Celebrity Status – Billie E., Scooby-doo, And Taylor’s Old Boyfriend
For Tuesday, April 30th:
Billie Eilish is coming to Toronto for two shows at Scotiabank Arena Oct. 1st and 2nd. ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour’ is named after her new album, out May 17. Tickets will be available on Friday through ticketmaster.com.
Fans of The Lion King have something new to look forward to this Christmas — a prequel about Simba’s father, Mufasa. Titled “Mufasa: The Lion King,” it promises to show how the orphaned Mufasa rose to become the king of the Pride Lands. It boasts a star-studded cast, including Seth Rogan, Donald Glover, Mads Mikkelsen, Thandiwe Newton, Beyonce and her daughter, Blue Ivy, with original songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda.
There’s a live-action Scooby-Doo series coming to Netflix. This time, the show will take on a one-hour drama format… but watch out for those meddling kids!
In other headlines, Loretta Lynn’s granddaughter Emmy Russell makes the American Idol Top 8 with a stripped -down version of the Blink-182 song “All the Small Things.”
And Joe Alwyn is ‘Dating and Happy’ a year after the Taylor Swift breakup, sources say… y’know, in case you were worried.