Duke's Ukes competition in Waikiki, plus RJ Mitte's death and a Britney Spears reissue
A light entertainment roundup with one sad note: a Hawaii youth ukulele contest crowned four winners, while actor RJ Mitte died young.
- RJ Mitte, who played Walter White Jr. on Breaking Bad, has died at 34; no cause was given.
- Mitte had visited Shriners in Honolulu in 2018 for an anti-bullying campaign, having been a Shriners patient himself on the mainland.
- The annual Duke's Waikiki ukulele competition moved to the Royal Hawaiian Center this year, with players ages 7 to 18 performing for a panel of pros.
- Four winners — Karsten Holman, Blaze El-Kadi, Kishin Teshigahara and Leena Takabayashi — each took home a koa ukulele and a slot to perform live at Duke's Waikiki.
- Britney Spears is putting out a 25th anniversary edition of her album *Britney* on November 6, with five unreleased songs including one co-written with Justin Timberlake in 2001.
Outlook: The young ukulele winners will play their Duke's Waikiki dates, and the Spears reissue lands in early November.