Musicians and artists from the diverse music scene in Louisville, Kentucky, have collaborated on a charity single, “Lift Up Louisville,” to raise money for the city’s COVID-19 response fund. Recorded remotely in the midst of quarantine, the song and its accompanying video feature dozens of local Louisville acts including Jim …
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Beyoncé‘s BeyGOOD Foundation has announced a new initiative to provide relief and assistance to essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. BeyGOOD partnered with Twitter founder Jack Dorsey’s Start Small fund and will provide $6 million to various organizations. “In our major cities, African-Americans comprise a disproportionate number of workers in …
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It’s apparently “intellectually casual Friday” at the White House, where President Trump, in a series of tweets, has delved deeper into the crazy to signal his support for protesters opposing state social-distancing orders aimed at stemming the spread of the coronavirus. At 11:21 Friday morning, our itchy president tweeted “Liberate …
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GLAAD has announced Together in Pride: You Are Not Alone, a special livestream event to be broadcast Sunday, April 26th, at 8 p.m. ET on the organization’s YouTube channel and Facebook page. The event will highlight the LGBTQ community’s response to COVID-19 and feature a star-studded lineup of guests including …
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Dolly Parton surprised fans on Monday with the digital release of six albums previously unavailable on streaming. “Surprise! 93 of your favorite classics are finally available again online!” Parton wrote on Twitter. “I hope these songs bring some light into your life during these hard times.” The LPs newly available …
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The Grateful Dead will stream a weekly concert series on their YouTube channel. Appropriately named Shakedown Stream, the series will premiere on Friday, April 10th, at 8 p.m. EST. The band will kick offwith Truckin’ Up to Buffalo, a full screening of their Fourth of July show from July 4th, …
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“Here we are, all together at home,” Elton John announced cheerily at the start of his star-studded Living Room Concert for America on Sunday night. “And since we’re all hunkered down together, we thought we’d put together a little show for you, from our homes to yours.” It was a …
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Peter Bjorn and John will livestream a 36-hour performance titled 36h Ingrid amid the coronavirus outbreak. The indie outfit will perform via Twitch from their studios in Stockholm, from Friday, March 27th at 9 a.m. to Saturday, March 28th at 10 p.m. EST. The band will perform songs from their …
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“5, 4, 3, 2, 1,” a raucous crowd shouts. Two college-age women, tanned and lithe in thong two-piece swimsuits, start playfully wrestling, the waves crashing down around them as they tumble around in the sand. Throngs of people mill around them, holding Solo cups and taking video on their phones, …
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If you tuned into the Sunday news shows this morning for comfort that the government has the COVID-19 situation well in hand, you were sorely disappointed. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson admitted there is no plan for the passengers aboard the Grand Princess cruise ship plagued with the …
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