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  • Kate Middleton marks St. Patrick’s Day with Irish Guard

    Kate Middleton marks St. Patrick’s Day with Irish Guard

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    Princess Kate is feeling green this St. Patrick’s Day.

    The Princess of Wales, 43, took part in the Irish Guard’s parade at Wellington Barracks in London to mark the holiday Monday.

    Dressed in a matching forest green beret, coat and scarf, the outfit was complemented by a gold, three-leaf clover pin. In celebration, Kate also appeared to sip a beer and posed for photos with the Irish Guard.

    Kate did not take part in the British Army regiment’s annual event last year, which came days before the princess revealed to the world that she had cancer. Last March, Kate was set to undergo a course of preventative chemotherapy.

    Her treatment ended in September, with the princess sharing in a video posted to social media at the time: “My path to healing and full recovery is long and I must continue to take each day as it comes.”

    In January, she announced her cancer was in remission after visiting the hospital where she was treated.

    “It is a relief to now be in remission and I remain focussed (sic) on recovery,” the Princess of Wales said in a post on social media Jan. 14. “As anyone who has experienced a cancer diagnosis will know, it takes time to adjust to a new normal. I am however looking forward to a fulfilling year ahead. There is much to look forward to. Thank you to everyone for your continued support.”

    Kate holds the role of honorary Colonel of the foot guard regiment and presents guards with a St. Patrick’s Day shamrock, including the Guards’ Irish wolfhound mascot, Turlough Mor. The position was previously held by her husband, Prince William.

    It has been a year of returns for the princess, as earlier this month, she also took part in her first Commonwealth Day service since 2023. It was also King Charles III’s return to the Commonwealth Day service. He did not attend in 2024 while he, too, was battling cancer.

    Contributing: Brendan Morrow

  • Singer will show face in ‘Cabaret’ on Broadway

    Singer will show face in ‘Cabaret’ on Broadway

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    Years after introducing himself to listeners as a veiled country crooner, Orville Peck’s mask is finally coming off.

    In a new interview with The New York Times, Peck revealed he plans to perform barefaced during his Broadway debut in “Cabaret” later this month.

    “The mask is part of my expression personally as an artist and a very big personal part of me,” Peck told the outlet in an article published Monday. “But I’m here to play this role and to bring respect and integrity and hopefully a good performance to it. It’s not about me. I’m not trying to make it the Orville Peck show.”

    Peck will take on the role of the Emcee in “Cabaret,” a central character who serves as the master of ceremonies at the fictional Kit Kat Club, providing audience members with a cohesive (and at times chaotic) narration of events. Previous Emcees have included Billy Porter, Eddie Redmayne and Adam Lambert. The new iteration of the show will open March 31.

    To fully embody the character, Peck told the Times that he would need to ditch his signature disguise − a move fans have anxiously awaited since he broke onto the scene in 2019 with his debut album “Pony.”

    “I wouldn’t have necessarily done this for just anything,” Peck said of his decision. “But this is probably my favorite musical of all time.”

    Even after the show begins its run, Peck’s face may remain a mystery to many fans as a large share of Broadway productions do not allow audience members to take photographs.

    Throughout his career, the disguises (he opts for a rotation of bespoke face coverings) have allowed him to showcase vulnerability on stage while keeping his true appearance private.

    “The irony is that if I put my mask on, I’m suddenly not anonymous anymore,” he told the Times. Peck is most recognizable as a pair of eyes behind a mask, often accompanied by a cowboy hat. His bare face, on the other hand, might be hard for a fan to pick out of a lineup.

    “The weird part is for me to be anonymous, I just take my mask off and walk around like normal and then no one knows who I am,” he said.

    Fresh off the heels of his third studio album “Stampede,” which featured high-profile collaborations with artists like Willie Nelson and Elton John, Peck’s turn to the theater is offering a welcome change of pace − and a chance to get political.

    “Cabaret” follows the happenings at a Berlin nightclub during the Nazi party’s rise to power.

    “Regardless of whatever your politics lean, I don’t think anybody can come see the show and not agree that it is frighteningly similar, if not exactly what is happening at the moment,” Peck told the Times.

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  • Beyoncé adds Las Vegas show on ‘Cowboy Carter’ tour

    Beyoncé adds Las Vegas show on ‘Cowboy Carter’ tour

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    • Beyoncé will conclude her “Cowboy Carter” tour with a final show in Las Vegas.
    • The final performance is scheduled for July 25 at Allegiant Stadium.
    • General ticket sales commence on March 25, with a Beyhive presale starting on March 20.
    • The tour, which kicks off in April, has already sold over 94% of its tickets.

    Beyoncé has finally revealed more information about her final stop in Las Vegas on her “Cowboy Carter” tour.

    The megastar will bring her Cowboy Carter and the Rodeo Chitlin Circuit Tour to Sin City on July 25 at Allegiant Stadium. General-sale tickets for this show will begin March 25 at noon local time at beyonce.com. However, there will be multiple presales, including a Beyhive presale which will begin March 20 at noon local time.

    Until now, Beyoncé only revealed show dates up until her Atlanta stop, which wraps July 14. Tickets went on sale without any Vegas shows listed and without any further details about concerts there, despite listing the Las Vegas in her initial announcement. Many fans began speculating how she might end her “Cowboy Carter” stint in Vegas. Now the time has finally come.

    The tour will kick off in April 28 in Los Angeles, covering 31 stadium shows across the U.S. and Europe. Tickets for the show are over 94% sold, and Beyoncé has already made history with her scheduled shows.

    Cowboy Carter and the Rodeo Chitlin’ Circuit Tour new dates

    • Atlanta: July 10, July 11, July 13, July 14 at Mercedes Benz Stadium
    • Los Angeles: April 28, May 1, May 4, May 7, May 9 at SoFi Stadium 
    • Chicago: May 15, May 17, May 18 at Soldier Field  
    • New Jersey: May 22, May 24, May 25, May 28, May 29 at MetLife Stadium
    • London: June 5, June 7, June 10, June 12, June 14, June 16 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
    • Paris: June 19, June 21, June 22 at Stade de France
    • Houston: June 28, June 29 at NRG Stadium 
    • Washington, D.C.: July 4, July 7 at Northwest Stadium 
    • Las Vegas: July 25 at Allegiant Stadium.

    Every recommendation is independently chosen by our editors. Purchases you make through our links may earn us a commission. Prices were accurate at the time this article was published but may change over time.

    Follow Caché McClay, the USA TODAY Network’s Beyoncé Knowles-Carter reporter, on InstagramTikTok and X as @cachemcclay.

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  • YG’s Trump impersonator helps Rolling Loud get political

    YG’s Trump impersonator helps Rolling Loud get political

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    During his set at Rolling Loud Saturday night, YG brought out an unexpected guest: President Donald Trump. Well, kind of.

    The rapper closed out his performance at the Los Angeles music festival with a presidential impersonator. The Trump look-alike riffed on Elon Musk and having “street cred” after his assassination attempt. He also parodied the president’s hard-line approach to immigration and oft-derogatory comments about undocumented migrants.

    “I love Los Angeles. So many illegals,” the impersonator told the crowd. “You know who you are. More importantly, I know who you are. We’re going to build a beautiful wall. It’s going to be made of solid gold.

    “I like rap too,” he continued. “I love rap. As a matter of fact, with my illegal friends, my favorite rap song is ‘Ice Ice Baby.'”

    Before he could finish his commentary, YG shoved the impersonator off the stage and kicked off a performance of “FDT,” an expletive-laced track made alongside late rapper Nipsey Hussle that takes aim at the president and has become an anthem for his detractors.

    Released amid Trump’s first successful run for president in 2016, the lyrics blast him for being racist and a fraud and beg the American people not to put him in office. Trump was subsequently elected president in 2016 and again in 2024.

    YG’s outspoken performance, which featured call-and-response moments with the crowd, comes as the administration ramps up a crackdown on dissent. The president has not yet responded to the performance, but, when it was first released, the rapper told New York magazine that Trump was so spooked he had the Secret Service pressure YG’s record label to omit some of the more brazen lyrics from the final album release.

    Rolling Loud featured several other high-profile Hip-Hop performers over the weekend, including Playboi Carti and A$AP Rocky, fresh off his shooting trial. A$AP also offered a political statement, dedicating his set to victims of the Los Angeles wildfires and those targeted by Trump’s fresh immigration crackdown.

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    10 TV shows to watch this spring: PhotosTV

    10 TV shows to watch this spring: PhotosTV

  • Anne Hathaway, Penn Badgley turn out at snowy Moncler fashion show

    Anne Hathaway, Penn Badgley turn out at snowy Moncler fashion show

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    It was a white Christmas in March over the weekend in the French Alps, where celebrities bundled up in winter coats on a gorgeous, snowy night to take in some elevated fashion — literally.

    Anne Hathaway, Penn Badgley and Jessica Chastain were among the stars who sat front row at the Moncler Grenoble fashion show, which was held on the runway of the Courchevel Altiport in France. The highest airport in Europe, it is located more than 6,500 feet above sea level.

    Models walked the runway as the snow came down to show off the fashion brand’s fall/winter collection, which included ski suits, coats and knitwear. The company said its 140 looks drew inspiration from a desire to remain “true to one’s city style while being fully prepared for the slopes.”

    In addition to Hathaway, Badgley and Chastain, Adrien Brody, Vincent Cassel, Brooklyn and Nicola Peltz Beckham, Nina Dobrev, Chloe Kim and Ashley Park were also spotted at the show.

    On Instagram, Badgley said he was “treated to quite the experience” by Moncler, writing that the brand is “in a world of their own” and noting that the show “began as a storm set in.”

    In the front row, Chastain, Brody and Badgley sat next to each other, bundled up in oversized white Moncler coats with large hoods to keep them warm at the snowy show.

    Ahead of the show, Chastain shared a video of herself arriving at the Courchevel ski resort holding a large bag. “Brought the crew to Courchevel,” she captioned the clip, which showed members of her team each stepping out of the bag like a clown car.

    Brody, fresh off his Oscar win for best actor, shared a photo of himself with Chastain in the mountains and joked that he was “chilling like a #bondvillain.”

    Hathaway, meanwhile, shared a clip showing how she “styled my favorite archival Moncler pieces” in preparation for the event, joking in the caption that this was “outfit repeater chic.”

    Moncler described its collection as a “fantasy line-up of elevated looks, defying the conventions of sport or mountain wear and inspired by the world of tailoring.”

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