Government promises “final round of £300million will be announced shortly” to save live music after re-opening delay

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Savannah Guthrie was overcome with emotion on Monday's Today as she broke some heartbreaking news live on air.MORE: Savannah Guthrie stuns in swimsuit selfieThe mother-of-two told viewers: "We are back this morning with some news that has left our entire Today show family heartbroken."We lost a beloved member of our team suddenly over the weekend, his name was Ric Romo and he worked at NBC since 1979. VIDEO: Today's Savannah Guthrie breaks heartbreaking news live on air"More than 30 of those

the country’s lockdown re-opening next month.Last Wednesday (June 23) would have been the day when festival-goers descended on Worthy Farm for this year’s Glastonbury.

just 28 people who attended pilot events researching the impact of large-scale gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic tested positive for the virus.The new data was released by scientists working for the UK government’s Events Research Programme (ERP), which was commissioned in February to help determine the roadmap out of lockdown restrictions.

COVID event pilots or providing festivals with insurance.This week saw Kendal Calling become the latest in a long line of UK festivals that have been forced to cancel this summer.

BERLIN -- Germany is opening a museum exploring the fate of millions of Germans forced to leave eastern and central Europe at the end of World War II, along with other forced displacements of the 20th and 21st centuries — a sensitive project that has taken years to realize.Chancellor Angela Merkel is due to speak to an opening ceremony Monday for the Documentation Center for Displacement, Expulsion, Reconciliation, more than 13 years after her government gave the plan the go-ahead.

ABC is staying in business with the Country Music Association. The network and the CMA have extended their broadcast deal through 2026. The new, five-year pact will keep the CMA Awards, as well as CMA broadcast specials CMA Fest and CMA Country Christmas on ABC.

coronavirus restrictions was delayed by four weeks.On Monday (June 14) it was confirmed that the previous “unlocking” date of June 21 – known to some as “Freedom Day”, where all coronavirus restrictions would be lifted in England – will now be delayed until July 19.PM Boris Johnson told a press conference that the government had seen “more infections and more hospitalisations” of late, with the Delta variant of COVID-19 spreading faster than the third wave that was predicted when the roadmap was

Courtney Love has apologised to Dave Grohl and Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor after making a series of claims on Instagram.The Hole singer hit out at Dave Grohl over an apparent Nirvana royalties agreement and accused Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor of “systemic” child abuse in a since-deleted Instagram post on June 13.Taking aim at the former, with whom Love previously buried the hatchet after a long-running feud, she addressed an alleged dispute over Nirvana’s royalties.“Three months before I

Zara Tindall looked stunning in a white, classy dress while at the Royal Ascot with husband Mike Tindall.The 40 year old granddaughter of The Queen, who recently gave birth to the couple's third child, attended the prestigious horse racing event on its opening day on Tuesday 15 June.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorMusiCares, which has distributed more than $25 million in Covid-19 relief to members of the music community, announced Monday that it is distributing a “final round” of such funding.The effort continues the support for music professionals, concluding upon distribution of the $2 million raised during its Music on a Mission concert and campaign in March, to be directly distributed to 2,000 eligible applicants.“Although the pandemic relief will be coming to a close,

coronavirus restrictions on June 21.After figures showed that the rumoured delay could see over 5,000 events cancelled, LIVE CEO Greg Parmley says they want “transparency” from the government on the process.Parmley said: “The briefing we are seeing of a delay to our reopening later this month is devastating to the live music industry.

Jimmie Allen and new wife Alexis are having another baby!