Japanese Breakfast‘s Michelle Zauner has traded in her FBI badge for a hoverboard in the new video for “Posing in Bondage.” The self-directed video opens with Zauner arriving at a grocery store late at night, empty except for a lone employee slurping ramen. Covered in blood and black lace leggings, …
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Ever since Covid-19 brought concerts and tours to a crashing halt this spring, the global live music industry has been in a bind: It was one of the earliest industries forced to shut down, and it will likely be one of the last to reopen. In the meantime, promoters and …
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Guns N’ Roses have announced the rescheduled dates for their 2020 stadium tour, which was pushed back to next summer due to COVID-19. The band’s 2021 run will begin with a set at Milwaukee’s Summerfest, July 10th, then continue with stops in cities like Washington, D.C., Chicago, Detroit, Boston and …
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U.K.’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport announced Friday that indoor concerts can resume in the country beginning August 1st as long as audiences adhere to social distancing protocols. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and culture secretary Oliver Dowden announced that, as part of Phase 4 of England’s COVID-19 reopening …
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A group of individuals and venues associated with New York City’s nightlife scene have launched the NYC Nightlife United Fund, an emergency relief fund dedicated to helping local venues in New York City, specifically Brooklyn, as they struggle during the COVID-19 pandemic. The NYC Nightlife United Fund was spearheaded by …
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Members of the live music industry are celebrating an agreement that was reached today on pending amendments to the recently introduced gig economy law in California, Assembly Bill 5 (AB5). AB5 was created as a response to rideshare services like Uber and Lyft, attempting to make it harder for gig-based …
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UPDATE: The Psychedelic Furs have postponed the release of Made of Rain, their first new album in 29 years, due to coronavirus concerns. The release date has been rescheduled to July 31st. “Due to the current situation we are all facing around the world, and because of the logistical issues …
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Australia‘s World Tour Bushfire Relief has officially canceled its upcoming benefit following Miley Cyrus‘ withdrawal over the COVID-19 outbreak. The concert was scheduled for Friday, March 13th at Melbourne’s Lakeside Stadium in Melbourne. “We are very sad that Miley Cyrus has announced that she will not be traveling to Melbourne …
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Amid attendance cancellations from major companies across the technology, film and music industries in light of health fears from the ongoing coronavirus, representatives for the city of Austin announced that it would be cancelingthe South by Southwest festival in a press conference on Friday afternoon. With hundreds of thousands of …
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BTS have canceled a string of concerts planned in South Korea, the group’s management company Big Hit Entertainment announced in a statement on Thursday, due to concerns over the spread of the coronavirus. The April shows, originally scheduled for the 11th, 12th, 18th and 19th at Seoul Olympic Stadium were …
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