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From Beyoncé to Lady Gaga, who else sang the national anthem at presidential inaugurations?
President-elect Donald Trump has selected opera tenor Christopher Macchio to perform the national anthem at his second inauguration. Carrie Underwood will also perform “America the Beautiful” on Monday. Recently, pop stars including Beyoncé and Lady Gaga have sung at presidential inaugurations, but it wasn’t always a platform for chart-topping performers. Others who’ve taken the stage in the past include Contralto Marian Anderson at John F. Kennedy’s, Jazz great Ethel Ennis at Richard Nixon’s second, the United States Marine Band at Ronald Reagan’s first and opera singer Marilyn Horne at Bill Clinton’s first.
Giorgio Armani shines at Milan Fashion Week with shimmering menswear collection
MILAN (AP) — Giorgio Armani’s menswear collection previewing on the final day of Milan Fashion Week was all about catching the light, which the 90-year-old designer achieved with shimmering textiles and a smattering of crystals. Armani on Monday closed four days of menswear previews for Fall-Winter 2025-26 at his historic headquarters on Via Borgonuovo, freeing the fashion crowd to head to Paris for the next round. Fans gathered behind barricades to snap photos of VIPs including Adrien Brodie, Joe Alwyn, Rocco Ritchie and Darren Star, arriving for the show under a light drizzle.
Teen pleads guilty to murder in stabbings at Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England
LONDON (AP) — A teen has pleaded guilty to murdering three girls and wounding 10 other people in a stabbing rampage at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England last summer. The 18-year-old Axel Rudakubana entered the surprise plea Monday as jury selection had been expected to begin at the start of his trial in Liverpool Crown Court. The July 29 stabbings sent shock waves across the U.K. and led to a week of widespread rioting across parts of England and Northern Ireland after the suspect was falsely identified as an asylum-seeker who had recently arrived in Britain by boat. He was born in Wales.
What to stream: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Morris Chestnut, ‘The Wild Robot’ and ‘The Night Agent’
A medical procedural that is mixed with tales of Sherlock Holmes in CBS’ “Watson” and Zoë Kravitz’s stylish directorial debut “Blink Twice” are some of this week’s new streaming entertainment releases. “The Wild Robot” begins streaming on Peacock and a gifted math postgraduate teams up with a federal agent to uncover a global conspiracy in “Prime Target.” The FBI thriller “The Night Agent” returns for more adventures and recent Grammy-nominee Jordan Adetunji has a new mixtape, “A Jaguar’s Dream.” Julia Louis-Dreyfus exploring little white lies in a marriage in the movie “You Hurt My Feelings”
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 26-Feb. 1
Celebrities having birthdays during the week of Jan. 26-Feb. 1 include actor Alan Cumming, singer Harry Styles and comedian Ellen DeGeneres. Musician Lucinda Williams turns 72, rapper J. Cole hits 40 and actor Ariel Winter of “Modern Family” celebrates 27. Other celebrities with big days during the week include singer Adam Lambert, talk show host Oprah Winfrey, actor Christian Bale and actor Wilmer Valderrama from “That ’70s Show.” Comedian Bobby Moynihan of “Saturday Night Live” turns 48, actor Kerry Washington also celebrates 48 and singer Justin Timberlake reaches 44. Other musicians celebrating include singer Tyler Hubbard of Florida Georgia Line and singer Marcus Mumford of Mumford and Sons.
Jingle jangle: Draft lyrics to ‘Mr. Tambourine Man’ sell for $508K at US auction
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The draft lyrics to Bob Dylan’s song “Mr. Tambourine Man” went for over a half-million dollars at a weekend auction for dozens of items related to the iconic American singer-songwriter. About 60 Dylan items were sold Saturday in Nashville, Tennessee, through Julien’s Auctions. Those included photos, music sheets, his guitar and an oil painting he composed. Most of the items came from the collection of late music journalist Al Aronowitz. The typewritten lyrics received the highest sale price, covering three drafts of the 1965 song. The 83-year-old Dylan is a Nobel Prize winner garnering attention with the new movie “A Complete Unknown.”
Keke Palmer comedy ‘One of Them Days’ and ‘Mufasa’ in close race for No. 1
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Keke Palmer buddy comedy “One of Them Days” has opened in first place on the North American box office charts on a particularly slow Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend. According to studio estimates on Sunday, the R-rated movie earned $11.6 million through Sunday, beating Disney’s “Mufasa: The Lion King” by a hair. By the end of Monday’s holiday, however, “Mufasa” will have the edge. Universal and Blumhouse’s R-rated horror “Wolf Man” opened in third place with $10.6 million. It was overall one of the slowest MLK holiday weekends since 1997.
Disneyland Paris touts spectacular nighttime show using Paris Games laser technology
CHESSY, France (AP) — A cutting-edge nighttime show at Disneyland Paris is heralding a bold new chapter for Europe’s most-visited theme park. A 2 billion euro expansion plan includes the completed revamp of the luxury Disneyland Hotel, the renaming and doubling in size of Walt Disney Studios Park and the much-anticipated arrival of The World of Frozen and a first-of-its-kind The Lion King land, It is expected to cement the resort’s gains after the wilderness years for theme parks during the pandemic. The show’s standout feature of ultra-bright lasers has been used only once before at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Arrest made in beating death of pioneering Black Bronx rocker
NEW YORK (AP) — Police in New York City have arrested a man in connection with the beating death of a pioneering rock musician in the Bronx. Sharief Bodden was charged Friday in the killing of Peter Forrest. The 64-year-old Bronx resident, under the stage name P. Fluid, had been a frontman for 24/7 Spyz. The Bronx band was part of a wave of Black-led rock groups that emerged in the 1980s. Bodden faces murder, manslaughter and other charges. No lawyer was listed for him in the state’s online court database. Bronx prosecutors didn’t comment Saturday.
Taylor Swift joined by Caitlin Clark as she watches Travis Kelce and the Chiefs’ playoff win
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Pop superstar Taylor Swift returned to Arrowhead Stadium to cheer on her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, and the rest of the Kansas City Chiefs as they beat the Houston Texans 23-14 in the divisional round of the playoffs. Swift was dressed nearly head to toe in Chanel, including a black-and-white tweed jacket, a quarter-zip romper, a pearl strand belt and pendant earrings. She spent some of the game sitting in a suite alongside Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark, who is likewise a big Chiefs fan. Kelce had a huge game with seven receptions for 117 yards and a touchdown.
