What’s Trending: Tuesday, August 31st, 2021
#Drake
o He finally confirmed a date for his long-awaited new album, Certified Lover Boy.
o He posted an image of 12 pregnant mom emojis on Instagram with the message “CERTIFIED LOVER BOY SEPTEMBER 3.”
o The emojis art will be the album cover.
o A lot of people were expecting Drake and Kanye to go head-to-head with their releases but that won’t happen since Kanye released Donda over the weekend.
#LaborDay
o Labor Day weekend is this coming weekend and AAA says that travel patterns this year are a bit unpredictable.
o Over the past few years, Labor Day travel has changed due to schools opening earlier in the year throughout the country.
o They have said that Thursday and Friday afternoon from 3 to 6pm will probably be the busiest times on the roads for most travelers.
o They’re also predicting heavy traffic on the return for Tuesday, September 7th.
#TheView
o Meghan McCain left the daytime talk show in August and now the show will be pulling a Jeopardy!
o Instead of hiring a full-time replacement for her, they will have a series of rotating co-hosts.
o They have confirmed that some of the temporary hosts so far are former Utah congresswoman Mia Love, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, former HP CEO Carly Fiorina, former Fox & Friends co-host Gretchen Carlson, and cable news fixtures S.E. Cupp, Eboni K. Williams, Alyssa Farah, Mary Katherine Ham, and Cameran Eubanks.
o The next season of the show begins on September 7th.
#Twix
o Fans of the candy bar can now include it on everything!
o Twix Shakers Seasoning Blend is the first official seasoning blend to feature the signature taste of Twix!
o It combines the bar’s crunchy cookie, soft caramel, and milk chocolate flavors so you can season anything with it including ice cream, cookies, milkshakes, popcorn, cocktails, fruit and more.
o The new seasoning blend will be available at Sam’s Club locations starting September 1st.