The Weeknd Donates $1 Million to MusiCares’ and His Hometown’s Coronavirus Relief

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorMegan Thee Stallion has issued a statement clarifying the incident in which she was wounded over the weekend.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorWhile Shazam’s mid-year charts are filled with new artists and songs, The Weeknd dominated the two biggest ones — he’s the most Shazamed artist worldwide, and his “Blinding Lights” single is the most-Shazamed song globally and in 16 countries.

Peter Weber met up with girlfriend Kelley Flanagan‘s family in Illinois two months after the duo made their romance Instagram official.“Still missing two of the kids but overall a successful first dinner night! ❤️,” the lawyer, 28, wrote via Instagram on Thursday, July 9, alongside a sweet photo of her boyfriend, also 28, her parents and brothers Jim, Tom and Michael Flanagan.

Jay-Z‘s Roc Nation after the success of an initial ‘From Milan With Love’ event.The Serie A side joined forces with the £75 million management agency for an event that hailed the efforts of key workers in Italy.It was hosted by DJ Khaled and featured performances from the likes of Alicia Keys and Kelly Rowland.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorA new photo and poster effort called Bring Music Home (BMH) has been launched, in an effort to document and raise funds for the hundreds of music venues across the U.S. that have been financially devastated by the coronavirus pandemic.

All Within My Hands Foundation, the nonprofit organisation founded by Metallica, will donate another $295,000 in coronavirus relief grants.

Chris Martin is getting some air.

We’re sending our thoughts to Rickey Smiley and his family.

Chris Pine is getting some fresh air.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerMaking a joyful noise unto the Lord takes hard work, a little luck, and a lot of talent. The process of creating that musical team will be examined in a new Netflix series.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe fast-growing Hipgnosis Songs Fund’s revenues soared in its first full year of business, climbing to $81 million in the 12 month period ended in March 2020 from around $8.9 million in the preceding period.

Robert Rushing took his girls, Toya Johnson and Reigny Rushing on a tour in his hometown. Toya made sure to keep her fans updated and shared some pics on her social media account.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorElton John is launching a weekly archival concert footage series entitled “Elton John: Classic Concert Series,” featuring footage from concerts throughout his career on his Official YouTube Channel.The series begins on Friday (July 3), at 12 p.m. ET/ 9 a.m.

The Weeknd – aka R&B artist Abel Tesfaye – has donated $1million to coronavirus relief efforts.The amount was divided between two organisations, MusiCares and to the frontline hospital workers of Scarborough Health Network in Tesfaye’s hometown of Toronto.

Dave McNary Film ReporterCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom has warned he may halt reopenings in Los Angeles County and six other counties due to high transmission rates of COVID-19.Newsom issued the warning Monday at his news conference in Sacramento.

The Weeknd came through for his hometown on Monday.

The Weeknd is giving back to his hometown.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Bonnaroo 2020 festival has been officially canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the festival announced on Thursday. In March, the long-running festival, which is held in Manchester, Tenn., moved from its regular June dates to September in the hopes that the pandemic would have eased enough to allow for mass gatherings, but it has long been apparent that will not happen.The festival has scheduled its 2021 dates for June 17th through the 20th.

To say that BTS' heart is the kindest amongst the lot would be a huge understatement. Time and again, the septet has proved to the world why there aren't any musical acts who do it as they do.