Reba McEntire postpones mother's funeral 'indefinitely' amid coronavirus concerns

By Anita Bennett

After initially stating March 13 that it planned to move forward with its scheduled July 1-5 dates in New Orleans, Essence Fest 2020 announced late Friday (March 27) that it will move "closer to the fall" instead, given the heightened concerns around the coronavirus."Based on developments over the past couple of weeks, including updates from our city and health partners, we are officially announcing that we will move the 2020 ESSENCE Festival of Culture closer to the fall," reads a tweet from

The International Olympic Committee is beginning discussions about postponing the 2020 Olympic Games, set to be held this summer in Tokyo. In a letter to athletes released Sunday by IOC president Thomas Bach, the executive said that the committee was beginning discussions with the Tokyo organizing committee, Japanese authorities, the national Olympic committees and other stakeholders (including, presumably, Olympic sponsors and media partners) about the situation.

Rockers ZZ Top and country icons Reba Mcentire and Brooks & Dunn have added their Las Vegas residency shows to the growing list of live events postponed amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Fashion's biggest night out has been put on hold. According to Vogue, the Metropolitan Museum of Art announced this afternoon that the 2020 Met Gala has been postponed indefinitely.

As Reba McEntire mourns the death of her mother, Jacqueline, on Saturday after a battle with cancer, the country singer has decided to postpone her funeral.“After much thought and careful consideration among our family, we have decided to indefinitely postpone Mama’s funeral and burial at this time,” McEntire shares on social media Monday afternoon (March 16).

Reba McEntire‘s mom, Jacqueline, will be laid to rest at a later date.

Reba McEntire's mom, Jacqueline, will be laid to rest at a later date. 

Reba McEntire's mom, Jacqueline, will be laid to rest at a later date. 

Joaquin Phoenix and his fiancee Rooney Mara aren’t taking any chances when it comes to their health amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Rita Ora steps out in a chic cream look for music promo at the Global Studios in London earlier in the week.

While the world is rushing to buy sanitizer and toilet paper, Kelly Ripa is fitting in a botox injection or two. The 49-year-old talk show host had some lighthearted fun on Thursday when she met up with Dr. Robert Anolik to get some botox injections amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.

Clare Crawley‘s season of “The Bachelorette” has been postponed amid coronavirus concerns.

Kelly Clarkson was scheduled to kick off her 2020 Las Vegas residency at the Zappos Theater in Planet Hollywood on April 1, but as the coronavirus continues to spread, the songstress has postponed her shows.

Clare Crawley‘s season of “The Bachelorette” has been postponed amid coronavirus concerns.

Clare Crawley's season of has been postponed amid coronavirus concerns.