From extra Jonas Brothers to good news from Madonna and Tori Kelly, here's what's happening in entertainment.
Jonas Bros Dates
Calling all Jonas Brothers fans! The band is set to embark on The Tour in just over two weeks and if you haven't snagged your tickets yet, you have an additional 50 chances to catch them live.
The band just added dozens of new tour dates to their already-full schedule, including a number of international stops. Most of the shows will be played in arenas that typically have under 20,000 seats but there are a few stadium dates for those looking for a bigger crowd.
The brothers are expected to run through five albums each night which will be slightly different from their brief Broadway run in March, where a single album was the centerpiece of each show during their 5-night run.
The addition of the new dates means that instead of wrapping up in October, the brother will continue touring into next summer.
Madonna Update
After a health scare, Madonna is back on her feet and has a little two-step to prove it.
Weeks ago, the 64-year-old landed in the ICU with a reported bacterial infection, but now with her energy back up and health clearly improved, she celebrated the 40th anniversary of her first album Madonna.
On Instagram Thursday she shared a quick video of herself grooving to her hit Lucky Star and in the caption thanked her fans for their unyielding support. "To be able to move my body and dance just a little bit makes me feel like the Luckiest Star in the world!" she wrote.
Prior to her health scare, Madonna was scheduled to hit the road on The Celebration Tour but was forced to reschedule. Those dates have yet to be announced
Singer Tori Kelly posted a message for fans Thursday after collapsing days earlier. On Instagram she posted a handwritten message that read, in part, "It's been a scary few days but I can feel your prayers."
"I'm feeling stronger now and hopeful but unfortunately there are still some things to uncover," she added.
The medical emergency came just days ahead of the slated release of her Tori EP and she told fans how upset she was that she would not be able to promote the project as planned.
A survey by the BMO Real Financial Progress Index found that 25 percent of Americans are pulling back on retirement contributions to offset the cost of inflation. This comes as market volatility reduced retirement savings with the S&P 500 shedding more than 12 percent this year alone.
Catching you up on entertainment headlines with Johnny Depp winning more damages in his defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard, Jada Pinkett Smith addressing the infamous Oscars slap that her husband Will Smith laid on Chris Rock, Queen Elizabeth II celebrating her platinum jubilee on the throne, and more.
Eric Cervini, executive producer of 'The Book of Queer,' joins Cheddar News to talk about the new show on Discovery+ that's celebrating LGBTQ+ history.
New York drag queen DD Fuego, joined Cheddar News to discuss her journey to drag, sharing the coloring book "Find Your Fuego" to explain to kids and adults alike what drag is all about, and describing the Big Apple scene. "It's incredible because you're meeting people for the first time, and you're also sharing a piece of you, and they're sharing with you back, and it's instant, and it's so intimate, but it's also art," she said. "It's theater!" In celebrating this spirit, Cheddar employee Shannon also received a "fantastic" makeover from DD Fuego.
Memorial Day rang in the unofficial start of summer here in the United States -- and with it, the unofficial start of summer travel. Whether consumers traveled by air or by land, they probably experienced some form of frustration over the weekend. Flyers faced delays and cancellations, and drivers faced the most expensive gas prices ever recorded on Memorial Day. Zach Griff, Senior Aviation Reporter for the Points Guy, joins Cheddar News' Closing Bell to discuss.
Next-generation gaming ecosystem Joystick recently raised $8 million in a seed round and is in the process of raising a $110 million Series A funding round. Gaming ecosystems are a relatively new type of platform in the Web3 space, allowing users to maximize their play-to-earn gaming opportunities, exchange crypto-currencies, and sell their digital assets. Joystick says its platform is flipping the current model on its head by giving players the opportunity to keep 100% of the revenue they earn. Robin Defay, co-founder and CEO of Joystick, and Michael Le, co-founder of Joystick and TikTok content creator, join Cheddar News' Closing Bell to discuss.
The dating app Bumble has sponsored bills and pushed lawmakers to criminalize the online practice of sending unsolicited nudes or “cyberflashing." Payton Iheme, Bumble's head of public policy for the Americas, joined Cheddar News to discuss why the app was going after the harassing behavior beyond its own platform. "Now, while we went to work internally in the company, and we created something called private detector to automatically blur those images so the user can decide if they want to see them, there's nothing for the rest of the internet," she said. "And so that's why we went to work with these laws."
'Top Gun: Maverick' making an estimated $156 million domestically for its four-day opening weekend. Daniel Loria, SVP of Content Strategy and Editorial Director at Boxoffice Pro, joins Cheddar News to weigh in on the long-awaited sequel and the summer box office.
