Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Postponed Due to Coronavirus Concerns

The Songwriters Hall of Fame has rescheduled their 51st Annual Induction & Awards Gala originally set for June 11, 2020 to June 10, 2021, at the Marriott Marquis New York, the organization announced today.

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

Jackson Browne was suspicious that something was not right when he started feeling ill in recent weeks. “As soon as I had a small cough and a temperature, I tested [for COVID-19],” he says. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee tells Rolling Stone that he has tested positive for the coronavirus and is currently recuperating at his Los Angeles home. “My symptoms are really pretty mild, so I don’t require any kind of medication and certainly not hospitalization or anything like that,” he adds.

By Bruce Haring

Whitney Houston, The Notorious B.I.G., Nine Inch Nails, and more will be inducted this year

The 2020 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony has moved from spring to fall. The event, which was postponed due to the worries about the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, will now take place Nov.

HBO has announced that the 2020 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony has been rescheduled for 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2020 ceremony has been rescheduled for Saturday, Nov. 7, with the live broadcast from the Public Auditorium in Cleveland, Ohio kicking off at 8:00 p.m. ET on HBO. This marks the first time the ceremony will be broadcast live on the network.

The 2020 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony has moved from spring to fall.The event, which was postponed due to the worries about the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, will now take place on Nov. 7; it was originally scheduled for May 2.The annual ceremony will still take place in Cleveland and honor Nine Inch Nails, Depeche Mode, the Doobie Brothers, T-Rex, Notorious B.I.G.

By Peter White

The Producers Guild of America has postponed its annual Produced By Conference, originally scheduled for June 6 and 7 in Los Angeles, becoming the latest event to do so amid concerns over the coronavirus outbreak. In a statement, the PGA said it is "built on the notion of bringing people together through film, television and new media.

Fans of Bill Maher’s “Real Time” won’t be seeing his HBO show for awhile, with Maher telling viewers that this will be his final show for awhile due to the encroaching coronavirus pandemic.

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

By Bruce Haring

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

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

Nine Inch Nails and Depeche Mode will have to wait to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame after organisers pulled their spring celebration in light of the coronavirus crisis.