Who lives in a pineapple under the sea??? | Pop Recap #8

Happy Sunday to my fellow fans of pop culture! Let’s take a look at this week’s trending topics.

• Nominations for the 76th Emmy Awards have been announced. FX drama “Shōgun” received the most nods with 25 nominations. “The Bear” received 23 nominations, breaking the record for the most nominations for a comedy series in a single year, a title NBC’s “30 Rock” held since 2009. Check out the full list of nominations here. 

• The Kennedy Center has revealed the honorees for the 47th annual Kennedy Center Honors. Francis Ford Coppola, Bonnie Raitt, Arturo Sandoval and Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh and Bobby Weir of the Grateful Dead and The Apollo Theater will all be celebrated at this year’s event. 

• The lineup for this year’s New York Comedy Festival has been revealed. Tracy Morgan, Judd Apatow, JB Smoove and more will perform this November.

• Sabrina Carpenter, Marcello Hernández and Sadie Sink will be honored by Variety at this year’s Power of Young Hollywood party. 

• Jack Black has canceled the remaining dates of his Tenacious D tour after bandmate Kyle Gass’ comments on Donald Trump’s assassination attempt. 

• Happy Birthday to “Spongebob Squarepants!” The Nickelodeon series celebrated its 25th anniversary on July 17. 

• Timothée Chalamet has been cast in “Marty Supreme,” Josh Safdie’s new movie inspired by ping pong player Marty Reisman. 

• Marvel Studios has revealed the soundtrack to the upcoming “Deadpool and Wolverine” film and it's everything you’d expect from the action-comedy and more. It even includes music from “The Greatest Showman,” performed by Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) himself.

• New this week: Twisters (Theatrical), My Spy: The Eternal City (Prime Video), Young Woman and the Sea (Disney+)

• Redwood, a new Broadway musical starring Idina Menzel, is set to begin performances on January 24, 2025 at the Nederlander Theatre. 

• Boop! The Betty Boop Musical has announced it will begin performances at Broadway’s Broadhurst Theatre on March 11, 2025. 

• Maybe Happy Ending has pushed its Broadway opening back by a month due to supply chain issues related to the show’s scenic design. The Darren Criss-led musical will now begin performances on October 16. 

• The Kennedy Center’s production of Nine has revealed its cast, featuring Steven Pasquale, Shereen Ahmed, Carolee Carmello, Sasha Hutchin and more. Performances begin August 2.

• Kimberly Akimbo has revealed that Carolee Carmello will play the musical’s titular role on its North American tour set to kick off in September. 

• The upcoming Jamie Lloyd production of Sunset Boulevard on Broadway has announced Drama Desk & Obie Award winner Mandy Gonzales will perform as Norma Desmond at select performances.

• The Queen of Versailles, starring Kristen Chenoweth, premiered at Boston’s Emerson Colonial Theatre. Check out a first look of the production here. 

• The official filmed version of Waitress will premiere on PBS on November 15.

• Home played its final performance at the Todd Haimes Theatre on July 21.

• The Who’s Tommy played its final performance at the Nederlander Theatre on July 21. 

• Madame Tussauds Nashville has unveiled a brand new wax figure of Harry Styles. 

• Childish Gambino made an appearance on First We Feast’s Hot Ones.

• Shawn Mendes is teasing new music?!?!

  New Release Announcements

• Halsey has announced her new single “Lucky” will be released on July 26.

• Bleachers has announced their new album, A Stranger Desired, will be released on September 6.

• James Bay has announced his new album, Changes All The Time, will be released on September 20. 

• Joe Jonas has announced his new album, Music for People Who Believe in Love, will be released on October 18. 

  Tour Announcements

• The Weeknd has announced a special one-night-only concert in Sao Paulo, Brazil on September 7.

• Kaytranada has announced the Timeless Tour, set to kick off in Vancouver, Canada on September 14. 

• Benson Boone has announced more tour dates starting in Morrison, CO on September 24.

• Blue DeTiger has announced part 2 to her All I Ever Want Is… Tour, kicking off in Scottsdale, AZ on September 26.

• Clairo has announced the Charm Tour, set to kick off in Dallas, TX on September 27.

New albums this week: Childish Gambino’s Bando Stone and The New World, Jack White’s NO NAME, Ashton Irwin’s Blood on the Drums, ROLE MODEL’s Kansas Anymore, Trevor Jackson’s It’s Complicated

New singles this week: Joe Jonas’ “Work It Out,” Madison Beer’s “15 Minutes,” Khalid’s “Ground,” James Bay, The Lumineers and Noah Kahan’s “Up All Night,” Joey Valence & Brae and Ayesha Erotica’s “The Baddest (Badder)”

Check out the official Fan Fave New “poppin’ music” playlist on Spotify here for a look into what’s trending and what I’m into.

• Netflix has released a special first look at the final season of “Stranger Things,” set to premiere in 2025. 

• “Saturday Night Live” Season 50 will premiere on September 28, 2024. 

• “Reginald The Vampire” has been canceled on Syfy after two seasons. 

• “Somebody Feed Phil” has been renewed for Season 6 at Netflix. 

• Giancarlo Esposito, Katie Holmes, Gaby Hoffmann & Kumail Nanjiani are set to star in season 2 of Peacock’s “Poker Face.” 

• Leighton Meester and Quenlin Blackwell have joined Rachel Sennott’s HBO comedy pilot. 

• Halle Berry is no longer attached to the Ryan Murphy legal drama “All’s Fair.”

• New this week:  Cobra Kai S6PT1 (Netflix), Big Brother S26 (CBS), Those About to Die (Peacock), Lady in the Lake (Apple TV)

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xx Katrina