Sports & Entertainment — Coachella Weekend 1 Drives Cultural Flashpoints; UFC Secures White House Venue; Masters Purse Hits Record $22.5M

Sports & Entertainment · 2026-04-12

TODAY'S SIGNAL — Coachella Weekend 1 dominated the entertainment news cycle but the real stories sit beneath the spectacle. Sabrina Carpenter's headlining set generated its biggest moment not from music but from a cultural misstep — mistaking Arabic ululation for yodeling — forcing a rapid public apology and surfacing the reputational risk live festivals pose for artists in a hyper-connected era.…