The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is having an unprecedented effect on the music industry. Over the past week, countless artists and touring agencies have had to cancel tours across the globe due to the virus’ rapid spread, leaving thousands of musicians, tour managers, engineers and venue workers out of jobs.
And now, Amazon — America’s largest seller of vinyl records — has announced that it will not be accepting new shipments of CDs and vinyl during the coronavirus pandemic, in order to make room in its warehouses for essential goods.
Per Variety, the retail behemoth has “temporarily disabled shipment creation” for discretionary items — which includes vinyl and CDs — until at least April 5, but potentially longer.
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