Record Labels Take Another Hit as Amazon Stops Accepting New Physical Media Shipments

By Klaritza Rico

By Erik Pedersen

Hillary Grace Fretland recognizes that "Have Another Beer," premiering exclusively on Billboard today (April 1) from her band Fretland's upcoming self-titled debut album, is "a real interesting song to release at this time."Born during a "kill the keg night" at a local brewery in Monroe, Wash., "Have Another Beer" reflects a conversation Fretland had with a friend about "the romance of traveling, and how when you're not at home it's so much easier to tap into the romance of life."She adds,

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Richard S. Kline, an Emmy-nominated producer and director of news and game shows, died Saturday in Connecticut following a long illness, his wife Annabelle tells The Hollywood Reporter.

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Delivering yet another blow to the already reeling music industry, Amazon announced that it will temporarily halt warehouse shipments of many non-essential products, including new CDs and vinyl records, until April 5. The company is attempting to deal with a crush of orders for medical supplies and household goods as the coronavirus pandemic confines millions of Americans to their homes.

Amazon's announcement Tuesday that it would only allow essential household products necessary to withstand the coronavirus pandemic into its warehouse for the immediate future was yet another shock to a music industry worried that the industry's momentum of four year's growth might be stymied by the crisis.

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is having an unprecedented effect on the music industry. Over the past week, countless artists and touring agencies have had to cancel tours across the globe due to the virus’ rapid spread, leaving thousands of musicians, tour managers, engineers and venue workers out of jobs.

That's a 7.3 per cent jump on the previous year

UK record labels' trade income reached £1.1 billion in 2019 - the highest level of income in 14 years. 

The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM), the trade group that represents more than 600 indie labels, is exploring federal relief for smaller labels that have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, while music finance firm Sound Royalties has announced a $20 million fund to assist musicians, producers and songwriters.

Australian music and entertainment personality Richard Wilkins has returned a positive result for coronavirus, a little over a week after meeting Rita Wilson.Wilkins, the entertainment editor for free-to-air Nine Network, was tested because he met Wilson at the Sydney Opera House on March 7 and again at the network's Sydney studio on March 9.The New Zealand-born Wilkins has been self-isolating at home since Thursday last week."It’s actually a bizarre feeling to have tested positive to this thing

Matt Colvin, a man from Chattanooga, Tennessee, admitted to purchasing over 17,700 bottles of hand sanitizer and selling them at high prices to try and make a big profit with his brother Noah Colvin, in the midst of coronavirus fears, in a new interview with The New York Times. On Mar.