Spanish Pop Stars & Soccer Astros Join For 'First Benefit Festival With Global Impact' of Coronavirus Crisis

By Tim Dams

John Prine wrote country-folk songs with an unpretentious, aw-heck demeanor that belied their astonishing gravity and power. “He sings rather quietly, and his guitar work is good, but he doesn’t show off,” Roger Ebert wrote of an early Prine show in 1970. “After a song or two, even the drunks in the room begin to listen to his lyrics. And then he has you.”

The country remains on lockdown

BARCELONA — Spain's Top Albums chart, which reflects the top-selling albums and downloads in the country, has been halted due to the coronavirus crisis. Promusicae, the music industry association which has compiled the national charts since 1986

In Ronald D. Moore’s reimagined“Battlestar Galactica,” the ragged remnants of the human race often respond to adversity by invoking an article of their faith: “All this has happened before. All this will happen again.”

Over the past weeks -- with Spain in total lockdown as coronavirus infections and deaths have risen to alarming numbers -- the song “Resistiré" has become a 2020 anthem.Originally released by Spanish pop’s Dúo Dínamico in 1988 and further popularized on the soundtrack of Pedro Almodovar’s 1989 dark romantic comedy Átamé, "Resistiré" is now being sung collectively at a distance by neighbors on balconies, by employees and customers in supermarkets, and in cover versions made by artists at

Wow, what an inspiration!

MADRID — As the world’s international TV distribution goes virtual, these are a pick of Spanish TV shows – at project stage, in production or completed, and mostly drama series – being brought onto the market, or available for partnering for production or straight acquisition:

The Spanish TV industry has been shaken by the dramatic impact of the coronavirus crisis, but it is fighting back.

Princess Maria Teresa de Borbón-Parma has become the first member of a royal family to pass away due to Coronavirus complications. The Spanish princess' younger brother took to social media to announce the tragedy on Thursday.

The family of a loving great great grandmother has paid tribute after she passed away from coronavirus.

Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Parma, who was the cousin of Spain’s King Felipe IV, is the first royal to die from coronavirus.

Alexander Hleb has admitted Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola did everything he could to help him during his spell with Barcelona and blamed his own behaviour for his failure at the club.

By Jake Kanter