Flu and COVID and allergies, oh my! With a record-breaking flu season still underway — and spring allergies just around the corner — you may find your medicine cabinet packed to the brim with painkillers and decongestants. But a new treatment in development could be a game-changer when it comes to universal protection against a … Read more
Former “Even Stevens” star Steven Anthony Lawrence made a major allegation about his time working at Universal Studios Hollywood. In an Instagram post shared Saturday, the 35-year-old claimed he was fired from the theme park for “reporting a suspected pedophile.” “I delayed posting this for about a month because I was hoping we could find … Read more
Move over, Mickey Mouse. Tripadvisor has named the top amusement park in the U.S. — and it’s not in Disney or Universal. In its 2025 Travelers’ Choice Best of the Best Awards this week, Dollywood was named No. 1 in the Amusement & Water Parks category. The Appalachian-themed park co-founded by the legend Dolly Parton … Read more
Guests on Universal Orlando Resort’s Jurassic Park River Adventure ride recently faced something scarier than dinosaurs. A viral TikTok video posted earlier this month appears to show the ride sinking due to an apparent malfunction. The clip, shared on July 11, shows the bow of the boat submerged in the water, with several riders left … Read more
Disney and Universal have filed a copyright lawsuit against popular artificial intelligence image-generator Midjourney on Wednesday, marking the first time major Hollywood companies have enter the legal battle over generative AI. Filed in federal district court in Los Angeles, the complaint claims Midjourney pirated the libraries of the two Hollywood studios to generate and distribute … Read more
You can imagine the boardroom meeting back in 2019, when Universal Orlando announced the opening of a new theme park. “What are we going to call it? I mean, it’s going to be epic….” And so, it is. Delayed by the pandemic, the 110 acres of Epic Universe (or 20,423 steps, I counted), offers a … Read more
Draconian-seeming dress codes are apparently more “universal” than we think. A TikTokker named Alexa discovered that the fashion police aren’t restricted to Disney after getting flagged for wearing a T-shirt at the Universal Studios Theme Park in Orlando, Florida. In the controversial clip, which boasts over a million views, the park-goer is seen sporting a … Read more
Meghan Markle’s longtime biographer, Omid Scobie, has made a permanent move to Los Angeles in search of the “Hollywood dream,” according to a report. Scobie’s latest business venture — a book and TV project titled “Royal Spin” — has been sold to Universal TV for a series development, the Daily Mail reports. As a result, … Read more
Dancing through lies. The rumor about Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo’s “Wicked” paychecks has been cleared up. It was reported online that Grande, 31, was paid $15 million to star as Glinda the Good Witch in the two-part movie musical, while Erivo, 37, only got $1 million to play Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the … Read more
Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s feud has reached the legal level. Drake, 38, filed a pre-action petition in a Manhattan court Monday against Universal Music Group and Spotify and alleged they created a “scheme” to boost the success of Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us.” In the court documents obtained The Post, Drake’s Frozen Moments LLC said … Read more
Liam Payne was reportedly dropped by his music label just days before his death as he struggled to make it as a solo artist. Payne was represented by Universal Records after first signing with its subsidiary Capitol Records in July 2016 — but was recently axed by the major label, multiple sources told the Daily … Read more
Limp Bizkit is fighting for what they deserve. In a lawsuit filed on Tuesday in Los Angeles, the band accused Universal Music Group of withholding money from them. The band worked with the music label from 1997 to 2011, releasing their first six albums in partnership with them; however, lead singer Fred Durst’s lawyer claims the … Read more
Justin Baldoni is putting his family first amid reports of drama among the cast of his latest project, “It Ends With Us.” The 40-year-old took his family, including wife Emily Baldoni and their daughter Maiya, 9, and son Maxwell, 6, to Universal Studios Hollywood on Thursday. The family of four took a sweet photo in … Read more
Universal Music Group’s stock plunged 24% on Thursday, erasing more than $16 billion in market value after it revealed its revenue growth from subscription and streaming services fell below expectations. The Netherlands-based music industry giant – behind big names including Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish – saw its market capitalization tumble to $39.9 billion, down … Read more
Nearly a dozen thrill-seekers at Orlando theme parks reported dizziness, chest pain or lost consciousness over a three-month period, according to a Florida state document. The 11 incidents occurred at Disney World and Universal, including four at their water parks, between April and June, the Orlando Sentinel reported. Florida theme parks are required to self-report … Read more
Major record labels Sony Music, Universal Music Group and Warner Records sued artificial intelligence companies Suno and Udio on Monday, accusing them of committing mass copyright infringement by using the labels’ recordings to train music-generating AI systems. The companies copied music without permission to teach their systems to create music that will “directly compete with, cheapen, and ultimately drown … Read more
TikTok users will no longer be able to create videos with songs from Taylor Swift, Jon Batiste, boygenius and other Universal Music Group artists as the soundtrack, as contract negotiations between the two companies have collapsed. TikTok’s access to Universal’s expansive roster of artists ended Wednesday, after months of negotiations failed to yield a new agreement with the world’s largest music … Read more
A growing number of Taylor Swift fans gripe that they’ve been “scammed” by the pop star’s online merchandise store — with many pointing the finger at her record label Universal Music Group over chronic mismanagement of the site. Store.TaylorSwift.com — which sells gifts, CDs and vinyl, as well as T-shirts and sweaters from her record-breaking … Read more
Cultural phenomenon Taylor Swift helped fuel revenue at Universal Music Group in the third quarter, the world’s largest record label said Wednesday. Total revenue was 2.75 billion euros ($2.9 billion) in the quarter, up 3.3%. Adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) stood at 581 million euros ($612 million), up 5.1%, the company … Read more
The sale of Taylor Swift merchandising pushed revenue at Universal Music Group in the second quarter, the world’s largest record label said Wednesday. The American pop star’s ongoing “Eras Tour” has attracted enough fans to help boost hotel and restaurant revenue in cities across the world, and even contribute to concert ticket inflation, a phenomenon that some economists … Read more