ARIANA SPREADS MORE SUNSHINE WITH ALBUM, FILM

Ariana Grande continues to spread sunshine with the 3/28 release of eternal sunshine deluxe: brighter days ahead (Republic), an expanded version of 2024's platinum eternal sunshine.

The new edition appends six bonus tracks, including “Twilight Zone,” “Warm,” “Dandelion,” “Past Life,” “Hampstead” and a longer rendition of opening track “Intro (End of the World) -- Extended.”

Ariana and collaborator Christian Breslauer have also written and directed a 26-minute film, brighter days ahead, to accompany the release.

The short calls back to the “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)” video, among other references to touchstones of Grande's career. Fan screenings are planned for 5/30 in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Ari’s hometown of Boca Raton, Florida.

HITS, meanwhile, got soaked in another one of those squalls that seem to follow us everywhere.