Arts & Entertainment

A young fan at Kennedy Space Center gave a profane, jubilant reply when asked why he came to watch the Artemis II launch; the mission lifted off just after 6:30 p.m. for a planned 10-day crewed flight around the moon.

Ella Langley released the music video for "Choosin' Texas", filmed at Fort Worth's Stagecoach Ballroom and starring Luke Grimes and Ava Phillippe, with appearances by Miranda Lambert and other Texas musicians.

Disney Branded Television announced a talent search to find emerging voice actors, selecting ten adults for a complimentary weeklong workshop at Disney Television Animation with the possibility that some work could appear in an 11-minute animated short.

Amy Duggar King criticized the Duggar family system after her cousin Joseph Duggar was arrested on charges alleging lewd and lascivious behavior toward a child; she called the family cycle "toxic" and said it "breeds secrecy." Joseph has pleaded not guilty and is due back in court on April 20, and the investigation remains open.

Arirang debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with 641,000 equivalent album units, including 532,000 pure sales. Those totals are the largest opening week by a group under Billboard's equivalent-album methodology and the biggest group week since One Direction's Midnight Memories (2013).

Megan Thee Stallion was transported to a local hospital after feeling unwell during a performance of Moulin Rouge! The Musical in New York City; the production paused, removed her for the night, and continued with a replacement actor.

Donald Glover, who voices Yoshi in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, threw the ceremonial first pitch at the Dodgers' Yoshi bobblehead giveaway; the team gave Yoshi bobbleheads to the first 40,000 fans.

Padma Lakshmi writes that birthright citizenship, enshrined in the 14th Amendment, has helped shape American culture by allowing immigrant families to pass on culinary traditions; the Supreme Court is set to hear a challenge to an executive order that would deny citizenship at birth for some children born after Feb. 19, 2025.

Shelton Trainor was reunited with his Boston Terrier Bea after seeing a rescue's Instagram post; Bea had been taken from his porch in July 2022 and later arrived at a city shelter as a stray.

Sam Worthington said Avatar productions face fewer outside pressures than Marvel films, and the franchise has grossed about $6.7 billion worldwide with Avatar: Fire and Ash earning $1.488 billion.

Games Workshop published the first official artwork of daemon Perturabo in his post-ascension form, presented as part of material from the upcoming Eye of Terror: Reign of Iron book, and the image emphasizes his expanded scale and role in a campaign against the Imperium.

Nancy Grace said Savannah Guthrie's mother's disappearance reopened grief tied to the 1979 killing of Grace's fiancé, whose attacker was convicted in 1980 and later paroled.

Brittany Mahomes, wife of NFL quarterback Patrick Mahomes, was inducted into the University of Texas at Tyler Athletics Hall of Fame; she scored 31 goals in 70 games for the school's women's soccer team.

In a Breakfast Club interview, Wanda Sykes said many comedians fear certain jokes but argued it is important to tell them; she also discussed aiming to 'punch up' while noting intent matters when jokes target others.

Netflix released the trailer for Noah Kahan's documentary Out of Body, which shows him reflecting on success, creative pressure and a return to Vermont. The film is scheduled to stream globally on April 13.

Dwayne Johnson announced on Instagram that filming has wrapped on the final Jumanji movie and shared a tribute to the late Robin Williams; the film is scheduled for release on December 11, 2026.

Celine Dion will perform a residency-style run of shows in Paris beginning September 12, and she thanked fans for their support in a statement calling the news her "best birthday gift".

The Eurovision Song Contest will stage a regional Asian final in Bangkok on November 14, 2026, with ten countries—including South Korea, the Philippines, Malaysia and Laos—confirmed to compete and more participants to be announced, organizers said.

Sugar the Surfing Dog, a 16-year-old rescue and the first canine inducted into the Surfer's Hall of Fame, died after a battle with cancer, her Instagram said.

Celine Dion said her health has improved and she will perform 10 shows at Paris La Défense Arena beginning Sept. 12; she first disclosed a diagnosis of Stiff Person Syndrome in 2022.

Guardians catcher Austin Hedges reached 10 years of Major League service, a milestone held by fewer than one-tenth of players, and went 2-for-4 with two runs in Cleveland’s 4-2 win over the Dodgers.

Donald Trump Jr. reportedly had concerns after Tiger Woods was arrested on DUI-related charges following a crash; other reports say he was not alarmed.

Dayton Webber, a 27-year-old quadruple amputee and former cornhole champion, is jailed in Virginia on murder charges and authorities say he has been managing daily routines without special accommodations. He is awaiting extradition to Maryland on the alleged March 22 shooting.

Richard Williams, 83, died on March 17 after prosecutors say he was pushed onto tracks at the Lexington Avenue–63rd Street subway station on March 8; Bairon Hernandez was arrested, indicted on felony charges and pleaded not guilty.

A week before a Netflix documentary premieres on March 31, Lamar Odom says he has not seen the film and is in early recovery, approaching 60 days sober; he has pleaded not guilty and a bench trial is scheduled for July 7.

Celine Dion marked her 58th birthday with an Eiffel Tower light display and announced ten Paris concerts beginning Sept. 12; archival photos of her teenage performances have resurfaced alongside the news.

The Mohegan Tribe announced an agreement to sell the Connecticut Sun to the Tilman J. Fertitta family after 23 years of ownership, with the team set to relocate to Houston pending approval from the WNBA Board of Governors. The team will play its final season in Connecticut this summer.

Paul McCartney played two intimate shows at the Fonda Theater in Los Angeles to celebrate his forthcoming album, and several well-known artists and actors were reported among the audience.

At the Juno Awards in Hamilton, Joni Mitchell accepted a lifetime achievement award and called Mark Carney "a blessing" while he stood with her on stage; she also spoke about a past brain aneurysm and recovery.

Most of the roughly 50 Juno Awards were presented at a Saturday banquet, where Alberta pop star Tate McRae won four awards including artist and single of the year; remaining awards, tributes and performances are scheduled for the ceremony's second night.