Renée Zellweger opened up about her six-year hiatus from Hollywood in a new interview.

The actress has another "Bridget Jones" movie set to debut this fall, but it arrives 12 years after the last movie in the franchise, "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason," and six years after the release of her last film, the road-trip movie "My Own Love Song."

"As a creative person, saying no to that wonderful once-in-a-lifetime project is hard," the actress told British Vogue. "But I was fatigued and wasn't taking the time I needed to recover between projects, and it caught up with me. I got sick of the sound of my own voice. It was time to go away and grow up a bit."

The Texas native was once one of the biggest leading ladies in movies. She starred opposite Tom Cruise in "Jerry Maguire," won an Oscar for "Cold Mountain," and fronted the "Bridget Jones" movie franchise.

But during her time away from her movie career, Zellweger said she got some perspective, much-needed privacy, and the ability to try and see new things.

"I found anonymity, so I could have exchanges with people on a human level and be seen and heard, not be defined by this image that precedes me when I walk into a room," Zellweger, 47, told the magazine. "You cannot be a good storyteller if you don't have life experiences, and you can't relate to people."

Zellweger is back in the swing of things. Aside from the upcoming "Bridget Jones' Baby," she stars in two other films hitting theaters by 2017.

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The Playboy Mansion has a new owner.

The infamous Holmby Hills, California, estate — which listed for a whopping $200 million earlier this year — is now in contract to sell to its next-door neighbor, Daren Metropoulos, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Metropoulos is a principal of the private-equity firm Metropoulos & Co. and a former co-CEO of Pabst Brewing Company. The final selling price for the 5-acre property and nearly 20,000-square-foot mansion could not yet be determined.

A Playboy Enterprises representative confirmed The Wall Street Journal's report to Business Insider.

As part of the terms of the sale, Hugh Hefner must be allowed to stay as long as he desires. The estate was sold by Playboy Enterprises, which leases it back to the 90-year-old Hefner.

Metropoulos purchased the next-door estate from Playboy in 2009, reportedly paying $18 million for it. Once Hefner's tenancy ends, Metropoulos apparently intends to connect the two properties into a single 7.3-acre estate.

Gary Gold and Drew Fenton of Hilton & Hyland had the listing, along with Mauricio Umansky of The Agency.

Raisa Bruner wrote an earlier version of this story.

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The 20,000-square-foot house is on the edge of the Los Angeles Country Club in the Holmby Hills neighborhood, right between Beverly Hills and Westwood.

The 5-acre property includes the main mansion and a four-bedroom guesthouse.

For decades, invitations to Playboy Mansion parties have been highly coveted, and stories of the wild nights here are part of Hollywood legend.

Warning: Minor spoilers ahead for "Game of Thrones." 

HBO's epic series "Game of Thrones" now costs over $10 million per episode, meaning the showrunners spare no expense. This includes sending cast and crew alike to multiple continents and building elaborate sets using natural landscapes as the backdrop. 

Using released infographics along with a newly released app created by Northern Ireland Screen, we've charted the real life locations and paired them with stills from "Game of Thrones." Now fans can compare the real world with the lands of Westeros and Essos as we walk through some of the main landmarks.

Scroll down to dive into the gorgeous locations in Northern Ireland, Croatia, Iceland, and Spain.

Castle Ward is a real-life castle built in the 18th century. The property is open to the public year-round.

The turrets and buildings were transformed into the iconic Stark household: Winterfell.

It looks like winter has come to Cairncastle, the location used to film scenes taking place outside the walls of Winterfell.

Brian De Palma has never been shy about giving his full, honest opinion. Especially to fellow filmmakers.

The director of classics like “Scarface,” “Carrie,” and “The Untouchables” recently told Business Insider that after seeing “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” before it premiered in 1977, he turned to his good friend Steven Spielberg, who directed the movie, and said, “I don’t know, this doesn’t really work for me.”

Laughing about it now, he said, “And this was considered a crowning success of his career.”

But Spielberg wasn't the only person in the talented inner circle that De Palma ran in during the 1970s (they were known as the Movie Brats) who was on the receiving end of his harsh opinions.

In an encounter that has become a Hollywood legend, De Palma didn’t think much of the original “Star Wars,” either.

George Lucas’ Movie Brats mates were the first people to see “Star Wars,” including Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, John Landis, and De Palma.

After watching an early cut of the movie — which included little to no effects and didn't yet have the John Williams score — the Brats got together to tell Lucas what they thought. Spielberg told Lucas it was going to be a hit, but De Palma thought differently.

“The crawl at the beginning looks like it was written on a driveway,” De Palma told Lucas, according to the book “Easy Riders, Raging Bulls.” “It goes on forever. It’s gibberish.”

Looking back now at his alleged insults, De Palma has a different recollection. Kind of.

“That is not correct,” De Palma told Business Insider. “I am sarcastic. I am considered the class clown, but a sarcastic clown. So I would make fun of certain things. Because everyone would take this stuff too seriously.”

He did, however, admit he didn’t like the opening crawl.

“The crawl didn't make any sense at all,” De Palma said. “And I kept kidding him about the Force. I was like, ‘What is the Force?’ But you have to understand, we used to look at each other's movies in order to be helpful. We might say some things that weren’t nice.”

De Palma admits the harsh criticism didn’t always go down well for some. Though he said, as far as he knows, Lucas never took offense to his remarks about the movie.

But one story has it that Lucas’ wife at the time, Marcia, confronted De Palma.

“I don't remember this, but there was an account where Marcia told me, ‘You've hurt George's feelings and you should be gentle with him.’ I don't remember that. I really don't know what they're talking about,” De Palma said. “I was basically myself. The thing the guys could always count on with me is I would say what I thought. I wasn't holding back.”

Success washes away all sour grapes in Hollywood, and if Lucas was ever mad at De Palma, that sure ended quickly, as the original “Star Wars” went on to make over $775 million worldwide in its theatrical run and gave birth to one of the most lucrative movie franchises of all time.

"De Palma," a documentary on the filmmaker, opens in theaters on Friday.

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"Hamilton" is the most coveted Broadway show right now, and tickets are sold out for months in advance.

The musical — created and composed by Lin-Manuel Miranda — features a multiracial cast rapping and singing the story of Alexander Hamilton, America's founding father and first secretary of the treasury.

It took six years for the musical to come together, but since it has there's no stopping it.

"Hamilton" won a Grammy earlier this year for best musical theater album, and the cast performed at the White House for an education initiative. Celebrities and politicians, including Kerry Washington, Amy Schumer, and the Obamas, have been gushing about the show, and many have seen it more than once. 

With an album that has reached gold status, a mixtape set for release later this year, and a behind-the-scenes book, "Hamilton" is everywhere, even if you are unable to secure (or afford) a ticket.

Not surprisingly, the show is up for best musical — as well as a record 15 other nominations — at the Tony Awards, which take place June 12.

Here's what you should know about Broadway's hottest ticket:

Created and composed by Lin-Manuel Miranda, the musical is based on "Hamilton," a biography about Alexander Hamilton written by Ron Chernow.

Miranda read the entire biography while on vacation in Mexico in 2008, but he discussed the idea for a hip-hop musical based on Hamilton's life with Jeremy Carter, a former theater critic, a week before he even went on vacation.

Source: Hamilton: The Revolution

In 2009, Miranda performed a rough version of the first song that would eventually open the musical at the White House.

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Spotify is reportedly hiring Troy Carter, Lady Gaga's former manager and a noted venture capitalist, according to Recode's Peter Kafka and first reported by Hits Daily Double. 

Carter is a big get for the Swedish music streaming service. In his role, Carter will be in charge of helping Spotify attract exclusive artist content to the platform and spearhead the company's creation of original content.

In other words, he's going to be the one leading the talent war against Apple Music and Tidal. 

Carter is already a professed fan of the company. In September, Carter came to Spotify's defense after Taylor Swift's public decision not to have her music on the music streaming service. Carter is also an investor in Spotify.

Carter's current role has been to oversee Atom Factory, a combo music management company and technology investment firm. He's managed the music careers of artists like Meghan Trainor and Charlie Puth. Prior to Atom Factory, Carter was the man behind Lady Gaga's rise to music fame.

Carter and Spotify could not be reached for comment. 

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Despite what people may think of Donald Trump during his presidential campaign, he has been praised by rap artists for decades.

Check out how many times he has been referenced by hip-hop performers over the years. 

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Monday is the 72nd anniversary of D-Day. 

On June 6, 1944, the Allies embarked on the crucial invasion of Normandy on the northern coast of France. Allied forces suffered major casualties, but the ensuing campaign ultimately dislodged German forces from France.

Did you know these eight famous individuals participated in the D-Day invasion?

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James Doohan

Actor James Doohan is beloved among Trekkies for his portrayal of chief engineer Montgomery "Scotty" Scott in "Star Trek."

Years before he donned the Starfleet uniform, Doohan joined the Royal Canadian Artillery during WWII. During the Normandy invasion, he stormed Juno Beach and took out two snipers before he was struck by six bullets from a machine gun, according to website Today I Found Out. He lost part of a finger, but the silver cigarette case in his pocket stopped a bullet from piercing his heart.

David Niven

Academy Award-winning British thespian David Niven became a lieutenant-colonel of the British Commandos during the Second World War. In the D-Day invasion, he commanded the Phantom Signals Unit, according to the New York Post. This unit was responsible for keeping rear commanders informed on enemy positions. 

After the war, he declined to speak much about his military experience. 

Yogi Berra

Famed baseball catcher Yogi Berra helped to storm Normandy by manning a Naval support craft. The vessel fired rockets at enemy positions on Omaha Beach. 

The New York Post reports that Seaman Second Class Berra manned a machine gun during the battle.

A photo of Axl Rose from 2010 has turned into a meme, and the singer isn't happy about it.

The Guns N' Roses frontman recently sent DMCA takedown notices to Blogspot and GoogleUserContent, through Web Sheriff, as TorrentFreak reports, regarding one image that has made the rounds online.

The photo in question has been used in a meme poking fun at Axl Rose's apparent weight gain — see a screenshot from quickmeme.com below.

The photo was taken at a concert by photographer Boris Minkevich and was published in the Winnipeg Free Press, as you can see here.

While you might assume the photographer has the copyright, Web Sheriff says that photographers at Axl Rose's concerts sign contracts that give rights to the musician and his team. Minkevich himself can't remember if he signed such a form.

Rose and Web Sheriff have filed multiple DMCA requests regarding the image, but it is still searchable on Google Images as of this writing.

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Mixed martial artist and boxer Kimbo Slice has died at 42.

The death was reported Monday night in a statement by Scott Coker, president of Slice's promotion company Bellator.

"We are all shocked and saddened by the devastating and untimely loss of Kimbo Slice, a beloved member of the Bellator family," Coker said in the statement.

"One of the most popular MMA fighters ever, Kimbo was a charismatic, larger-than-life personality that transcended the sport," he added.

Slice, whose birth name was Kevin Ferguson, had been admitted to a hospital near his home in Coral Springs, Florida, for undisclosed reasons on Monday, a police spokeswoman confirmed to ESPN. His condition was "dire," according to TMZ.

The death is being handled as a medical incident, and no foul play is suspected, the spokeswoman told Yahoo Sports.

Slice gained fame in 2003 after videos of his brawling in unsanctioned street fights spread across the internet.

He parlayed his fame into successful careers in mixed martial arts and boxing. He last competed in an MMA bout in Houston in February.

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It was announced on Monday that the Playboy Mansion is now in contract to sell to its next door neighbor — Daren Metropoulos. 

While most people associate the Playboy Mansion with scantily clad playmates and sex-fueled debauchery, it served as the childhood home for Hugh Hefner's sons. 

Now 24, Hefner's youngest son, Cooper, recounts his childhood spent in what many consider to be a sort of adult fantasyland. For Cooper, it was quite the opposite: a child's wonderland fueled by Indiana Jones-inspired adventures in the Grotto, a zoo full of exotic animals, and epic games of hide-and-seek played in the mansion's private forest of redwood trees.

Cooper shared his experiences growing up inside the mansion, and invited Business Insider along on a private tour of the grounds.

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On Tuesday morning, "Today" anchor Savannah Guthrie announced on air that she is pregnant with her second child. 

Because of that, she also said that she would not be attending the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro due to the Zika virus that's present in Brazil.

"I’m not going to be able to go to Rio, so you’ll have to go to beach volleyball without me," she told her "Today" colleagues.

The mosquito-borne virus has been the cause of several birth defects in Brazil, leading to numerous US female athletes questioning if they will take part in the Summer Games in Rio. 

But Guthrie is the first high-profile TV personality to opt out of the games.

NBCUniversal, which will air the Olympics on its networks, has made it clear to their employees that they are not required to go to Rio, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The same policy was in place for the 2014 Winter Olympics, held in Sochi, Russia, where terrorism concerns had employees on edge.

The "Today" show typically airs from the Olympic Games. "Today" hosts Matt Lauer and Meredith Vieira will lead the coverage of the opening ceremonies August 5 on NBC.

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Netflix has a love-hate relationship with traditional TV networks, who they both license shows from and compete with.

They are “frenemies,” as Netflix’s head of content Ted Sarandos puts it (he tells Fortune that CBS CEO Les Moonves taught him the word).

And one of the major points of contention between Netflix and networks is the fact that Netflix doesn’t divulge ratings. Not even its stars, like Tina Fey, know how many people are watching their Netflix shows. FX CEO John Landgraf and others have railed against the practice as unfair. But don’t expect Netflix to change any time soon.

Why is Netflix so secretive about data?

The obvious benefit for Netflix is that it gives the company more data on which shows are successful than the networks it is bidding against for new shows. But there is another reason that is inherently tied to Netflix’s status as the industry’s “frenemy.”

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings explained it this way to Fortune:

“If I told you today that the shows on Netflix were watched at a dramatically higher rate than anything on basic premium or broadcast TV, that would be bad for our suppliers, because everyone would say, ‘Oh, my God, Netflix is killing all of television,’ ” he says. “And if I told you the opposite, they’d say, ‘Oh, my God, Netflix is going to die.’ 

Netflix is trying to shake up the traditional television landscape without having the entire industry turn on it. And Hastings’ comments suggest that part of the strategy is to keep Netflix’s success in hitmaking, or lack thereof, murky — at least for now.

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As the major-party choices for president seem to narrow to Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, Samantha Bee met with the only alternative left, Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson, on Monday's "Full Frontal."

Forty-four percent of registered voters in an ABC News-Washington Post poll said they wanted a third-party option. Well, there is one. The Libertarian Party has had a presidential candidate on the election ballot since 1972.

Its candidate this year, Gary Johnson, is on every state ballot and is polling at 10% of registered voters in a Fox News poll.

So, what does a candidate in the Libertarian Party stand for?

"A libertarian is fiscally conservative and socially liberal," Johnson, who served two terms as the New Mexico governor in the 1990s as a Republican and also ran for president in 2012, told the "Full Frontal" host.

Johnson supports the legalization of marijuana, abortion rights, the free market, and generally keeping "the government out of the bedroom." He's also against the bailing out of the auto industry, guaranteed government student loans, American military intervention in other countries, and big government.

"Here's the thing with libertarians: I support every other thing you say," Bee said of her thoughts on the party's positions on the issues.

She also told Johnson that he already had a big advantage over Trump and Clinton: "You're not really disliked — you're just not known. All you really have to do now is shut up and look pretty."

Watch Bee get to know Johnson below:

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Reality television has certainly generated some big paydays for its stars and become a cash cow for networks. But for most of the people we see on-screen, there's very little in the way of payment. 

That may be surprising to you, but that's just the business of reality shows.

Reality shows were designed from the beginning to be cheap television. They're a break from the huge budgets that scripted TV needs, and they give networks more bang for their buck.

"The only people that really make money off the show is the network," a reality TV agent told Business Insider on condition of anonymity.

As one reality producer told Reader's Digest, "We’re always trying to get as much talent as possible while spending as little money as possible. Ninety-nine percent of the people on reality TV get their expenses covered and maybe a daily stipend of $20 or $30, but that’s it."

So how do networks get away with paying people basically nothing?

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They're free labor by association.

To start, let's look at ensemble reality shows. These are marketed as "fly-on-the-wall" shows, in which the cameras follow people's ordinary (or extraordinary) lives. The "Real Housewives" franchise, "Keeping Up with the Kardashians," and "Pawn Stars" fall into this category.

While the show's main and secondary players are making some kind of salary that ranges anywhere from $15,000 for supporting players to as high as $10 million per season for main cast members, often spouses and friends are paid nothing. They're basically considered part of the package when shooting a main character. These people sign a release for the producers to use footage of them with the understanding that their loved one is really the one making the dough.

Why would anyone appear for free? In some cases, they just want to be on TV; they may want to get their brand, business, or product in the public eye; or they might hope to be promoted to a paid cast member at some point.

In some cases, an appearance fee is paid. For example, if the production needs to make a party look packed, then it will pay some of the people who are attending. One reality TV agent, who asked to remain anonymous, told Business Insider that he knows someone who was paid $1,200, which included that person's hair and makeup, to attend the taping of a friend's party.

They just couldn't hang in there.

When someone is asked to change their lives in some way, a stipend is usually negotiated. This occurs mainly on competition shows, in which one may have to miss or quit work, as on "Project Runway" and "The Amazing Race." And the longer you stay on a show, the more days or weeks you're paid a stipend. But no one is getting rich on a stipend.

The real goal is to stay around as long as possible, so that you're eligible for the higher-paid prizes. For example, the winner may get $1 million, but second place gets $100,000, third gets $90,000, and down the line.

"The longer you stay in it, the more you get paid," an agent told Business Insider.

They just love the game.

For lower-budget cable competitions, it's more likely that eliminated competitors will only get the weekly stipend (if there is one) and no prize money at all. These can include baking competitions, survival shows, and dating programs. These people are usually in it for the love of the game, or have a desire for an adventure.

"It's one of those things where it depends on the show and the show budget," a former producer for a cable competition show said. "If there's an actual perk to be won at the end of the competition show and it comes down to two contestants or two teams, there is somebody that is going home with absolutely nothing but the experience."

When up against the huge marketing dollars of Hollywood studios, independent distributors have to be clever about promoting their movies — especially over the summer. 

And A24 has proven that it's one of the most innovative with its latest stunt to promote the upcoming "Swiss Army Man."

The wacky tale of a man (Paul Dano) who befriends a dead body (Daniel Radcliffe) and the adventure they seek out, the film premiered at this year's Sundance festival. It's the strangest movie I've ever seen there.

But that's not to say it isn't good. On the contrary, it's an inventive look at love and friendship. (It won the best directing prize at Sundance.) And A24 will finally get it in theaters on June 24 in New York and LA (nationwide July 1).

So to get the word out about a movie in which Radcliffe farts and uses an erection to help guide his friend out of the wilderness (yes, that all happens in the film), A24 has gotten equally zany about the marketing.

On Monday in New York, press were invited on a double-decker bus and driven around New York City with the real Radcliffe and the dead-body Radcliffe double from the movie, named Manny.

Here they are:

Looks like Manny had a fun time:

He even got to hang out with the ladies while taking in the sights:

Manny also found someone to get him off the bus:

As "Swiss Army Man" is wedged between the release of "Finding Dory" the week before and "The BFG" the week after, A24 is hoping to attract those who are tired of the superhero movies and constant sequels that summer multiplexes provide.

If you want to see Manny and you're not in New York City, A24 told Business Insider that the Manny Tour will be popping up across the country over the next couple of weeks.

And the distributor isn't done. Head over to swissarmyman.com and you can spend the rest of the day tossing around Manny on your computer screen like a rag doll.

Watch out, though. Computer Manny is gassy, too.

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Many commencement speeches are forgettable. A lot are filled with the same cliché advice. But some are so good — so inspiring and poignant — that they stick with us forever.

While certainly there's room for debate (was Stephen Colbert's speech at Northwestern really better than the one he gave at Knox College?), we've culled the best-of lists to put together a guide to our favorites.

From Steve Jobs to Toni Morrison, Kurt Vonnegut to John F. Kennedy, here are the speeches you wish you'd heard on your graduation day.

Rachel Sugar contributed to an earlier version of this article.

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'Ditch the dream and be a doer, not a dreamer' — Shonda Rhimes's 2014 speech at Dartmouth College

The world's most powerful showrunner told grads to stop dreaming and start doing.

The world has plenty of dreamers, she said. "And while they are busy dreaming, the really happy people, the really successful people, the really interesting, engaged, powerful people, are busy doing." She pushed grads to be those people.

"Ditch the dream and be a doer, not a dreamer," she advised — whether or not you know what your "passion" might be. "The truth is, it doesn't matter. You don't have to know. You just have to keep moving forward. You just have to keep doing something, seizing the next opportunity, staying open to trying something new. It doesn't have to fit your vision of the perfect job or the perfect life. Perfect is boring and dreams are not real," she said.

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'If you really learn how to pay attention, then you will know there are other options' — David Foster Wallace's 2005 speech at Kenyon College

In his now-legendary "This Is Water" speech, the author urged grads to be a little less arrogant and a little less certain about their beliefs. 

"This is not a matter of virtue," Wallace said. "It's a matter of my choosing to do the work of somehow altering or getting free of my natural, hard-wired default setting, which is to be deeply and literally self-centered and to see and interpret everything through this lens of self."

Doing that will be hard, he said. "It takes will and effort, and if you are like me, some days you won’t be able to do it, or you just flat won't want to."

But breaking free of that lens can allow you to truly experience life, to consider possibilities beyond your default reactions.

"If you're automatically sure that you know what reality is, and you are operating on your default setting, then you, like me, probably won't consider possibilities that aren't annoying and miserable," he said. "But if you really learn how to pay attention, then you will know there are other options. It will actually be within your power to experience a crowded, hot, slow, consumer-hell type situation as not only meaningful, but sacred, on fire with the same force that made the stars: love, fellowship, the mystical oneness of all things deep down."

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'Not everything that happens to us happens because of us' — Sheryl Sandberg's 2016 speech at UC Berkeley

During the Facebook COO's deeply personal commencement speech about resilience at UC Berkeley, she spoke on how understanding the three Ps that largely determine our ability to deal with setbacks is helping her cope with the loss of her husband, Dave Goldberg, just over a year ago.

She outlined the three Ps as:

· Personalization: Whether you believe an event is your fault.
· Pervasiveness: Whether you believe an event will affect all areas of your life.
· Permanence: How long you think the negative feelings will last.

"This is the lesson that not everything that happens to us happens because of us," Sandberg said about personalization. It took understanding this for Sandberg to accept that she couldn't have prevented her husband's death. "His doctors had not identified his coronary artery disease. I was an economics major; how could I have?"

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Though we haven't yet hit the summer solstice, the annual competition for who will be crowned the Song of Summer is already well underway, and the experts are making their bets.

One such expert is Spotify, which has combed through data on what its users are streaming most right now to predict the 10 top contenders for Song of Summer.

A few of these songs have already reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100, like Justin Timberlake's latest attempt at a universal hit, while others are starting to bubble to the surface.

We talked to Spotify's trends expert Shanon Cook about how it decided on the songs and what she thinks will ultimately take over this season.

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Justin Timberlake - "Can't Stop the Feeling"

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No surprise here. It's Justin Timberlake, after all, and name recognition still counts, but there's something else going on here.

"It's so unbelievably positive and upbeat, reminding people of 'Happy,'" Spotify's Shanon Cook told Business Insider. "Kids listen to it and so do their grandparents. Having broad appeal like that is really working for it."

Indeed, the throwback disco sound and universal lyrics that anyone can get behind are reminiscent of the qualities that propelled "Happy."

But there's reason to believe it could get edged out...

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"I think Ariana Grande could take it," Cook says of the threat the younger pop star poses to Timberlake's feel-good jam.

Though it hasn't been out long, the single from Grande's new album is trending upward (one of the things Spotify looks for in its Song of Summer predictions), with 30 million streams as of this writing.

"It’s a real clubby jam produced by Max Martin, who’s incredible at making mega-hits for mega-stars," Cook said.

Drake - "One Dance" (ft. Wizkid and Kyla)

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You'd be forgiven for thinking the title of Song of Summer was already handed over to everyone's favorite Canadian rapper. Drake's album "Views" and song "One Dance" have topped their respective Billboard charts for weeks now.

Cook says Spotify has seen one million streams of "One Dance" per day, which is massive. But songs that peak early also often get toppled over the course of the summer as listeners get fickle, so don't give this one to Drake yet.

One of our greatest living actors took on the most controversial role of her career at a gala for Shakespeare in the Park on Monday evening.

The Oscar winner went onstage dressed as Donald Trump.

Streep, dressed in a suit, protruding belly, long red tie, a blond wig, and bronzer all over her face was obviously having fun with the typical look of Trump.

Here's a look:

And here's Streep giving a little bit of her Trump impression, alongside Christine Baranski, who was dressed as Hillary Clinton, while singing “Brush Up Your Shakespeare” from the Cole Porter Broadway hit "Kiss Me, Kate":

But obviously, Streep stole the show.  

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