Music industry braces for possible Coachella cancellation

LOS ANGELES -- Will Smith says he was “humbled and honored” after rapper Joyner Lucas released a tribute song honoring his career work.

Mike Shouhed, Nema Vand, and Shervin Roohparvar didn't have the best start to their trip to Phoenix, Arizona in the March 20 episode of Shahs of Sunset.

The sisters are currently in quarantine

Los Angeles landmark Magic Castle has laid off almost all of its staff, as the spread of coronavirus affects businesses nationwide, Variety can exclusively report.

If you need to mentally transport yourself during your self-imposed quarantine, you might want to keep this new live set from Liv.e on loop. The Texas artist, who now resides in Los Angeles, took the time amid the madness in the world to record a live set at home that includes a cover of Steve Kuhn's "Thoughts of a Gentleman," two songs off of her upcoming project ("She Stay Conflicted, I Hope He Understands" and "LazyEaterBetsOnHerLikeness"), and a new song with Maxo.

HBO’s dystopian sci-fi TV series, Westworld, is back for a third season. Subtitled The New World, it follows Dolores (played by Evan Rachel Wood) navigating Los Angeles in 2058 after escaping the park. Aaron Paul (Caleb) is the newest member of the cast, joining Thandie Newton (Maeve), Jeffrey Wright (Bernard Lowe), Tessa Thompson (Charlotte Hale), and Ed Harris (William). Notable guest stars include Kid Cudi (Francis), Lena Waithe (Ash), and Marshawn Lynch (Giggles).

The 2020 iHeartRadio Music Awards show has been postponed due to concerns over the spread of coronavirus. The event was due to take place at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on March 29 and be broadcast on Fox. Billie Eilish, Lil Nas X and Ariana Grande were among the top nominees.

The iHeartRadio Music Awards is being postponed amid the coronavirus outbreak. Usher had been set to host the seventh annual awards show, which was scheduled to air live on Fox on Sunday, March 29, from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.

The iHeartRadio Music Awards is being postponed amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Sir Lucian Grainge has been hospitalized after testing positive for coronavirus, multiple sources have confirmed to Billboard following the initial report by Variety.The Universal Music Group chief executive officer and chairman -- who was ranked No. 1 on the 2019 Billboard Power 100 chart and was selected as the Billboard executive of the decade -- is currently undergoing treatment at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles.

Universal Music chairman and CEO Lucian Grainge is in the hospital after testing positive for coronavirus.

Universal Music Chairman and CEO Lucian Grainge has been hospitalized after testing positive for coronavirus, multiple sources exclusively told Variety. He is currently receiving treatment at Los Angeles’ UCLA Medical Center, sources said.

Universal Music Group’s home offices in Santa Monica, Calif., were evacuated Friday after an employee tested positive for the coronavirus. All staffers were directed to leave the buildings “in an orderly manner,” although the discovery was made toward the end of the day and a source tells Variety that most of the staff had either left or were already working from home.

When Chris Taylor talks about Entertainment One Music (also known as eOne) becoming Hasbro's new plug-and-play music team, he sounds like a kid in a toy store. "The amount of opportunity that I was hoping would result from this deal

Sounds born at DIY warehouse parties are already fueling big-ticket events in dance music’s capitals. But these smaller cities are the underground’s next big scenes, launching inventive artists, DJs and new sounds.

Travis Tritt has signed a record deal with Big Noise Music Group, Billboard has exclusively learned. The country singer has teamed up with the Los Angeles-based label for the release of his forthcoming full-length album due out later this year.“We get to work with a lot of great artists at Big Noise, but truthfully I never thought we’d have the honor of working with someone of Travis’ stature,” Jon Cohen, president of Big Noise Music Group, tells Billboard.

BMI has postponed its Latin music awards, which had been scheduled for March 31 in Los Angeles. The event is expected to be rescheduled for a later date.