In just the last two weeks, Stageit bought in $884,000, versus a half-million for all of 2019. That's a strong sign that, after 11 little-noticed years, coronavirus shut-downs have made musicians wake up to another way to play and get paid.
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A starry slate of music live-streams for the shut-in age is on deck for Friday, with live web performances by Hozier, OneRepublic, Julianne Hough and the duo of Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn. Friday also brings a transplanted music festival: it’s the online version of the EDM-focused Ultra Festival, for your home rave needs.
A few generous artists continue to turn up for daily appearances, including Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie, Sofi Tukker and Steve Nieve of Elvis Costello & the
In just the last two weeks, Stageit bought in $884,000, versus a half-million for all of 2019. That's a strong sign that, after 11 little-noticed years, coronavirus shut-downs have made musicians wake up to another way to play and get paid.
Viva Friday is a compilation of the best new Latin songs, albums and videos recommended by the Billboard Latin editors.Farruko, Sharo Towers, Andy Clay & Alex A.C. – “El Tiempo Pasa” (Sony Music Latin)Farruko has returned to classic reggae with “El Tiempo Pasa.” With the song, Farru sends positive vibes amid the world's current adversities, making you feel peaceful, strong and positive and wishing to go back in time to make things right.
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Orville Peck will take to three different social media platforms tonight to chat with fans, perform music — including a new song that drops tomorrow — and call some special friends. It goes down at 9 p.m. ET/6 PT on Twitch, Instagram and YouTube.
Well, it's Friday evening (March 27), and on a night we'd usually be breaking out our dancing shoes for the club or packing our bags to head to a festival, we find ourselves at home on the computer, unable to leave the house and slightly unsure of how we're going to pass the time this weekend. But the world of dance music has always maintained a spirit of optimism, so even amid
Viva Friday is a compilation of the best new Latin songs, albums and videos recommended by the Billboard Latin editors.Sebastian Yatra & Ricky Martin - “Falta Amor” (UMLE)Sebastian Yatra and Ricky Martin joined forces, for the first time, to revive romantic music with their heartbreaking ballad “Falta Amor.” The song, written by Yatra with producers Andrés Torres and Mauricio Rengifo, will serve as a prelude of sorts to the Ricky Martin/Enrique Iglesias joint tour, which is set to kick off in
An Elvis Costello appearance “from his underground lair” in the UK and Dierks Bentley broadcasting live from the U.S. of A. lead the list of performance live-streams happening for music lovers Friday. Costello performs at 3:30 ET, and Bentley goes on at 9 ET.
Dave Matthews is definitely the elephant in the room — or maybe the 800-pound marching ant? — when it comes to Thursday’s music live-streams. Tonight is the night he performs a half-hour solo show online as the premiere of a new Verizon-sponsored series, “Pay It Forward Live,” that will be broadcast each week to promote the Local Initiatives Support Corporation’s efforts to help out small businesses in distress.
Scots children keen to learn about animals will get amazing access to their favourite beasts thanks to Blair Drummond Safari Park.
Songwriters, along with other “gig economy” workers in the music industry ranging from producers to roadies, will be eligible for grants and loans under the $2 trillion stimulus bill passed by the Senate in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the advocacy organizations Songwriters of North America and Nashville Songwriters Association International announced today. (The House is expected to confirm a counterpart bill on Thursday.)
If you’re a big music fan, there’s a good chance you’ve seen more live music in the last week or two than you have in months. That’s if we put “live” in quotes, anyhow, and allow it to apply to the sudden phenomenon of pop-up web concerts that have replaced the local venue experience in the brief time since every stadium, theater and club in the country got shut down due to the pandemic.
The coronavirus pandemic isn’t stopping Latin artists from bringing their fans the best entertainment while staying at home.For example, Alejandro Sanz and Juanes had a major connection with their fans on YouTube with a free online concert after they canceled their show in Colombia, drawing more than 100,000 viewers in minutes.
Jennifer Hudson is the titan among the intimate live-stream concerts happening Wednesday, with a performance she’ll be broadcasting from her home as part of Global Citizen’s “Together at Home” series. It takes place at 4 p.m. ET/1 PT on her Instagram Live channel.
The pace of fresh music live-streams is slowing down just a little mid-week, but Tuesday brings promising performances in store from Chloe x Halle, Kiana Ledé, “The Voice” alumna Meghan Linsey and her duo partner Tyler Cain, and a DJ set from Diplo, among others.
This past weekend, it was possible to rave worldwide without leaving your house -- which was excellent for the millions of us who are basically not allowed to leave our houses right now.
Since recent events have forced concerts, festivals, tours and all public events to be cancelled or postponed, and isolation and social distancing became a serious reality for most of us, artists have been putting their minds to what they can do to keep fans occupied and entertained.
Christine and the Queens represent the country of France in leading a listing of Monday’s live-streamed music performances, while a pair of country music queens, Brandy Clark and Ashley McBryde, get their own turns at serenading fans in this new world of web-only concerts.
Newly announced music performance live-streams added for Sunday include Evanescence, Miguel, Bastille, Alex Aiono … and, believe it or not, a piano performance by news anchor Katie Couric.