‘The Masked Singer’ Introduces New Format Ahead of Season 8 Debut

Jennifer Hudson traded in her golden GRAMMY Award for a giant golden harp? Some fans certainly think so! The singer addressed rumors that she's joined this season of during the Monday episode of her daytime talk show, .Hudson was joined by Emmy Award-winning actor and viral star Leslie Jordan, who served as a guest panelist on the singing competition show alongside Joel McHale. Jordan admitted that he developed a crush on McHale while serving as a guest panelist.«He's nine-feet-tall and I'm standing beside him — he rendered me mute.

Emily Longeretta Season 4 of Netflix’s “You” officially has a release date. The first part will debut on Feb. 10 and Part 2 will be available on March 10, the streaming service announced on Saturday as part of their Tudum presentation. The series, led by Penn Badgley, added more than a dozen new additions to the cast for the upcoming season. Tati Gabrielle will return, with Charlotte Ritchie, Lukas Gage, Tilly Keeper, Amy Leigh Hickman and Ed Speleers joining as series regulars. Niccy Lin, Aidan Cheng, Stephen Hagan, Ben Wiggins, Eve Austin, Ozioma Whenu, Dario Coates, Sean Pertwee, Brad Alexander, Alison Pargeter and Adam James will all have recurring roles.

“The Masked Singer” is back, with wilder costumes, bolder performances, bigger stars and way more unmaskings than any season before!

may have been brief, iconic comedian Eric Idle says the experience was truly meaningful following his successful battle with pancreatic cancer.The star opened up for the first time about his health journey, and he spoke with ET ahead of Tuesday's premiere — where he was unmasked as Hedgehog — about the role the show has played in his life.«The whole thing was very Zen. I really liked it.

The Masked Singer is back!

is back, with wilder costumes, bolder performances, bigger stars and way more unmaskings than any season before!The hit Fox reality competition mystery series kicked off its eighth season on Tuesday, helmed by host Nick Cannon and overseen by stalwart panelists Robin Thicke, Ken Jeong, Jenny McCarthy and Nicole Scherzinger.The show introduced fans to the first four performers of the season — including Harp, Hedgehog, Knight and Hummingbird — as well as the season's surprising new format! Instead of one star getting revealed and the rest moving on, only one would be getting a chance to sing another day, and the three others would all be taking it off after just one song.Harp was the first singer to take the stage and delivered an appropriately flawless rendition of «Perfect» by Pink that left the judges and the audience stunned.«What a way to open up the show on season eight! With a legend, obviously,» McCarthy marveled after the jaw-dropping vocal display. «That was out of the park.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large SPOILER ALERT: Do not read ahead if you have not watched the Season 8 season premiere, part one, of “The Masked Singer,” which aired Sept. 21 on Fox. Two legends exited “The Masked Singer” in week 1 of the show’s Season 8 — and both have a lot to say about it. “Monty Python” star Eric Idle, eliminated as the Hedgehog, shared that he recently survived pancreatic cancer, and he has partnered with Stand Up to Cancer to help spread the word on cancer research. And then there’s 91-year-old William Shatner, who didn’t last long as the Knight, but after a rough experience trying to sing in that costume, he’s more than happy to talk instead about the multitude of other projects he’s got going right now.

SPOILER ALERT – Do not read ahead if you have not watched the new episode of The Masked Singer!

The Masked Singer is back!

The new season of The Masked Singer begins TONIGHT (September 21) and a new format for the show will be introduced.

The Masked Singer has hosted plenty of popular actors, athletes and musicians over the years, but producers have occasionally found themselves in hot water over controversial contestants and other mishaps.

first reported on Friday that the composer’s “The Phantom of the Opera” would close on Broadway this winter after 35 years, the show took in $2 million in ticket sales by 8 p.m., producer Cameron Mackintosh told The Post.“The hills are alive with the sound of the music of the night!,” Mackintosh said on a phone call from London.The producer is pleased the box office boom and outpouring of affection from fans around the world, even though The Post scuttled his announcement plans (the news was set to drop next week.) Still, “Phantom” is definitely coming to an end in New York on Feb. 18, shortly after a lavish bash for its 35th anniversary.“Everyone thinks these shows can go on forever, but you can’t run a big show at these margins anymore,” the producer said, adding that the pre-pandemic running cost of “Phantom,” $800,000, has ballooned to $950,000 today.

Rumors are swirling that The Phantom of the Opera is closing on Broadway.

flop movie version, starring Gerard Butler and Emmy Rossum, was released in 2004.Lloyd Webber also put on an unsuccessful sequel, called “Love Never Dies,” in London in 2010 that toured but never made it to Broadway.“Phantom” continues to play in London at Her Majesty’s Theatre — soon to be renamed His Majesty’s Theatre following the death of Queen Elizabeth II — and recently had some of its original staging revised.That could be a clue to the musical’s future. While this “Phantom” will close for good in December, it would not be shocking to see it return in a much cheaper iteration in a few years.

The Masked Singer is going all out in season 8. ET exclusively debuts the first look at two new elaborate costumes for the upcoming season -- The Fortune Teller and The Pi-Rat, a play on The Rat Pirate. In the new photos for the costume reveals, The Fortune Teller looks very much the part as he holds a stack of tarot cards in one hand while a shiny crystal ball illuminates and he gestures with his other hand.

ITV has revealed its plans to reboot the popular talent show set on finding new talent for West End shows. Any Dream Will Do was aimed at finding a new leading man to play Joseph in Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber's latest production.

Nick Cannon couldn't be more excited about growing his family. ET's Matt Cohen spoke to Cannon and  judges in August ahead of the show's season 8 premiere about how he was adjusting to being a father of eight, and how his TV family reacted to the baby news.«Eight is my number,» Cannon said about welcoming his eighth child with Bre Tiesi in July.While eight seems to be Cannon's lucky number, the longtime TV host teased that the count wouldn't be stopping there. We now know that Cannon is expecting two more children, one with Abby De La Rosa and Brittany Bell, both of whom he already shares children with.«I mean there’s probably gonna be more,» he said at the time.As far as how Cannon said he was adjusting to having a newborn, he chalked it up to «sleepless nights.»«Just trying to do the dad thing,» Cannon continued.