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President Trump deliberately downplayed the severity of the coronavirus despite knowing in early February that the virus was “deadly.” according to a new book from Bob Woodward. “I wanted to always play it down,” he told Woodward on March 19th, according to audio obtained by CNN. “I still like playing …

Nick Cave has announced a solo piano performance to air July 23rd as a ticketed event. Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace, shot by cinematographer Robbie Ryan and edited by Nick Emerson, was filmed last month and will air as a one-off live event — no pausing, no …

The 4th of July might be a decidedly indoor affair this year in light of the pandemic — luckily, Disney+ will be premiering Broadway musical Hamilton on its platform beginning July 3. The official trailer is out now. Director Thomas Kail filmed three performances of the musical with the original …

John Prine‘s family has unveiled his final recorded song, “I Remember Everything.” The track’s release followed a livestream tribute to the late icon that streamed on Thursday night featuring Jason Isbell, Brandi Carlile, Kacey Musgraves, Bill Murray and other artists and celebrities. Prine died in April from complications related to …

Dr. Anthony Fauci will go into “modified quarantine” after coming into contact with an unnamed White House staffer who tested positive for the coronavirus. A member of the White House’s coronavirus task force told CNN that the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases’ contact with the …

For years, Chris Cornell — the CEO of Manhead Merch, which handles T-shirts, posters, and other music merch for artists, including Fall Out Boy, Panic! at the Disco, and Alanis Morissette — considered his industry to be recession-proof. But when COVID-19 struck and shuttered concerts, Cornell found his company abruptly …

As the world fights a pandemic, we reached out to some of our favorite artists with a few quarantine questions about these unprecedented times. Slipknot‘s Clown is currently self-isolating at his home in Iowa as the band promotes their new whiskey, Slipknot No. 9 Iowa Whiskey Reserve, and takes a …

Nicole Atkins was supposed to be dropping her new album, Italian Ice, on Friday, but the release date has been pushed back to May 29th due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Still, fans will be able to catch the album on its original release date, April 17th, with two YouTube …

Noted humanitarian Mariah Carey helped to usher in the Easter long weekend Friday, with a special performance of “Hero” that she dedicated to those on the front-lines of the current coronavirus pandemic. Dressed in a “pink-yet-lavender” blouse, and seated in front of framed photos of her kids while in a …

The pandemic is a black light on America, bringing our imperfections into sharper relief. One of them is how we elect presidents. As I write, we are planning to do it the same way we always have come November, even though Americans will likely still be sick and dying throughout …