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Gunmen kill 60 people in a concert hall outside Moscow, state media report

Jeffrey Bailey — Sat, 23 Mar 2024 01:55:29 +0000

Several camouflage-clad gunmen opened fire at a popular concert venue on the outskirts of Moscow on Friday evening, killing around 60 people and wounding more than 100, the FSB, Russia’s top security agency, said. said. That death toll would make it the deadliest attack in the capital region in more than a decade.

As gunshots rang through the building housing the concert hall, one of the largest and most popular music venues in the Moscow area, a fire broke out on the upper floors of the building and intensified after an explosion, the RIA news agency reported Novosti.

Islamic State claimed responsibility through an affiliated news agency. US security officials, including a senior counterterrorism official, said they believed the attack was carried out by the US Secret Service Islamic State in Khorasan, a branch of the terrorist group active in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.

Multiple videos posted on social media and verified by The New York Times show several people entering the Crocus City Hall, a sprawling shopping and entertainment complex in the Krasnogorsk suburb northwest of Moscow, and firing guns. Other videos show people running past bloodied victims lying on the ground or screaming at the sound of gunfire, while photos show bodies outside the building.

A woman who gave her name only as Marina said in a text message that she was queuing outside in the cold for a concert around 8 p.m. when people without overcoats ran out of the building saying they heard shots.

“As soon as I heard automatic gunshots, I started running too,” she said.

State news agency TASS reported that emergency services had sent helicopters to try to rescue people from the roof of the building, where flames and smoke could be seen billowing into the night sky. The roof at the concert stage collapsed around 10 p.m. local time, RIA Novosti reported.

Hours after the chaos began, the Russian National Guard said the officers were still searching for the attackers and evacuating people from the complex. State media agencies reported that there had been up to five perpetrators.

At least 115 people have been hospitalized as a result of the Moscow concert hall attack, including five children, according to Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko. Among the injured are 60 adult patients who are in serious condition, the minister said. Another 30 people were treated and released.

The Russian Investigative Committee, the country’s equivalent of the FBI, said it had opened a criminal case for a terrorist act and sent its investigators to the site. RIA Novosti said a special police unit was working in the building.

John F. Kirby, a spokesman for President Biden’s National Security Council, told reporters that the White House had “no indication at this time that Ukraine or Ukrainians were involved.” Mykhailo Podolyak, a top adviser to the Ukrainian presidential office, said in a video statement that “Ukraine had absolutely nothing to do” with the attack.

On March 7, the US embassy in Moscow issued a decision security alarm that warned that its staff was “monitoring reports that extremists have imminent plans to target large gatherings in Moscow, including concerts.” The statement, which said nothing about the extremists’ ties, warned Americans that an attack could occur in the next 48 hours.

Pro-Kremlin voices seized on the US embassy’s warning to portray America as trying to scare the Russians. On March 19, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia called the statement “clear blackmail” with “the intention to intimidate and destabilize our society.”

Friday’s attack was related to the March 7 warning, according to U.S. officials briefed on the matter. They added that the United States privately warned Russia at the time about intelligence about Islamic State’s activities.

Statements of condolence and outrage came from around the world, including the governments of the United States and other countries that disagree with Russia. Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of opposition leader Aleksei Navalny, who died in a Russian prison last month, said on social media: “All those involved in this crime must be found and brought to justice.”

The attack came on a day when 165 missiles and drones attacked Ukraine, drawing US Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink. said was “the largest attack on the Ukrainian energy network since the start of the Russian war.”

The shooting took place minutes before a sold-out performance by veteran rock band Piknik was set to begin. According to the website, the concert hall has 6,200 seats.

“At least three people in camouflage stormed into the ground floor of the Crocus town hall and opened fire with automatic weapons” and threw firebombs, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported from the scene. “There are definitely injured people.”

In videos shot inside the concert hall, the audience can be heard shouting and crouching as repeated gunshots ring out outside the venue.

Russia’s emergency service said it had sent 130 vehicles and three helicopters to the scene to drop water on the fire that destroyed the upper floors. By late evening the fire appeared to have died down considerably.

Shootings are rare in Russia, where the state strictly regulates the ownership of firearms. One of the deadliest occurred in 2022, when a gunman killed 18 people and injured 23 others at a school in the city of Izhevsk.

If Friday’s figures of 60 dead and more than 100 injured are correct, the toll would be comparable to the 2011 suicide bombing at Moscow’s Domodedovo airport, which killed 37 people, and two coordinated suicide bombings in Moscow metro stations in 2010. 38 killed.

In 2004, 172 people were killed in a siege of a theater in Moscow by Chechen separatists. Police pumped a tranquilizer gas into the theater to incapacitate the attackers, but the gas killed 132 hostages.

The complex where Friday’s attack took place was developed by Azerbaijani-born billionaire Aras Agalarov, whose son, Emin, is a famous pop star. Former President Donald Trump held the 2013 Miss Universe pageant at the same complex and world-famous artists such as Eric Clapton, Dua Lipa and Sia have also performed there.

Alina Lobzina, Julian E Barnes And Neil MacFarquhar reporting contributed.

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US says ISIS was responsible for deadly attack on Moscow concert hall

Sabir Ansary — Fri, 22 Mar 2024 23:11:56 +0000

An Islamic State branch claimed responsibility on Friday for the attack in Moscow that killed at least 40 people and injured around 100 others. US officials confirmed the claim shortly afterwards.

The United States gathered intelligence in March that Islamic State-Khorasan, known as ISIS-K, the group’s branch based in Afghanistan, had planned an attack on Moscow, according to officials. ISIS members have been active in Russia, a US official said.

After a period of relative calm, the Islamic State is seeking to increase its external attacks, U.S. counterterrorism officials said. Most of these plots in Europe have been foiled, leading to the conclusion that the group had reduced capabilities.

“ISIS-K has been fixated on Russia for the past two years,” regularly criticizing President Vladimir V. Putin in its propaganda, said Colin P. Clarke, a counterterrorism analyst at the Soufan Group, a security consultancy based in New York. “ISIS-K accuses the Kremlin of running Muslim blood, citing Moscow’s interventions in Afghanistan, Chechnya and Syria.”

Friday’s attack in Moscow, like an attack in Iran in January claimed by the group, could prompt a reassessment of its ability to strike outside its home turf.

In addition to the March 7 public warning of a possible attack, U.S. officials said they had privately briefed Russian officials about the intelligence indicating an impending attack. It is not clear how much information the United States gave to Russian officials, beyond what was in the public warning.

US intelligence agencies have a ‘duty to warn potential targets’ of dangers when they become aware of them.

The United States had warned Iran of a possible attack ahead of twin bombings in January that killed at least 103 people and injured 211 others at a memorial service for former top Iranian general Qassim Suleimani, who was killed by a gunfire four years earlier US drone strike. .

Western intelligence services had gathered intelligence about possible plans by ISIS-K to bomb the agency. As in Russia, ISIS-K claimed responsibility for that attack.

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The deadly attack on a concert hall in Moscow in photos

Jeffrey Bailey — Fri, 22 Mar 2024 22:23:39 +0000

A group of shooters stormed a concert hall on the outskirts of Moscow At least 40 people were killed and more than 100 injured on Friday evening, Russia’s top security service said saidstate news agencies said.

Authorities in Russia have yet to identify who was behind the attack, although U.S. officials said they believe Islamic State was responsible for the attack shortly after the terrorist group took responsibility.

The attack also led to explosions and a massive fire at the venue, Crocus City Hall, one of the largest and most popular concert halls in Moscow and the site of a shopping center.

State media agencies reported there were up to five perpetrators, and the Russian Investigative Committee, the country’s equivalent to the FBI, said it had opened a criminal case into a terrorist act.

Mykhailo Podolyak, a top adviser to the Ukrainian presidential office, said in a video statement that “Ukraine had absolutely nothing to do” with the attack.

Below, a body in the parking lot outside the concert hall after the attack.

Firefighters were working to extinguish the fire in the concert hall.

A still image from a video obtained by Reuters shows armed men walking through the concert hall and shooting at people.

Security personnel ordered people outside the concert hall.

A Russian National Guard officer in the parking lot after the attack.

A police officer shouts outside.

A couple walked through the parking lot after the attack.

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US warned of possible attack in Moscow before concert hall shooting

Sabir Ansary — Fri, 22 Mar 2024 21:28:03 +0000

The US Embassy in Moscow has one security alarm on March 7 warned that staff were “monitoring reports that extremists have imminent plans to target large gatherings in Moscow, including concerts.” The statement warned Americans that an attack could occur within the next 48 hours.

According to people briefed on the matter, the warning was in reference to Friday’s attack. But it was not related to possible Ukrainian sabotage, U.S. officials said, adding that the State Department would not have used the word “extremists” to warn about actions ordered by Kiev.

Pro-Kremlin voices immediately seized on the US embassy’s warning to portray America as trying to scare the Russians.

U.S. officials are concerned that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia could try to falsely blame Ukraine for the attack, putting pressure on Western governments to identify who they think is responsible. Mr. Putin regularly twists events, even tragic ones, to fit his public narrative. And he has been quick to accuse Ukraine of acts of terror to justify his invasion of the country.

U.S. officials said Putin could do that again after Friday’s attack, seeking to use the loss of life to undermine support for Ukraine both at home and around the world.

On March 19, the Russian leader called the US embassy statement “clear blackmail,” done with “the intention to intimidate and destabilize our society.” But he had no direct comment on Friday’s attack.

John Kirby, a spokesman for President Biden’s National Security Council, told reporters Friday that the White House had “no indication at this time that Ukraine or Ukrainians were involved.” He added: “We are looking at it. But I would like to deprive you of any connection with Ukraine at this early hour.”

“Our thoughts obviously go out to the victims of this terrible shooting,” he also said.

However, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said, according to Reuters: “On what basis do officials in Washington draw conclusions about someone’s innocence in the midst of a tragedy?” She added that if Washington had information, it should be shared.

Mykhailo Podolyak, a top adviser to the Ukrainian presidential office, said in a video statement that “Ukraine had absolutely nothing to do” with the attack.

Aishvarya Kavi reporting contributed.

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Live updates: Gunmen kill at least 40 people at Moscow concert hall, state media reports

Jeffrey Bailey — Fri, 22 Mar 2024 20:37:43 +0000

Several gunmen opened fire at a popular concert venue on the outskirts of Moscow on Friday, killing at least 40 people and wounding more than 100. saidstate news agencies said.

More than a third of the building, which houses one of Moscow’s largest and most popular concert halls, was on fire on Friday evening, according to Tass, as emergency services tried to rescue people from the roof.

Three helicopters were sent to the scene, the service said. An explosion was reported at 9:32 PM local time and RIA Novosti reported that the fire had increased. The roof near the stage collapsed around 10 p.m. local time, RIA Novosti reported.

There was no word on who might be responsible for the attack, but state media reported there were up to five perpetrators. The Russian Investigative Committee, the country’s equivalent of the FBI, said it had opened a criminal case for a terrorist act and sent its investigators to the scene.

According to emergency services, more than a hundred people have already been evacuated from the building.

Videos verified by The New York Times show several people with weapons entering Crocus City Hall, a shopping center and concert venue in Krasnogorsk, a northwestern suburb of Moscow. The videos show people lying injured on the ground.

In videos recorded inside the concert hall, spectators waiting for a performance by veteran rock band Piknik can be heard screaming, and there are repeated gunshots from outside the venue. Other videos, filmed from a highway outside the building, show parts of it on fire and producing heavy smoke.

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Videos posted on social media and verified by The New York Times show gunmen entering Crocus City Hall, a concert venue and shopping center outside Moscow, and shooting at spectators waiting for a performance to begin.

“At least three people in camouflage stormed into the ground floor of the Crocus town hall and opened fire with automatic weapons,” a correspondent from another state news agency, RIA Novosti, reported from the scene. “There are definitely injured people.”

RIA Novosti said a special police unit was working in the building in addition to firefighters. Images posted to social media from the scene showed bodies lying on the ground outside the location.

Moscow Mayor Sergei S. Sobyanin said that several people had been killed and called it a ‘terrible tragedy’. He said all major events planned for the weekend would be cancelled. Shopping centers were also evacuated in St. Petersburg, more than 400 miles from Moscow, according to independent outlet Bumaga.

Shootings are rare in Russia, a country where the state strictly regulates the ownership of firearms. One of the deadliest occurred in 2022, when a gunman killed 18 people and injured 23 others at a school in the city of Izhevsk.

On March 7, the US embassy in Moscow issued a decision security alarm warned that its staff was “monitoring reports that extremists have imminent plans to target large gatherings in Moscow, including concerts.” The statement warned American citizens that an attack could occur within the next 48 hours.

Security officers at the burning concert hall. Credit…Maxim Shemetov/Reuters

Pro-Kremlin voices seized on the US embassy’s warning to portray America as trying to scare the Russians. On March 19, President Vladimir V. Putin called the statement “clear blackmail” with “the intention to intimidate and destabilize our society.”

The attack came on the same day that 165 missiles and drones attacked Ukraine, drawing US Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink. said was “the largest attack on the Ukrainian energy network since the start of the Russian war.”

But there was no immediate indication of any Ukrainian involvement in the attack in Moscow, or of the identity of the attackers.

John Kirby, the White House national security communications adviser, said there was “no indication at this time that Ukraine, or Ukrainians, were involved in the shooting.” In comments to reporters, he said: “I would like to rid you of any connection with Ukraine at this early hour.”

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Nicki Minaj cancels ANOTHER New Orleans concert just hours before the show

Sabir Ansary — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 04:10:29 +0000

By Ashleigh Gray for Dailymail.Com

Published: 00:02 EDT, March 20, 2024 | Updated: 00:03 EDT, March 20, 2024

Nicki Minaj took to social media Tuesday night to apologize to fans for canceling her tour stop in New Orleans.

In an Instagram Story she shared with her 229 million followers, she wrote, “New Orleans, please accept my sincerest apologies for having to reschedule our date together.”

The 41-year-old rapper – who brought out Tyga during a recent performance – had to reschedule Monday’s show a few hours before it was due to start due to illness.

She added in her apology, which was a reposted screenshot of an X post: “You mean so much to me and I hate that things didn’t go as planned.”

The New York native then assured fans, “Within the next few days, I hope to update our schedule with a new date where I can give you 100% of myself and nothing less.”

Nicki Minaj took to social media Tuesday night to apologize to fans for canceling her tour stop in New Orleans; the rapper pictured in Oakland on March 1

In an Instagram story shared with her 229 million followers, she wrote: “New Orleans, please accept my dearest apology for having to reschedule our date together.”

The star, born Onika Maraj, insisted: “You don’t deserve to pay for a TKT to see me there rapping with the flu. Absolutely not.’

Nicki added, “Thank you for your patience. Thank you for your good wishes. I love you. I worship you. I appreciate you.

‘I look forward to seeing you soon. It may have to be in MAY because of the NBA Finals, but we can’t complete this tour without you. As long as you have me, my team and I will be there. I wish you blessings upon blessings upon blessings.”

She finished the note by writing, “Always love,” along with a pink bow emoji.

The rap artist followed up the post with another message addressed to her Georgia fans. “Atlanta, I’ll see you tomorrow. Thank you,” she wrote on the popular app.

Nicki’s canceled Pink Friday 2 World Tour New Orleans stop was set to take place at The Smoothie King Center.

A source told DailyMail.com: ‘Nicki has been very ill with the flu in recent days. She fell ill last week and canceled for the Rolling Loud festival show on Friday.

“Unfortunately, after the show she found out she had the flu and it just got worse.”

The rap artist followed up the post with another message addressed to her Georgia fans

A post shared on Smoothie King Center’s Instagram account provided a brief explanation for the cancellation

Pink Friday 2 World Tour kicked off earlier this month in Oakland

A post shared on Smoothie King Center’s Instagram account provided a brief explanation.

‘Due to doctor’s orders, Nicki Minaj has to reschedule her NOLA show tonight. Since Nicki is still sick, our team doesn’t want to risk making others sick, and Nicki might not be able to give NOLA the show they deserve.

“We are working hard to find a new date, so save your tickets and we will inform you soon,” it said.

Some fans took to the comments to express their disappointment.

One social media user said: ‘She didn’t just get sick a few hours ago. This should have been announced this morning or yesterday. This is extremely last minute and I’m very frustrated…

Another person added: ‘No one is mad about her cancelling, it’s the fact they waited four hours before the event to officially tell us.’

And a third agreed: ‘That was messed up four hours before the event.’

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Nicki Minaj’s concert in New Orleans was canceled hours before the show

Sabir Ansary — Tue, 19 Mar 2024 05:01:14 +0000

Nicki Minaj. Jamie McCarthy/WireImage

Nicki Minaj is forced to move a concert for her Pink Friday 2 World Tour after you have felt ill.

“Due to doctor’s orders, Nicki Minaj must reschedule her NOLA show tonight,” the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans announced via Instagram on Monday, March 18. “Since Nicki is still sick, our team doesn’t want to risk making others sick, and Nicki might not be able to give NOLA the show they deserve.”

The statement continued: “We are working hard to find a new date, so please save your tickets and we will inform you shortly.”

In the days leading up to her performance, Minaj, 41, dropped hints that she wasn’t feeling her best. Over the weekend, the artist said she was experiencing symptoms of COVID-19.

“Barbz please send me healing energy,” she wrote via X on March 16. “I woke up feeling like I had Covid. Thank God not. You are just everything. I appreciate you. I love you so much.”

Minaj continued, ‘I’m going to Station Head in a few minutes. Barbz, tell everyone. …and my voice will probably sound a little different.”

Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Live Nation

But while headlining the Rolling Loud festival in Los Angeles on March 15, Minaj received positive receptions from thousands of concertgoers.

“ and the love and appreciation they showed to the barbz,” she wrote on X after the performance. “Thank you, @RollingLoud and for every barb that gave me the most amazing energy that mentally pushed me through my show. KALI!!!!!!”

The Pink Friday 2 World Tour – with special guest Monica – started on March 1 in Oakland, California and will make stops in the United States and Europe before ending in Berlin on June 7.

Before her first show, Minaj gave fans a taste of what to expect when they see her perform live.

“I’ve done three world tours now, so my fans know the material, so my focus on this tour will definitely be on the new album, creating a world of that album and sprinkling everything else around that,” she said. Watch what happens live with Andy Cohen in December 2023. “But of course we’re still going to have as much fun with our throwbacks as ever. I always make sure I do my rap stuff, my pop stuff, like, everyone’s having fun. I make sure my fans feel well nourished during the show.”

Minaj’s next scheduled show is on Wednesday, March 20 at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Travis Kelce poses with Lance Bass without Taylor Swift while attending Justin Timberlake’s concert solo… as a couple ‘nesches’ into the singer’s $25 million Beverly Hills mansion

Sabir Ansary — Sat, 16 Mar 2024 05:23:04 +0000

Travis Kelce excitedly posed with Lance Bass backstage at Justin Timberlake’s concert in Los Angeles on Wednesday, but his girlfriend Taylor Swift was nowhere to be seen.

The 34-year-old NFL star – who is ‘nesting’ in the singer’s $25 million Beverly Hills mansion amid a career lull – could be seen smiling brightly as Bass draped his arm over the singer’s shoulders football player hit.

The NYSNC member, 44, uploaded the image to his Instagram Stories and typed: “Karma is the Chiefs man.”

Swift notably sang those lyrics when she changed part of the song, Karma, during her Eras Tour stop in Buenos Aires to reference her budding romance with the Kansas City Chiefs tight end.

Lance also tagged Kelce in the photo and also added the hashtag at the bottom that read “#STILLNOTTAYLORSWIFT”

Travis Kelce, 34, excitedly posed with Lance Bass, 44, backstage at Justin Timberlake’s concert in Los Angeles on Wednesday — but his girlfriend Taylor Swift was nowhere to be seen

Travis was stylishly casual as he stopped by the concert wearing a dark gray sweater with a V-neck at the front.

He also donned a pair of light brown baggy pants, while attaching a necklace to them, as well as a beaded bracelet and a watch on his wrists.

Bass was dressed for the special evening by wearing a black suit with a plain black shirt underneath.

During the free concert, Timberlake – who dropped his new album Everything I Thought It Was on Friday – notably brought his NSYNC bandmates on stage – including Lance, JC Chasez, Joey Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick.

Their joint performance on Wednesday was the group’s first in more than a decade. The last time the boy band took the stage was in 2013, during the Video Music Awards.

Other celebrities were in attendance for the big night, including Chrissy Teigen and John Legend who shared clips from the concert.

Lance is also a big fan of hitmaker Blank Space and last year in October, when he attended an NFL game to watch the San Diego Chargers play the Denver Broncos, he humorously held up a sign that read: ‘ Not Taylor Swift.’

Kelce was spotted leaving the venue after the light-hearted festivities, but Taylor Swift didn’t join her boyfriend for the outing.

The NYSNC member uploaded the image to his Instagram stories and typed, “Karma is the Chiefs man

Other celebrities were in attendance for the big night, including Chrissy Teigen and John Legend who shared clips from the concert

The couple is currently ‘nesting’ as they enjoy a career break at her $25 million Beverly Hills mansion.

The Grammy winner – who has no commitments and plans to ‘play house’ with the NFL player – will kick off the European trek of her sold-out Eras Tour two months later in May.

She recently concluded her tour stops in Australia and Singapore with the Kansas City Chiefs star is also there to cheer on Swift.

A source said We weekly in an article published Thursday that the lovebirds are “nesting” and “focused on rest and recovery and relaxing at home and having some quiet and relaxing time together.”

“They enjoy movie nights in her home theater and catch up on movies and shows they missed.”

“They can finally rest and plan to spend quality time together and with friends and family,” the insider continued, adding that Swift likes to host “small, intimate gatherings” for those close to her.

The couple — who made their budding romance public last fall — have tried to arrange their schedules so that “they can see each other as much as possible.” They don’t want to spend too much time apart.’

The source also revealed, “By the end of the month they are still talking about a private vacation where no one can find them before her new album comes out.”

Swift’s upcoming album titled The Tortured Poets Department — which she initially announced at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards in February — will be available next month on April 19.

A source told Us Weekly in an article published Thursday that the lovebirds are “nesting” and are “focused on rest and recovery and relaxing at home and having some quiet and relaxing time together”; seen in January in Baltimore

The source also revealed, “By the end of the month they are still talking about a private vacation where no one can find them before her new album comes out”; seen in Singapore earlier this month

Earlier this week, a separate source also gave DailyMail.com a glimpse into the couple’s plans as they fully embraced two months of downtime together.

‘This is the first time they have no obligations and they are both really looking forward to being a normal couple and playing around the house.’

“She’s looking forward to sleeping in at home and cooking dinner,” the insider added.

‘They both want their relationship to be as normal as possible and it works because they are both very aware of their fame but don’t let it go to their heads.’

Along with her mansion in Beverly Hills, Taylor also lives in New York, while Kelce has a home in Kansas City, Missouri.

“They will split their time between his home and NYC. Taylor is away from Eras until May, but that doesn’t mean she’s gone completely,” referring to the star preparing for the release of her upcoming album.

“She is working on her efforts for all things Tortured Poets in April, and Travis will be there every step of the way.”

Despite not making any major commitments during the short break in either of their schedules, Swift and Kelce have been busy on the West Coast.

“This is the first time they have no commitments and they are both really looking forward to being a normal couple and playing house,” the insider told DailyMail.com; seen in February in Las Vegas

‘They both want their relationship to be as normal as possible and it works because they are both very aware of their fame but don’t let it go to their heads’; seen in Singapore earlier this month

Last Sunday, the lovebirds attended Madonna’s Oscars afterparty in the Hollywood Hills, per British Vogue.

But despite attending the star-studded bash, both Taylor and Travis notably did not appear at the 96th annual Academy Awards.

Kelce also appeared in a photo taken Sunday at another afterparty hosted by Beyonce and husband Jay-Z.

In the snap, he flashed a cheerful smile as he held an Oscar alongside winner Cord Jefferson and media personality Tommy Alter.

According to British Vogue, the lovebirds attended Madonna’s Oscars after-party in the Hollywood Hills this weekend on Sunday; seen in February in LA

Kelce supported his girlfriend in Australia, and also attended her concerts in Singapore earlier this month – which ended on March 9; seen in February in Las Vegas

During the month of February, Taylor resumed her Eras Tour dates in Tokyo and Australia.

Kelce supported his girlfriend in Australia and also attended her concerts in Singapore earlier this month – which ended on March 9.

The NFL player recently opened up about the “amazing” journey on an episode of his New Heights podcast with brother Jason Kelce – like visiting a greenhouse in Singapore.

While Taylor and Travis are currently enjoying their “nesting” phase, they were previously told separately We weekly earlier this month that the couple has no plans to get married anytime soon.

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What a fan did at the Pink concert in Melbourne to make her react like that

Albert Elence — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 03:13:28 +0000

By Jimmy Briggs for Daily Mail Australia

Published: 10:30 PM EDT, March 13, 2024 | Updated: 11:05 PM EDT, March 13, 2024

Pink was left speechless at her Melbourne concert on Tuesday night when she noticed the heartwarming gesture from a fan in the audience.

The American singer, 44, was singing her hit Try when a woman in the crowd held up a painting she had made of the American singer’s late bulldog, Elvis.

Pink’s dog tragically drowned in 2007 after falling into her swimming pool

The So What hitmaker looked stunned as she stared at the artwork, before holding her hands up in a prayerful gesture.

Australian fan Jo later took to social media to share the piece that stopped Pink in her tracks.

Pink was left speechless at her Melbourne concert on Tuesday night when she noticed the heartwarming gesture from a fan in the audience

“I’m still spinning TF… Pink’s reaction when I held up a portrait I made of her late dog Elvis,” she wrote alongside the photo.

Last month, Pink was equally shocked by a fan’s highly X-rated proposal at her Summer Carnival show in Melbourne last weekend.

The Pennsylvania-born singer was talking to fans in the crowd at Marvel Stadium when she noticed a woman holding up a sign to get her attention.

The star admitted she was shocked when she read the note addressed to herself and husband Carey Hart.

Pink – whose real name is Alecia Beth Moore – told the crowd: “That sign says ‘you, me and Carey threesome?’

‘I don’t know what to say! I’m not often speechless.’

The American singer, 44, was singing her hit Try when a woman in the crowd held up a painting she had made of the American singer’s late bulldog Elvis

The So What hitmaker looked stunned as she stared at the artwork, before holding her hands up in a prayerful gesture

Pink seemed to see the funny side of the proposal when she reshared a video of the exchange on her Instagram after the show.

The superstar has been busy traveling around Australia for her in-demand shows.

She is joined Down Under by her off-road truck racer husband, Carey, 48, and their children Willow, 12, and Jameson, seven.

Pink’s beloved bulldog Elvis tragically drowned in 2007 after falling into her swimming pool

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Travis Kelce attends Taylor Swift’s concert in Singapore

Sabir Ansary — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 19:20:46 +0000

Karma is the Chiefs man – and he made it to Singapore National Stadium to see another one Taylor Swift‘S Eras tour concerts.

Travis Kelce watched Swift’s show on Friday, March 8, from what appeared to be a VIP box. According to fan videos shared on social media, the NFL star, 34, was animated as he danced along to Swift’s song “Ready for It” during her performance. Reputation set.

Kelce, 34, last attended one of Swift’s shows in Sydney, watching her Feb. 23 concert with his BFF Ross Traviswhere they sat with people like Katya Perry, Rita Ora And Taika Waititi in the VIP section.

During the show, Swift, 34, gave a few subtle shout-outs to the Kansas City Chiefs. When she performed ‘Willow’ in her Folklore set, she seemed to point in Kelce’s direction as she sang the line, “That’s my man.” Swift also seemingly pointed at her friend when she belted out the lyrics “When they gave us our trophies” during her rendition of “Long Live” in the film. Speak now section. (Kelce and his Chiefs teammates won Super Bowl LVIII earlier that month, which Swift attended.)

Travis in his Rep era #SingaporeTSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/EvIZ7Varj0

— The Eras Tour Singapore (@TSTheErasTourSG) March 8, 2024

At the end of the concert, Kelce reunited with Swift backstage. In fan-shot footage, she ran into his arms and they shared a kiss before leaving the venue.

Kelce arrived in Australia on February 21 after his own professional commitments – including the NFL season – were over.

Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift. Ethan Miller/Getty Images

“After the Super Bowl, Travis will join Taylor on her tour and travel with her,” a source exclusively shared We weekly in February. “They are happy and looking forward to spending more time together.”

Kelce left Australia the next day attending a bachelor party in Las Vegas. He remained in the United States the following week while Swift headed to Singapore for a series of six concerts.

Swift and Kelce have been dating since the summer of 2023 after he said it “in a cute way [her] on blast” via his podcast because he didn’t want to meet her Eras stop in Kansas City in July. After a mysterious Cupid alerted Swift to Kelce’s comments, she reached out and they began dating privately.

The pair made their romance public in September 2023 when Swift attended his Chiefs game for the first time.

Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift. Getty Images (2)

“By the time I went to that first game, we were a couple,” Swift recalled in her 2023 TIME Profile Person of the Year. “I think some people think they saw our first date at that game. We would never be psychotic enough to initiate a first date.”

Swift has since attended 12 of Kelce’s soccer games, and he first returned the favor at her concert in Argentina. The November 2023 show coincided with the Chiefs’ bye week and he flew south to hang out with Swift and her dad. Scott. In Argentina, Swift notably switched her “Karma” lyrics to give a shout-out to “the guy from the Chiefs” instead of “the guy on screen,” which was a supposed nod to her ex-boyfriend . Joe Alwyn. She sang the same modified version at the February 23 show in Sydney.

Swift is deeply in love with Kelce, which has already proven to be fruitful lyrical inspiration. A second source says this Us Earlier in March, Swift did just that “already written” several love songs about Kelce.

“She has written at least two songs. They are dealing with their love story and falling in love with him,” the insider said. “She probably won’t share them with anyone.” They are very special. Songs are like poetry to her. Like most people, Taylor writes lyrics. Her relationship with Travis inspired her.”

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