Katy Perry has sold her music rights to Litmus Music, a venture co-founded by Capitol Records president Dan McCarroll and financed by The Carlyle Group, for $225 million.

Katy Perry has sold her music rights to Litmus Music, a venture co-founded by Capitol Records president Dan McCarroll and financed by The Carlyle Group, for $225 million.

The deal covers the master royalty income and publishing rights for Perry's five studio albums released by Capitol Records, including One of the Boys, Teenage Dream, PRISM, Witness, and Smile.

"Katy Perry is a creative visionary who has made a major impact across music, TV, film, and philanthropy. I'm so honored to be partnering with her again and to help Litmus manage her incredible repertoire," said Litmus co-founder and Chief Creative Officer Dan McCarroll.

"Katy's songs are an essential part of the global cultural fabric. We are so grateful to be working together again with such a trusted partner whose integrity shines in everything that she does," added Litmus co-founder and CEO Hank Forsyth.

Meanwhile, Perry will conclude the final 10 performances of her long-running residency at Resorts World Theatre in Las Vegas next month.

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Ariana Grande and her estranged husband, Dalton Gomez have officially filed for divorce, according to TMZ.

Ariana Grande and her estranged husband, Dalton Gomez have officially filed for divorce, according to TMZ.

According to the report, Grande filed first in Los Angeles County court on Monday, September 18, citing "irreconcilable differences." Gomez filed shortly after with the date of separation logged as February 20, 2023.

In July, news broke that Grande and Gomez were parting ways after two years of marriage.

Grande began dating Gomez, a real estate agent, in January 2020. While mostly private, their relationship was made public in the music video for her and Justin Bieber's charity single "Stuck With U".

After 11 months of dating, Grande announced their engagement on December 20, 2020. The pair tied the knot on May 15, 2021 in a private ceremony at her home in Montecito, California.

Since their separation, Grande has been rumored to be dating her Wicked co-star Ethan Slater. Slater, who starred on Broadway as the titular character in the SpongeBob SquarePants musical, was previously married to singer Lilly Jay.

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Blink-182's Tom DeLonge recently shared a trailer for his upcoming directorial debut, Monsters Of California. The UFO-themed film premieres in theaters and on demand on October 6.

Blink-182's Tom DeLonge recently shared a trailer for his upcoming directorial debut, Monsters Of California. The UFO-themed film premieres in theaters and on demand on October 6.

As per the Monsters Of California synopsis, "After discovering research left behind by a missing government agent, Dallas Edwards and his misfit high school friends embark on a righteous and dangerous adventure to uncover a paranormal conspiracy in Southern California that brings them face-to-face with some of the government's most guarded mysteries."

"The film takes my fascination with the unexplained, combines it with the skate culture I grew up a part of, and tosses in my ridiculous sense of humor that millions got to witness during my blink-182 days," DeLonge said in a statement.

He added, "In recent years, I've had the good fortune of helping the government remember how much they care about UFOs through the work we do at To The Stars, and it's that experience which helped inspire this movie. I can't wait for audiences to see the fucked up fun adventure these kids go on."

Monsters Of California features an original film score composed by Ilan Rubin and produced by DeLonge and Aaron Rubin.

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