Prince ‘Live 1985’ concert to stream for coronavirus relief

By A.D. Amorosi

By Chris Willman

The 1985 concert film has been remastered for this new audio edition

By Jem Aswad

Prince and the Revolution will live stream his historic Purple Rain tour stop from 1985 for three nights to support the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for the World Health Organization. Yup, you read that right.Prince's estate pulled the footage of the concert, which was held on March 30, 1985 at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York, out of the vault to spread the joy of Prince's phenomenal live shows.

By Jem Aswad

Tina Fey shed tears after announcing that more than $115 million was raised toward supporting New Yorkers impacted by the coroanvirus during a virtual telethon. “Thank you, thank you,” said a tearful Fey, the host of the Rise Up New York! event Monday evening.The Emmy-winning actress along with other A-list celebrities, including Barbra Streisand, Jennifer Lopez and Michael Strahan, asked for donations to help relief and recovery efforts.

Justin Vernon’s Bon Iver is throwing its support behind COVID-19 relief efforts with “PDLIF (Please Don’t Live in Fear),” which premiered Monday (May 11) on the Direct Relief website.

By Tom Tapp

Spike Lee has released a new short film. New York, New York is a three-and-a-half-minute clip that's available to stream on Instagram. Soundtracked by Frank Sinatra's "New York, New York," the short film travels around the city in the midst of lockdown, from a deserted Rockaway beach to an empty Yankee Stadium via Wall Street and Grand Central Station.

By Ted Johnson

Kany García kicked off the week with her Billboard Live At-Home Concert series today (May 4), serenading the viewers that tuned in.With a guitar in hand for her medley of songs, the Puerto Rican singer-songwriter teamed up with MusicCares to raise money for musicians financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and were forced to cancel tours and shows."Billboard has given me the opportunity to ask for help, connect with people and give music that we need so much," García said after performing

It also features Priyanka Chopra, A.R. Rahman and cricket captain Virat Kohli,

Coachella and Stagecoach may have been postponed, but there's no reason music lovers can't throw their own dance party from the comfort of their home. And luckily, Mark Ronson is giving his followers the star-studded festival line-up they dreamed of.

Joss Favela closed our week of Billboard Live At-Home performances with an acoustic performance from his home in Sinaloa, Mexico."No one told me that talking by myself to a camera would be so complicated," said Favela, who was raising money for Casa Valentina.

Max performed a Billboard Live At-Home concert on Friday (May 1) to raise money for Montefiore Medical Center, a hospital in The Bronx, NY currently fighting against the COVID-19 pandemic.The 27-year old singer sat with his guitarist in his L.A.-based studio to give fans a taste of some of his favorite songs.

Jack Gilinsky hosted a Billboard Live At-Home performance Thursday (April 30) to raise money for Meals on Wheels America, which delivers meals to senior citizens.