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
Tom Cruise will “hopefully” become “the first civilian to do a spacewalk” outside of the International Space Station when he blasts off to space to shoot a new action movie with director Doug Liman. Donna Langley, the head of Universal Pictures, teased as much during a recent BBC interview. Universal is backing the Cruise space … Read more
Disney World and Universal Orlando will reopen their resorts in “phased approaches” starting Friday after Hurricane Ian closed both Wednesday and Thursday. Disney, the first to announce its reopening plan around 2:45 p.m. Thursday, also unveiled its Friday reopening times. At Magic Kingdom, early entry time is at 8 a.m. with general admission at 10 … Read more
Another American Pie is in the works, this one to be penned by Insecure actor and Definition Please filmmaker Sujata Day. The multihyphenate is set to develop and write a new installment of the long-running sex comedy franchise for Universal 1440 Entertainment, a production arm of Universal Filmed Entertainment Group. Plot details have yet to … Read more
(The Hill) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention no longer recommends universal masking in health care settings, unless the facilities are in areas of high COVID-19 transmission. The agency quietly issued the updates as part of an overhaul to its infection control guidance for health workers published late Friday afternoon. It marks a … Read more
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