As part of her daughter’s BeyGood, Tina Knowles has launched the #IDidMyPart initiative. The initiative is encouraging Houston residents to get tested for COVID-19 in light of disproportionate deaths in African-American communities. Taking place Mother’s Day weekend, #IDidMyPart will provide 1,000 test kits, gloves, masks, essential vitamins and household items …
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David Byrne’s Reasons to Be Cheerful online magazine has launched a new series exploring “the once-in-a-generation potential of the extraordinary changes” occurring in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “This is a catalyzing moment and many of the changes that have been made or contemplated are going to be permanent –– …
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With music shops around the world struggling with coronavirus lockdowns, the organizers of Record Store Day announced Wednesday that they’ll spread out the annual event over a number of months. Dates in late summer and fall will replace the previously announced dates, which had been moved as cities started announcing …
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Northwell Health, New York’s largest healthcare provider, has announced Side by Side: A Celebration of Service, a television special honoring healthcare workers and the military to air this Memorial Day, May 25th at 7 p.m. ET on WNBC Channel 4. Additionally, every Monday at 7 p.m. ET leading up to …
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Over 200 celebrities, entertainers, artists and leaders will appear onThe Call to Unite, a 24-hour livestream event to take place from Friday, May 1st at 8:00 p.m. ET to Saturday, May 2nd at 8:00 p.m. ET. Organized by Tim Shriver, the longtime chairman and CEO of the Special Olympics, the …
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With live events on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Warner Music Group is getting into the virtual music festival game. On Tuesday, the label unveiled PlayOn Fest, a three-day virtual music festival to take place from Friday, April 24th through Sunday April 26th, streaming noon to midnight ET each …
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The Weeknd‘s After Hours held strong at Number One on the Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums chart for the fourth straight week, amassing nearly 20,000 more in sales and more than 63 million streams. Tory Lanez landed at Number Two with The New Toronto 3, which earned close to 62 …
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100 Gecs have tapped Charli XCX, Benny Blanco, Cashmere Cat, and others for a digital festival inside the game Minecraftthat will take place April 24th from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET. The event, dubbed Square Garden, boasts a lineup of pop experimentalists and post-genre internet favorites, including A.G. Cook, …
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Like many artists, Lauv had to cancel his upcoming tour dates due to the novel coronavirus, so that meant skipping shows in Latin America and heading home to Los Angeles. However, he is still creating new music for his fans. On Sunday, he teased a new song called “Miss Me” …
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Coldplay’s Chris Martin performed an acoustic rendition of Bob Dylan’s “Shelter From the Storm” as musical guest on the first Saturday Night Live At Home episode. With “Entrance to Trains” written on poster boards behind him — a nod to SNL’s Grand Central Station-themed studio stage — Martin delivered an …
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