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SZA has taken her talents to childrenâs television. The musician has graced Sesame Street with a new song about gratitude.
As spotted on Variety Magazine SZA is the latest performer who has paid a visit to the legendary television show. On Thursday, April 10 her episode premiered and we find her performing an original song that pays ode to gratitude. Joined by Elmo, Abby and Gabrielle the New Jersey native flexed her signature vocals to remind others to be thankful for all things including friends, family and more. Additionally, the âGood Daysâ songstress showed the beloved characters how to make their own gratitude jar.
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This marks Sesame Streetâs 55th season. In a press statement executive producer Sal Perez explained their direction for this yearâs content. âNew episodes of Sesame Street will help young viewers understand and express their feelings, learn new mindfulness practices, and as always, have a blast with their favorite furry and funny friends,â he said. âWhether itâs taking a volcano breath when angry, learning to give yourself a hug when frustrated, or wiggling it out when disappointed, we are empowering children with the strategies to help build resiliency and the foundational skills for emotional well-being.â
You can watch SZA help Elmo, Abby and Gabrielle with their gratitude jars below.
Sesame Street Live! Say Hello
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Sesame Street Live! Say Hello is traveling all across North America.
See a list of upcoming tour dates for 2024-2025 below to see when the show is headed your way. You can also find up-to-date information about all the dates on the tourâs official website:
Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024 | Chartway Arena | Norfolk, VA Â Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024 | Berglund Center â Berglund Performing Arts Theatre | Roanoke, VA Â Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024 | Bell Auditorium | Augusta, GA Â Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024 | Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre â John A. Williams Theatre â Matinee | Atlanta, GA Â Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024 | Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre â John A. Williams Theatre â Evening | Atlanta, GA Â Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024 | Savannah Civic Center â Johnny Mercer Theater | Savannah, GA Â Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024 | Tilles Center for the Performing Arts | Brookville, NY Â Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024 | Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza | Wilkes-Barre, PA Â Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024 | Chuck Mathena Center | Princeton, WV Â Friday, Nov. 22, 2024 | The Lyric | Baltimore, MD Â Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024 | Santander Performing Arts Center â Matinee | Reading, PA Â Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024 | Santander Performing Arts Center â Evening | Reading, PA Â Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024 | Bergen Performing Arts Center â Matinee | Englewood, NJ Â Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024 | Bergen Performing Arts Center â Evening | Englewood, NJ Â Monday, Nov. 25, 2024 | The Stanley | Utica, NY Â Friday, Nov. 29, 2024 | FirstOntario Concert Hall | Hamilton, ON Â Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024 | Capital One Hall â Matinee | Tysons, VA Â Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024 | Capital One Hall â Evening | Tysons, VA Â Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024 | Count Basie Center for the Arts â Matinee | Red Bank, NJ Â Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024 | Count Basie Center for the Arts â Evening | Red Bank, NJ Â Monday, Dec. 2, 2024 | Clemens Center | Elmira, NY Â Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024 | Warner Theater | Erie, PA Â Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024 | Mid Hudson Civic Center | Poughkeepsie, NY Â Friday, Dec. 6, 2024 | The VETS | Providence, RI Â Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024 | The VETS | Providence, RI Â Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024 | Lynn Auditorium | Lynn, MA Â Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024 | Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center | Johnstown, PA Â Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024 | Mountain Health Arena | Huntington, WV Â Friday, Dec. 13, 2024 | North Charleston Performing Arts Center | North Charleston, SC Â Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024 | Ovens Auditorium | Charlotte, NC Â Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024 | Township Auditorium | Columbia, SC Â Tuesday, March 11, 2025 | W.D. Packard Music Hall | Warren, OH Â Wednesday, March 12, 2025 | The Palace Theatre | Greensburg, PA Â Thursday, March 13, 2025 | Penn College Community Arts Center | Williamsport, PA Â Friday, March 14, 2025 | Shubert Theatre | New Haven, CT Â Saturday, March 15, 2025 | St. George Theatre | Staten Island, NY Â Sunday, March 16, 2025 | State Theatre New Jersey | New Brunswick, NJ Â Tuesday, March 18, 2025 | Cross Insurance Center | Bangor, ME Â Wednesday, March 19, 2025 | Hanover Theatre & Conservatory | Worcester, MA Â Saturday, March 22, 2025 | Mayo Performing Arts Center | Morristown, NJ Â Sunday, March 23, 2025 | Luhrs Performing Arts Center | Shippensburg, PA Â Wednesday, March 26, 2025 | Keswick Theatre | Glenside, PA Â Saturday, March 29, 2025 | Warner Theatre | Washington, DC Â Sunday, March 30, 2025 | ETSU Martin Center for the Arts | Johnson City, TN Â Saturday, April 12, 2025 | Ford Park Arena | Beaumont, TX Â Sunday, April 13, 2025 | Bass Concert Hall | Austin, TX Â Friday, April 18, 2025 | Five Flags Center | Dubuque, IA Â Friday, April 25, 2025 | Carson Center for the Performing Arts | Paducah, KY Â Friday, May 2, 2025 | Wilson Center | Wilmington, NC Â Friday, May 16, 2025 | The Genesee Theatre | Waukegan, IL Â Wednesday, May 28, 2025 | Overture Center | Madison, WI Â Thursday, May 29, 2025 | Fitzgerald Theater | St. Paul, MN Â Saturday, June 14, 2025 | South Okanagan Events Centre | Penticton, BC Â Sunday, June 15, 2025 | Abbotsford Centre | Abbotsford, BC Â Thursday, June 19, 2025 | Conexus Arts Centre | Regina, SK Â Friday, June 20, 2025 | Westoba Place Arena | Brandon, MB Â Friday, June 27, 2025 | Southam Hall | Ottawa, ON Â Saturday, June 28, 2025 | Centre in the Square | Kitchener, ON
Noah Kahan brought a little Vermont to Sesame Street during a recent visit, as shared by the iconic childrenâs show in an adorable post on Wednesday (March 27).
The long-running series uploaded a sweet video of Kahan hanging out with Elmo, as well as Tango the dog, on set. He also met a new character named Stick â who is, naturally, a stick-shaped Muppet.
âEveryoneâs always talking about leaves, leaves, leaves, but now, sticks have finally made it!â Stick says, thanking the singer-songwriter for celebrating his kind on the Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hit âStick Season.â
At one point, the New England native sings a snippet of the track, adding a twist. âLove Sesame, but itâs the season of the sticks,â he belts, making Elmo cheer.
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Kahanâs visit to the home of Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch follows Mean Girls star ReneĂŠ Rapp posting about meeting Elmo on the Sesame Street stoop last week. According to a release, the âDial Drunkâ artist will be featured in an episode of the showâs 55th season, which will air in the fall.
Posting a photo with Elmo, as well as a snap featuring Cookie Monster, Kahan described shooting his Sesame Street cameo as âone of the best days of my life.â âKicking it with some old New York friends,â he added in his caption.
âElmo loves you, Mr. Noah!â the fuzzy red monster commented. âPlease come visit Sesame Street again soon!â
Kahan recently earned his highest Billboard 200 peak with his 2022 album Stick Season, which reached No. 2 on the chart last week â almost a year and a half after it was originally released. The projectâs trajectory was elevated by the releases of deluxe editions in 2023 and earlier this year, featuring collaborations with Hozier, Post Malone, Gracie Abrams and more.
In February, both Kahan and Abrams were in the running for best new artist at the 2024 Grammys, where Victoria MonĂŠt ended up winning the category.
Watch a clip of Kahanâs time on Sesame Street below.
ReneĂŠ Rapp is living out her childhood dreams, and no, that doesnât refer to climbing the charts with her debut album or starring in one of the biggest films of the year. In an Instagram post Tuesday (March 19), the Mean Girls actress revealed that she recently got to visit the set of Sesame Street, […]
H is for Haim! The Haim sisters stopped by Sesame Street recently to perform a new song all about the alphabet. Chancing upon Elmo, the trio tells the little red character that theyâre checking out âall of the wonderful things on Sesame Streetâ from an arbor and the buildings to a spotting of Oscar the […]
In his Eras era! Elmo took to social media on Friday (March 17) to model his own adorable version of Taylor Swiftâs poster for The Eras Tour.
âElmo is in Elmoâs Red era! #TheElmosTour,â the Sesame Street fan favorite captioned the post, which features the character posing in 10 multicolored squares coordinated to each of Swiftâs albums. For example, in the Red (Taylorâs Version) square, he dons his own beanie and scarf a la âAll Too Well,â and in the baby pink square for 2019âs Lover, he shows off a homemade chain of paper hearts. (Apparently Elmoâs Reputation era involves him shhâing the camera with a single red finger over his mouth while heâs turned with his back to the camera for 2020âs Evermore, copying the vibe of Swiftâs own album cover.)
Elmoâs timing couldnât be more perfect, considering Swift is just hours away from kicking off the long-awaited U.S. tour with two consecutive shows at State Farm Arena in Glendale, Ariz. Especially for the occasion, the cityâs mayor, Jerry P. Weiers, ceremonially changed the name of the city temporarily to Swift City.
Ahead of her first live show in four years, the superstar also surprised fans with a gift in the form of three re-recorded songs â âSafe and Soundâ featuring Joy Williams and John Paul White, âEyes Openâ from The Hunger Games 2012 soundtrack as well as Speak Now bonus track âIf This Was a Movieâ â and previously unreleased Lover cut âAll of the Girls You Loved Before.â
Billboard also marked the launch of The Eras Tour by revealing our definitive ranking of Swiftâs 100 best songs, all the way from 2006âs âTim McGrawâ to 2022âs âAnti-Hero.â
Check out Elmoâs cute recreation of Taylorâs many eras below.
Sesame Street, that special, friendly place where every door opens wide, was the theme for The Masked Singer on Wednesday night (March 15). For two unlucky contestants, both foreign-born females, those doors slammed shut on the competition.
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Season 9, episode 5 got underway with Elmo, Big Bird, the Count and Co. performing âWhatâs The Name of that Song,â then lighting the fuse for BTSâ âDynamiteâ with judges Ken Jeong, Jenny McCarthy, Nicole Scherzinger and Robin Thicke.
After performing âJust The Two of Usâ by Grover Washington Jr., Squirrel was the first to go. Under the furry helmet was Malin Akerman, the Sweden-born, Canada-based raised actress and model.
Despite being tapped to leave, Akerman wore a smile that could be seen a mile away. Jeong paid tribute to her talent, remarking âyou have an amazing voice, youâre just one of the sweetest people.â
Why enter the zany world of Foxâs The Masked Singer, remarked Scherzinger. Apparently the contestant watches it with her son, who was in the audience, and her dad, who made the trip from Sweden.
âEveryone dreams of being a rock star,â Akerman remarked. âItâs such an honor to be here.â
With Squirrel moving on out, that pitted Fairy (who performed âYouâre No Goodâ by Linda Ronstadt) and Jackalope (who performed âWhenever Whereverâ by Shakira) in a âBattle Royale.â
The two tussled with âOn Top Of The World,â for an over-the-top performance.
Only one would progress â Fairy. On receiving her marching orders, Jackalope lifted the disguise to reveal Lele Pons, the Venezuela-born singer and social media influencer.
Host Nick Cannon quipped how he couldnât tell her talents from Shakira. Scherzinger gushed about her âbeautiful voiceâ and how she âreally showcased itâ on the show.
So, why do the show? âI love to do new things,â Pons remarked. âI donât like to repeat stuff so Iâm here now and I donât know where Iâll be tomorrow.â One thingâs for sure â she wonât be on The Masked Singer.
Akerman and Pons join a growing list of unmasked celebrities, including Michael Bolton (Wolf), Grandmaster Flash (Polar Bear), Debbie Gibson (Night Owl), Howie Mandel (Rock Lobster), Sara Evans (Mustang) and Dick Van Dyke (Gnome).
Lizzo joined some of Sesame Streetâs famous fuzzy friends this week to play delicious music on a flute made of chocolate chips and brown sugar â before, of course, Cookie Monster gobbled the instrument up.
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The 34-year-old superstar is hardly the first musician to enjoy the sunny day, sweepinâ the clouds away on Sesame Street. Nick Jonas taught Count and the squad about shapes, Ed Sheeran sang about the difference between behavior at home versus at school, One Direction gave the letter âUâ a whole new meaning, Bruno Mars shared the importance of perseverance, Destinyâs Child showed a ânew way to walk,â *NSYNC taught Big Bird and the rest of the street to believe in themselves, Usher sang the ABCâs, Anderson .Paak gave a lesson in holidays, Billie Eilish sang âHappier Than Everâ with the Count, Kacey Musgraves mused about colors, Dave Grohl traveled across the world to meet new friends and more.
So whoâs your favorite musician who appeared on Sesame Street? Let us know by voting below.

Lizzo makes music thatâs so sweet, everyone wants to take a bite â especially Cookie Monster, especially if thereâs an oven-baked instrument involved. In an adorable collaboration with a couple of Sesame Streetâs famous fuzzy friends, the 34-year-old pop star played delicious music on a flute made of chocolate chips and brown sugar before a certain blue monster gobbled it up.
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In a video posted to Sesame Streetâs official Twitter account, Elmo offers up his neighborhoodâs âfamous cookie fluteâ for Lizzo to try. âIâve played a lot of instruments, but Iâve never played a cookie before!â she exclaims. âMay I?â
After playing a few bars of a majestic melody, Cookie Monster saunters in. âOh boy, oh boy. Can me try?â
âOf course,â the singer-flautist replies. âI didnât know you played the flute, Cookie Monster.â
âMe donât,â Cookie Monster says before devouring the baked goodie in front of her.
Elmo retweeted the video onto his individual official account, writing, âOne day, Elmo wants to play the flute just like Ms. Lizzo! Elmo loves you, @lizzo. â¤ď¸â
The âTruth Hurtsâ singer also filmed a video of her own with Elmo, referencing a viral moment from the time Elmo appeared on The Tonight Show for a cooking segment with Jimmy Fallon. In the clip, Elmo tells the late-night comedian to flavor the recipe with âbalsamic vinegar â thatâs a big word for Elmo,â a soundbite that trended on TikTok after users started lip-synching to it.
âI know this has been a big word for you, so I wanna see if you finally know how to say it,â Lizzo says in her video, gifting Elmo with a bottle of BV.
Watch Lizzo hang out with Sesame Streetâs Elmo and Cookie Monster below:
Elle brought the ultimate dynamic duo to take on their song association challenge, with Sesame Streetâs Bert and Ernie showing off their wide range of musical interests.
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âWeâre always singing songs with our friends on Sesame Street,â Bert explained, before Ernie chimed in, âWeâre always having so much fun on Sesame Street with our friends Elmo, Abby, Cookie Monster [âŚ] and sometimes, we have our friends come over for playdates like Samuel L. Jackson, Mickey Guyton and Haim.â
Throughout the 10-minute video, Bert also proved himself to be a big Olivia Rodrigo fan, sharing that any track by the 19-year-old superstar would make his list of favorite songs. âI really like her,â he gushed.
Later on in the clip, Ernie and Bert revealed who would be their dream collaborators. While Ernie floated the idea of Taylor Swift or Lady Gaga, Bert suggested â you guessed it â Rodrigo.
However, despite being a fan of the âDrivers Licenseâ singer, the duo did not use any of her songs in the actual game, in which participants have 10 seconds to think of and sing a lyric featuring a key word. The duo breezed through Harry Belafonteâs âBanana Boat (Day-O)â for the word âday,â Randy Newmanâs âYouâve Got a Friend in Meâ for âfriend,â Simon & Garfunkelâs âA Hazy Shade of Winterâ for âtime,â Frederic Austinâs âThe Twelve Days of Christmasâ for âfirst,â Beach Boysâ âFun Fun Funâ for âfun,â the Brady Bunch theme for âstoryâ and more.
The two were stumped on the word âsee,â confusing it for the letter C as they delved into Cookie Monsterâs hit, âC is for Cookie.â For the word âhome,â Bert took too long to begin singing âHome on the Range,â explaining that itâs âone of my favorite cowboy songs, and also one of my favorite songs that has the word âantelopeâ in it.â
Bert and Ernie finished the challenge with an impressive score of 13 out of 15, tying with Chloe x Halle. Watch the full clip below.