Ariana Grande settles 7 Rings song-theft lawsuit

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentFilmax has swooped on international rights to “Irati,” an action adventure feature set in the eighth-century Pyrenees.Produced by Spain’s Bainet, Ikusgarri Films, Kilima Media with France’s La Fidèle Production, “Irati” weighs in as one of the most ambitious new Spanish movies being brought onto the market at Berlin. Filmax will present a promo at the EFM.Featuring battles, mythological creatures and fantasy elements in a mix of Basque legend and historical events, it also marks director Paul Urkijo’s follow-up to “Errementari: the Blacksmith and the Devil,” which Filmax sold to Netflix for the world.Now in post-production, “Irati” turns on a pagan girl who guides a young Christian lord called Enekoon a journey into an ancient, mythological world. Eneko hopes to recover lost treasure, key to his defending his valley from Charlemagne’s marauding army, which is devastating the Pyrenees.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentItalian director Matteo Garrone, who was at the 2020 Berlinale with Roberto Benigni-starrer “Pinocchio,” is set to return to the director’s chair in March with coming-of-age adventure drama “Io Capitano,” on which France’s Pathé will be handling international distribution.Garrone’s new pic, whose title translates as “I, Captain,” will be shot in Italy, Morocco and Senegal, marking the first time, Garrone –– a two-time Cannes jury prize-winner, with “Gomorrah” in 2008 and “Reality” in 2012 –– sets a feature film outside of Italy.As is customary with Garrone, story details of “Io Capitano” are being kept under wraps, besides the fact that he wrote the screenplay with regular collaborators Massimo Gaudioso and Andrea Tagliaferri and actor Massimo Ceccherini (“Pinocchio”), who also contributed to the “Pinocchio” screenplay.

Christopher Vourlias Rwandan director Kivu Ruhorahoza’s “Father’s Day,” which bows in the competitive Encounters strand of the Berlin Film Festival, is a timely story of fatherhood in a country that saw a generation orphaned by one of the worst atrocities of the 20th century.The film presents a trio of interwoven stories set in the East African nation. A mother tries to cope with the loss of her only son.

Christopher Vourlias Russian VOD platform KION has unveiled a slate of original content it will be presenting to buyers at the European Film Market.Launched less than one year ago by telecom giant MTS, the company has so far surpassed expectations, according to Igor Mishin, VP for media business development at MTS and CEO of MTS Media. “We have exceeded all business key performance indicators, in terms of the subscriber base and streaming views,” he said.The company is launching two new feature films and two original series at EFM.“Ophiuchus” is an erotic thriller about a bold and sexually liberated pathologist whose lovers begin to die under mysterious circumstances.

“Death on the Nile” was being released in the rest of the Middle East over the weekend, according to Deadline.Gadot, 36, served in the Israeli armed forces for two years, as is required of all young Israelis, before she entered show business.It’s not the first time the former Miss Israel’s nationality has caused controversy as tensions persist between the two warring nations.

Manchester United need a response as they prepare to face Southampton on Saturday.

Manchester United will be looking to bounce back from Tuesday evening's frustrating 1-1 draw with Burnley when they welcome Southampton to Old Trafford on Saturday lunchtime.

As the whole world is falling irrevocably in adoration with BTS, the popular South Korean boy group continues to stamp its mark in the music industry as a force to be reckoned with which is something truly remarkable to witness. RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook have managed to become extremely influential not just as a group but also as individuals and that can be seen in how they're trending worldwide on Twitter every day.Speaking of BTS' social media prowess, the septet's Twitter ARMY grows in leaps and bounds with 33.9 million followers and counting.

Stand-up comedian Pete Davidson has dated several famous women since he entered the showbiz scene many years ago.

Demi Lovato has teased the release of a new collaboration with Ariana Grande, set to feature on her new album. 

Demi Lovato recently announced her new album titled Dancing with the Devil.. the Art of Starting Over.

Demi Lovato has revealed that artists like Ariana Grande, Saweetie and more will appear on her forthcoming album ‘Dancing with the Devil… The Art of Starting Over’.Over the weekend, Lovato revealed a string of featured artist on Twitter by posting snippets of various pieces of music. In addition to Grande and Saweetie, the album will also feature appearances from Noah Cyrus and Sam Fischer.In an interview with PAPER, Lovato also revealed the title of a few of these collaborations.

Demi Lovato and Ariana Grande are teaming up for a new song!

Ariana Grande’s love life has been in the spotlight since she was just a teenager. As of Dec. 2020, Ariana is happily engaged to Dalton Gomez, a real estate agent who she was dating for one year before he popped the question. Before that, Ariana famously dated stars like Big Sean and Mac Miller, and was briefly engaged to Pete Davidson in 2018. Here’s a full history of her past relationships:

Rihanna, Pharrell Williams, Ariana Grande, Joe Jonas, Mindy Kaling, LeBron James and more have taken to social media in the wake of such incidents and have provided resources for people who want to help.The celebrity attention is in response to a string of shootings involving three Atlanta-area spas, which took place on Tuesday, per .

Extended remixes of tracks are generally designed to keep their excitement up for longer. However, for Universal’s new partnership with mediation app Calm, the plan is to make songs more boring to the point of sending you to sleep.

Superstar K2.In January, his agency YG Entertainment confirmed that Kang would release a studio album in March and revealed that he had already finished the recording process, according to Soompi. It was also reported that the 27-year-old musician participated in writing, composing and producing all the songs on the record.In the days prior to the teaser’s release, Kang Seung Yoon dropped a four-part vlog series called The Prequel, where he explores his decade-long journey in the music industry.

Ross Golan This column by songwriter-producer Ross Golan — who has worked with Ariana Grande, Maroon 5, Celine Dion, Justin Bieber and many others and is also creator and host of the “And the Writer Is” podcast — calls for the Recording Academy to change the “33% rule” it uses to determine which contributors to an album receive an award. Variety welcomes suitable and responsible guest columns, to submit please email music@variety.com.

Grammys 2021 took place yesterday and was a major trending topic, specifically, for their treatment towards BTS. While it was during the pre-show that BTS found out they'd lost in the Best Pop Duo/Group category for Dynamite to Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande, who won it for Rain On Me, ARMY was constantly teased about BTS' Dynamite performance as 'coming up next' when it turned out to be the second-to-last act which aired.If you're curious to know about the numbers when it comes to the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, according to Deadline, this year's award ceremony was the lowest-ranked in Grammys history as per the early numbers.

While initially scheduled to take place on January 31, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic once again rained on everyone's parade with Grammys 2021 being shifted to a new date; today, i.e. March 15, IST.

Victoria Justice is opening up about rumors that she and her former Victorious co-star Ariana Grande were feuding during their time on the show.