padding
n [U]
1 soft material used to pad things (软的)垫料, 衬料.
2 unnecessary material in a book, an essay, a speech, etc (书、 文章、 讲话等的)凑篇幅的材料
There's a lot of padding in this novel. 这部小说有大量空洞无物的内容.
Of course he is. He's very successful. He's made lots of records. They broadcast a programme of his music last month on the radio. Why don't you come on Saturday? I think you'd enjoy it.