Random music news for Wednesday, April 1, 2020

This is NOT an April Fool’s joke: Dogs are being trained to sniff out the coronavirus. And should you wear a mask? Experts are divided. Moving on to music news…

1. Coronavirus update 1: Do you have concert tickets you bought from StubHub and want a refund? Sorry, but no.
2. Coronavirus update 2: I really like these t-shirts from Martin Atkins.
3. Coronavirus update 3: Live Nation has posted all their online shows sorted by date. Go here.
4. Coronavirus update 4: Universal has this list of special online performances.
5. Coronavirus update 5: Over 100 touring pros have banded together to address the whole COVID-19 situation.
6. Coronavirus update 6: Lizzo bought lunch for ER staff at a bunch of different hospitals.
7. Coronavirus update 7: If you’re concerned about your overall well-being, this site is set up for musicians but offers tips for everyone.
8. Coronavirus update 8: Jay-Z and Rihanna are donating money to the cause
9. If you’re a musician looking for sync deals, there’s a new website called SyncFloor that could really help. It has a really cool natural language search engine.
10. Check out these 13 isolated drum tracks from people like Dave Grohl, Ringo, Chad Smith, John Bonham and more.
11. Caught inside with a burning desire to make music? You can use Ableton Live 10 Suite for free for the next 90 days.
12. Spotify now has a standalone app for kids with songs to encourage hand washing.
13. And Spotify has given us a list of what sorts of content people are listening to these days.
14. Yes, video conferencing is up. WAY up.
15. And yes, there’s Tiger-King-and-music news.