From viral sensations to the hot single about to drop, here's what's trending in entertainment today.
JENNA ORTEGA'S VIRAL DANCE
Jenna Ortega will be a first-time host of Saturday Night Live this weekend, and a promo released on Wednesday is making hay of the Wednesday star's most iconic moment of the Netflix series. Speaking to Ben Marshall, John Higgins, and Martin Herlihy of the Please Don’t Destroy Boys comedy trio, she insists on not doing her viral dance from the Tim Burton-directed show. However, her SNL co-stars appear dressed for the occasion, and Ortega ends up busting a move regardless.
ED SHEERAN'S NEW SINGLE
Ed Sheeran just gave fans an exclusive preview of his new single Eyes Closed on TikTok. Sheeran gives an acoustic performance of the song in the video snippet, which will be part of his upcoming album called Subtract. The single drops on March 24, followed by the release of the full album on May 5. Aaron Dessner of The National co-wrote the song. The song reflects the tone of the album, which Sheeran said was made against a "backdrop of grief and hope."
NHL players will be allowed to use Pride tape this season after all with the reversal of a ban that sparked a backlash around hockey and among LGBTQ+ advocates in sports.
'Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 2' seems like an impossible mission in and of itself as the eighth installment in the franchise has been delayed nearly a full year.
Chef Palak Patel's love of cooking started when she was a teenager searching for ways to fuse her mother's Indian recipes with some of her favorite American foods. Patel, author of cookbook 'The Chutney Life,' joined Cheddar News to share some of her favorite appetizers and snacks ahead of next month's Diwali festivities.
'Living for the Dead,' a new series from Kristen Stewart and the team behind 'Queer Eye', recently premiered on Hulu and follows five queer ghost hunters traveling around the country. The show's cast -- Ken Boggle, Roz Hernandez, Juju Bae, Logan Taylor and Alex Le May -- joined Cheddar News to discuss the project and what scary encounters they experienced while filming.
