In Rio, even a ban can't keep revelers from Carnival streets

Ray Romano had one of the funniest moments of the night at the 2022 Critics Choice Awards!

Missy Elliott, Kali Uchis, Jhené Aiko, Ozuna, and Anderson .Paak & the Free Nationals.It is described on the festival’s social media channels as “a radical movement designed for and by Black, Brown, Asian/Pacific Islander, and LGBTQIA+ free spirits, artists, and creators”.Elsewhere on the line-up are Jorja Smith, Flatbush Zombies, Major Lazer Sound System, Wizkid and Jai Wolf.The mission of the event (via Rolling Stone) is “to close the equity gap for Black, Brown, Asian, and other underrepresented people in the entertainment industry, with the aim of achieving a diversified workforce across all levels in the industry by 2030.”Tickets are available now via Dice.A post shared by LETSGETFR.EE (@letsgetfr.ee)“LETSGETFR.EE is more than just a music festival,” it reads on the festival website. “It’s a radically inclusive experience where you get to explore and engage with other cultures and other communities in a broad-minded, respectful, considerate, non-cliché, and non-exploitative way.“A celebration of cross-cultural exploration (inspired by Brazilian Carnaval’s approach to extreme fun and radical self-expression) takes place in Queens—widely considered to be the most diverse county in America.“LETSGETFR.EE’s line up celebrates a number of contemporary culture-crossing artists who we believe have followed in the footsteps of free-thinking change agents and artists-as-world-citizens like Nina Simone and Caetano Veloso.” In December last year, Timbaland took to Twitter to tease a new studio album for Missy Elliott.The album would be Elliott’s seventh, and first since 2005’s ‘The Cookbook’.

Kanye West’s new girlfriend Chaney Jones has revealed she had a Brazallian bum lift (BBL) before meeting her new rapper beau. The Gold Digger rapper has been spotted out and about with his new girlfriend Chaney, who is 20 years his junior, and, undeniably, the 24 year old bears a striking resemblance to his ex-wife Kim Kardashian. Following comments about her Kardashian-like physique, Chaney took to social media to reveal to her 456,000 Instagram followers that she has had her derriere surgically enhanced.

Ray Quinn recently revealed that he is set to become a dad again, as he and his fiancée Emily Fletcher are expecting their first child together. The former X Factor star, 33, announced the happy news on social media, with him and Emily sharing a stunning video on Instagram where the couple were seen in a theatre. Emily could be seen dressed in a gorgeous white gown as she joins Ray on stage, before they begin dancing together and the camera pans down to Emily's stomach, revealing her blossoming baby bump.

Rio Ferdinand has suggested Arsenal should go after Manchester City forward Gabriel Jesus in the summer.

As Russian president Valdamir Putin declared war on Ukraine last week, Ukraine has been on the fore-front of everyone's minds.The Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv has been bombarded with strikes as Russia has continued its offensive on its Eastern European neighbours. With the harrowing news coming from the ongoing war, Ukraine and its capital city has been the forefront of everyone's minds. And the spelling and pronunciation of its capital city has also been called into question as people continue to share support for Ukraine.

Russian air strikes have hit a TV tower in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and TV channels have stopped broadcasting in the past hour, according to local reports.

People around the world are now learning new things about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Manori Ravindran International EditorThe last time Variety caught up with Sky News chief correspondent Stuart Ramsay, he was hunkered down in a military compound near the Kabul airport, where thousands of Afghan civilians were awaiting evacuation as the Taliban watched on.Seven months later — after a stint in Brazil’s Amazon and a quick trip home to the U.K. for Christmas in between — he’s coming up on two months in Ukraine.

Fred admits it is 'strange' for Manchester United to have an interim manager and 'a little bit bad' they are not working under a permanent appointment.

Manchester United will reportedly continue to monitor Ronald Araujo's situation at Barcelona despite the fact they expect his current club to resume contract talks in the near future.