What’s Trending: Friday, January 7th, 2021
#Adele
o She gave fans a sneak peek into the music video for her single “Oh My God.”
o She tweeted the clip yesterday and wrote, “Rested and Re-Set! Feeling ready for 2022, there’s so much coming, I’m excited for you all to see it x”
o She’s got a busy few months ahead of her! She slated to start her first-ever Las Vegas residency called “Weekends with Adele” at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace every weekend starting on January 21st through April 16th.
o Her album 30 also logged a sixth week in the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 charts.
#Elmo
o The Sesame Street star is trending after a video resurfaced of him having it out with a rock.
o In the scene from 2004, Elmo and Zoe’s friend Gabi bakes them a batch of cookies during a playdate. When Gabi is fresh out of Elmo’s favorite cookie, oatmeal raisin, Elmo reaches for the oatmeal raisin cookie sitting in front of Rocco.
o That’s where everything went downhill. Zoe informs Elmo that the oatmeal cookie is reserved for her pet rock, Rocco, and Elmo can’t have it.
o That’s when Elmo absolutely loses his mind.
o Elmo addressed the popularity in a tweet this week saying “Don't worry everybody! Elmo and Zoe practiced sharing and are still best buds forever! Elmo loves you Zoe! Ha ha ha! Elmo doesn't want to talk about Rocco.”
o He followed it about in another post writing, “Has anybody ever seen a rock eat a cookie? Elmo is just curious.”
#KFC
o KFC will add Beyond Meat’s plant-based chicken to its menus nationwide starting Monday for a limited time.
o The launch comes after years of testing from the chain and Beyond Meat to create a meat substitute that mimicked the taste and texture of real chicken.
o The two companies first tested plant-based chicken at an Atlanta restaurant in 2019 and sold out their limited supply in less than five hours.
o It should be noted that Beyond Fried chicken is cooked in the same fryer as their meat products so the chain cannot guarantee there is no cross-contamination.