Hair & Makeup Artists’ Virus Risk: Guild Says Medical Insurance Is Protected; U.K. Production Continues

Lorde may have some music in the works.

James McAvoy has donated 275,000 pounds ($340,000) to help purchase equipment for health service staff treating coronavirus patients. The money was given to the crowdfunding campaign Masks for Heroes, set up by a group of U.K.

Most television series halted production weeks ago in the face of the escalating coronovirus pandemic, yet some reality shows have actually still been filming up until this week.

Spotify is rolling out a suite of new features and projects Tuesday intended to help artists who are struggling financially due to the coronavirus crisis. "Though streaming continues to play a key role in connecting creators with their fans, numerous other sources of revenue have been interrupted or stopped altogether by this crisis," the platform notes in a new blog post about its efforts.

Makeup artists and hairstylists, like many other workers in the country, are grappling with the coronavirus’ impact on their industry and their sources of income. With so many film and television productions put on hold as the virus spreads in the U.S., the makeup and hair departments have faced several job cancellations in the past week.

Fox Corporation intends to add new medical benefits for its employee base in response to concerns about the nation’s coronavirus crisis.

Leaders of the Directors Guild of America have told the 18,000 DGA members that they are working on a variety of initiatives amid the coronavirus crisis, such as financial relief legislation and speeding up residual payments.

FX’s “Fargo” is the latest series to halt production as concerns of COVID-19 continue to worsen.

By Mike Fleming Jr

Ellen DeGeneres is suspending production on her talk show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, due to coronavirus concerns.

The Secretary of State for Health Matt Hancock has said the peak for UK coronavirus cases is unlikely to be reached in the next fortnight with the number of cases likely to increase for months.

By Ted Johnson

Joe Biden decisively won Michigan’s Democratic presidential primary on Tuesday, seizing a key battleground state that helped propel Bernie Sanders’ insurgent candidacy four years ago. The former vice president's victory there, as well as in Missouri, Mississippi and Idaho, dealt a serious blow to Sanders and substantially widened Biden's path to the nomination.

By Jake Kanter

Joe Biden is continuing to expand his primary victories in the run to become the Democratic candidate for the 2020 Presidential election.

Former Vice President Joe Biden was declared the winner of the Democratic primary in Mississippi as soon as polls closed there on Tuesday.