CMA Fest 2020 Canceled Amid Crisis: 'We Hope You Will Join Us Next Year'

It's week No. 5 at my kitchen table with 17 employees working from home and four offices (Los Angeles, New York, Nashville, London) all closed.

He recalled imitating him "in order to raise and find my own voice"

Consequence of Sound has announced Angel from Maywood: A Livestream Tribute to John Prine. The homage to Prine, who died earlier this week, will feature performances by the Decemberists' Colin Meloy, Kevin Morby, the Mountain Goats’ John Darnielle, Grace Potter, Norah Jones, the Head and the Heart, Lake Street Dive, and more. The tribute will stream on Saturday, April 11 at 2 p.m. Eastern on CoS’ Instagram account.

By Justin Kalifowitz

On Tuesday, influential country folk singer John Prine died at 73 years old while hospitalized at Nashville’s Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He passed away from complications due to coronavirus, his family confirmed to Rolling Stone.

Singer-songwriter John Prine has passed away due to complications related to the novel coronavirus.

Bruce Springsteen has paid tribute to “songwriter for the ages” John Prine following his death on Tuesday.

Country and folk icon John Prine has lost his battle with the coronavirus.

Iconic singer-songwriter John Prine died today at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. His family confirmed that he died of COVID-19 complications. He was 73.

He was hospitalised last month

Radio veteran John Shomby has departed from Cumulus Media after four years with the company, a source tells Billboard.

Kristin Cavallari and Jay Cutler are still in the Bahamas amid the outbreak of COVID-19.

The CMT Music Awards will be pushed from June 3 to Oct. 14 because of the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic, the network announced Friday.

By Denise Petski

Lady Antebellum announced today that their May and June concert dates would be shifted to begin in July. The Ocean 2020 tour will now kick off on July 2 at Toyota Amphitheatre in Sacramento, Calif.

Carrie Underwood and her husband, Mike Fisher, are encouraging everyone to stay at home to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

Keith Urban’s new single “When God Whispered Your Name” comes to life in his latest video, which Billboard premieres today (April 2). Directed by Jennifer Massaux, the four-minute clip vividly captures the sense of isolation in a dark, lonely place juxtaposed with finding one’s way to the light among a stunning backdrop.

The CMA Festival, the world’s largest country music gathering, has been canceled for 2020, rather than trying to push the mass gathering set for June in Nashville to a later date in the year.