Sony, Universal & Warner Music Employees Advised Not to Attend SXSW 2020 Due to Coronavirus Fears

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If you need to mentally transport yourself during your self-imposed quarantine, you might want to keep this new live set from Liv.e on loop. The Texas artist, who now resides in Los Angeles, took the time amid the madness in the world to record a live set at home that includes a cover of Steve Kuhn's "Thoughts of a Gentleman," two songs off of her upcoming project ("She Stay Conflicted, I Hope He Understands" and "LazyEaterBetsOnHerLikeness"), and a new song with Maxo.

“Charm City Kings” won over many critics in its Sundance premiere earlier this year, and likely would have been doing the same in Texas this week if it were showing, as planned, at the canceled South by Southwest Film Festival.

AUSTIN, Texas — One week after the city of Austin declared a local disaster and canceled South by Southwest for the first time in the festival’s 34-year history, a sense of unease and uncertainty about how this year’s non-event will play out feels palpable around town. When Mayor Steve Adler held that previously unthinkable press

"We had to find a way to make sure the show would go on in order to support the emerging artist community"

The event was cancelled last Friday

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South by Southwest, a film, music, television, and interactive conference that takes place in Austin, Texas, has been cancelled for the first time in 34 years due to fears over the coronavirus.

Goodbye, South by Southwest.

SXSW has officially been canceled, amid growing fears over the spread of coronavirus. As of Friday afternoon, there have been 17 confirmed cases in Texas, where the annual entertainment, music and technology festival takes place.

Starz is the latest entertainment company to pull out of the annual SXSW festival over coronavirus concerns, a source tells Variety, canceling its screening and activation for Cape Cod crime drama series “Hightown” and its featured session for “Power.”

Universal Music Group has advised its employees not to attend the upcoming South By Southwest music festival and conference in Austin, Texas, due to the growing concern over the caronavirus, a source close to the situation confirms to Variety.