Columbia Records, Kakao Entertainment America Partner on K-Pop Group IVE

A former contestant on The Bachelorette has opened up about a recent trip to Colombia where he was “drugged, beaten and robbed.”

A dad exploited an international network of criminal contacts based in countries including Colombia, Brazil and Dubai to flood the UK with tens of millions of pounds of cocaine and heroin. Graham Minards imported more than 1,300kg of class A drugs and is now beginning a lengthy jail term.

Former “Bachelorette” contestant Will Urena was attacked during a recent trip to Colombia.

Variety’s Miami Entertainment Impact list will be celebrated April 13 at the Miami Entertainment Town event, presented by City National Bank. CEO The Latin Recording Academy   Abud’s appreciation for Miami is multi-layered.

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC and CNN are teaming up to mark 20 years since the Columbia space shuttle disaster.

IVE, will go on hiatus over health concerns.Today (April 11), K-pop agency Starship Entertainment announced in a statement on the group’s official fan cafe website that the singer would be taking a temporary hiatus due to her health.The agency said that Rei had recently visited a hospital for a consultation and check-up after feeling “abnormal symptoms such as heart palpitations and stuffiness”, as translated by Soompi.“She received the medical opinion that treatment and stability are needed,” Starship Entertainment added. “Based on the opinion from the expert medical institution and ample discussion with Rei, we decided to temporarily halt scheduled activities for the recovery of her health.”The K-pop agency also said that it would “inform [fans] again of any changes afterwards”, adding that it “will do our best so that Rei can get rest while focusing on treatment”.Rei’s temporary hiatus comes less than a day after IVE released their debut studio album ‘I’ve IVE’, lead by the title track ‘I AM’.

Harry Styles is enjoying his time in Japan with old and new flames. Last month on March 25th the “Watermelon Sugar” singer was spotted making out with Emily Ratajkowski on the streets of Tokyo. Hours later in the wee morning hours of March 26, he was spotted on a live webcam strolling down the street with his ‘old flame’ Kiko Mizuhara.   The Sun posted the footage, where Styles can be seen wearing the same white shirt he rocked with Gonzalez, reporting that the pink-wigged woman was Mizuhara.

Nothing to see here? Amid Priscilla Presley and granddaughter Riley Keough’s ongoing legal battle surrounding Lisa Marie Presley’s estate, Navarone Garibaldi has revealed where the family stands.

Some good news for the Presley family!

Thania Garcia On the heels of the Band Perry’s hiatus announcement, co-founder Kimberly Perry has signed to Records Nashville/Columbia Records in pursuit of a solo career. “From the moment I met the team at Records, their appreciation for my journey and my vision for the future as a solo artist has been overwhelming,” Perry commented about the signing. “Everything came together so organically, and it felt right from the very start.” Based in Nashville, Perry will release a new body of work that “promises to be her most honest and intimate,” per the press release. 

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Harry Styles was spotted walking with an old flame just hours after his kiss with Emily Ratajkowski last month. The English popstar, 29, who is currently on the Asian leg of his international Love on Tour concert series, could be seen on live-streamed webcam footage having a stroll down the Tokyo streets with American-Japanese model Kiko Mizuhara, 32, who he was reportedly dating back in 2019. The pair were spotted on camera at around 5am walking together, just a few hours after Harry was spotted kissing model Emily, 31, after one of his shows.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers are officially back on tour and the beloved band just kicked off the next leg of their world tour.

Riley Keough, who began 2023 celebrating the awards season success of the biopic, but then shortly after dealt with the heartbreaking death of her mother, Lisa Marie Presley, and now is riding high on the success of her acclaimed Prime Video series, . However, the 33-year-old actress' grief over her mother's death has been complicated by budding legal drama between her and her grandmother, Priscilla Presley. In February, two weeks after Lisa Marie's death, Priscilla filed paperwork challenging a 2016 amendment to her daughter's will, which removed Priscilla and Lisa Marie's former business manager, Barry Siegel, as co-trustees and named Riley and her brother, Benjamin Keough, as the new co-trustees.

Kali Uchis recently faced a difficult moment just before her performance in Bogotá, Colombia. The singer was scheduled to take the stage at Festival Estereo Picnic over the weekend, with fans sharing their disappointment when she briefly decided to cancel on the same day she was supposed to perform, revealing she was struggling with her mental health.The Colombian-American star changed her mind and went on stage, however many online users had already shared negative comments on social media, including hateful attacks directed at the singer.“You don’t turn your back on your country,” one person wrote, while someone commented, “Don’t ask why we get annoyed with those so-called artists who brag about being Colombian and refuse to perform at a festival or give a PAID concert in their own country.”Following the backlash Kali asked her fans to have empathy, as she was going through a difficult time, and said she would need time to heal.

wcinkala pmc-editorial-manager Variety announced Thursday the programming for its second annual Miami Entertainment Town lunch, to be held on Thursday, April 13, in Miami. The event, in partnership with CN Bank, celebrates the growing entertainment and media industry based out of Miami and recognizes those profiled in Variety’s Miami Entertainment Impact Report. At the celebration, Ronald Day, President of Entertainment and Content Strategy for NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, and Karen Barroeta, Executive Vice President of Production and Development Telemundo Global Studios, will participate in a keynote conversation with Rodrigo Nieto-Galvis, Entertainment Banking Team Leader at CN Bank Miami. The conversation will be centered around Telemundo’s strategy and around music and original programming based out of Miami.

Nearly three months after Us Weekly confirmed that Riley Keough and husband Ben Smith-Petersen welcomed their first child, the actress has shared her first statement about motherhood.

Keanu Reeves loves Canadian indie pop band Alvvays.

Kakao, has announced a new partnership with American label Columbia Records.Through the deal, Kakao Entertainment aims to expand its presence in the North American market, starting with IVE‘s upcoming debut studio album ‘I’ve IVE’ and the pre-release song ‘Kitsch’. Columbia Records is set to help with the distribution, marketing and promotion of the record and its singles.“This partnership aims to expand Kakao Entertainment’s music distribution network and elevate its position in the global market by leveraging Columbia Records’ unparalleled expertise in the North American music business,” Kakao said in its statement, per Variety.In South Korean, IVE are signed to K-pop agency Starship Entertainment, which is owned by Kakao Entertainment.

Prince Joachim of Denmark has his sights set on America. On Friday, the palace announced that the second son of Queen Margrethe and his wife, Princess Marie, are moving to Washington, D.C., this summer.The 53-year-old will start a new job at the Danish Embassy under the Ministry of Defense on Sept. 1.