Tame Impala has shared a remixed version of their recent album, The Slow Rush. Titled The Slow Rush in an Imaginary Place, the new edition has been edited to sound like it’s being played from another room. “I made something for all you isolators out there,” Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker …
Read More »John Prine Hospitalized With COVID-19 Symptoms: 'His Situation Is Critical'
John Prine has been hospitalized since Thursday after suffering from symptoms synonymous with the novel coronavirus. While Prine’s exact medical condition is unclear, “his situation is critical,” his family said in a statement Sunday. “After a sudden onset of COVID-19 symptoms, John was hospitalized on Thursday. He was intubated Saturday …
Read More »The Michael Jackson Estate Donates $300,000 to COVID-19 Relief Efforts
The Michael Jackson Estate will donate $300,000 to help three communities that have been impacted by COVID-19. The estate will give $100,000 each to Broadway Cares, Nevada’s Three Square Food Bank and MusiCares. “This virus strikes at the heart of the communities we are close to,” John Branca and John …
Read More »JoJo Flips 'Leave (Get Out)' Into COVID-Themed 'Chill (Stay in)'
JoJo is stuck in quarantine like the rest of us, and to encourage everyone to stay inside and practice good common sense, she’s shared a video of her singing a new version of her signature song “Leave (Get Out)”: a corona-themed ditty titled “Chill (Stay in).” Performed a cappella at …
Read More »Dirty Projectors Cover John Lennon's 'Isolation' for COVID-19 Relief
John Lennon was feeling lonely in the fall of 1970. The Beatles had ended in tears, primal-scream therapy was putting him in touch with his childhood pain like never before, and it often felt like it was just him and Yoko Ono against the world. You can hear it all …
Read More »New Orleans Jazz Fest 2020 Canceled Due to Coronavirus Pandemic
UPDATE: Organizers of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival canceled the 2020 fest Thursday due to the coronavirus pandemic, a month after initially postponing this year’s festival until the fall. “It takes something truly momentous to interrupt a 50-year New Orleans tradition as special at the Festival, but we …
Read More »Alice Cooper's Message of Hope: 'We'll Get Through This Together'
Alice Cooper was making his way across Germany last week, headlining a tour that also featured Cheap Trick, when he learned that the country was prohibiting gatherings of more than 1,000 people due to coronavirus worries. The tour was canceled, and he and his crew immediately had to navigate their …
Read More »Ben Gibbard Announces Daily Livestream Shows From His Home Studio
Ben Gibbard announced that he will livestream performances from his home studio every day for the next few weeks in the wake of the coronavirus. Beginning Tuesday, Ben Gibbard: Live From Home will go live at 4 p.m. PST via YouTube and Facebook. “I know you are all freaked out …
Read More »Jonas Brothers Cancel Las Vegas Residency Over Coronavirus Concerns
The Jonas Brothers canceled their upcoming Las Vegas residency Friday, a day after the Nevada governor issued a declaration of emergency due to the coronavirus pandemic. The band’s eight-date residency at the Park MGM – their first-ever Vegas residency – was set to begin April 1st, but will be canceled …
Read More »Fletcher Wants to Pause True Love on New Single 'Forever'
Ahead of her still-scheduled tour with Niall Horan, up-and-coming pop singer Fletcher has released the dance-pop tune “Forever.” This is her first single since her 2019 EP You Ruined New York City for Me. On “Forever,” Fletcher balances her feelings of potentially falling in love with someone with wanting to …
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