After just over a decade, Microsoft has halted production of the Xbox 360.

The news was announced via a blog post written by Xbox head Phil Spencer, who says the decision was made due to "the realities of manufacturing a product over a decade old."

Spencer also revealed some impressive stats on the game console: Xbox 360 owners have spent 78 billion hours playing games, and 25 billion hours within apps.

Although Microsoft is ceasing hardware production of the 360, it's still committed to supporting Xbox 360 owners. Microsoft's biggest commitment is to continue supporting Xbox Live, their online gaming infrastructure, which will allow Xbox 360 owners to continue buying and playing multiplayer games online for the foreseeable future. 

Microsoft will also continue to support Xbox 360 hardware while allowing those who upgrade to the Xbox One to play backwards-compatible Xbox 360 games at no charge. It's unknown how long Microsoft will continue to support its older hardware, but for the foreseeable future Xbox 360 owners won't notice any difference.

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Kelly Ripa's absence from "Live with Kelly and Michael" on Wednesday means she missed cohost Michael Strahan's on-air announcement that he's leaving the show. It also fueled speculation that there may be some drama over his departure.

On Tuesday, ABC announced that Strahan would be transitioning from appearing part-time on "Good Morning America" to a full-time gig on the morning show in September. That means he will be leaving his job at "Live" this summer.

"I've been in the news," he said coyly to guest cohost and "Saturday Night Live" alum Ana Gasteyer on Wednesday's "Live." "I'm leaving the show and I'm going over to 'Good Morning America' full-time.

"It's the same channel," he said after the studio audience booed at the news. "I'm not going anywhere. I was reading some stuff and it sounded like I died. It's not a eulogy, people."

Strahan has been with "Live" for four years, having replaced longtime cohost Regis Philbin in 2012. 

While Strahan thanked the fans for their loyalty and for tuning in, Ripa's absence fueled speculation that she had been blindsided by his impending departure. An unnamed source close to the show told TheWrap that Ripa was "kept in the dark" about Strahan's decision to leave.

Another anonymous source, a daytime TV veteran, said that there had been tension between the hosts recently.

“Kelly has been very moody and emotional the past couple of years and Strahan was dreading going to work," the source told TheWrap.

TMZ's unnamed sources also said that Ripa wasn't told about the "GMA" job, and that the pair don't get along. They also told the site that Wednesday's absence is the first of a planned string of absences from the show for Ripa.

Meanwhile, CNN reports that a source close to the situation said of Ripa, "She is beyond angry. Beyond."

Later in the show, Strahan thanked his MIA cohost: "I really want to thank, of course, Kelly Ripa. Kelly welcomed me here and I learned so much from her. And she's just been an amazing influence on me. And this has truly changed my life, to be here with her."

When Business Insider asked for a comment on the speculation about Ripa's absence from Wednesday's show, a representative for "Live" simply said, "Kelly had the day off today."

"Live" viewers on Twitter had their own speculation on Ripa's absence:

Watch Strahan announce his departure below:

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Despite starring in several films and television shows, Tina Fey considers herself a writer more than an actress. 

"I don’t have my ‘Danish Girl,’" Fey joked after being asked about her toughest movie during a Q&A at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City on Tuesday.

Asked by her childhood friend, TV Guide's Damian Holbrook, if she considers herself an actress, Fey explained, "I feel like most actors are sort of just working with what they have. And there are very few people in the world who are virtuoso, can really transform themselves, and most people are just trying to get through the day."

For example, Fey said that she didn't get on "Saturday Night Live" with her acting. As a member of Chicago improv group Second City, she was seen by "SNL" scouts who visited to find new cast members, and she was always passed up. It wasn't until she applied as a writer for the NBC sketch show that she finally got hired.

In fact, Fey said that she was registered as a writer with the Television Academy, the organization that gives out the Emmys, for a decade. That only changed recently, though, after Fey watched FX's hit true-crime drama "The People v. O.J. Simpson."

"I really was very into ‘The People v. O.J. Simpson.’ I thought that was so well-written," she explained. "It’s my favorite thing, things that get into those kind of issues through a story. For the first time in 10 years, I went and called the Television Academy to rejigger my [membership], so I can vote in the acting. I was always entered as a writer. I did it just so I could vote for Sterling K. Brown and Sarah Paulson."

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While the latest version of "The Jungle Book," which has topped the box office, uses animation to brings animals to life, some filmmakers are opting for motion capture. While this technology has been around for years, it's getting better and more convincing.

Watch the full VFX breakdown of "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" here.

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Netflix is starting to roll out a new technology that vastly improves the colors you see in its shows and movies.

It's called Netflix "HDR," which stands for "high dynamic range," a term that is most common in photography.

HDR basically ensures you're seeing extremely accurate colors that have a higher range. So instead of a ray of sunlight appearing washed out and white, you're able to notice the orange and yellow hues instead.

So far, "Marco Polo" is the only show to take advantage of this technology, but Netflix will be making 150 hours worth of shows and movies available by the end of 2016.

Here's an example of the difference HDR can make. Below you can see a comparison between a non-HDR photo on the left, and an HDR photo on the right. While the differences are subtle, you should be able to notice the mountains and skyline in the HDR photo are less washed out:

Netflix considers HDR to be a "perfect complement" to 4K (ultra-HD) video, Engadget reports.

"While 4K offers more pixels, HDR offers better pixels that have greater depth, and on HDR screens you get brighter highlights, more detail in dark scenes, and a wider color range that more closely matches the real world," Netflix said in a statement. 

One big caveat? You'll have to be subscribed to the ultra-HD plan and have "have a 2016 Dolby Vision or HDR-enabled television from the top TV manufacturers" in order to watch HDR movies and shows, according to Netflix.

Here are the titles that you'll be able to watch in HDR.

"A Series of Unfortunate Events"

Netflix description: The orphaned Baudelaire children face trials, tribulations, and the evil Count Olaf, all in their quest to uncover the secret of their parents. death.

"Bloodline"

Netflix description: When the black sheep son of a respected family threatens to expose dark secrets from their past, sibling loyalties are put to the test.

"Chef's Table"

Netflix description: Find out what's inside the kitchens and minds of six international culinary stars in this Netflix original six-part docu-series.

Tina Fey has admitted that she doesn't really see herself as an actress, but that doesn't mean she hasn't tried to work at the craft.

During a Tribeca Film Festival talk on Tuesday, the "Saturday Night Live" alum revealed that she really wanted to be in the movie adaptation of the musical "Into the Woods."

"I tried to cram my way into that movie. I did that thing, ‘May I please audition?’ And they’re like, ‘We know where you’ve worked, sweetheart,'" Fey said. "That was during my weird year off between TV shows."

It sounds like the former "Saturday Night Live" head writer auditioned at some point between wrapping "30 Rock" in 2013 and the premiere of Netflix's "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, which Fey cocreated, in 2015.

"I realized when actors say they’re going to stretch themselves, you’re just going to annoy people," Fey, who admitted she doesn't sing well, said of the experience.

When moderator, TV Guide's Damian Holbrook, asked Fey if footage of her audition is still available, she answered, "Oh, God I hope not. I’m sure it’s gone by now."

The Fey-less "Into the Woods" ended up starring Anna Kendrick, Meryl Streep, and Chris Pine.

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Books can be incredibly powerful. They have the ability to suck us in, take us on adventures, and influence the way we think.

They can teach us, move us, give us new perspectives, and help shape us. And the most powerful ones change our lives forever.

I asked my Business Insider colleagues to share the one book that has significantly influenced them. Here's what they said:

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'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy

"This book gave me a real sense of my own mortality. I'm usually grateful for this, but not always! It also made me appreciate fatherhood more." —Nicholas Carlson, editor-in-chief of INSIDER

Amazon synopsis: A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. It is cold enough to crack stones, and when the snow falls it is gray. The sky is dark. Their destination is the coast, although they don't know what, if anything, awaits them there. They have nothing; just a pistol to defend themselves against the lawless bands that stalk the road, the clothes they are wearing, a cart of scavenged food — and each other.

"'The Road' is the profoundly moving story of a journey. It boldly imagines a future in which no hope remains, but in which the father and his son, "each the other's world entire," are sustained by love. Awesome in the totality of its vision, it is an unflinching meditation on the worst and the best that we are capable of: ultimate destructiveness, desperate tenacity, and the tenderness that keeps two people alive in the face of total devastation."

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'The Tao of Pooh' by Benjamin Hoff

"I read this book in college, and it completely changed my perspective on the world. It's a fun primer on the Eastern philosophy of Taoism, and eye-opening for people (like me) who sometimes try too hard and would be better off just relaxing and going with the flow. I still remind myself that nothing's really good or bad; it's just another interesting thing on another day that we should all be grateful for." —Jenna Goudreau, deputy editor

"This book introduced me to the idea that simplicity isn't the enemy of satisfaction; it's the essence of it. The inclusion of such familiar and beloved characters also helped the ideas stick in my mind." —Christina Sterbenz, weekend editor

Amazon synopsis: The how of Pooh? The Tao of who? The Tao of Pooh!?! In which it is revealed that one of the world's great Taoist masters isn't Chinese — or a venerable philosopher — but is in fact none other than that effortlessly calm, still, reflective bear. A. A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh! While Eeyore frets, and Piglet hesitates, and Rabbit calculates, and Owl pontificates, Pooh just is.

"And that's a clue to the secret wisdom of the Taoists."

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'Anna Karenina' by Leo Tolstoy

"It was the rare work of fiction that actually changed how I saw the world. It made me want to be a more moral and better person." —Paul Schrodt, entertainment editor

Amazon synopsis: "Considered by some to be the greatest novel ever written, 'Anna Karenina' is Tolstoy's classic tale of love and adultery set against the backdrop of high society in Moscow and Saint Petersburg.

"A rich and complex masterpiece, the novel charts the disastrous course of a love affair between Anna, a beautiful married woman, and Count Vronsky, a wealthy army officer. Tolstoy seamlessly weaves together the lives of dozens of characters, and in doing so captures a breathtaking tapestry of late-nineteenth-century Russian society. As Matthew Arnold wrote in his celebrated essay on Tolstoy, 'We are not to take 'Anna Karenina' as a work of art; we are to take it as a piece of life.'"

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The year 2001 launched a number of hit franchises that are still with us today.

From "Harry Potter" to "The Lord of the Rings," fan bases were thrust into new cinematic worlds and would follow the series through their conclusions and beyond.

As these and other major movie touchstones celebrate their 15th anniversary, we look back at 20 such memorable titles that will make you really appreciate how quick the passage of time is.

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"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"

Only four books in the "Harry Potter" series were out when the first film hit the big screen. Fifteen years later, the book and film series have concluded and a new saga has begun. The two-part London play "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" will take place 19 years after the final novel.

"The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring"

Based on J.R.R. Tolkien's series, "The Fellowship of the Ring" was critically acclaimed and a box-office smash, and earned 13 Oscar nominations. It launched one of the most successful fantasy-film franchises of all time.

"Donnie Darko"

This cult film stars Jake Gyllenhaal as a troubled teen who is visited by a freaky rabbit figure named Frank. It also featured Jake's real-life sister Maggie, Drew Barrymore, Patrick Swayze, Jena Malone, Mary McDonnell, and Seth Rogen in his feature-film debut. 

Ray Kroc was a 50-something milkshake machine salesman whose life changed when two brothers running a burger joint in Southern California ordered some machines from him. 

Mac and Dick MacDonald were the owners of McDonald's, and thanks to Kroc, the brothers' restaurant turned into a global giant.

"The Founder," based on true events, follows Kroc (Michael Keaton) as he convinces brothers Mac (John Carroll Lynch) and Dick (Nick Offerman) that they should franchise McDonald's. And then things get really interesting.

This looks like another notch in the Michael Keaton comeback. 

Watch the trailer here. The movie opens August 5.

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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."

Chyna then prepared a smoothie on-camera and chugged it down.

"Breakfast of champions!" she exclaimed.

She ends the 13-minute video with a promise she was unable to keep.

"Have a beautiful, beautiful, beautiful day today. And I'm sure I'll be posting more things as this day goes on," she said.

Chyna, whose real name was Joan Marie Laurer, was found dead in her Redondo Beach home. She was 45 years old. The coroner was unable to provide any information on the cause of death.

Though she posed for Playboy and appeared in adult films and on reality TV, Chyna is best known for breaking barriers during her time on WWE. Dubbed the "9th Wonder of the World," the incredibly fit Chyna wrestled men and was WWE's women's champion for a time, and the only woman to hold the organization's intercontinental championship.

Watch her final YouTube video below:

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Television provider Dish Networks and content creator Viacom have reached a deal that will prevent the latter's networks from being blacked out.

The deal was reached hours before Viacom's channels, which include MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon, would have disappeared for the more than 13 million Dish subscribers.

The deal also will include Viacom's channels being offered on Dish's Sling TV, a smaller offering of fewer channels at a lower price.

“We appreciate Viacom’s willingness to continue with us on our journey as we work to deliver the best, most innovative television services available,” said Charlie Ergen, DISH chairman and CEO in a release announcing the move. “This creative, bold and consumer-friendly approach extends a nearly 20-year-old relationship.”

Viacom was equally pleased with the move. 

"DISH has historically been and remains an important partner for Viacom, and as part of our commitment to entertain audiences wherever they are, we are pleased to offer select Viacom networks as part of DISH’s Sling TV product," CEO Philippe Dauman said in the release.

"Today’s renewal, together with several additional affiliate agreements announced over the past year, will enable Viacom to drive growth and deliver better, more engaging viewer experiences for years to come."

The agreement came after days of back and forth which included Viacom launching a website telling its customers to call Dish and ask them to agree to terms. Additionally, Dish claimed that Viacom was asking far too much for its channels even when ratings were declining.

Despite the harsh tone, the two sides were evidently able to reach an agreement. Financial terms, including the size of carrier fees for Viacom, were not readily available.

In response to the news, Viacom's stock surged nearly 9%, paring losses from earlier in the week. Dish stock was little changed, up just under 1%.

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As Netflix has shifted toward original (and exclusive) shows and movies, the size of its catalog has gone down.

Research last month showed that since January 2014, the number of titles available on Netflix in the US has shrunk by 31.7%. This was particularly pronounced in movies, where Netflix's selection had gone down by over 2,000 titles.

Netflix now actually has 4 times fewer movie titles than Amazon Prime Video, one of its major competitors (which recently rolled out a standalone option), according to research by Barclays.

Here is a chart of Netflix's catalog compared to Amazon and Hulu:

Netflix still has the edge in terms of number of shows over Amazon. But that's not the case with Hulu, which beats Netflix on both number of shows and movies.

But quantity isn't everything. Netflix's main thesis has been that original shows and movies drive more value for its customers, even if they are expensive to produce (and might be causing a reduction in overall catalog).

This theory has at least somewhat been borne out. Netflix originals have an average rating of 3.87 stars (out of 5), higher than the 3.47 stars "other content" averages, according to research by AllFlicks, a site that tracks Netflix's catalog.

And though Netflix began its journey into original content with shows, lately it has gone on a shopping spree for movies at places like Sundance. It also plans to spend $90 million on a new Will Smith movie, according to Deadline. 

All told, Netflix has said it will spend about 5% of its content budget on original movies going forward. And the company plans to spend $5 billion on content in 2016. 

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You don't expect one of the most successful film directors working to be so open about what they consider their biggest failure.

But Alfonso Cuarón, best known for "Gravity" and "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban," is not shy when it comes to his older film "Great Expectations," the adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel.

"I think it’s a complete failed film," Alfonso Cuarón said during a conversation with Oscar-winning cinematographer  and collaborator Emmanuel Lubezki at the Tribeca Film Festival Wednesday. "It’s the one I’ve learned the most from than anything else." 

During the candid talk with his old friend, Cuarón ran through his filmography, including the 1998 film it turns out he's not proud of at all. Lubezki, who served as the film's cinematographer, called it the "least satisfying" of their collaborations.

The film boasted an all-star cast that included Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Robert De Niro. Cuarón and Lubezki said they relied heavily on visuals to compensate for what they saw as a weak script.

"I got caught up with, 'We can convey this visually.' And it starts to be something that is too much," Cuarón told the crowd. "Also I wanted everything to be green because that was my trademark."

The film would go on to receive mixed reviews and gross $55.5 million worldwide. While it might not be the complete failure Cuarón thinks it is, the director says he learned a big lesson from the mistakes he made while making "Great Expectations."

"My first instinct was to say no to that film," Cuarón said. "I allowed myself to be dragged in for the wrong reasons. And I think [Lubezki] actually kept on telling me every day, 'Always trust your first instincts,' because [he] knew the whole time." 

After that, Cuarón took more control of his career.

Cuarón and Lubezki worked on a small road trip movie together called "Y Tu Mamá También," a much more personal film for the two of them. It earned Cuarón international prominence. He later tackled projects that he couldn't turn down: "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban," "Children of Men," and "Gravity."

Lesson learned: Sometimes, it's okay to say no.

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Prince is dead at the age of 57, his publicist has confirmed to The Associated Press.

The musician's body was found at his Paisley Park estate in suburban Minneapolis on Thursday, as TMZ first reported, after police were called there about a death.

Last week, Prince was reportedly hospitalized after an emergency plane landing because of illness. A rep told TMZ that Prince "has been fighting the flu for several weeks."

The local Carver County Sheriff's Office said in a statement, according to the AP, that Prince was found in an elevator, and medical professionals attempted CPR, which failed, at which point he was declared dead.

The cause of death is still being investigated.

Here's the full statement from police:

"Carver County Sheriff Jim Olson reports that on April 21, 2016, at about 9:43 a.m., sherrif's debuties responded to a medical call at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen. When deputies and medical personnel arrived, they found an unresponsive adult male in the elevator. First responders attempted to provide lifesaving CPR, but were unable to revive the victim. He was pronounced deceased at 10:07 a.m. He has been indentified as Prince Rogers Nelson (57) of Chanhassen. The Carver County Sheriff's Office, with the assistance of the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office and The Midwest Medical Examiner's Office, are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding his death."

Prince's publicist released a statement to CNBC, saying, "It is with profound sadness that I am confirming that the legendary, iconic performer, Prince Rogers Nelson, has died at his Paisley Park residence this morning at the age of 57."

Prince Rogers Nelson, known simply by his first name for many years now, was one of the singular music talents of his generation, crossing genres from funk and soul to rock and pop.

Born in Minneapolis, he performed in the local music scene from a young age before his breakout 1979 album, "Prince," went platinum.

Often compared to the likes of Michael Jackson and Madonna, he was one of the most commercially successful artists of all time, selling over 100 million records worldwide. He brought a unique R&B sensibility to the mainstream, spanning albums like "Controversy," "1999," and "Purple Rain," the hit soundtrack for the 1984 film of the same name. He frequently performed with his backing band, The Revolution.

He won seven Grammys, an Academy Award, and a Golden Globe, and he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004.

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Music legend and rock icon Prince has died at 57. 

But if you'd like to stream his music online in celebration of his life, you might find it frustrating. Prince strictly enforced his own copyrights, and you'll find that most YouTube videos with his music have been removed.

You also can't stream most of Prince's back catalog on Spotify or Apple Music either. 

But there's one place where you can find Prince's entire back catalog: Tidal. 

Last December, Prince removed his music from all other streaming services, telling Ebony: 

My thing is this. The catalog has to be protected.... Spotify wasn’t paying, so you gotta shut it down.

All of Prince's classic albums are on Tidal, including "1999," "Purple Rain," and the 1989 Batman soundtrack. 

Tidal costs $9.99 per month, and you can sign up for a free month-long trial here.

You can also buy Prince songs and albums on Amazon or two recent albums on iTunes. 

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When you're trying to find something to watch on a cable TV, the act of scrolling through the guide can be exhausting.

That’s why many people just don’t deal with it. They go to a channel they know will be showing something at-least-mediocre that they can jump into, like the Travel Channel.

Analysts at Barclays call these “inertia channels,” and say that as the future of TV progresses, they could “lose out quite materially.”

In plain English: these channels should be scared.

Why is that? Because they don’t really have a place in the world of Netflix.

In a note on Thursday, the analysts wrote that as on-demand streaming takes over, two types of shows will dominate the industry.

The first are big live events, like sports, award shows, musicals, news, and so on. The second are shows that target specific audiences, which includes all scripted shows.

The analysts envision a hybrid TV-streaming future where you switch between big live spectacles and Netflix-style on-demand content. But “inertia” shows and channels don’t fit into either of those broad categories. There's nothing immediate about them, and if you were browsing Netflix, you wouldn’t choose to watch them.

One way you can tell is because people don’t view them time-shifted (on DVR or on-demand), the analysts say.

Once the process of figuring out what to watch moves from completely terrible (like it is on most cable systems today) to mildly tolerable, you wouldn’t have any appetite to watch most things on channels like HGTV (which the analysts call out by name).

The analysts think that these shows are privileged because of how annoying browsing is on cable. Once that advantage goes away, there’s not really a place for a channel that derives value from having mediocre, easy-to-consume content playing 24 hours a day.

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TIME Magazine recently unveiled its list of the 100 Most Influential People. Adele, who had a banner year in 2015, made the cut. 

Each person on the list was written up by somebody with a special connection to the star. Jennifer Lawrence, a self-proclaimed Adele fan, as well as a friend, received the honor of writing about her.

"Saying 'fan' about Adele always sounds like an understatement, doesn’t it?" Lawrence wrote in the magazine.

Lawrence believes that Adele's breakthrough moment came with "21." According to her, that album is why so many people feel such a strong emotional connection to Adele's music.

"When '21' came out, mine and billions of other lives were — not to sound dramatic — changed. Suddenly there were words to that before-indescribable pain, frustration, sadness, then revolution that all comes from a breakup. I felt understood, I felt stronger, and above all, I hadn’t sung in front of a mirror with a hairbrush since Destiny's Child," Lawrence wrote.

Lawrence says Adele's most recent album, "25," was a huge change for the artist. But the elements of Adele that people love and connect with, her voice and her lyrics, remained the same.

"The way she is able to capture herself, and then in turn us, has turned her into a star that’s not a star we look at, but a giant star with its own gravity that we are drawn to," Lawrence continued. "[Her voice] is once-in-a-lifetime." 

Adele's "25" was the best-selling album of 2015, selling 8.01 million copies in the US alone, according to Billboard. Meanwhile, her hit single "Hello" has over 1 billion views on YouTube.

We hear Lawrence isn't doing so bad, either.

Read Lawrence's full write-up here.

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Prince's death at age 57 is rocking the entertainment world like few other events ever have.

Famous fans of the musician span generations, including movie stars like Samuel L. Jackson, Marlee Matlin, and Elijah Wood, as well as fellow music artists Wu Tang Clan, Lupe Fiasco, and Justin Timberlake.

They flocked to social media to share their memories, pain, stories, and admiration.

Prince's body was found at his Paisley Park estate in suburban Minneapolis on Thursday, after police responded to a call regarding a death.

The cause of death is unknown at this time, though a representative for Prince previously said he "has been fighting the flu for several weeks."

See what entertainers and Prince's fans are saying about his sudden death below:

He Changed The World!! A True Visionary. What a loss. I'm Devastated.🦄 This is Not A Love Song.

A photo posted by Madonna (@madonna) on Apr 21, 2016 at 11:17am PDT

A shock to read #Prince has died. He was so magnificent at the Super Bowl that I was privileged to perform the National Anthem in sign. RIP

— Marlee Matlin (@MarleeMatlin) April 21, 2016

I Miss My Brother. Prince Was A Funny Cat. Great Sense Of Humor.

A photo posted by Spike Lee (@officialspikelee) on Apr 21, 2016 at 10:18am PDT

no one, no one, no one like Prince. Incomparable.

— Michael Keaton (@MichaelKeaton) April 21, 2016

"Hello, how are you? I'm fine. 'cause I know that the Lord is coming soon, coming, coming soon." #thankyouforafunkytime #princeforever

A photo posted by Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) on Apr 21, 2016 at 10:26am PDT

And just like that...the world lost a lot of magic ✨ Rest in peace Prince! Thanks for giving us so much...

— KATY PERRY (@katyperry) April 21, 2016

I am deeply shocked to hear of Prince’s passing. 1/4

— Mick Jagger (@MickJagger) April 21, 2016

Prince was a revolutionary artist, a great musician, composer, a wonderful lyricist, a startling guitar player... 2/4

— Mick Jagger (@MickJagger) April 21, 2016

...but most importantly, authentic in every way. 3/4

— Mick Jagger (@MickJagger) April 21, 2016

Prince's talent was limitless. He was one of the most unique and talented artists of the last 30 years 4/4

— Mick Jagger (@MickJagger) April 21, 2016

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Prince, one of the music greats of all time, died on Thursday at 57, shocking friends and fans around the world.

Known for his innovative sound crossing R&B, rock, and pop, which led him to become one of the biggest acts of the 1980s, he went on to build his status as an icon and never stopped recording and performing. His appearances, from the Super Bowl halftime show to the Grammys, were legendary.

Remember what made Prince great with this list we've compiled of his best songs and biggest hits — at least, those available online:

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"1999"

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One of Prince's best-known songs, it was a chart-topper in 1982 and was the title track on his album of the same name.

"When Doves Cry"

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The lead single on his 1984 album "Purple Rain" — accompanying the movie of the same name — it was Prince's first No. 1 single.

"Let's Go Crazy"

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The good times kept going for Prince and the "Purple Rain" album, as this was his second No. 1 single.

There's no bigger stage for an American musician than the Super Bowl halftime show, watched by the entire country in the middle of its favorite pastime.

For Prince, who died Thursday, it was simply confirmation of the obvious: He had become a national legend.

In 2007, he played the halftime like a champion taking his victory lap. (He had already been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame three years earlier.)

He was, as always, confident, strutting down a stage in the shape of the male symbol in his bold colors that were somehow both feminine and masculine.

He went through not only his own hits, but also those of Jimi Hendrix and the Foo Fighters. (The latter of which was definitely an improvement over the original.) While Prince crossed genres from funk and soul to pop, here he was pure rock and roll. He made previous halftime performers, even Michael Jackson and U2, look small by comparison.

The kicker is his ending, "Purple Rain," just as a rainstorm is beginning to fall. If there's a more cathartic moment in rock history, I don't know it. The whole country was singing along.

This is Prince's best recorded performance, the best halftime show in Super Bowl history, and the fondest way to remember his art.

Watch Prince's Super Bowl show below.

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