Global concert industry in flux as coronavirus spreads

NEW YORK -- This might one day be a trivia question: Which rock band with a celebrity frontman and a very long name was one of the last acts to play live in New York before the city shut down in 2020?

Donald Trump still finds ways to shock TV’s late-night hosts.

Mariah Carey was the second-to-last performer to close the Fox Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America on Sunday night (March 29) with one of her many classics, "Always Be My Baby."

Mariah Carey did what no one else could do during Elton John’s Living Room Concert for America.

Independent promoter Dave Poe of New York-based Patchwork Presents, a partnership with Ineffable Music, and co-owner of promotion company Broadberry Entertainment Group Jessica Gordon in Richmond, Virginia, have come together to form the Independent Promoter Alliance in light of COVID-19 and its dire effects on the live music industry. The goal of the newly formed group is to talk regularly about current challenges and how individual businesses plan to work through this pandemic.

NEW YORK -- With Broadway shuttered amid the coronavirus pandemic, producers of the annual Tony Awards have postponed this year's celebration of American theater.

James Blake broadcast a live performance on Instagram TV, singing original songs and covers from his home piano. Check it out below.

The Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards have been cancelled due to coronavirus concerns.

The Wolverine actor Hugh Jackman announced that he is shutting his cafe in New York due to the current Coronavirus outbreak. The actor reportedly also said that shutting the cafe was the right thing to do.

Kaley Cuoco was a bit stressed over the weekend. The Big Bang Theory alum headed to a Los Angeles grocery store with her husband, Karl Cook, on Sunday, March 15, and got a little nervous when she saw several empty shelves amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Officials across the country curtailed many elements of American life to fight the coronavirus outbreak on Sunday, with health officials recommending that groups of 50 or more don’t get together and a government expert saying a 14-day national shutdown may be needed.

Earlier this week, Berlin’s Berghain—a dance club infamous for its anything-goes darkrooms—announced it was canceling all upcoming “self-produced events” and effectively going dark through April 20. At Barcelona’s Sala Apolo, the lights will stay off for at least the next two weeks, its wooden floorboards gleaming dully in the emptiness.

We Are BMF, a New York-based music-marketing agency that focuses on corporate branding for events, spent much of this year planning South by Southwest showcases for Disney, Schweppes and Mastercard.

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Planned Parenthood of Greater New York was scheduled to join The Feminist Institute in a "Bans Off My Body" benefit concert on March 14, for gender equality and access to sexual and reproductive health care.

Sleigh Bells have announced a 10th anniversary performance of their debut album Treats. The show, which takes place May 19 at New York’s Brooklyn Steel, will find the band playing the record front to back. Toronto duo Black Dresses will open for Sleigh Bells. Check out the poster below.