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Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticFor Seth McFarlane, “blue” means less balladic. He’s announcing a new album on the way, “Blue Skies,” and says it marks a return to a more swinging style than the softer approach he employed on his last record.Out May 20, the seventh album from the “Family Guy” creator and jazz cat will again see him working with a catalog of classics, and again see him working closely with arranger and conductor Andrew Cottee.

Just when fans thought they’d seen the last of Johnny Knoxville and his band of merry pranksters, Netflix is announcing the arrival of yet another installment in the “Jackass” pantheon.

Earlier this year we saw Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Jason “Wee Man” Acuña, Preston Lacy, Chris Pontius, Dave England, Ehren McGhehey, and other new “Jackass” members return for the fourth installment, “Jackass Forever.” With every film installment, there is plenty of extra footage or various comedic bits that don’t make the theatrical cut, and there is normally a lot of good stuff left on the cutting room floor that ends up being put into a follow-up feature-length project.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterMarvel is kicking butt and eating nuts with the launch of a scripted “Squirrel Girl” podcast that serves as a continuation of the comic book series from Ryan North, Variety has learned exclusively.The six-episode SiriusXM podcast series titled “Marvel’s Squirrel Girl: The Unbeatable Radio Show,” which stars Milana Vayntrub of AT&T-ad fame as Doreen Green/Squirrel Girl and is written by North, debuted across multiple platforms on Monday. The podcast is produced by Radio Point, the podcast arm of “I Think You Should Leave” and “Life & Beth” production company Irony Point.Here’s the official description for the “Squirrel Girl” podcast: “Squirrel Girl has taken down Thanos and Doctor Doom — but now she faces something far more terrifying… living authentically.

Bam Margera is withdrawing the lawsuit he filed after being fired from the recently released “Jackass Forever”.

UPDATED, 8 AM: Jackass co-creator Bam Margera has dropped his lawsuit over his firing from the franchise’s Jackass Forever film. In court documents filed Wednesday, April 13 in Los Angeles Superior Court, Margera asks a judge that his case, alleging that he was wrongly fired by Paramount Pictures, be dismissed “with prejudice,” which means it cannot be re-filed. The court papers do not reveal whether Margera reached a settlement or why he decided to drop the case. Also named in the suit were MTV, Jeffrey Tremaine, Johnny Knoxville, Spike Jonze, Dickhouse Entertainment, Gorilla Flicks, among others. Margera had sought millions of dollars in damages.

skateboarder’s lawsuit against Paramount Pictures and “Jackass” creators Johnny Knoxville, Jeff Tremaine and Spike Jonze over his dismissal from the recent film “Jackass Forever.”In a filing sent Thursday to the Los Angeles Superior Court and obtained by TheWrap, Margera’s attorney Dennis S. Ellis filed a request for the lawsuit to be dismissed with prejudice, meaning that it cannot be filed again.

Outer Range kicked off Deadline’s Contenders TV event with a panel featuring Josh Brolin, Imogen Poots, Tom Pelphrey, Tamara Podemski and Lili Taylor to discuss the Amazon Prime series.

Jessica Alba is making her return to the small screen in a brand new series with Netflix.

Jaime King is ready to help her fans celebrate Mother’s Day in a special way.

William Earl Variety Australia debuts today as a digital platform with live media events and print editions to come through a licensing agreement between Penske Media Corporation and The Brag Media.The launch of Variety Australia reflects the rapid growth of Australia as a player in the global media marketplace and as a force in pop culture. Variety Australia’s digital operation will offer a mix of local news and features for a business-to-business audience in Australia and New Zealand, along with a selection of global news and analysis from Variety curated for Australasian readers.Variety Australia marks the second international brand extension for Variety following the launch of Variety China in 2019.

It's a historic night for Olivia Rodrigo and she's just happy to be invited! The 19-year-old superstar made her GRAMMY debut on Sunday and, according to her, she still can't believe it's happening.Rodrigo's first-ever appearance at the awards show comes with a heady chance to win Best New Artist and Album of the Year for , Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Pop Solo Performance for «Drivers License,» as well as Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Music Video for «Good 4 U.»  «I feel very lucky that I get to do this,» she shared when asked about her historic nominations, which, if she sweeps the Big 4, could earn her the honor of being the second woman and the second youngest ever to do so.And while Rodrigo admitted that she «couldn't fathom» actually winning one of her nominations, there is another dream that could kick off during the awards show.Telling ET that there are «so many people» she would love to collaborate with in the future, the singer revealed that she would love to work with Brandi Carlile one day.«Brandi Carlile is performing tonight and she is a big inspiration,» she admitted.The  artist also revealed that she was embarking on herfirst-ever tour «literally» right after the GRAMMYs.

Johnny Knoxville once landed on his head and almost died after he was struck by a bull, attacked by a yak and almost blown up on a rocket.The stunt man knows how to absorb a beating -- and the “Jackass” star had the shattered bones and concussions to prove it. But as for dishing out some punishment? The 52-year-old figured it was time to take the fight from the bull ring to the wrestling ring against Sami Zayn.“For WrestleMania, it’s not going to be too safe for Sami Zayn, I’ll tell you that right now,” Knoxville said. “He’s going to be wishing he got run over by a bull.”Knoxville is the latest celebrity to lace up the boots for a feature match at WrestleMania, joining the likes of former winners Bad Bunny and Mr.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefChinese filmmaker, artist and influencer Yi Zhou has launched a cluster of companies that have begun making feature movies for the metaverse.Zhou, who departed China in 2011, trained in Paris and London, before settling in Rome for several years where she worked as an installation artist, fashion influencer for Chinese streaming site Tudou (now part of Alibaba) and short film director. Three of her shorts have played in Sundance, while another played at the Venice Festival.In 2018, Zhou relocated to Los Angeles in order to increase her focus on developing entertainment endeavors.

Jojo Siwa is no longer dancing alone! During an interview on the podcast, the 19-year-old s alum revealed that she is happy and in a new relationship. “I’m double,” she joked with host Rachel Ballinger when asked if she was single. Siwa explained that she almost made the announcement via her Instagram bio after being inspired by the trend of adding the locked emoji to your bio if you were taken and adding the unlocked emoji if you were single.  “I was actually just going to erase my whole bio and just put the lock,” she said about making the reveal. Ballinger celebrated the news by yelling, “She’s exclusive!" “She’s exclusive, ladies and gentleman,” Siwa exclaimed.