Watch SZA & Elmo Sing About Gratitude in Adorable New Episode of ‘Sesame Street’
Written by djfrosty on April 10, 2025

SZA is sharing her tricks to having good days on the latest episode of Sesame Street, which finds the hitmaker singing an adorable song about practicing kindness and gratitude with Elmo and more Muppet friends.
In a clip from the episode airing Thursday (April 10), the Grammy winner slips pieces of paper into a clear jar when the furry red monster — along with Abby and Gabrielle — bounces in. “What’s Miss SZA doing?” Elmo asks, to which she replies: “I’m just adding this picture to my gratitude jar.”
The “Kill Bill” singer goes on to explain that “a gratitude jar is a place where you can put words or pictures of things you’re grateful for.” “Sometimes when you feel sad or have other really big feelings, it can be easy to forget the things that we’re thankful for,” she adds her felt friends nod. “The jar helps us remember.”
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To hit her point home, SZA then launches into an adorable song about the importance of self-love and kindness with her new friends. “Be kind to me, be kind to you/ Being kind is how I show my gratitude,” she sings over a sunny mid-tempo arrangement. “Kindness can change the way you feel/ Gratitude’s the right attitude.”
The “Snooze” artist is just the latest musician to swing by the land of Big Bird, Cookie Monster and Oscar the Grouch amid its 55th season. Reneé Rapp appeared on an episode in January, while Noah Kahan stopped by the following month; Chris Stapleton is also set to make a cameo in July.
SZA’s appearance on the beloved children’s program comes as her GNX duet with Kendrick Lamar, “Luther,” spends its seventh week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The pair is less than two weeks away from embarking on a joint Grand National Tour that kicks off April 19 in Minneapolis and will see them travel through stadiums across North America.
Watch SZA, Elmo, Abby and Gabrielle sing “Be Kind to Me, Be Kind to You” on Sesame Street below.