Jamie xx has released the one-take visual for his latest club track, “Idontknow.” The video stars Belfast dancer and choreographer Oona Doherty, who also co-directed the clip with Luca Truffarelli. Filmed in Belfast in March 2020 — the night before Northern Ireland went into lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic …
Read More »Barbra Streisand Shares 'You'll Never Walk Alone' Clip in Tribute to Healthcare Workers
Barbra Streisand has released a new music video for “You’ll Never Walk Alone” as a tribute to healthcare workers and in support of COVID-19 relief. The song, written for the Rodgers and Hammerstein musicalCarousel in 1945, was first recorded by Streisand in 1997, but her most famous rendition of the …
Read More »Paul McCartney, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga Lead 79-track 'Together at Home' Album
Paul McCartney, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, the Rolling Stones, Stevie Wonder and Billie Eilish are among the many artists who appear on Global Citizen’s newly released soundtrack, One World: Together at Home via Universal Music Group. Titled after last weekend’s livestream event, the massive 79-song album compiles all the performances …
Read More »The Naked Cowboy Won't Let COVID-19 Derail His 20-Year Career
It used to take Robert Burck (a.k.a. the Naked Cowboy) an hour and a half to get from his home in Queens to Times Square, where he has been performing in his skivvies for 20 years. In the age of COVID-19 and social-distancing, he can clock into work, metaphorically, in …
Read More »Charlotte Figi, Poster Child for Medicinal Benefits of CBD, Dead at 13
Charlotte Figi — the young girl who became a leading symbol for the medical benefits of cannabis and CBD after it helped treat her rare form of epilepsy — died Wednesday. She was 13. Figi’s death was confirmed in a message posted on her mother Paige’s Facebook page by a …
Read More »A New Digital Television Network Will Showcase Artists — and Pay Them
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to put artists and creatives out of work, many musicians have turned to livestreaming, performing from their homes under self-quarantine. Several have donated to MusiCares’ COVID-19 Relief Fund, while many have demanded to receive unemployment benefits. Now, a new digital television network will serve as …
Read More »A Coronavirus Song Featuring Cardi B Is Going Viral — and May Violate Copyright Law
UPDATE (3/16): iMarkkeyz, the producer of “Coronavirus,” has confirmed that he is in contact with Cardi B‘s management team, and this story has been updated to include his comments when reached. Last week, Cardi B began to worry about coronavirus and took to Instagram to zealously announce that “shit is …
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