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By Mike Fleming Jr

John Lewis has launched a virtual shopper service for those who visit the website during coronavirus lockdown.

Amnesia Scanner—the Berlin-based duo of Ville Haimala and Martti Kalliala—are back with a new album. It’s called Tearless and it’s set to arrive on June 5 via PAN. Listen to “AS Going” from the LP below. The new album, which follows up their 2018 full-length Another Life, features Lalita, Code Orange, and LYZZA.

BERLIN — Live music promoters across Germany, Australia and Switzerland are anticipating losses of €3.7 billion euros ($4.04 billion) in the first half of 2020 due to the coronavirus, according to a new joint paper from industry organizations.

MADRID — Cecilia Roth starrer “Alice,” Ana Piterbarg’s “La Habitación Blanca,” Brazil’s sure-to-be controversial “Princesa,” and Mexico’s “Intersex” look like potential standouts in the just-announced movie project pitching platform MAFF Online by Filmarket Hub, part of the biggest push by far into a virtual marketplace made by any festival in the Spanish-speaking world.

By Variety Staff

Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe says he is ready to declare a state of emergency from as early as Tuesday, as part of a growing response to the novel coronavirus outbreak. The declaration would affect Tokyo, second city Osaka and five other densely populated prefectures.

By John Hopewell

Money Heist gave us two iconic songs: My Life Is Going On and Bella Ciao. While YouTube has several versions of My Life Is Going On, people cannot get enough of Bella Ciao. The Italian folk song was introduced on the show courtesy the Professor and Berlin. Today, the song has become synonymous with ‎La Casa de Papel. With Money Heist Season 4 releasing today, it goes without saying that we are humming the popular song. Turns out, fans aren't the only ones singing the song. 

Thalía fans have spoken and voted for her as the Latin artist who should live-stream a concert next.The Mexican star had almost 70% of the vote, while Colombian urban singer J Balvin earned second place with nearly 19%.

Virtual concerts have become the new norm, due to the global coronavirus pandemic. Many musicians are using technology to stay connected with their fans, now more than ever.

Taiwan has launched a grant scheme to boost the island’s status as a global hub for virtual reality production. It is offering finance to projects co-produced by companies established in Taiwan and internationally, but excluding those from mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau.

As people around the globe continue to isolate indoors amid the coronavirus pandemic, online concerts continue to gain momentum with artists live-streaming from their very own homes.That was the case on Saturday (March 28) when Christian Nodal, Gerardo Ortiz and Los Plebes del Rancho de Ariel Camacho joined forces for an epic live concert on YouTube.Jaime González, music producer and Nodal's father, hosted the concert in his house in Mexico, which included a full-on production with two hosts who

Rammstein rocker Till Lindemann is reportedly in a stable condition in hospital after suffering from a serious case of coronavirus.

Till Lindemann, lead singer for the industrial-metal band Rammstein, has been diagnosed with coronavirus, according to the German newspaper Bild.