Random music news for Saturday, April 11, 2020
Anyone else having weird dreams during the pandemic? This could explain a few things. Now, music news for April 11, 2020.
- Coronavirus update 1: U2 has donated €10million to COVID-19 relief efforts. That’s just over $15 million.
- Coronavirus update 2: Cardi B has been giving away $1,000 an hour to coronavirus victims.
- Coronavirus update 3: Just about every podcast is mentioning COVID-19 these days.
- Coronavirus update 4: Motown executive James Fisher has died at the age of 89 due to coronavirus complications.
- Coronavirus update 5: Good read: How Canadian record labels are going virtual during the pandemic.
- Coronavirus update 6: The music industry remains split on whether to go ahead with scheduled releases or to hold back until things calm down.
- Coronavirus update 7: Burning Man has been canceled.
- Coronavirus update 8: New Jersey residents are cautioned to say “one Springsteen apart.”
- Coronavirus update 9: Pearl Jam has postponed their European tour.
- Coronavirus update 10: Osheaga has been canceled.
- Coronavirus update 11: Madonna has lost a cousin and two friends to COVID-19.
- How are these virtual concerts going? Here’s one report.
- Travis Nelsen, drummer for Okkervil River, has died. No cause of death has been released.
- Speaking of which, Liam Gallagher is on board for one of these gigs.
- Here are my weekly music picks for GlobalNews.ca.
- Hoaxers faked out Billie Eilish.
- Fifty years after The Beatles broke up, a photograph of the Quarrymen from 1957 has emerged.
- There is a fake album by John Fruiscinate out there. Don’t be fooled.
- Scowling Sting.