In 2017, then-Netflix CEO Reid Hastings said, "Sometimes employees at Netflix think, 'Oh my god, we're competing with FX, HBO, or Amazon," said Hastings, "but think about if you didn't watch Netflix last night: What did you do? There's such a broad range of things that you did to relax and unwind, hang out, and connect–and we compete with all of that."

This week's theme: Thematic Downers

New Music Fridays killed Sam's love of music. 

So, I am bringing New Music Tuesdays back and rediscovering my love of music along the way. 

This week's playlist is distinctly not about Usher. And yet, we need to talk about Usher. Plus my long song choices.

It starts with a slow build, builds, pops, comes back down momentarily, and then regains momentum as it barrels towards a finish.

I think you’ll like the way it flows.

Eighteen minutes of Sam.

One of the continual challenges of this is how to group the songs. Since I don't have a firm Top 100, with songs in a "place" or "spot," I cannot drop songs 87-80 one week and 79-73 the next. Instead, it's like curating mini-playlists or at least grouping them thematically.

This week's theme is "What Does A Billion Even Mean Anymore?"