March 29, 2024

Review Category : TMZ Music News

Harry Potter Theme Park Gets More Magical: Get Your First Look

Get ready to head back to Hogwarts, as Universal Orlando Resort has finally released details on their planned expansion to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. The theme park expansion nearly doubles the size of the immersive experience, adding new rides, shops, and of course gift items.

In 2010, Universal Orlando launched The Wizarding World of Harry Potter (now with the suffix "Hogsmeade") based on the movie and book series of the same name. The expansion adds a train between the Hogsmeade/Hogwarts area located in Universal's Islands of Adventure, and the new area -- "Diagon Alley" -- which is located in the Universal Studios theme park.

When MTV News hopped on the phone with Mark Woodbury, President of Universal Creative, he noted that you would need tickets for each park to enjoy the whole experience, but that Universal preferred to think that no matter what park you decided to head to, you'd have a chance to experience the world of Harry Potter.

Between the two experiences you'll be able to ride the Hogwarts Express. The train will head from Hogsmeade to the new area, which will also feature London as seen in the Harry Potter films. Though Woodbury did decline to confirm what exactly would happen on the train ride, when asked if it would be the same cast member and detail heavy experience as the previously opened part of the park, he strongly hinted that it wouldn't be a simple tram ride.

Once visitors debark from the Hogwarts Express in "London's King's Cross Station," on the famous Platform 9 3?4, they can ...

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Justin Bieber’s DUI Arrest: More Details Emerge

More details have emerged about Justin Bieber's arrest early Thursday morning (January 23) in Miami Beach on drag racing and DUI charges
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NBC6 posted an image of what it said were the cars that Bieber and his entourage were in when the arrest took place. The chopper shot shows what appears to be two Lamborghini's, one red and another yellow, as well as another red car in the middle. "#Lamborghini #JustinBieber was in when @MiamiBeachPD arrested him for #dragracing," read the caption.

NBC6 also put up a video of the incident, seemingly taken by Bieber fans who were following the action on the city's streets. In the clip several unidentified women can be heard saying Bieber's name and then, "He's right there, he's right there! ... Oh my God, Justin just got pulled over," as shaky footage shows a yellow Lamborghini racing down the street. Police sources told the station that Bieber may have also had drugs in his system at the time of the arrest.

According to CNN, a fleet of SUVs were blocking off traffic behind Bieber and Def Jam signee Khalil Sharief, 19, who police confirmed was the other person arrested and charged with drag racing and DUI. Sharief posted an image of himself behind the wheel of a Lamborghini just hours before his arrest, with the message, "Miami nights ridin thru yo city in that hot wheel."

Khalil also put up an image of Bieber in the yellow car with a woman identified as Chantal Jeffries. The photo, with a caption that reportedly read, "@chanteljeffries taking ...

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Austin Mahone Catcalls His Crush In ‘MMM Yeah’ Preview: Listen Now

Austin Mahone is back and ready to make you dance again. The singer is giving his Mahomies an early taste of his new single "MMM Yeah," featuring Mr. Worldwide himself: Pitbull.

The club banger, judging from the 10-second snippet, is all about crushing on a girl from afar. "I asked her name/ But she turned away/ As she walked/ All that I could say was / Mmm mmm yeah," he sings. The full song will premiere on Friday on New York radio station Z-100. It is currently available for pre-order on iTunes.

Mahone is already thinking up visuals for the song. According to his Instagram, he shot a lyric video in L.A. last week. The '70s-themed photos show Mahone rocking a gold chain and blonde afro.

The singer is prepping the release of his long-simmering debut album.

"My new album, I'm still putting it together, you know the reason why it's taking so long is because I just want to make [sure], you know, every song on there is perfect," Mahone told MTV News back in December. "I want my first album to just be crazy, like, 'Aw man this kid is like, this came out of nowhere, he's got an insane album,' so, I mean, I've worked with so many talented producers and so I just want to pick the right songs for it."

Fans can also look forward to Mahone's cameo in Will Arnett's CBS sitcom Little is known about the appearance, but the 17-year-old will be doing a little singing when he stops by to ...

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‘American Idol’ Recap: Could There Be A Winner Already?

"American Idol" hit Detroit on Wednesday, the show's first round of auditions in the Motor City since way back in season two. That visit was best remembered (in Detroit, at least) for Randy Jackson's quip that he felt the "Mo" had left the "Town," but things went better this time around.

In all, 40 Golden Tickets were handed out in Detroit, 20 of them to contestants from Michigan. The show featured the full audition of Marrialle Sellars, the 17-year-old from Indianapolis whose audition was teased at the beginning of this year's season opener.

Sellars' audition closed out Wednesday's episode, and her version of Bruno Mars' "Grenade" exploded in the judge's room. "You are gonna be a nightmare for the other competitors in this competition," Harry Connick Jr. told her, while Jennifer Lopez compared her to a cross between Rihanna and Miley Cyrus. (Lopez left out the part that Sellars has Beyoncé's eyes, too.)

Sellars was handed a Golden Ticket — two, in fact — but not before she followed Connick's orders and said dead into one of the cameras, "My name is Marialle Sellars and I plan on being the next 'American Idol.' " And so far, she's emerging as the season's frontrunner.

But there were a handful of contestants in Detroit that plan on giving Sellars a run for her money. First, there was Maurice Townsend, a 26-year-old father of four and a music minster from Grand Rapids, Michigan. Townsend's audition of John Legend's "So High" was so polished and professional that Connick remarked that he's the "one who should have recorded" ...

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Will ‘Y: The Last Man’ Movie Rights Revert Back To Creators?

What's the status of "Y: The Last Man," the planned movie adaptation of Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra's beloved comic book series? Last we heard, producer David Goyer said the script was and that production could start as soon as this year.

That was June of 2013. Since then, nary a peep on the adventures of Yorick Brown and his capuchin companion Ampersand through the male-free post-apocalypse — even though New Line reportedly considered "Y: The Last Man" one of their as recently as September 2012.

Now, a new update from Vaughan himself suggests that the "Y: The Last Man" movie might not go forward as planned.

"It's my understanding that the rights to 'Y: The Last Man' will revert back to co-creator Pia Guerra and me for the first time in a decade if the planned New Line adaptation doesn't start shooting in the next few months," Vaughan told ComicBookResources.com. "So I expect there will be some 'Y' news in 2014 either way."

In other words, if New Line doesn't hustle and put "Y" on the fast-track, that train will be headed on a one-way trip to Vaughan and Guerra's doorstep. And in case you're wondering, yes, that's potentially a very good thing.

For starters, many "Y" fans agree that the comic book is best served as a television series, not as a film. It's a sprawling story, one that can't be contained in a two-hour runtime. Even if an adaptation does come in the form of a film, it's best if Vaughan and Guerra have more ...

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‘Arrow’: Everything You Missed On ‘Blind Spot’

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Don't Tell The Babysitter, Mom Is Dead
The villainous Sebastian Blood pays his dear old mother a visit, asking about their mutual acquaintance: Laurel Lance. Blood finds out Laurel knows he murdered his own dad, and he murders his mom as revenge. We guess that's what you get for having a family with the surname "Blood!"

Laurel Got A Gun
If you thought Laurel Lance was a basket case in the first half of this season, just wait till you see what comes next! Now that Laurel has officially killed someone — a police officer no less — we think it's pretty safe to say that her substance abuse is the least of her worries. Could it be that Laurel's killing of Officer Daily has put her well on her way towards becoming the next Black Canary?

Sarah Abandons Ivo
In the flashback portion of this week's episode, Sarah steals Oliver's radio and contacts the evil Professor Ivo. While initially she seems to want to re-connect with Ivo, by the end of her conversation it's quite clear that she wants absolutely nothing to do with him. We still have a lot of blanks to fill between her time on The Island, and becoming Black Canary; but clearly, her hero journey has begun.

Laurel is Oliver's Kryptonite
During Oliver's fight with Brother Blood, Laurel actually saves Oliver's life by shooting Officer Daily to death. It's because of this that Oliver finally realizes that Laurel is his "Blind Spot" and that she theoretically throws him off of his game. This, of course, is a huge step forward for ...

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