Adele is postponing her Las Vegas residency, which was set to kick off tomorrow, Jan. 21 at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace. In a tearful video she shared on social media, she apologized, explaining that she was forced to postpone due to Covid-19 and delivery delays. She said that “it’s …
Read More »Fauci Caught on Hot Mic Calling Republican Senator a 'Moron' After Heated Exchange
Dr. Anthony Fauci has had enough of “misinformed” Republicans. The nation’s top infectious disease expert was caught on a hot mic calling Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) a “moron” during a Senate hearing on Tuesday. “Jesus Christ,” Fauci added. The comments came after a heated exchanged in which Marshall blasted Fauci …
Read More »Rising NYC Covid Cases Reignite Caution, Concern in Live Entertainment World
From Broadway stages to small clubs, concerts in New York City are being postponed or called off as Covid-19 case numbers continue to rise. On Friday, Dec. 17, New York reported 21,027 new positive Covid-19 cases, while the number of hospitalizations in the state jumped to 3,839. While that was …
Read More »Tennessee Medical Board Caves to GOP Pressure, Deletes Warning Against Doctors Spreading Covid Misinformation
Amid pressure from a Republican lawmaker threatening to dissolve Tennessee’s Board of Medical Examiners, the panel has voted to remove from its website a policy that threatens to formally discipline doctors who spread Covid misinformation. The board voted 7-3 to take the policy off the site after Republican state Rep. …
Read More »Spike Lee Explores NYC's Reaction to 9/11, Covid-19 in HBO Doc Series
Spike Lee pays tribute to how his hometown of New York City overcame both the September 11th attacks and the Covid-19 pandemic in NYC Epicenters 9/11➔2021½, a new four-part “documentary essay” that unveiled its first trailer on Monday. The series premieres Sunday, August 22nd on HBO, and will available to …
Read More »Adam Schlesinger to Get His Own Musical After 2020 Death From Covid-19
A jukebox musical based on the songs of Adam Schlesinger will play at this year’s Adirondack Theatre Festival, August 5th through 14th. TitledTraffic & Weather, after the 2007 album from Schlesinger’s band Fountains of Wayne, the stage performance will feature the work of the late musician to tell a meet-cute …
Read More »Frank Ocean to Headline Coachella in 2023
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival co-founder Paul Tollett revealed that Frank Ocean is set to headline the festival in 2023 in a newLos Angeles Times profile. Ocean was originally slated to co-headline the 2020 festival with Rage Against the Machine and Travis Scott, but after Coachella was rescheduled to …
Read More »States Are One-Upping Each Other with Vaccine Rewards — But Will It Work?
On Wednesday, May 12th, in what sounded more like a pitch from a used car salesman than the introduction of a major public health initiative, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced the launch of a $1 million lottery for vaccinated residents of the state. “Now, I know that some of you …
Read More »Outside Lands 2021 Moves to Halloween Weekend
The organizers for Outside Lands have announced that the 2021 festival will be held on Halloween weekend (October 29th through 31st) as opposed to its traditional August dates, in order to ensure the safest possible environment in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. “We have been eagerly anticipating our return to …
Read More »Here's Where You Can Donate to Help Struggling Music-Industry Workers
It’s been nearly a year since Covid-19 essentially shut down concert tours — the financial backbone of most working musicians – in the United States and beyond. As a result, thousands of musicians and touring professionals, many of whom work as nonunion independent contractors, are still out of work and …
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