orbiting the earth — the most in a row.

For many people, this seems like a dream. The idea of floating up in space, where so few people in the history of the world have ever been, is intoxicating. But it can, of course, get intensely lonely, Kelly says.

“A year really is a long time…a long time to never be able to go outside, or feel the sun on your face, or to see your family through anything besides a computer screen,” he muses.

And one of the ways he stays connected to the world below is through music.

“When living in a place isolated from the rest of the world like here aboard the International Space Station, [music] becomes more significant,” he tells Spotify.

Kelly has created a playlist that reflects his space journey so far. It spans many genres, but there is a contemplative wistfulness that runs through it. It’s not hard to imagine listening to these songs as you stare across the void back at your home planet.

And to be honest, it’s a bit dorky — the kind of earnest emotion unconcerned with looking cool.

Here are the tracks, which Kelly suggests you listen to in order:

1. Stay — Jasmine Thompson
2. Lose Yourself — Eminem
3. Feel This Moment — Pitbull and Christina Aguilera
4. Speed of Sound — Coldplay
5. These Are Days — 10,000 Maniacs
6. Hazy Shade of Winter — The Bangles
7. Chasing Cars — Snow Patrol
8. Fire And Rain — James Taylor
9. Imagine — John Lennon
10. Lights — Ellie Goulding
11. Black — Pearl Jam
12. Dark Horse — Katy Perry and Juicy J
13. In Your Eyes — Peter Gabriel
14. Just Like Heaven — The Cure
15. Wish You Were Here — Pink Floyd
16. Leader of The Band — Dan Fogelberg
17. Babylon — David Gray
18. Hotel California — Eagles
19. Adagio for Strings — Samuel Barber, Leonard Bernstein, and the New York Philharmonic
20. The Promise — Michael Nyman
21. Sunrise — Norah Jones
22. A Thousand Years — Christina Perri
23. Landslide — Fleetwood Mac
24. Wide Open Spaces — Dixie Chicks
25. Time To Say Goodbye (Con Te Partiro) — Sarah Brightman and Andrea Bocelli
26. Brand New Day — Sting
27. Kryptonite — 3 Doors Down
28. Thunder Road — Bruce Springsteen

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Looks like the actors in the new "Star Wars" movie, "The Force Awakens," were as excited as the rest of us to see the full trailer that debuted Monday night. 

After the much anticipated two-and-a-half-minute trailer premiered on ESPN's "Monday Night Football" (and put online), stars Daisy Ridley (as desert scavenger, Rey) and John Boyega (Finn, a former Stormtrooper who has left the Empire) posted videos of their reaction while watching it on Instagram. 

Ridley, 23, wrote in her post:

"Staying in a little b'n'b with my friend... Set an alarm to watch the trailer... My friend filmed my reaction. Totally emotional seeing it for the first time and so so so incredibly awed to be part of this incredible legacy."

The video shows Ridley watching it in bed. At one point she begins to cry, saying "Oh my goodness, amazing."

Boyega's couldn't hold back his excitement either. 

Writing in his post:

"THE TRAILER IS JUST EEEEPPPPPPPIIIIICCCCCCC! Star Wars is back! gaaaaaad laaaaard! You know what! Let me just relax because this kind God oooo! Lmao! Seriously congrats to everyone ! December 18th!"

In the video Boyega literally jump out of his seat at one point.

In case you missed it, here's what they were so emotional about:

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"Hotline Bling" is without a doubt the biggest song of Drake's six-year career.

Currently at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, it has topped the charts in the digital-sales category for weeks.

The song is considered to be a remix of the song "Cha Cha" by singer D.R.A.M.

D.R.A.M. has been relatively quiet about how he felt about the remix of his song, but he sounded off on Twitter when Drake released the highly anticipated "Hotline Bling" video Monday night, saying he thought Drake "jacked" the record from him.

"Just performed in Toronto for the 1st time tonight and it was bittersweet," he said.

"Bitter ... cus after my performance all I'm seeing is Cha Cha/Hotline Bling comparisons on my timeline." He added, "Yeah, I feel I got jacked for my record ... But I'm GOOD."

Erykah Badu, who produced/remixed the song for Drake, responded to D.R.A.M. on Tuesday morning, making the case that he inspired something great: "We loved Cha Cha first," she said. "Very unique and raw. That's that underground magic force that sparks a seed to grow a tree."

This is a big deal because of the career implications "Hotline Bling" has for Drake. Last week via Instagram, Drake specifically addressed what the song would mean to him if it jumped from No. 2 to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

"I spend my life trying to make waves for the city I am from," the "What a Time" artist said. "No accolades really matter to me other than the fact that I have never had a billboard number one. If I get my first number one during the month of October, it will be the biggest moment of my career to date." Drake has won a Grammy, had more than 100 songs chart on Billboard, and been continuously relevant since 2009.

Drake has had his fair share of controversy regarding authenticity in the past. This past summer, rapper Meek Mill accused him on Twitter of not "writing his own raps." A feud began between the two, and Drake fired two diss tracks at Mill: "Charged up" and "Back to Back." Mill responded with his own track "Wanna Know," which many thought to be unfulfilling. Drake was widely declared the winner, thus avoiding being known as a fake.

If D.R.A.M. keeps pushing the subject and making the case that Drake "jacked" him, however, talks that Drake isn't authentic could arise once again.

"Cha Cha" is the primary song D.R.A.M. is known for — what he plans to built the rest of his career on. But that's the risk unknown artists take when they collaborate with and get their songs remixed my big-name artists — the big names tend to get the glory.

Check out D.R.A.M.'s tweetstorm below:

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