Sept. 2021 Entertainment News Round-Up Super Quiz

The title of Drake’s sixth full-length album is “Certified Lover Boy.” Drake confirmed the album’s Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, release date in an Instagram post.

Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter was born on Sept. 4, 1981. On Sept. 4, 2023, the iconic "Queen of Pop" celebrated her 42nd birthday. She marked the occasion with a grand show at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, as part of her Renaissance World Tour. Hollywood's "who's who," including Diana Ross, graced the event. Ross even serenaded Beyoncé with a "Happy Birthday" song. Celebrity guests like Timothée Chalamet and Prince Harry added glamour to the glitz. Here's to many more chart-topping years ahead!

Freddie Mercury was born Farrokh Bulsara on September 5, 1946, in Stone Town, Tanzania. Had he lived past 45, he would celebrate his 76th birthday in 2022.

Guitarist Jimmy Page was a member of the classic rock band Led Zeppelin.

Led Zeppelin News Fact

“Becoming Led Zeppelin,” one of the most anticipated documentaries at the Venice Film Festival, made its premiere Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, with Jimmy Page on the red carpet. Producers of the film obtained never-before-seen footage of some of the band’s early U.S. and British concerts as well as an audio interview that drummer John Bonham gave before he died in 1980.

Omar Little was Actor Michael K. Williams's recurring character on HBO's classic The Wire. He also had unforgettable roles on Broadwalk Empire, When They See Us, and The Night Of. Williams received a 2021 Emmy nomination for his performance in HBO's Lovecraft Country.

RIP, Michael K. Williams

Michael K. Williams was found dead Monday, Sept. 6, 2021, in his apartment in Brooklyn. He was 54.

Norm Macdonald was born in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, on Oct. 17, 1959. The legendary comic died September 14, 2021, after a nine-year private battle with cancer. He was 61.

Why is Norm Macdonald famous?

Norm Macdonald was an SNL cast member from 1993-98. He made his most significant impact as the anchor of the show’s “Weekend Update” segments for three seasons, influencing a generation of comedians. Watch Norm MacDonald's incredible Moth Joke on Conan O'Brien's show.

The only comedy feature film with Leonardo DiCaprio was 1998’s Woody Allen movie Celebrity. That is, until 2021.

Leonardo DiCaprio’s New Comedy News Fact

Netflix’s upcoming Don’t Look Up, directed by Adam McKay (Anchorman, Step Brothers), features Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence as low-level astronomers. They discover a comet on a collision course with Earth, but no one seems to believe them. The cast includes Meryl Streep and Jonah Hill as the US President and her son, alongside Ron Perlman, Ariana Grande, Cate Blanchett, Tyler Perry, and others. The movie streams on Netflix starting December 24th, 2021, after premiering in select theaters on December 10th. Watch the trailer.

Steven Knight wrote the 2021 film Spencer, starring Kristen Stuart as Princess Diana. He is also one of three creators of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?". Knight also scripted such films as  Stephen Frears's Dirty Pretty Things and David Cronenberg's Eastern Promises.

Is Kirsten Dunst nominated for an Oscar for Spencer?

On Feb. 9, 2022, Kristen Stewart received her first Oscar nomination for Princess Diana in "Spencer."

What is Spencer about?

The first trailer for Spencer was released just days before its premiere at the Venice film festival, Sep. 3, 2021. The film concentrates on three days over the 1991 Christmas period, where Diana chose to end her marriage to Charles. It's directed by Pablo Larraín (Jacky). Watch the trailer.

Rogers: The Musical is a fake Captain America Broadway musical featured in the Hawkeye series trailer released Monday, Sept. 13, 2021. The fake musical includes actors dressed as the Avengers, Chitauri invaders, and Loki, dancing to a showstopping musical number fronted by Steve Rogers.

Who's in the Hawkeye series?

Starring Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton, aka Hawkeye, the new "Hawkeye" series catches up with the Avenger after the events of Endgame. Alongside Renner, the series stars Hailee Steinfeld as the first female Hawkeye, Vera Farmiga, Fra Fee, Tony Dalton, Zahn McClarnon, Brian d'Arcy James, and Alaqua Cox.

When was Marvel's Hawkeye series launched?

"Hawkeye" debuted on Disney+ on Nov. 24, 2021. Watch the trailer.

“Love is in the Bin” is the shredded 2018 copy of Banksy's 2006 painting of what was then known as “Girl with Balloon.” It was “destroyed” immediately after Sotheby's sold it at an auction for a record £1,042,000 ($1.4 million).

“Love is in the Bin” News Fact

On Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, Sotheby's said that “Love is in the Bin” would be offered at a sale in London on Oct. 14. The piece has a pre-sale estimate of 4 million pounds to 6 million pounds (up to $8.3 million).

The Crown’s season four received the best drama award on the Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021, Emmy Awards. It’s the first time the streaming service won the prestigious trophy. “The Crown” also took all four dramatic acting categories at the 2021 ceremony. Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit picked the Best Limited Series / Mini-Series award.

How many Emmy Awards did Netflix win in 2021?

Netflix won a leading total of 44 Emmy awards in 2021, meeting the record set in 1974 by CBS.

With 11 wins, host and producer RuPaul broke the record for the most Emmy wins by a Black person as “RuPaul's Drag Race” won the “outstanding competition program” award at the 2021 Emmys. The series is the most-awarded reality competition show at the Emmys.

What other history was made in the 2021 Emmys?

No contemporary musical had won an Emmy until 2021’s “Hamilton,” as adapted for TV by Disney+. The documented Broadway musical won the 2021 Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) Emmy award, beating out Friends' and The West Wing's reunions, David Byrne’s American Utopia, Bo Burnham’s Inside, and Dave Chappelle’s 8:46.

On Sept. 20, 2021, BTS unveiled a new music video for its single, "Permission to Dance," filmed at UN Headquarters in New York. In the video, the singers are dancing from the General Assembly hall to the garden overlooking the New York East River. Watch the video.

What was BTS doing in the United Nations?

K-pop band BTS addressed the UN stage for a sustainability event on Sept. 20, 2021, to help promote UN goals for 2030, including ending extreme poverty, preserving the planet, and achieving gender equality. South Korean President Moon Jae-in introduced the pop stars as special presidential envoys and an "exceptionally outstanding group of young men who are connecting with the youth across the world." The UN General Assembly with world leaders started Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021.

On Sep. 11, 2001, at 10:49 am ET, FOX News employed a 24-hour news ticker for the first time in the US (Sky News, also owned by Rupert Murdoch at the time, did the same - on the same day - in the UK). FOX News removed its on-screen ticker on Monday, Apr. 26, 2021.

FOX News and 9/11 Facts

In the days after the 9/11 attacks, FOX News’s audience surpassed CNN for the first time. In 2003, the right-wing news network was reaching 3.3 million Americans in time for the Iraq invasion. A year later, its Republican party conference broadcast ratings beat those of the three major broadcast networks.