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As the country works through the trauma created by the coronavirus, Americans are showing pandemic fatigue and increasingly turning to music for cheer and self-improvement, according to the third installment of Nielsen Music/MRC Data’s survey series, "COVID-19: Tracking the Impact on the Entertainment Landscape." It makes sense: With businesses closed for a month and a half, unemployment skyrocketing and people tiring of self-isolation, music is an affordable escape.

Jimmy Kimmel delivered another half-hearted apology to Vice President Mike Pence on Monday night, then ended it with a rant against President Donald Trump, escalating their recent Twitter feud. Kimmel's online debate against the Vice President and Trump began on Thursday when the late-night host aired an edited clip of Pence delivering "empty boxes of PPE" to a hospital.

Michelle Obama, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and more celebrities honored Little Richard’s legacy following the singer’s death at the age of 87 on Saturday, May 9.

Jenni Rivera notches her third posthumous top 10 on the Regional Mexican Airplay chart as “Engañémoslo” jumps 13-8.The tune was recorded by Rivera prior to her death in 2012 and co-written by Rivera alongside Espinoza Paz. It's also the theme song of a campaign launched by the Rivera family in support of women empowerment throughout Mexico and U.S.“I assumed she didn’t get to record it,” Paz commented via a press release.

Thalia is lamenting the death of one of her beloved fans. Juan Carlos Pastrana, who lost his life to the novel coronavirus disease, was 36.The Mexican singer commemorated her late fan “Juanquis” with a heartfelt video showing various photos of them together throughout the years.

Cinco de Mayo celebrations commemorate the Mexican army's victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, a celebratory holiday the U.S. has adopted as a day of fiesta.If you're planning a Cinco de Mayo party, we've put together a Spotify playlist of 10 songs with lots of orgullo mexicano that will definitely get the festivities started.

By Greg Evans

Now that people are getting used to staying at home, they’re increasingly grabbing their popcorn and turning to entertainment to escape the grim pandemic news, according to the second installment of Nielsen Music/MRC Data’s survey series, "COVID-19: Tracking the Impact on the Entertainment Landscape."So how can music companies take advantage of this shift? We pulled four key insights from Release 2 for music executives looking for ways to help their artists cut through the noise.1.

It's been a weird season of Roswell, New Mexico so far for Max Evans (Nathan Parsons).   After dying via sacrifice in the season one finale, he's been dead for months, appearing only in nightmares had by Rosa (Amber Midthunder) and hallucinations had by Isobel (Lily Cowles). Now, he's been revived, thanks to the heart of an alien enemy and a little help from the formerly dead girl he sacrificed himself for.

At a young age, Virlan García learned that if he wanted to become a successful musician, he'd have to work hard and prove his talent as a singer-songwriter.

By Variety Staff

By Variety Staff

Bad Bunny fans flipped out when the Puerto Rican singer dropped his first-ever Regional Mexican collaboration in the fall of last year, joining rising artist Natanael Cano on his track “Soy El Diablo,” an urban-corrido about a guy who runs the streets.

By Todd Spangler