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Niall Horan - Can the Vinyl & CD Business Survive Coronavirus? - billboard.com

In the week ending March 19, Niall Horan sold 26,000 physical copies of his album Heartbreak Weather -- which made it both the most popular physical album of the week and a sobering sign for the future of physical music. Stores are shutting down to stop the spread of the coronavirus, and in mid-March Amazon announced it would not re-stock records and CDs until at least early April. As CD sales continue to decline and the high-margin vinyl business faces manufacturing and distribution problems, can the physical business survive? Retailers were already having a rough year.

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Tony Awards Postponed Due to Coronavirus

Theater-lovers will not be able to give their regards to Broadway as scheduled this year. The 74th annual Tony Awards broadcast, originally set for June 7 from Radio City Music Hall in New York, has been postponed. It's the latest in a long series of postponements due to the global coronavirus pandemic. Tony Award Productions released the following statement on Wednesday (March

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Endeavor Begins Coronavirus Layoffs With Initial Round of 250 Staffers

Pandemic-induced layoffs have begun at Endeavor, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. The initial round impacts about 250 staffers employed in capacities in which they cannot work remotely, such as ground

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Miley Cyrus Says She Hasn't Felt This Connected to Fans Since 'Hannah Montana' Days

Miley Cyrus jumped on FaceTime with Apple Music's Zane Lowe this week on the 14th anniversary of Hannah Montana's pilot episode, and she assured her fans they're not the only ones missing the good ol' days.Since the coronavirus pandemic has kept people around the world under quarantine, Cyrus canceled three of her upcoming performances and created a Bright Minded Instagram Live series that's allowed her to connect with fans face-to-face in a different way."This is the most at peace and fulfilled that I've been in the last few years," she said during the interview. "I think I miss the safety of being able to be around my family ...

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Vote for Your Favorite Latin Music Live Stream or Virtual Concert (So Far)

The coronavirus pandemic isn’t stopping Latin artists from bringing their fans the best entertainment while staying at home.For example, Alejandro Sanz and Juanes had a major connection with their fans on YouTube with a free online concert after they canceled their show in Colombia, drawing more than 100,000 viewers in minutes.

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J-Pop Singer LiSA Shares Highlights From 'Genkiuta' Live Stream: Watch

Like many other artists in Japan and around the world, J-pop singer LiSA had to postpone her headlining acoustic tour scheduled to kick off this month due to the coronavirus crisis.

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Foster the People Remind Us 'It's Ok to Be Human' Amid Pandemic

Foster the People lead vocalist Mark Foster penned a powerful essay calling out the ills of Western “unchecked capitalism” worsening the effects of the COVID-19 crisis on Tuesday. Released on the band’s website, the essay relays Foster’s hope that governments can work together to overcome the pandemic and concludes with a new song titled “It’s Ok to Be Human.”

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Here Are All the Major Albums Postponed Due to the Coronavirus Outbreak

Since the coronavirus pandemic broke out at the end of 2019, thus far claiming the lives of more than 16,000 people all over the world, live concert organizers began postponing and canceling everything from small shows to whole tours to prevent large gatherings where the disease can spread. Now, some major artists are pushing back their spring album releases until closer to summer. Billboard has compiled an ongoing list of major album releases that have been postponed or canceled due to

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Curren$y & Fendi P Aren't Letting the Coronavirus Stop Their Grind: 'We Just Got to Be More Creative'

Curren$y and Fendi P have been linked together through the former’s Jet Life collective for a decade, but somehow, New Orleans’ most prolific rapper and his student have yet to hop on an album together.

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OneRepublic Look Ahead to 'Better Days' on Optimistic New Single: Listen

OneRepublic unveiled their hopeful new single "Better Days" on Wednesday (March 25). On the comforting, mid-tempo ballad, the band looks to a brighter future amid the chaos and fear of the current state

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Everything to Know About James Corden's Upcoming Primetime Special With BTS, Billie Eilish and More

James Corden's CBS late-night show remains on hiatus for the time being, but he'll host a primetime special from his home on March 30.The host will present Homefest: James Corden's Late Late Show Special at 10:00 p.m. March 30 on CBS.

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Dropkick Murphys' Livestreamed St. Patrick’s Day Concert Drives Them Onto Social 50 Chart

Despite the global outbreak of COVID-19 putting a damper on St. Patrick’s Day’s celebrations, Celtic rockers Dropkick Murphys didn’t let that spoil their annual holiday concert.Instead of doing a traditional concert with fans in person, the group opted to perform a livestreamed concert across multiple social media and video-streaming platforms, helping the act debut at No.

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The Stories Behind 'Y.M.C.A,' 'Cheap Trick At Budokan' & 'Wichita Lineman'

With the nation largely hunkered down amid the spread of the novel coronavirus, the Library of Congress hopes the Wednesday (March 25) arrival of the 2020 National Recording Registry -- which includes Tina Turner’s Private Dancer, Cheap Trick at Budokan, Whitney Houston’s rendition of Dolly Parton’s “I Will Always Love You,” Dr. Dre’s debut album The Chronic and the Village People’s “Y.M.C.A.” -- is right on time to inspire a stay-at-home playlist.“Music is an art form that has a unique power to bring people together and inspire people,” Librarian of Congress Dr.

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Elton John Hosting Virtual All-Star Benefit Special: See the Performers

Elton John will host an all-star benefit special aimed at providing some relief and entertainment for Americans locked down in their homes during the coronavirus pandemic. Fox Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert For America

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Jennifer Lopez - Justin Bieber - Hailey Bieber - Tim Macgraw - Megan Thee-Stallion - These Stars Are Having Fun With Viral Challenges in Self-Quarantine - billboard.com

These Stars Are Having Fun With Viral Challenges in Self-Quarantine

Quarantine and chill? More like quarantine and have a little fun.

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Shakira Praises Perfume Company Making Hand Sanitizer For Donations Amid Global Health Crisis

Shakira is using her platform to highlight a group of unsung heroes during the global health crisis.In a set of photos posted on her Instagram, she gives a shout-out to Barcelona-based company Puig for using their resources and facilities to make hand sanitizer for donations. Puig is also the company that elaborates the Colombian artist’s fragrance line, including her latest creations Dream and Sweet Dream.“So proud of the positive efforts of companies in these difficult times, like my partners at Puig, who’ve turned over their perfume factory to the production of vital hand sanitizer to donate to the Spanish government,” she expressed.

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Selena Gomez Is Fostering an Adorable New Puppy and She's Already an Icon

Meet Daisy! On Monday (March 23), Selena Gomez took to social media to introduce the world to her newest puppy.

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Kathy Valentine on Writing Her Memoir and Rejoining The Go-Go's

Kathy Valentine agrees there's some irony in being the Go-Go's member who wrote "Can't Stop the World," the closing track from the group's multi-platinum debut album Beauty and the Beat.

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Watch J. Lo & A-Rod Discover How Well They Really Know Each Other in ‘Couples Challenge’ TikTok

Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez are making the best of their coronavirus quarantine at home by having fun on TikTok.

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Austin's Tender Things Tell Some ‘Secrets’ With Patty Griffin: Exclusive

Before he spent a decade playing bass in the Heartless Bastards, Jesse Ebaugh had a country-bluegrass band out of Kentucky. And that's what he tried to rekindle on How You Make a Fool, the debut album from his new band the Tender Things -- whose "The Secrets We Could Tell," a duet with Patty Griffin, is premiering exclusively on Billboard today (March 25).

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Watch Spanish Artists Provide Some Comic Relief With Entertaining 'Lockdown' Video

Spanish musicians play for comic relief, wear pajamas (or in one case, only a banana), entertain their kids, dance with their pets and get silly with cabin fever in the video for “Quédate En Tu Casa,” a new song created by seventeen artists in their respective homes for their fans in confinement. The video comes as the Spanish public is in the second week of at-home lockdown.

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Thalia Urges Mexicans to Stay Home Despite President López Obrador's 'Life as Usual' Orders

Thalia is outraged by the orders given by Mexico’s President, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, amid the global coronavirus pandemic.“We’re going to keep living life as usual,” López Obrador said in a video message on Sunday (March 22). “I’ll tell you when not to go out any longer,” he added, explaining that COVID-19 is only its first phase in the country.

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Tainy Shares His 'Feel Good' Quarantine Playlist

Puerto Rican producer and singer/songwriter Tainy is relying on music to get him through self-isolation amid the coronavirus pandemic.The hitmaker's go-to songs right now include Julieta Venegas' "Lento," Frank Ocean's "Lost," Tame Impala's "Feel Like We Only Go Backwards" and Juan Luis Guerra's "Bachata en Fukuoka.""It’s been an adjustment isolating myself from everything," Tainy tells Billboard. "Even though I am always cooped up in the studio, knowing the reason why we are in this type of circumstance takes the mind to another place.

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20 Years of 'Stan': How Eminem’s Epic 2000 Hit Relates to the Fan Culture It Inspired

Following our Billboard staff-picked list of the 100 greatest songs of 2000, we're writing this week about some of the stories and trends that defined the year for us. Here, we look back at Eminem's "Stan" -- a minor chart hit that became one of the rapper's most enduring and iconic singles -- and what it tells us about the modern-day fan culture that it ultimately helped name.

SXSW Hands Out Film Awards, Despite Festival Cancellation

South by Southwest, the sprawling Austin, Texas, conference and festival, was one of the first major gatherings canceled by the coronavirus pandemic. But its organizers, eager to lend a hand to the movies that had been set to premiere at SXSW, on Tuesday (March 24) went ahead with the festival’s film awards.

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'Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince' Set to Air on the 4th Anniversary of His Death

CBS will air Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince on April 21, the fourth anniversary of the legendary musician's death. The show was filmed Jan.

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Spotify Pledges Up to $10M To Support Artists Amid Coronavirus, With In-App Fundraising Feature to Come

Spotify is rolling out a suite of new features and projects today (March 25) intended to help artists who are struggling financially due to the coronavirus crisis. "Though streaming continues to play a key role in connecting creators with their fans, numer

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10 Electronic Albums We’re Thankful Are Coming Soon

With cities on lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus, everyone is adjusting to a new way of life. For dance music obsessives, the communal experience of the dancefloor is on hold. As much as we miss the club, DJs and promoters around the world are d

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Verizon to Launch Streaming Entertainment Series, Sets Dave Matthews Performance

Verizon has found a way to marry digital entertainment and philanthropy while honoring social distancing guidelines via Pay if Forward Live, a new weekly streaming series that will include music, gaming, comedy and other categories all to support small businesses that have been affected during the coronavirus pandemic. The series launches Thursday (March 26) at 8 p.m.

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Dave Grohl Launches 'Dave's True Stories' Instgram Series

Like so many Americans, Dave Grohl is super bored during the COVID-19 pandemic quarantine. With touring on hold and Californians on mandatory stay-at-home lockdown, the Foo Fighters frontman has decided what America needs now is some good old-fashioned story time. So on Tuesday (March 24), he launched a new Instagram series, "Dave's True Stories," where he says he'll spin a few yarns from his life.

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IMPALA Launches 10-Point Coronavirus Crisis Plan to Support Indie Artists & Labels

LONDON – Digital music services like Spotify, Deezer and Apple Music are being called upon to make faster royalty payments and hand over a higher percentage of revenues to artists and rightsholders to help them survive the coronavirus crisis.

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Songs From Glen Campbell, Dr. Dre, Fred Rogers, Tina Turner Enter National Recording Registry

With the coronavirus going around, it's not the best idea to stay at the Y.M.C.A., but that didn't prevent the Library of Congress from inducting the signature tune from Village People into the National Recording Registry. Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden has named "Y.M.C.A." and 24 other aural treasures as worthy of preservation this year, picked because of their cultural, historical and aesthetic importance to the USA's recorded sound heritage, it was announced Wednesday (March 25). Also making the playlist are such albums as Cheap Trick at Budokan, a classic live import; Tina Turner's liberat

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Michael Jackson Estate Donates to MusiCares, Broadway Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

The Michael Jackson estate is donating $300,000 to help entertainment industry workers on Broadway, the music business and in Las Vegas who have been hurt by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Songs From Glen Campbell, Dr. Dre, Fred Rogers, Tina Turner Enter National Recording Registry

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Spanish Pop Stars & Soccer Astros Join For 'First Benefit Festival With Global Impact' of Coronavirus Crisis

Players from premier Spanish soccer league La Liga and pop stars including David Bisbal, Sebastian Yatra, Aitana and Alejandro Sanz will come together virtually-each from their own homes-for “the first benefit festival with global impact” of the current coronavirus crisis. The “charity macroconcert” will take place on Saturday (March 28) at 6 p.m. (CET), according to an announcement from LaLiga, whose competing clubs include F

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Harry Styles’ Pan-European Tour Delayed Due to Coronavirus Crisis

Harry Styles’ extensive tour of the U.K. and Europe will be rescheduled to 2021 due to the uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus pandemic.

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Cardi B Slams Trump, Celebrities For Confusion Surrounding Coronavirus

Cardi B has made another public service announcement.In a new video posted to her socials, the "Bodak Yellow" rapper takes another deep dive into her thoughts surrounding the coronavirus.

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Nashom Wooden’s The Ones Bandmates Remember ‘Superstar’ Performer

Nashom Wooden’s former bandmates in The Ones have paid tribute to the late “superstar” performer and confirmed his death was a result of the novel coronavirus.Wooden was well-known in New York City's queer nightlife scene as drag queen Mona Foot, and enjoyed some success in the music industry with The Ones, whose 2001 single "Flawless" was a club hit.The trio’s track, which sampled “Flawless (Go To The City)” by George Michael, peaked at No.

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As Dow Jones Scores Single-Day Record, Live Nation & MSG Stocks Post Big Gains

Investors’ optimism that a federal stimulus package gets passed gave the Dow stock index its best single-day point increase in its 135-year history. Beleaguered investors and retirement account holders received good news Tuesday (March 24) as President Donald Trump and leaders in Congress made progress on an aid bill, leading stocks higher even though the legislation isn’t expected to get the President’s signature before Thursday.

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International Jazz Day 2020 Shifts to Virtual Celebration Owing to Coronavirus

International Jazz Day—including its All-Star Global Concert on April 30—is the latest music event changing course in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The ninth annual worldwide celebration was slated to take place in Cape Town and other cities across South Africa during the last week of April.However, partners and organizers of International Jazz Day are still planning to celebrate the occasion on April 30.

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Nick Lachey Knows It's the 'Hardest Thing' to Stay Inside, So He Flipped Up a 98 Degrees Song for You

Nick Lachey is getting creative to urge people to stay inside as the coronavirus continues to spread.In his latest "quarantine edition" of #MusicMonday, the star reworked his 98 Degrees hit "The Hardest Thing" to fit more with the unfortunate climate of 2020."They're telling us we have to stay home / We got somewhere else to be / Other friends to see / But if we go outside now, we might spread the disease / So I've made up my mind / I'm staying in the house / It's time to quarantine," he sings, before belting into an emotional chorus.His rendition ends with his adorable son running into the frame and tackling him onto the couch. Watch the updated version of "The Hardest Thing" below.

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Jackson Browne Tests Positive for Coronavirus: 'You Have to Assume You Have It'

Jackson Browne revealed Tuesday (March 24) that he has tested positive for the coronavirus.In an interview with Rolling Stone, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer said he immediately sought out testing when he developed a cough and started running a fever. He did test positive, but he downplayed the severity of his illness.

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Ariana Grande Offers Up a Taste of New Music -- As Long as You Promise to 'Stay Inside'

Ariana Grande has been adament this month about urging her fans to self-isolate as the coronavirus crisis continues to grow. Now, Arianators may have a bit more incentive to follow the rules.The pop star tweeted a clip of an unreleased song on Tuesday (March 24), with the caption "i miss making things can’t wait to get back to work but for now let’s stay inside pls."In the 45-second snippet, you can hear Grande breathlessly musing and whistle-singing to a dreamy, ethereal beat.

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Camila Cabello Postpones Tour Due to Coronavirus

Camila Cabello's tour in support of her recent album Romance was scheduled to kick off May 26 in Oslo, Norway. However, as the coronavirus continues to spread, the songstress has decided to postpone the tour.She shared the news via Instagram on Tuesday (March 24).

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Paradigm's Coronavirus Layoffs Panned by Music Industry: 'This Is Really Just Greed'

As details of Paradigm's temporary layoffs of agents, assistants and float staff on Friday have dripped out, anger over the cuts' timing -- just one week into the widespread coronavirus quarantine -- and the terms some agents were forced to accept is heating up."In times like these you find out who has loyalty," said Jarred Arfa, Artist Group International GM. "What's the point of being in a company if you don't have job security in times of crisis?"Paradigm is home to superstar artists including Shawn Mendes, Ed Sheeran, Billie Eilish and Coldplay and has spent significant money on acquisitions in recent years.

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DJ Webstar Tests Positive for Coronavirus

DJ Webstar, who is best known for his 2009 hit "Chicken Noodle Soup," has tested positive for the coronavirus.The producer announced the news on Tuesday (March 24) via IGTV. "I started getting a lot of symptoms on about 9-10 days ago, so isolated myself immediately," he explained.

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K-Pop Podcasts to Check Out During Coronavirus Lockdown

As the coronavirus lockdown and the spread of COVID-19 continue worldwide, the entertainment world’s live events and even music releases have slowed down a bit -- but there’s always more to consume out there. In the realm of K-pop, English-language podcasts featuring many popular artists have recently started to shed some new insight into the industry, and as fun as it is to watch Friends again or play Animal Crossing, this period is also great to take a deep dive down the path of K-pop podcasts.

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Love in the Time of Coronavirus: How Latin Music Couples Quarantine Together

One of the crucial safety measures to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, as suggested by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is to stay at home and social distance yourself from others, especially those who are sick.

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
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