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Billie Eilish headlines celebrities joining Season 52 of 'Sesame Street'
Daniel DeSlover

Billie Eilish headlines celebrities joining Season 52 of 'Sesame Street'

Sesame Street is the gift that keeps on giving.

The iconic children's program will premiere its 52nd season on HBO Max on Nov. 11, as first reported by USA Today:

"The upcoming season marks the 52nd in the series’ half-century run and will run for a total of 35 episodes, with each episode dropping weekly on Thursdays.

"Celebrity guest stars making their way to 123 Sesame Street include pop star Billie Eilish, poet Amanda Gorman, rapper Anderson .Paak, tennis player Naomi Osaka, among others. 

"They will tackle a myriad of topics during their guest appearances on the show.

"During Osaka's episode, the tennis player will discuss the importance of sunscreen and explain how even though melanin protects skin from the sun, everyone needs sunscreen. Eilish's segment will include Sesame Street's resident vampire, The Count, while Gorman will team up with Elmo to construct a poem. Anderson .Paak will tap into his musical talents and perform a song for the season's Martin Luther King Jr. Day episode."

The news was later confirmed and further teased by Sesame Street:

The fresh batch of 35 episodes will unfold one episode at a time every Thursday. 

Megan Armstrong

Megan Armstrong (@megankarmstrong) is a writer whose work has appeared in places such as Billboard, GQ, Esquire, Bleacher Report, Uproxx, and others. Megan has also produced various podcasts and hosted a daily radio show at Mizzou. She grew up obsessed with sports — impressing adults by memorizing NFL statistics as a kindergartner — and grew into an obsession with music

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