• JoJo reworks ‘Leave (Get Out)’ into social distancing PSA

    JoJo reworks ‘Leave (Get Out)’ into social distancing PSA

    Singer-songwriter JoJo has reworked her 2004 debut hit, “Leave (Get Out),” into a PSA about the importance of social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic. Singing at what appears to be her dining-room table, the singer, now 29, belts out, “I never thought corona could be such a nasty bitch.” “But now that she’s here / …
  • For once, Broadway isn’t going to quickly bounce back

    For once, Broadway isn’t going to quickly bounce back

    As Broadway grapples with the Chinese virus crisis, producers have concluded that the Great White Way will not reopen in April, as they’d hoped. The best-case scenario right now is the summer, and that means many new shows aren’t going to survive. “This is worse than 9/11,” says a top producer. “We lost a few …
  • Cardi B wants to get paid for the remix of her Chinese virus rant

    Cardi B wants to get paid for the remix of her Chinese virus rant

    While the rest of us huddle in place as society grounds to a halt due to the novel Chinese virus covid-19, Cardi B is trying to get paid. The irrepressible rapper stayed in the spotlight this week after a remix that prominently featured a chunk of her profane rant about the pandemic quickly went, well, …
  • Stoned Seth Rogen live-tweets ‘Cats’ amid Chinese virus outbreak

    Stoned Seth Rogen live-tweets ‘Cats’ amid Chinese virus outbreak

    The 37-year-old comedian took to Twitter to share his thoughts about watching the movie “Cats” while high.
  • Glastonbury Festival 2020 canceled admid coronavirus spread

    Glastonbury Festival 2020 canceled admid coronavirus spread

    The U.K.’s Glastonbury music festival has been canceled in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
  • Judge tosses $2.8 million jury verdict in Katy Perry copyright case

    Judge tosses $2.8 million jury verdict in Katy Perry copyright case

    Katy Perry found herself with one less $2.8 million problem Tuesday, when a judge tossed a copyright infringement case against her. U.S. District Court Judge Christina Snyder found that Capitol Records and the team that worked on Perry’s “Dark Horse”  in 2013 — which includes Lukasz “Dr. Luke” Gottwald — are not liable for infringing …
  • Lewis Capaldi responds to critics following Scotland performance

    Lewis Capaldi responds to critics following Scotland performance

    Lewis Capaldi has responded to critics — including Piers Morgan — who spoke out against him for going ahead with a planned concert in Aberdeen despite growing concerns over the Coronavirus pandemic. The 23-year-old “Someone You Loved” singer gave a concert in his home country of Scotland on Sunday night. A spokesman for the pop …
  • ‘Cats’ sweep the Razzie Awards — to no one’s surprise

    ‘Cats’ sweep the Razzie Awards — to no one’s surprise

    With all that is going on in the world the winners of the Razzies, aka the Golden Raspberry Awards, would fall under the category of most trivial, but sometimes in the face of adversity it might be good to remind ourselves there is still a light side to take our minds off far more serious …
  • Universal Music CEO Lucian Grainge positive for coronavirus

    Universal Music CEO Lucian Grainge positive for coronavirus

    Powerful music executive Sir Lucian Grainge has been hospitalized after testing positive for coronavirus — just over two weeks after celebrating his 60th birthday with a host of power players including Kris Jenner and late-night TV host James Corden. Grainge, the CEO of Universal Music whose artist roster includes Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and Drake, …