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Jennifer Lopez Reveals How Quarantine Is Affecting Her Wedding Plans

Jennifer Lopez, Alex Rodriguez, and their four children have been at home in self-quarantine for a few weeks now due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus.“I’ve been on the run for the past few years that it’s nice to be home,” she told Ellen Degeneres during a video chat interview on Tuesday (April 7). “I planned to take a bit of time off after the whole Super Bowl thing and filming ‘World of Dance.’”Though she says these are terrible and scary times, Lopez says it feels nice to reconnect with the family and they are making the best of it.During the Q&A, Ellen did not hesitate to ask about her wedding with A.Rod and if quarantine has affected their plans.“It did affect it a little bit but we will see what happens now,” Lopez replied.

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Harry Styles Has The Charity COVID-19 Shirt You're Looking For

Harry Styles is celebrating World Health Day on Tuesday (April 7) by offering fans a new t-shirt with a sign of the times message, if you will. Proceeds are earmarked for the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for the Whole Health Organization.The shirt says "Stay Home.

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Kelly Clarkson Delivers Memorable Cover of Dan + Shay’s ‘Tequila’: Watch

During a recent episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show, host Kelly Clarkson launched into a segment of Kellyoke by covering Dan + Shay’s 2018 hit “Tequila."Donning a pink floral dress and black boots, Clarkson delivered a mesmerizing rendition of “Tequila” with a driving beat and her memorable vibrato while backed by her band, putting a distinct pop twist on the Grammy Award-winning country song.An obvious audience favorite, the pre-coronavirus filmed segment included hand claps from the audience while Clarkson showcased her impressive vocal range in the nearly two-minute clip.Since the segment was shot, Clarkson has resumed production of the daytime series with at-home episodes with her crew working remotely.

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Dave Grohl Once Lost His Mind Over a Secret Jam Sesh With Prince: Read His Story

Even legends get starstruck sometimes. When you're at a concert watching two superstars power though an impromptu jam session, there's always the chance one of them is totally losing it on the inside.

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Coronavirus Listener Data: Music Streams and Digital Downloads See Gains as 'Escape' Markets Emerge

After two weeks of streaming declines as Americans stayed glued to cable news, music consumers seem to be comfortably sheltered at home with streams growing 2% to 24.8 billion for the week ended April 2, up from 24.3 billion a week before.Yet while stability appears to be emerging, somewhat, for a U.S. music industry paralyzed by the coronavirus, last week's performance was still down 2.9% from 2020’s peak when total streams numbered 25.55 billion.

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Randy Rainbow Comes Out As 'Cuomosexual' for NY Governor in Coronavirus Crush Song: Listen

While New Yorkers are hunkering down to make it through the coronavirus pandemic, many have begun to turn to a once-divisive political figure to ease their nerves: Governor Andrew Cuomo. Through his level-headed daily briefings where he updates New Yorkers on the evolving situation, the governor has created a sense of calm among a panicked public.So, native New Yorker Randy Rainbow decided to pay tribute to the governor with a new parody video.

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Watch Howard Stern Serenade Wife Beth With a Coronavirus Love Song

Howard Stern took time out from broadcasting his SiriusXM show from home on Monday morning (April 6) with a sweet acoustic song he wrote for his wife Beth to thank her for her tireless efforts to keep their house clean during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.Stern, a self-avowed germaphobe who has been fretting about all the ways he might contract the novel coronavirus since his return to the air last week, explained to sidekick Robin Quivers that he felt inspired to write the song after watching his wife scour every surface over and over again."Do you want me to sing my song to you about how much I appreciate you cleaning the house," Stern asked.

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Audrey Mika Reveals How She’s 'Staying Sane' at Home During the Pandemic

Rising pop star Audrey Mika caught up with Billboard from her home via video chat to discuss how she’s keeping busy while social distancing, what inspired her fanbase's name, how she ended up joining forces with rapper Kyle for her latest remix, and what it was like working with Saygrace and Tate McRae.Asked how she is staying sane while social distancing during the current pandemic, Mika admits that it has been a bit of a struggle for her.

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Chance The Rapper Promotes Rest During Quarantine: 'Everybody's at a Pause'

Stephen Colbert isn't letting quarantine stop his journalistic efforts. On Monday night (April 6), Colbert hosted The Late Show With Stephen at Home in light of practicing social distancing from the COVID-19 outbreak, and invited Chance The Rapper to chat via Zoom.Chance reflected on his epic 2019, which included getting married to his long-time girlfriend, Kirsten Corley, having another baby, and releasing his debut album The Big Day.

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Jordan Davis Completes 'Slow Dance' To No. 1, Thomas Rhett Shines

Jordan Davis banks his second No. 1 on Billboard's Country Airplay chart, as "Slow Dance in a Parking Lot" sways 4-1 in its 50th week (on the list dated April 11).The song increased by 15% to 33.6 million audience impressions in the week ending April 5, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data."Seeing 'Dance' go to No.

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Justin Bieber's 'At Least For Now' Video Is an Epic Man Vs. Nature Battle

In case you haven't noticed by now, there is a consistent "man in nature" vibe to a number of the videos from Justin Bieber's Changes album. And while most of them star JB himself frolicking or moping in the snowy outdoors, his latest clip for the ballad "At Least For Now" turns the screen over to dancer/choreographer Sean Lew, who relates an epic struggle of man vs.

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Lady Gaga Reveals How She Celebrated Her Birthday in Quarantine

Lady Gaga returned to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday (April 6) to chat about life in quarantine and celebrating her recent 34th birthday.

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Roskilde Festival 2020 No Longer Happening This Summer

Update: As of Monday (April 6), the 2020 edition of Denmark's Roskilde Festival is no longer happening this summer. "The Danish authorities have just prolonged its prohibition against larger assemblies until August 31st 2020.

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Paradigm Establishes $1.1M Employee Relief Fund After Layoffs, Lawsuit

Two weeks after implementing layoffs and paycuts in a companywide call and five days after former Paradigm agent Debbee Klein filed a $2 million wrongful termination suit against the agency, chairman and CEO Sam Gores has addressed his employees again.In a letter sent agency-wide on Monday night, Gores did not directly mention the pending litigation, which accused him of leaving the laid-off staff high and dry in economically strained times, but unveiled a number of measures that seemed to address that criticism."The vital and significant actions we took, though necessary for the health of the company, were hard and painful," Gores wrote, calling them the toughest of his 37-year career.

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Rocklahoma Has Been Postponed to 2021

Update: As of Tuesday (April 7), Rocklahoma has been postponed to 20201. "This is tough.

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Spain's Top Albums Chart Paused Due to Coronavirus Crisis Impact

BARCELONA — Spain's Top Albums chart, which reflects the top-selling albums and downloads in the country, has been halted due to the coronavirus crisis. Promusicae, the music industry association which has compiled the national charts since 1986

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Selena Gomez Prepping Deluxe Edition of 'Rare' With Three Unreleased Tracks

Selena Gomez is prepping a deluxe edition of her new Rare album, and it's coming way sooner than you think. The singer announced on Monday (April 6) that the new version will feature three previously unreleased tracks, "Boyfriend," "She" and "Souvenir," which will appear on the beefed-up version due out on Thursday (April 9). You can pre-save the album here now, as well as donate to

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Watch Lady Gaga Hit All Three Late Night Shows to Promote 'One World' COVID Concert

A major effort deserves a major push and on Monday night (April 6) Lady Gaga made history by appearing on all the major late night talk shows to announce the lineup for the Global Citizen/World Health Organization "One World: Together at Home" concert. After a brief appearance last week on The Tonight Show during which she didn't say much, but promised big news, Gaga was back Zooming with Jimmy Fallon from her home office to first reveal who is hosting the prime time event."Would you like to know who's hosting?" she asked Fallon, who eagerly said yes just hours after the full lineup of the show was announced.

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Andrea Bocelli to Celebrate Easter With Livestreamed Performance at Milan's Duomo Cathedral

In celebration of Easter Sunday (April 12), Andrea Bocelli was invited by the City of Milan, Italy, to deliver a solo performance at the historic Duomo cathedral.In accordance with social distancing amid the coronavirus crisis, there will be no audience and no access for the public. However, you can watch the performance streamed live on the tenor’s YouTube channel here at 1 p.m.

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Adam Sandler and Jimmy Fallon Remind Us to Keep Distance From Grandma With New Duet: Watch

Adam Sandler returned to Jimmy Fallon’s “At Home” edition of The Tonight Show with another ditty about social distancing during the coronavirus outbreak.The movie star caught up with Fallon last week to debut a new self-isolation song. For the latest cut, he dueted with Fallon on "Don't Touch Grandma."The title says it all.

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Billie Joe Armstrong Performs Self-Isolation Standard ‘I Think We're Alone Now’ For ‘Fallon’: Watch

Billie Joe Armstrong logged in for a virtual chat Monday night with The Tonight Show’s Jimmy Fallon, and for a performance of a song high on everyone’s self-isolation list.The Green Day frontman performed a rocking version of “I Think We're Alone Now,” originally recorded in the ‘60s by Tommy James and the Shondells and turned into a mega-hit once more in the ‘80s by Tiffany.“I think we’re alone now. There doesn’t seem to be anyone around,” are lyrics perfect for our time.

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‘ACM Presents: Our Country’ Yields Immediate Sales Gains

ACM Presents: Our Country spurred immediate sales gains for the songs performed on the two-hour CBS TV special, according to initial reports to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.

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Madonna Remembers Dance Music Champion Orlando Puerta: 'I Am Forever Indebted To Orlando'

As news of Orlando Puerta's death ripples through the music industry, those who knew the longtime dance music marketing and promotions executive are mourning his loss."I am forever indebted to Orlando and he will be sorely missed," Madonna tells Billboard. "His passion and commitment to dance and club music had no limits and he was a very big reason I had 50 number ones on the dance charts.

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Who's Your Pick to Win 'American Idol'? Vote!

American Idol revealed its top 21 contestants on Sunday night (April 5), as the Hawaii showcase comes to a close.While fans must wait a few weeks to see how the show will continue amid the coronavirus crisis, we can't help but buzz over the insane talent this season.As we await live show news, we want to know who your pick is to win this season of Idol.

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StubHub Hit With $5M Class Action Lawsuit Over Coronavirus Refund Policy

A Wisconsin man has filed a $5 million dollar federal class action lawsuit against StubHub for not refunding money he spent on a suspended NHL game.

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H.E.R. Joins R&B/Hip-Hop Livestream Wave With Weekly Music & Talk Series 'Girls With Guitars'

Grammy winner H.E.R. is inviting music fans to rock with her via Instagram Live on Monday night (April 6, 8 p.m. ET) for Girls With Guitars. Curated by the singer-songwriter-multi-instrumentalist and featuring special guests

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Orlando Puerta, Dance Music Exec Who Championed Madonna, Dies of Upper Respiratory Infection at 55

Orlando Puerta, a dance music promotions and marketing veteran known for his work with legends including Cher and Madonna, died from an upper respiratory infection at the age of 55. It is currently unknown whether the infection was caused by COVID-19, but a test is forthcoming. According to a statement released Monday (April 7) by his company Citrus

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Jordan Fisher Says Staying Home Is a 'Blessing in Disguise' During Billboard Live At-Home Concert

Jordan Fisher performed a Billboard Live At-Home concert on Monday (April 6) to raise money for MusiCares, which provides emergency assistance for music workers in need.

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Sofia Reyes Shares 'A Dance With Myself' Quarantine Playlist

Sofia Reyes shared with Billboard her ultimate quarantine playlist, appropriately titled "A Dance With Myself."While self-isolating, music is keeping the Mexican pop singer-songwriter company, and she's listening to songs like "Sunflower" by Harry Styles and C. Tangana and Rosalía's "Antes de Morirme.""I love these songs and they transport me to the beautiful moments in my life," Reyes tells Billboard.

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New CMJ Owner on Plans for Brand's Comeback, 'Virtual Music Marathon' & More

For Amazing Radio founder Paul Campbell, taking control of CMJ -- as he was able to do late last year, in a deal that was announced Monday (April 6) -- was nearly a decade in the making. In 2013, ownership over the longstanding college-radio publication, chart publisher and music conference host was in a state of turmoil, beset by financi

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Kany Garcia Announces Quarantine Livestream Series

With the coronavirus keeping everybody at home, artists are still finding ways to showcase their creativity.

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Charli XCX Will Express 'How I'm Feeling Now' in Upcoming Self-Isolated Album

For Charli XCX, "staying positive goes hand in hand with being creative."

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You Have to See Dinah Jane's Maroon 5/ Wiz Khalifa & Charlie Puth Mashup for Billboard Live At-Home

Dinah Jane brought the much-needed energy Monday afternoon (April 6) for her Billboard Live At-Home performance to raise money for Direct Relief, which donates masks, gloves and isolation gowns to frontline medical workers.But she slowed down her high-energy set for a special mashup cover dedicated to the victims of the COVID-19 pandemic. "I know it’s a really sensitive time right now, and so because of that, I wanted to put this little mashup together for the victims of COVID-19," she told her audience.As the sweet-sounding strings from Ella Mai's "Naked" played, Jane delved into Maroon 5's lyrics from their top 5 Billboard Hot 100 hit "Memories" and then seamlessly wove in Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth's No.

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'Kelly Clarkson Show' to Resume Production With Weekly At-Home Episodes

The Kelly Clarkson Show is joining several other daytime talkers in resuming production at least in some form. Clarkson will begin producing an original episode each week from her home in Montana, along with recording new material to be incorporated into episodes taped

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Billie Joe Armstrong Covers a Bangles Hit, With Some Help From Susanna Hoffs

Wish it were Sunday? So does Billie Joe Armstrong. For his latest No Fun Mondays cover, the Green Day frontman took on The Bangles' 1986 hit "Manic Monday." But he had a special guest appearance -- and it was none other than Bangles lead vocalist and founding member Susanna Hoffs.

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Jeezy Pops the Question (In Quarantine) To Jeannie Mai

Jeezy is trying to make the most of the coronavirus lockdown. The 42-year-old rapper (born Jay Jenkins) has spent part of his COVID-19 with love on his mind, as People magazine reports that he popped the question to girlfriend and The Real co-host Jeannie Mai on March 27 during a special date night at his Los Angeles home. The magazine said the original plan was to p

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Producer Ian Kirkpatrick on Chart Success During Quarantine: 'It's a Very Strange Duality'

Much like the rest of us, the producer Ian Kirkpatrick is having trouble concentrating. "As the weeks have been progressing, everything has been weighing on me more and more," he says from his home studio in Los Angeles of the global crisis spurred by the spread of the novel coronavirus. "It's all just terrifying."

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ASCAP Warns Members of Immediate 'Disruption' in Collections and Payments Due to Coronavirus

ASCAP has delayed payments scheduled for April 6 until April 28 in a move to ensure quarterly writer payouts are fully funded. The delay was due to late payments from licensees, according to an April 3 email from ASCAP president and chairman Paul Williams; and ASCAP CEO Elizabeth Matthews who sent out a follow-up note to members on April 5."As COVID-19 has continued to escalate and more and more of our licensee businesses have shut down, we have had to carefully review our cash forecasts and plan for more disruption to our revenue collections and member distributions," Williams' email stated.

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Universal Music Group Chief Lucian Grainge 'at Home and Recuperating' After COVID-19 Hospitalization

Universal Music Group CEO and chairman Lucian Grainge is at home and recuperating after being hospitalized with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, more than two weeks ago.Grainge sent a letter to UMG staff on Monday (April 6), updating them to his condition. Read it in full below.Dear Colleagues:I do hope each and every one of you and your loved ones is safe and doing as well as can be in these difficult times.I apologize for not having written earlier, but I know only too well how difficult these times can be, for you see, I contracted COVID-19 and was one of the 20% whose symptoms were severe.

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Justin Vernon Debuts Introspective New Song During Virtual Bernie Sanders Rally

Believe it or not, there is still a presidential election going on and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is still out there rousing the troops.

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Watch the Trailer For B2K's 'Millennium Tour Live' Concert: Exclusive

When B2K reunited for the first time in 15 years, fans flocked to venues across the United States to make The Millennium Tour one of 2019's most lucrative North American treks.

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Watch Mandy Moore Sing ‘Only Hope’ From ‘A Walk to Remember’ For the First Time in Almost 20 Years

Plenty of artists have been serving up special moments on Instagram Live while social distancing, but Mandy Moore may have just topped them all.When Moore and her husband, Dawes frontman Taylor Goldsmith, performed a 45-minute concert from their family room on Sunday night (April 5), she sang the heart-rending A Walk to Remember ballad "Only Hope." While Moore's fans love a good throwback, this one was particularly special: It was her first time singing "Only Hope" in nearly 20 years.Moore recalled performing the song in the Philippines not long after A Walk to Remember was released in 2002, but that was her only other time singing the song except for the film's soundtrack.

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Local H Celebrates Three Decades With 'Lifers': Album Premiere

Thirty years after forming in Zion, Ill., Scott Lucas figures he and whoever he's playing with in Local H are indeed Lifers in the music world. And that's what makes it a fitting title for the group's ninth studio album, and first in five years, premiering exclusively below.

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Love, Pain & Prayer: How Rod Wave Became Rap's Brightest Street Star

In February, Rod Wave shared snippets of new music using the hashtag #Pray4Love. It was a subtle way of revealing he was dropping another album, just months after releasing his debut LP, Ghetto Gospel, which featured Kevin Gates as the executive producer.

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Fonseca & Andres Cepeda Release New Song to Raise Awareness For Global Health Crisis in Colombia

Fonseca and Andres Cepeda have joined forces once again to release a new song and campaign titled “Te Entrego Mi Corazón,” to raise awareness of the novel coronavirus outbreak in Colombia.Co-written by Andrés Cepeda, Juan Fernando Fonseca, and John Harby Ubaque “Dartagnan,” the inspiring song is a traditional Bambuco with heartwarming lyrics dedicated to the medical professionals and the wider Colombian community.With this new campaign song, the two Colombian artists, who have postponed their joint Compadres Tour due to COVID-19, hope to not only show solidarity with the people of their country but also raise social awareness about the global pandemic.“We want to put this song at the service of Colombia so that together we create this

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WHO & Global Citizen Announce Star-Studded, Gaga-Curated 'One World: Together at Home'

On Monday (April 7) morning during the World Health Organization's virtual press conference, WHO and Global Citizen announced they've teamed up for One World: Together at Home, an international special airing April 18 to support and applaud healthcare workers in the fight against COVID-19.

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Midem, A2IM Indie Week Will Carry On -- Digitally

In addition to the countless tours and festivals that have been halted by the COVID-19 outbreak, the music industry's biggest professional conferences have also taken a hit.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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