These are uncertain times for the music industry. Amidst growing fears regarding the coronavirus, which has now reached over 130,000 cases worldwide, many concerts and festivals have been canceled or …
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With New York becoming the latest place to ban large gatherings (of more than 500, in the state’s case) and Live Nation and AEG — the two biggest live entertainment …
Due to the spread of coronavirus, Live Nation has instructed its foreign and domestic tours to all return home. Billboard reports that, as of Thursday, Live Nation “told employees it …
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Following the cancellation and postponements of major live music events like Coachella, SXSW, and Ultra in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced …
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You know the story about Nero fiddling while Rome burns? Anyway, here’s Kelly Clarkson swapping face-to-face airborne sing-spit with a literal fiddler as they parade through a packed-as-ever studio audience …
Teens can make anything cool. Their social-media superiority launched songs like “Old Town Road” and “The Box” to No. 1 on the Billboard charts, and every day, pop songs like …
A few nights ago, I joined more than 3,000 audience members from all over the world at the Metropolitan Opera for a performance of Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman, about a …
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Berghain, one the most prominent nightclubs in Berlin, has cancelled events until April due to coronavirus. The club has stated that it will cancel ‘self-produced events’ until the spring due …
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Nagoya-based producer Foodman aka Shokuhin Matsuri or 食品まつり, has released his new EP Dokatsu on brand new Japanese label, Highball. This EP follows his 2019 release ‘ODOODO’, which was issued …
Coachella promoter Goldenvoice has confirmed the postponement the festival due to COVID-19, aka coronavirus. News Coachella’s potential postponement was reported yesterday and it’s now been confirmed the California festival will …
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