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• Coachella Valley Music Festival opened April 16 with headliner Travis Scott drawing 125,000 fans, joined by Lady Gaga for a 30-minute unannounced 'Apocalypse' medley at Empire Polo Club. • Billie Eilish and Green Day also performed, with festival attendance up 10% from 2025 per organizers. • The event generated $600 million economic impact for Riverside County, highlighting live music recovery post-pandemic.

• Karol G headlined Coachella Weekend 1, becoming the first Latina artist to do so in the festival's history, performing on Sunday night in Indio, California. • The Colombian reggaeton star delivered a high-energy set with hits and special guests, drawing massive crowds to the Empire Polo Club. • Her milestone performance underscores growing Latino representation in major U.S. music festivals amid shifting industry demographics.

• UCLA finished 3-9 last season in Big Ten after coach DeShaun Foster fired following 0-3 start. • Quarterback Iamaleava threw for nearly 2,000 yards and led team in key stats despite struggles. • Update reflects ongoing conference realignments and coaching changes impacting college football.

• Justin Bieber drew furious fan backlash for his headline set at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, labeled as 'lazy' and underwhelming. • Critics pointed to minimal effort in choreography and vocals during the high-profile event. • The reaction impacts Bieber's reputation amid his return to major festival stages.

• The Athletic and New York Times launched an internal investigation into NFL reporter Dianna Russini after photos surfaced of her with New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel at a Sedona, Arizona resort this week. • Photos showed the pair together, prompting questions about journalistic ethics; Russini stated they were part of a group of six friends and that interactions with sources off-site are common. • Executive editor Steven Ginsberg called initial images misleading, but new details from Page Six raised further concerns, leading to review of her coverage.

• University of Alabama announced Nick Saban's hiring as interim football program director, a newly created role overseeing recruitment and player development. • Saban, 74, brings his 17 years of Alabama head coaching experience and seven national championships to the athletic department position. • The move aims to stabilize the program following recent coaching changes and NCAA compliance investigations.

Stars including Sabrina Carpenter, Karol G, David Byrne and Addison Rae also head to the desert for the first of two sold-out weekends of live musicJustin Bieber is set for a major live performance comeback at this year’s sold-out Coachella with rainy weather set to be a possible spoiler.The Canadian singer will face his biggest live stage since he abandoned his 2022 tour over health concerns. Bieber was experiencing “full paralysis” on one side of his face after being diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt syndrome. “I wish this wasn’t the case but obviously my body is telling me I gotta slow down,” he said at the time. Continue reading...