The star-studded special guest roster for the upcoming 55th season of Sesame Street has been revealed – check it out below.
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Yesterday (January 9), Sesame Street announced its guest line-up for its upcoming 55th season, which launches on January 16 via HBO Max. As part of the upcoming season’s curriculum, which will “focus on emotional well-being, helping children learn accessible strategies to comprehend and cope with big feelings through fun, lighthearted, relatable, and engaging stories”, a slew of major music, film and TV stars and athletes have been enlisted.
Among these are musicians SZA, Noah Kahan, Chris Stapleton and Samara Joy. On the actor side of things, Michael B. Jordan and Reneé Rapp will appear on the show. Queer Eye‘s Jonathan Van Ness will also make an appearance, as will tennis legend Billie Jean King.
The season will kick off with Reneé Rapp on January 16, with Michael B. Jordan appearing on January 23 and Samara Joy on February 6. A month later (March 6), Noah Kahan will appear on an episode, followed by SZA on April 10. The special guests will return on July 24 with Chris Stapleton, followed by Jonathan Van Ness on August 21 and Billie Jean King on August 28.
SZA’s confirmation for a Sesame Street appearance comes after she earlier this month teased the possibility of releasing two albums of “peaceful children’s music” to complete her current contractual requirements.
The singer and rapper released ‘Lana’ last month after almost a year of speculating about its release. Rather than a standalone album, it exists as a deluxe version of her 2022 LP ‘SOS’, her second studio record.
SZA wrote: “To fulfill my last 2 album requirements I think I just wanna make peaceful children’s music n get outta here. Then go be a farmer n donate the produce to underserved communities.”
The singer also revealed on Christmas Day that she had parted ways with Terrence “Punch” Henderson, who she has worked with since 2011. Henderson, the co-president of Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE), had been heavily involved in the making of ‘Lana’.
