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Photo obtained by Miami Herald David Guetta drew 12 million viewers during his United at Home live stream to raise money for COVID-19 relief (which raised $700,000), but not everyone was watching from home. Around 200 people gathered in crowds on the streets near One Miami Condo to watch in person, breaking strict social-distancing orders in

Play video content 5:41 PM PT — The new generation of country music is meeting the old guard, because Kacey Musgraves just joined the party to wish Willie an early happy birthday, offering some sobering advice for everyone in quarantine and doing what she does best — sing. Kacey says no one really knows what

Over 20 artists are coming together this Thursday (April 23) to cover Foo Fighters’ “Times Like These.” Among the participating musicians are Dua Lipa, Chris Martin of Coldplay, Ellie Goulding, AJ Tracey, Biffy Clyro, Sigrid, Sean Paul, Sam Fender, and Royal Blood, according to the BBC and The Guardian. The artists recorded their “Times Like

Willie Nelson wants to celebrate 4/20 with you. The country legend has announced a new livestream called “Luck Productions: Come and Toke It” to celebrate this year’s marijuana-filled Monday on April 20th. “Come and Toke It” is a variety show that will feature Nelson smoking it up with artists, chefs, comedians, and cannabis experts for 4

Halloween is here early with Escape Virtual Rave-A-Thon, thanks to Insomniac. For the fifth weekend in a row, the events promoter has invited artists to their headquarters in Los Angeles to entertain us and play some truncated sets, with us in the comfort (and safety) of our own homes. Last night, Yultron, Kendoll, BONNIE X CLYDE,

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Monique Coleman says there’s a perfectly good explanation why her old Disney Channel costar, Zac Efron, didn’t join in on a big broadcast sing-along … the almighty Wi-Fi signal. We talked to the ‘High School Musical’ alum — who was one of the former child stars in the hit DC

Henry Grimes, the legendary multi-instrumentalist and poet who worked alongside some of the biggest names in American jazz, has died, as WBGO reports. His wife Margaret Davis Grimes confirmed the news to the Jazz Foundation of America, according to reporter Nate Chinen. Grimes passed away from complications related to COVID-19; he was 84 years old.

The Great White Way is dark, London’s West End has gone south, and musical theater the world over has been silenced by the ongoing pandemic. But fear not, for composer Andrew Lloyd Webber is doing what he’s always done: repackaging old ideas into new ways to make money putting on a show. He’s announced that

Beginning on May 1st, major event promoter AEG will offer fans some relief in the face of large-scale delayed events. While all cancelled events have been and will continue to be refunded, no refunds were offered initially for delayed/postponed events. Now, however, the promotional giant is finally taking steps to assist beleaguered fans after a

Exclusive R. Kelly‘s first attempt to get out of jail due to coronavirus fears didn’t work, but he’s going back to the well — claiming his medical crisis is even worse now, and insisting he won’t skip town. The disgraced singer filed a renewed emergency motion obtained by TMZ asking to get released from lockup

Car Seat Headrest have shared the latest song from the new album Making a Door Less Open. This one is called “Hollywood,” and it arrives with a new video directed by Sabrina Nichols. Watch it below. “This song is about Hollywood as a place where people go to make their fantasies come to life, and

NBC has unveiled the first look at its upcoming Saved By the Bell reboot, which will be exclusive to its newly launched Peacock streaming platform. The series reunites original cast members Mario Lopez (A.C. Slater), Elizabeth Berkley (Jessie Spano), and Mark-Paul Gosselaar (Zack Morris). Why, you ask, are three adults in their 40s back at Bayside High? Well, Lopez’s Slater

As we mentioned in our official review of Steve Aoki’s newest album, Neon Future IV, it contains a who’s who of featured artists, including Icona Pop, Desiigner, Torey Lanez, Zooey Deschanel, Monsta X, Backstreet Boys, Mike Shinoda, will.i.am, Matthew Koma, Alan Walker, Travis Barker, Sting, Felix Jaehn, and more. A few of those artists just joined Aoki in

Exclusive YNW Melly‘s going to have to get over the coronavirus from his jail cell — a judge shot down his request to get out while awaiting his double murder trial. According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ … the rapper will remain in the Broward County Jail in Florida despite allegedly testing positive

Arcade Fire’s Win Butler has shared a handwritten update with fans, saying “work is flowing” on the follow-up to Everything Now. Although the record will be out “eventually, not soon,” Butler says “writing has intensified” during coronavirus lockdown. “We had been exploring a lot of lyrical and musical themes that feel almost eerily related to what

With tours being grounded left and right due to the pandemic, concert-goers are now looking to their ticket retailers for refunds. However, they just might be met with more questions than answers. As Digital Music News points out, Ticketmaster has quietly changed its refund policy, and the new language used could spell trouble for fans

Concerts “Realistically” Won’t Return Till Fall 2021 In today’s terrifying Covid-19/Coronavirus news, the vice provost for global initiatives and director of the Healthcare Transformation Institute at the University of Pennsylvania; host of a new podcast about coronavirus, “Making the Call”; and author of the forthcoming book “Which Country Has the World’s Best Health Care?” Zeke Emmanuel

Andrea Bocelli is hoping his powerful voice can lift spirits around the world amid the coronavirus pandemic — and he’s performing live from hard-hit Italy. The world-renowned singer is in il Duomo di Milano — that city’s iconic cathedral — for a concert that will be livestreamed. You can see it here, starting at 10

Sturgill Simspon has tested positive for COVID-19, as the singer revealed via a post to his Instagram account earlier today. Simpson said he first sought medical attention on March 13, when he began to experience “chest pains, fever, and pre-stroke blood pressure levels,” but was unable to be tested for coronavirus until April 6. He

Did you get the call from Mike Hanlon? The Losers’ Club is meeting tonight on Consequence of Sound’s Twitch channel for a live watch-along of It: Chapter Two. Together, they plan to put an end to this Pennywise the Dancing Clown. Constant Readers and Listeners should bring some popcorn, some drinks, maybe even a slingshot.

Insomniac’s Virtual Rave-A-Thon returns again this weekend, with Nocturnal Wonderland serving as the theme! Tonight, you’ll be able to tune into sets from 12th Planet, ARMNHMR, Arty, Borgore, Born Dirty, Jason Ross, Spencer Brown, and VNSSA — a strong variety of house and bass music that should appeal to most fans. Watch below! [embedded content]

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Travis Barker says he loves everything about being in quarantine, except for what put him there — that damn coronavirus. The Blink-182 drummer, who normally spends a ton of time on the road, says he’s enjoying this unprecedented amount of time at home. He spent a little of it with

Usher, Lil Jon, and Ludacris have released a new song. The latest track from the team behind “Yeah!” is called “SexBeat.” That’s it below. Usher’s song “Climax” recently came up in an interview with the Weeknd, which then led to social media challenges and subtweets. (Here’s a summary, if you’re interested.) Ludacris’ most recent album

Jeff Lowe told you it was coming, and now Netflix has confirmed the news. Tiger King is getting a bonus eighth episode in the form of an aftershow hosted by Joel McHale. Entitled Tiger King and I, the aftershow will debut this Sunday, April 12th. The bonus episode will find McHale interviewing a number of people from

Lady Gaga, Billie Eilish, Paul McCartney, Lizzo and more are taking over for a very special live stream collaboration from World Health Organization (WHO) + Global Citizen. The global cross-network, cross-platform special One World: Together At Home aims to benefit frontline healthcare workers and the WHO, taking place Saturday, April 18 at 8 PM ET /

Exclusive Meghan Markle and Prince Harry‘s potential website for their new foundation is now owned by an Internet troll, who’s using a Kanye West hit to send a pretty nasty message. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced Tuesday they were planning a new nonprofit called Archewell Foundation, but apparently they didn’t lock down at

The music world is reacting to the death of John Prine, who died today (April 7) of COVID-19 complications at the age of 73. “A simple majority of who I am as a person, let alone a musician, is because of John Prine,” Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon tweeted. “He is my number 1.” Amber Coffman

This month marks the one year anniversary of Avengers: Endgame, a movie that brought even star Chris Evans to tears. The movie is still one of the biggest grossing movie of all time, and fans are still flipping out about seeing Captain America lift Mjölnir or all those portals opening up at the end. That’s certainly