Madonna returned to Coachella for the first time in over a decade, taking the stage as a surprise guest during Sabrina Carpenter‘s headlining set for the second weekend of the music festival. The unexpected appearance drew a strong reaction from the crowd, reigniting excitement about the pop legend’s enduring stage presence and offering a glimpse of what to expect from her upcoming album.

Maddona Performed Three Songs With Sabrina Carpenter

On April 17, Sabrina Carpenter had a major surprise for fans during her headlining performance of weekend two at Coachella. Midway through her song “Juno,” the music transitions to Maddona’s 1990 hit song “Vogue,” and the Queen of Pop emerged from the stage.

The two singers then performed a duet believed to be from Madonna’s upcoming album, on which Carpenter is reportedly featured. After the song, Madonna expressed her gratitude to Carpenter for inviting her to perform at Coachella, to which the latter replied, “No thanks needed, Madonna. You can have whatever you want.” Madonna then engaged with the audience for a few minutes before performing the iconic song, “Like a Prayer,” which was released in 1989.

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After Madonna’s appearance, Carpenter sang three more songs before ending her set.

The Queen Of Pop’s ‘Full Circle Moment’

While talking to the audience, Madonna shared how special the moment was for her, as it had been 20 years since her first performance at Coachella. “So 20 years ago today, I performed at Coachella. I was in the dance tent, and it was the first time I performed ‘Confessions on a Dance Floor Pt. 1’ in America,” she shared, referring to her 10th studio album released in November 2005.

“You can imagine what a thrill it is for me to be back 20 years later in the same boots, the same corset, the jacket I had on earlier, the same Gucci jacket. So it’s like a full circle moment, very meaningful for me,” said Madonna.

In 2015, the singer performed as a guest at Drake’s Coachella set, sparking a viral moment when the iconic singer kissed the Canadian rapper. This year marks Madonna’s third appearance at the music festival.

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Madonna Talked About Astrology

Madonna has had a long-standing interest in astrology and even reportedly uses it as a guide when collaborating with other people. In 2023, TV producer Ryan Murphy said he lied to Madonna about his birthday on someone’s advice, after being told the singer doesn’t work with Scorpios, which was his zodiac sign. He ended up telling Madonna his mother’s birthday instead, and he was hired.

At Coachella, Madonna pointed out “the new moon of Taurus,” which Carpenter explained, saying, “She’s pointing to me because I’m a Taurus. Just so you guys know.” Madonna then proceeded with a “quick course in astrology,” sharing that people need to work on their communication skills and “avoid confrontations.”

“Because Aries is ruled by the planet Mars. Mars is the planet of war. So, in all circumstances for the rest of the month, let’s try to get along, okay?” she explained, before saying that music brings people together.

The Queen Of Pop Released Her New Single

A few days before her Coachella appearance, Madonna teased a new single, “I Feel So Free,” from her new album, giving fans a minute-long tease of the track, which was uploaded on her YouTube channel. On March 17, the full song debuted on the LGBTQ+ station Pride Radio, as reported by NME.

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Several hours following her Coachella performance, Madonna released the full track on her YouTube channel. The pop icon’s fans were delighted, with one commenting, “I’M SO GLAD I EXIST AT THE SAME TIME AND SPACE AS MADONNA,” and another adding, “WE’RE SO F-CKING READY FOR THIS NEW ERA!”

Many gave the song positive feedback. As one noted, “The song is totally hypnotic. The sound is insane — it goes hard. the bassline is crazy,” followed by four mind-blown emojis. “Chaotic trance and 90’s vibe… clear vocals and high bass… very attractive dance song… pure Madonna,” another commented.

Madonna’s New Album Is A Sequel To ‘Confessions’

Madonna’s upcoming album, “Confessions on a Dance Floor: Part II,” is a sequel to her 2005 album, which featured hits such as “Hung Up,” “Sorry,” “Get Together,” and “Jump.” The new album has the singer reuniting with producer Stuart Price and is described as a high-energy, “spiritual” dance record.

“We must dance, celebrate, and pray with our bodies. These are things that we’ve been doing for thousands of years — they really are spiritual practices. After all, the dance floor is a ritualistic space,” Madonna said in a press release.

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“Confessions on a Dance Floor: Part II” will be released on July 3.

We’re all patiently waiting for Dune: Part Three to blow our eyeballs off, which means there’s a desperate need for weird sci-fi movies that isn’t being fully satisfied. There’s always Star Wars, but everyone has seen Star Wars, so why not go a little ways off the beaten path? Why not check out Luc Besson’s bizarre 1997 cult classic The Fifth Element?

The sci-fi action film is streaming on Netflix, giving new generations a chance to experience the imaginative future world full of cab drivers, dramatic talk show hosts, and evil industrialists. Okay, that sounds a little dismissive, but the cabs fly, the talk show host works with an alien singer, and the evil industrialist is Gary Oldman in the kind of lovingly deranged performance that he used to give before everyone realized he’s actually a legitimately good actor. The Fifth Element currently has a 71 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes and an 87 percent from users.

What is ‘The Fifth Element’ About?

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There’s a terrible evil thing out in space that will do bad things if left unchecked and returns every 5,000 years, with humanity and an alien race called the Mondoshawans uniting over a mysterious weapon that can hold off the evil. It consists of four stones featuring earth, air, fire, and water, along with a human-sized pod that contains the “fifth element.” Unfortunately, a spaceship carrying the “fifth element” is destroyed by the evil Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg (Oldman).

Luckily, a severed hand is recovered from the wreckage, and the government is able to use sci-fi tech to reconstruct the person it belonged to: A woman called Leeloo, played by Milla Jovovich, who spends a lot of the movie completely baffled by what’s going on while wearing a bizarre outfit made of white straps. She ends up bumping into cab driver Korben Dallas (Bruce Willis), and the two have to work together to save the world by figuring out what the heck this “fifth element” could possibly be.

The adventure eventually takes them to a big alien opera concert, and they meet the aforementioned talk show host, Ruby Rhod (played by Chris Tucker), which is a… memorable part of the movie! Oldman’s Zorg also shows off a fancy gun at one point that’s like five or six guns in one, and it’s a pretty cool physical prop. Speaking of, The Fifth Element has loads of prosthetics and practically created creatures, which was cool at the time and seems even more impressive these days.

The obvious effort that went into making The Fifth Element is a big part of its appeal, with the movie having a weird mythology and a weird future aesthetic that is fairly unique — at least among big-budget mainstream(ish) science fiction. It’s like, imagine if a cheesy Die Hard ripoff were happening in David Lynch’s Dune, and then it was adapted into a cartoon and then adapted back into live-action. And then it all builds to an obvious thematic statement that is either ham-fisted or elegantly simplistic, depending on how you feel about it.

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Release Date

May 7, 1997

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Runtime

126 minutes

Director

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Luc Besson

Writers

Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen

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Producers

Patrice Ledoux

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Maren Morris is getting candid about her bisexual journey almost two years after coming out.

Posting via her TikTok account on Wednesday, April 15, the country singer, 36, detailed a “f***ed up” experience she endured during a short-lived same-sex romance.

“I briefly was seeing a woman and I was not looking for anything serious,” Morris recalled in the clip. “I feel like I’m at a point in my life right now where I don’t have that to give. I was very clear about that because I’m all about communication, and she was like, ‘Oh, totally. I’m down.’”

Morris went on to explain she soon realized that the other woman appeared to want something a little more serious than the singer was prepared to offer – and the relationship rapidly went downhill.

“I’m not kidding, within like, three weeks of this completely falling apart, it was lies, threats to my reputation and borderline extortion,” Morris shared.

She added, “It was pretty f***ed up. And for that to be my first experience, it was just so depressing.”

Morris has previously spoken about navigating dating after coming out as bisexual in 2024 following her divorce from fellow singer Ryan Hurd.

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“I also have, like, confusion sometimes because I can connect with a woman, any woman within like two minutes,” Morris said on Betches’ “U Up?” podcast in May 2025. “We’ll be talking about our childhoods. We’ll be talking about the bully when we were 13. We will get into it so quickly. With a guy, that would take like years to get into that trauma.”

The Grammy winner also shared there were sometimes moments of confusion for her when it came to trying to date women.

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Maren Morris and Ryan Hurd became parents in March 2020 with the arrival of their son, Hayes. After giving birth, Morris detailed her emergency C-section after 30 hours of labor. “I learned pretty quickly that night that having a plan for bringing a human into the world is a fool’s errand,” she wrote via Instagram. […]

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“Sometimes I just love a woman and we’re friends. Then she’s giving me a vibe of, like, she’s gonna kiss me, and I feel like we’re just friends, but I really connect with you on this emotionally deep level,” Morris said. “That’s where I sometimes have the hard delineation of romance versus friendship because women can connect so quickly and easily, which is a magical thing about us, but that’s the comparison, I guess, to dating men.”

Morris finalized her divorce from country singer Hurd in January 2024, three months after filing. The pair were married for five years after meeting in 2013 while cowriting the Tim McGraw song, “Last Turn Home.” Morris and Hurd confirmed they were dating in 2015 and married in Nashville in 2018.

Morris came out as bisexual in June 2024 via a pride post on Instagram, writing at the time, “Happy to be the B in LGBTQ+ happy pride 🌈.”

Prince Harry is reportedly interested in how the mind works and has been paying attention to psychology to better understand the whole concept of healing.

Sources claim the Duke of Sussex might even write a book on how to grow from one’s past struggles, thereby opening up another money-making avenue amid he and Meghan Markle‘s alleged financial constraints.

During his Australia tour, Prince Harry talked about his struggles with grief, saying that after his mom, Princess Diana, died, he didn’t want to have anything to do with being a working royal.

Sources Claim Prince Harry Has Been Looking Into Psychology

Prince Harry has reportedly been doing the work to gain more knowledge on healing and how the mind works.

The father of two has always been open about mental health-related struggles, which reportedly led him to do things he isn’t proud of in the past.

Reports suggest he’s now studying it in-depth and is paying attention to psychology, which could open up another opportunity for him to write a book.

“Harry isn’t dabbling — he’s all in,” a source told Rob Shuter’s #ShutterScoop. “He’s studying how the mind works… and, of course, how his works.”

“Don’t be shocked if it’s self-help,” another source noted. “He thinks he’s cracked a few life lessons — and wants to share them.”

The Duke Is Transitioning Into A Self-Help Guru

Harry and Meghan have been in Australia as part of what some critics are calling a quasi-royal tour of the country.

The couple has visited the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, as well as met with occupants of a women’s homeless shelter and other charitable acts.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex left their royal roles in 2020 and later opened up in a series of interviews and in Harry’s blockbuster memoir “Spare” that a toxic combination of British tabloid interference, online bullying, and complicated family dynamics led them to make the decision.

After weathering the storm, insiders say Harry is ready to create something that may help others and could be transitioning into a full-blown self-help guru.

“He’s turned his struggles into a brand; now he wants to turn it into a guide,” a source shared, while another noted that Harry “genuinely believes he’s onto something,” but it remains to be seen if others share his keen interest.

“He’s moving from telling his story to teaching lessons,” the source added. “Ready or not.”

Prince Harry Opened Up About His Struggles With Mental Health Issues

As they prepare to wrap up their trip to Australia, Harry opened up about his past struggles dealing with grief, particularly after the death of his mom, Princess Diana, who died in August 1997 following a car crash in Paris. 

During his keynote address at the InterEdge Psychosocial Safety Summit in Melbourne on Thursday, the father of two explained that his mom’s death caused him so much pain to the point that he detested being a working royal.

“After my mum died just before my 13th birthday – I was like: ‘I don’t want this job. I don’t want this role – wherever this is headed, I don’t like it,’” he said.

“It killed my mum, and I was very much against it, and I stuck my head in the sand for years and years,” Harry added.

“Eventually I realized – well, hang on, if there was somebody else in this position, how would they be making the most of this platform and this ability and the resources that come with it to make a difference in the world?” the prince asked.

The Duke Admits He Once Felt ‘Lost’ And ‘Betrayed’

Speaking to the audience at the event in Australia, Harry shared that there were times in his life when he felt “lost, betrayed, or completely powerless” as a result of the impact the loss of his mom had on him.

“In my experience, loss is disorienting at any age,” he told the crowd. “Grief does not disappear because we ignore it.”

Harry continued, “Experiencing that as a kid while in a goldfish bowl under constant surveillance, yes, that will have its challenges. And without purpose, it can break you.”

He went further to add that there were times in his life when the pressure he felt from within and without was so overwhelming, but he still had to show up “pretending everything was okay, so as not to let anyone down.”

“For many years I was numb to it, and perhaps that was easier then, but I also didn’t yet have the tools to deal with it,” he added.

He later shared that his time serving in the military in Afghanistan helped him build resilience, while becoming a parent helped focus his perspective, adding that one of his “biggest shifts” came when he realized “asking for help isn’t a weakness,” but a “form of strength.”