Glastonbury Music Festival Canceled Over Coronavirus Fears

As the COVID-19 pandemic positions the dance scene in a state of uncertainty, the million dollar question is how this singular moment in history is affecting the overall health and financial viability of the global electronic music industry.

Ted Johnson The Justice Department is planning a virtual public workshop on one of the most contentious issues in the music business – the future of the nearly 80-year-old consent decrees that have governed how works are licensed.The event on July 28 and 29 is the latest development as the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division reviews the decrees, a move that would have huge implications on songwriters, artists and publishers.According to the DOJ, the workshop will include discussions of competition issues related to public performance licenses, competition between performing rights organizations, and the licensing of music to end users.

J-pop duo Yorushika shared a clip teasing snippets of all the tracks on their upcoming third studio album with an unconventional theme.

Alanis Morissette’s new song is giving voice to the oppressed.

The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Friday, July 10 is:The NHS publishes data relating to the number of deaths that have been recorded at each hospital trust in England in the last 24 hours.These are deaths where the person had tested positive for the virus or where COVID-19 was mentioned on their death certificate.These often include previously uncounted deaths that took place several days - or even weeks ago.NHS England's 24 hour figures do not include Covid deaths recorded in care homes or other community settings.This is because of the time it takes for deaths to be confirmed as testing positive for COVID-19, for post-mortem examinations to be processed and for data from the tests to be

straight to your inboxJamie Carragher has warned Manchester United that their sparkling form does not automatically mean they will challenge for the title next season.The Reds have become the first team in Premier League history to win four consecutive matches by three goals, with Bruno Fernandes and Paul Pogba inspirational in midfield.Whilst United continue to hunt down a potential top-four finish, their form has prompted talk of closing the gap on Liverpool and Manchester City next season.Yet Carragher has warned that, like when the Liverpool sides he played in featured the likes of Fernando Torres, the boost provided by Fernandes' form may not be sustainable in the long term."United hope Fernandes is the man inspiring them to that first

straight to your inboxManchester United will play the second leg of their last-16 Europa League tie against LASK Linz at Old Trafford on Wednesday, August 5. That tie will kick-off at 8pm with United holding a 5-0 aggregate lead after the first leg in Austria, which was played in March a day before the competition was suspended amid the coronavirus outbreak across Europe.

The crucial coronavirus 'R' number has edged up in England since last week and could now be as high as 1.

Hollywood heartthrob Zac Efron has already had quite the journey through Hollywood.

Leading lighting designer Tim Routledge has said the music industry’s “army of freelancers” needs targeted support and remains in “dire straits”.

Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson.“Good things all come to an end,” the band wrote in a statement announcing their decision. “After much introspection, we have decided to call it a day with SHVPES.Good things all come to an end.After much introspection, we have decided to call it a day with SHVPES.As this band has evolved, we have grown a lot as musicians and as people.

Noel Gallagher, Catfish And The Bottlemen, The Kooks and The Rolling Stones as well as becoming festival favourites around the world, indie upstarts The Academic are quickly becoming one of 2020’s bands most likely to succeed.Add in a Number One debut album in their native Ireland (2018’s ‘Tales From The Backseat’) and a slew of chaotic headline shows, it seems to be a case of when, not if for this Mullingar four-piece.And despite Coronavirus hitting pause on their upward trajectory, their new EP ‘Acting My Age’ (out today) sees the gang bundle their stadium-sized dreams into a smart, snappy collection of attitude-driven anthems.

Haim have discussed diversity and gender balance on festival line-ups, saying they’re “having a conversation” with their booking agent about only playing festivals with a 50/50 gender split.The band were speaking to NME for a new Big Read cover feature about their third album ‘Women In Music Pt. III’.Asked if they would include ‘inclusivity riders’ in their festival contracts, the type that The 1975’s Matty Healy made last year, pledging to only play festivals that had an equal gender split, Alana Haim said: “I mean… it’s like all these festivals, it shouldn’t even be a question.

When Coldplay's debut album Parachutes dropped 20 years ago in the U.K. on July 10, 2000, the title was fitting – while Coldplay would go on to soar as a global act, the album's international impact was up in the air at first, with Parachutes not even landing in America until November 2000.

When movie theaters reopen and everyone can rush back to see Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet,” the question remains whether or not it’s actually safe to do so? Sure, the large cinema chains have released statements about the precautions they’re taking to ensure the safety of the customers, but there’s no denying that it seems a bit crazy to sit in an enclosed space with a bunch of other people for more than two hours while some wear masks and others don’t (taking them off to eat popcorn and drink sodas).

Luca Guadagnino isn’t scared of remakes. One look at his filmography shows that clearly.

As part of what was described as a "rambling" four-hour interview with Forbes earlier this week in which Kanye West laid out his plans for a purported presidential run, the rapper also briefly dipped back into his day job as an MC, dropping three ragged freestyles for the financial magazine that touched on the COVID-19 pandemic, his struggle with addiction, the O.J. Simpson verdict and the death penalty.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorIs Netflix going to turn another boffo earnings report fueled by “quarantine and chill”?Investors pumped up shares of the streamer to a new all-time high Friday, with Netflix stock rising more than 4% in morning trading on a bullish Wall Street analyst call on second-quarter 2020 subscriber growth.

A.D. Amorosi When Elle King and Variety last met, the Los Angeles-born-and-bred singing, songwriting, banjo-playing shouter had just commenced a 2018 tour for the (then) recently released “Shake the Spirit” album.While King’s rough, poppy debut album, 2015’s “Love Stuff” and its top 10 single “Ex’s & Oh’s,” earned her two Grammy nominations, her ragged voice and raging spirit, by 2018, was much like that of Janis Joplin — explosive, outspoken, life-sponging.

Police have arrested three women following an investigation into the alleged mistreatment of resident in a Scots care home. A probe was launched into the Springvale Care Home in Lennoxtown, East Dunbartonshire last month.

Nicola Sturgeon. The First Minister reminded Scots of the new rules on face coverings during the Scottish Government’s daily coronavirus press conference today.