April 2022 Entertainment News Super Quiz

Taylor Hawkins joined the Foo Fighters when he was drumming for Alanis Morissette on her Jagged Little Pill tour. Young Hawkins can be seen in the HBO 2021 Morissette documentary Jagged.

How did Taylor Hawkins die?

Taylor Hawkins passed away at a hotel in Bogota, Colombia, on Mar. 18, 2022, shortly before the Foo Fighters had been set to perform at the Estereo Picnic festival near the Colombian capital. He was 50. Colombia’s Attorney General said that an initial analysis had found 10 types of substances in Hawkins’s body, including THC, tricyclic antidepressants, benzodiazepines, and opioids. Foo Fighters had been scheduled to play at the Grammy Awards on Apr. 2 but canceled all upcoming concert dates following Hawkins’s death.

Chinese streaming platforms have taken down films starring Keanu Reeves after participating in a March 3 concert organized by Tibet House US – a New York nonprofit founded by the Dalai Lama. Searches for Reeves’s English name and its Chinese translation now yield no results on Chinese-controlled apps.

Screenshot: Top Gun: Maverick / Paramount Pictures

ER’s Anthony Edwards was Top Gun’s “Goose.” In 2022’s Top Gun: Maverick, Miles Teller portrays “Rooster,” the son of Maverick’s (Tom Cruise) late friend Lt. Nick Bradshaw, aka “Goose.” Paramount Pictures released a new official trailer for Top Gun: Maverick on March 29, 2022. Watch it here.

Silk Sonic is the retro soul-funk project of Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak (born Brandon Paak Anderson). The group won song of the year for “Leave the Door Open” at the 2022 Grammys. The song, a tribute to smooth ’70s soul, also won the record of the year trophy and the best R&B song award. Silk Sonic tied Jazmine Sullivan for best R&B performance.

Which all-time Grammy records does Bruno Mars hold?

The wins in both major categories make Mars the only artist, along with Paul Simon, to win record of the year three times. He also tied the record for most Song of the Year wins with two – an achievement shared with Henry Mancini, U2, and Adele.

Billie Eilish paid homage to late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins during her performance at the 2022 Grammys by sporting a black T-shirt with his image. She performed the title track from her album “Happier Than Ever.”

In “Grease,” Rydell high school was named for Bobby Rydell. A star of radio, television, and the movie musical “Bye Bye Birdie,” Rydell was among a wave of wholesome teen idols who emerged in the late ’50s and early ’60s after Elvis Presley and before the Beatles’ rise.

Did Bobby Rydell die?

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On April 5, 2022, Rydell died of complications from pneumonia at a hospital in a suburb of his hometown of Philadelphia. He was 79.

The Weeknd unveiled his “Out of Time” video on Apr. 5, 2022. The video features guest appearances by Squid Game’s HoYeon Jung and veteran actor Jim Carrey. Watch it here.

The 40-year-old Britney Spears had her first son at 24 and her second a year later, with her ex Kevin Federline. On Apr. 11, 2022, she announced that she was pregnant with her third child on an Instagram post. Spears is in Maui with partner Sam Asghari, whom she referred to as “my husband” in her announcement.

Jennifer Grey, 62, was “Baby” Houseman in 1987’s “Dirty Dancing.” Grey’s memoir, titled “Out of the Corner,” references Patrick Swayze’s immortal line in the movie, “Nobody puts Baby in the corner.” The book is out in May 2022.

Athens, Georgia, is known for spawning The B-52s, formed in 1976, and R.E.M.

Are The B-52s still touring?

The B-52s, best known for their 80s hit “Love Shack,” announced a final tour kicking off Aug. 22, 2022, in Seattle and ending Nov. 11 in Atlanta. The band is also the subject of a documentary set to be released in 2023, directed by Craig Johnson and produced by Fred Armisen.

The Hollywood Reporter reported on Apr. 22, 2022, “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” had been banned in Saudi Arabia, where homosexuality is illegal. According to other reports, Saudi Arabia had asked Disney to cut “LGBTQ references” from the movie, but it had not been banned. The movie features America Chavez, a character who is gay in the comic books. 2021’s Eternals was forbidden in Saudi Arabia due to the film’s character Phastos and his husband.

Sony Pictures has cast Puerto Rican reggaeton star and wrestling aficionado Bad Bunny as El Muerto, the first Latinx superhero to lead a live-action Marvel film. El Muerto is a masked Mexican wrestler who inherits superhuman strength from his powerful ancestors. Bad Bunny’s casting was announced on Apr. 25, 2022, at CinemaCon in Las Vegas.