Roger Waters Covers John Prine’s “Paradise”: Watch

With over 88,000 cases and 4,000 deaths, New Jersey has been one of the states hit hardest by the coronavirus ever since it landed on U.S. shores.

New Jersey's biggest stars are coming together on Wednesday night (April 22) to help the New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund, and raise money to benefit the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on some of the Garden State's most vulnerable communities.The event will feature appearances and performances from Halsey, Jon Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen, SZA, Charlie Puth, Saquon Barkley, Tony Bennett, Danny DeVito, Whoopi Goldberg, Chelsea Handler, Kelly Ripa, Jon Stewart and more.Additionally, in a

Following one of music’s nastiest, most litigious splits, Pink Floyd bassist/songwriter/singer Roger Waters went solo while his bandmates carried on without him.

Prine passed away on April 7 after contracting coronavirus in March.

"My friend John Prine died. This is his song, 'Paradise'. Miss you, brother."

Roger Waters is joining the legions of musicians paying tribute to late Americana legend John Prine.On Saturday (April 11), Waters shared a video of himself performing an acoustic rendition of "Paradise," which appeared on Prince's 1971 self-titled debut album.“My friend John Prine died. This is his song, ‘Paradise,'” Waters captioned the YouTube video.

Bridgers performed 'Summer's End', a track from Prine's last album

Welcome to the This Week in Billboard News podcast, where Jordyn Rolling, Billboard News host and producer, and Gary Trust, Billboard senior director of charts, dive into the week's biggest music news stories. This week, Jordyn and Gary recap the passing of John Prine, who

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The loss of beloved singer/songwriter John Prine has opened a wound in the world of music, one that his peers and famous fans are filling in the only way they know how: by covering some of his favorite songs.

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – John Prine’s wife Fiona Whelan Prine issued a statement Wednesday following the death of the great singer-songwriter, who Bruce Springsteen called “one of the best we had,” from complications related to coronavirus. He was 73, and while both he and his wife were afflicted with the illness, she has since recovered.

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Natalie Maines is honouring the late John Prine with a stunning cover of one of his well-known tracks.

During a livestreamed performance on Instagram TV, Jeff Tweedy performed a song in tribute to the late John Prine. He played “Please Don’t Bury Me” from Prine’s 1973 album Sweet Revenge: “Probably a little inappropriate,” he says about the song choice, “but celebratory as well, I hope.” Watch it below.

Bruce Springsteen put on his DJ hat on Wednesday morning for an hour-long takeover of his SiriusXM E Street Radio show for the "Bruce Springsteen: From His Home, To Yours..." special, during which the rock icon played some of his favorite songs about hope, loneliness and solitude while sharing a few words of wisdom during our nationwide lockdown and paying homage to the loss of singer/songwriter John Prine.

Singer-songwriter John Prine has passed away due to complications related to the novel coronavirus.

The music world is reacting to the death of John Prine, who died today (April 7) of COVID-19 complications at the age of 73. “A simple majority of who I am as a person, let alone a musician, is because of John Prine,” Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon tweeted. “He is my number 1.” Amber Coffman wrote, “I grew up on John Prine’s music—his was some of the first music I remember hearing as a little kid.” Find more remembrances below.