Chappell Roan, Lady Gaga and Dua Lipa Join ‘A Carpool Karaoke Christmas’ as Apple Launches Surprise Special
variety.comChris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic All they want for Christmas is to ride shotgun. Superstar pop divas Lady Gaga, Dua Lipa and Chappell Roan go a-SUV-caroling in “A Very Carpool Karaoke Christmas,” a holiday special that was unwrapped as a surprise release Sunday night on Apple TV+ and Apple Music.
The hour-long installment of the Emmy-winning “Carpool Karaoke: The Series” was put up on Apple’s platforms in a surprise release Sunday night at 9 p.m.
PT/midnight ET. It remarks a return of the franchise after a fifth season that wrapped up on Apple TV+ 18 months ago. Zane Lowe assumes the role of host for all three segments of the hour-long special, introduced as its guest driver and duet partner in a brief prologue that begins with franchise mainstay James Corden effectively handing over the keys via a phone call from Britain.
Lowe’s ostensible mission is to shuttle Roan around her native Missouri, Lipa around Tokyo before a gig, and Gaga around Los Angeles on her way to a studio session.
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