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Radiohead, Hinds, Arctic Monkeys & More To Have Special Releases For #LoveRecordStoresDay

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Albums from Flume, Black Pumas, Hinds, John Lennon and Yoko Ono also to take part in the initiative to support record stores in the U.K.
Jennifer Velez
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May 21, 2020 - 1:22 pm

Radiohead, Belle and Sebastian, Arctic Monkeys, Oasis and more will have special record releases for the United Kingdom's recently announced Love Record Stores day happening on what was to be the rescheduled Record Store Day 2020.

Several of the special releases will be made available at 9 a.m. local time at participating shops' websites. Flume's self-titled album, Black Pumas's self-titled album, Radiohead's A Moon Shaped Pool, Hinds' Leave Me Alone, John Lennon & Yoko Ono's The Wedding Album, are among records being sold during the initiative. The event's website said more special releases could be announced.

Love Record Stores day aims to support record stores after Record Store Day 2020 had to postpone its original date of April 18 to June 20 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Record Store Day was rescheduled again and drops are now happening on August 29, September 26, October 24. 

The event is partnering with record labels to feature limited edition records, they said on their website: "To ensure that this hugely important, annual opportunity to highlight the work of record stores remains active this summer, #loverecordstores is partnering with a wide range of record labels who have already pledged to make special, limited edition releases available via over 130 independent record stores’ online platforms on June 20th."

Love Record Stores day will also feature a variety of livestream performances and DJ sets. Rock singer, musician and The Charlatans vocalist Tim Burgess was named Love Record Stores 2020 ambassador.

"So pleased to be working alongside @LoveRecsStores so we can do our best to help independent record shops during these testing times," he tweeted.

 For more information on participating stores and record releases, check out the Love Record Stores day website.

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Jazz Foundation Of America’s "#TheNewGig Live" To Feature Sheryl Crow, Elvis Costello, Jon Batiste & More

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Donations collected throughout the special one-night stream will directly benefit JFA’s Coronavirus Musicians’ Fund
Onaje McDowelle
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May 14, 2020 - 4:18 pm

As a benefit to the Jazz Foundation of America’s COVID-19 Musicians’ Fund, the organization will host its livestreamed benefit concert, #TheNewGig Live, tonight (May 14) beginning at 8 P.M. Eastern Standard Time. The one-night special event is slated to see performances from GRAMMY-winning and nominated artists Elvis Costello, Sheryl Crow, Jon Batiste and others.

In addition to being hosted by comedian Keegan-Michael Key, the two-hour stream will also include appearances from other celebrity guests like Bruce Willis, Danny Glover and Rosie Perez. The program will feature archival footage of live shows and performances by other GRAMMY-winners and nominees like Brittany Howard, Herbie Hancock, Patti Smith, and August Greene (Common, Robert Glasper, and Karriem Riggins). Additional artists set to perform include Robert Cray and Angelique Kidjo.

For fans unable to catch the event in real-time, the livestream will be re-broadcasted at 10 P.M. Eastern Standard Time and will be made available online for viewing for 24 hours. You can stream the event here.

More information on donating to the foundation and their COVID-19 relief efforts can be found here.

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Phosphorescent, Built To Spill, Sierra Hull & More On This Week's Pickathon's A Concert A Day Benefiting MusiCares

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Week 6 of the music throwback concert series also features Warpaint, Anna & Elizabeth, Joseph and more
Jennifer Velez
MusiCares
May 11, 2020 - 12:15 pm

This week's Pickathon's #AConcertADay series benefiting MusiCares' COVID-19 Relief Fund lineup is here. Starting Monday, May 11, catch a flashback performance from a variety of artists including Sierra Hull, Shakey Graves, Warpaint, Built To Spill and more. 

Pickathon has been releasing throwback performances since early April and has partnered with the Recording Academy to help musicians affected by the pandemic by benefiting the MusiCares' COVID-19 Relief Fund. This week Pickathon also announced that Spotify's COVID-19 Music Relief project will match every dollar raised during the series for MusiCares up to $10 million. 

To watch the flashback show, head over to Facebook Premiere with the Recording Academy, Amazon Music’s Twitch Channel or to YouTube's Stay Home #WithMe initiative. Every concert is streamed at 4 p.m. EST/ 1 p.m. PST. 

Full schedule from Pickathon below:

Monday: Sierra Hull
GRAMMY-nominated Bluegrass phenom Sierra Hull in her 2018 Woods Stage performance.
 
Tuesday: Phosphorescent
Shimmery, haunted country rock from his 2018 Woods Stage performance.
 
Wednesday: Anna & Elizabeth
Folk iconoclasts Anna & Elizabeth in their 2017 Lucky Barn performance.
 
Thursday: Built To Spill
Indie rock godfathers Built To Spill in their 2018 Woods Stage performance .
 
Friday: Shakey Graves
Americana rock ruffian Shakey Graves in his 2014 Workshop Barn performance.
 
Saturday: Warpaint
Art rock tour-de-force Warpaint in their 2014 Woods Stage performance.
 
Sunday: Joseph
Hallelujah harmonies from the sister trio in their 2015 Treeline Stage performance.
Learn more about how you can donate to or apply for assistance via the Recording Academy's and MusiCares' COVID-19 Relief Fund.

Learn more about the financial, medical and personal emergencies services and resources offered by the Recording Academy and MusiCares.

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Pitchfork Fest 2020 Has Been Canceled Due To COVID-19 Concerns

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The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Run The Jewels, Waxahatchee, Thundercat, Tierra Whack and more were scheduled to perform at Chicago's Union Park in July
Jennifer Velez
GRAMMYs
May 6, 2020 - 3:08 pm

Pitchfork Fest was set to celebrate its milestone 15th anniversary this year. However, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Pitchfork Fest 2020 has been canceled.

The Chicago festival, organized by the digital music publication and scheduled to run July 17–19, said it was "heartbroken" as it broke the news to festivalgoers in a statement on Tuesday, May 6. Pitchfork said the fest would come back in 2021 if the circumstances are right. 

"It can be pretty daunting to think about the future of live music right now, but know that we are fully committed to bringing Pitchfork Music Festival back in 2021, if the public health situation allows for it," organizers said. 

The 2020 festival rendition was set to feature Run The Jewels and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs as headliners. Big Thief, Thundercat, Tierra Whack, Caroline Polachek, Waxahatchee, Danny Brown, Maxo Kream, Kim Gordon, Angel Olsen and Yaeji were among other performers set to take the stage at Union Park.  

The festival organized kick-off parties on Feb. 19 and 20 in celebration of its 15 years running. 

Last year, Pitchfork Fest's executive director Adam Krefman spoke to the Recording Academy ahead of the 2019 festival about how it stands out from the rest, its diversity inclusion in its lineup, how much it values being a festival monetarily accessible to fans and how it likes to highlight Chicago's culture. 

"We like to support our own and people are kind of self-made here. And so, that part is just important as the annual celebration of Chicago music and art and culture," Krefman said.

The festival reiterated in their statement that this was not the end for them and that in the meantime, they would continue to support artists in other ways.

"We’re not going anywhere—stay tuned, stay positive, and see you soon," the statement ended. 

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Minecraft's Block By Blockwest Virtual Fest To Feature Massive Attack, Fever 333, Pussy Riot & More

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The virtual event will raise money for the CDC Foundation's COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund
Jennifer Velez
GRAMMYs
Apr 24, 2020 - 1:09 pm

Update: According to a representative of the festival, Block by Blockwest experienced an overload to their servers on the day of the event due to a larger-than-expected online turnout. The event has since been rescheduled to Saturday, May 16. According to a post on the event's website and the representative, the festival met its VIP donation goal of $5,000 in less than an hour, which has since been donated to COVID-19 relief initiatives.

Minecraft's virtual music festival Block by Blockwest will feature Massive Attack, Fever 333, Pussy Riot, IDLES, Cherry Glazerr and more on Saturday, April 25.

The acts will perform inside the Minecraft video game fest starting at 3 p.m. ET/ 12 p.m. PT. The event will raise money for the CDC Foundation's COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund. 

The Wrecks, Oliver Francis, Phil Good, Citizen and Hunny are among the other acts. 

Organizers want festival attendees to experience a virtual music fest that brings them together through some of the ways they would at real-life music fests including three virtual stages. 

"Block by Blockwest aims to forge a hub of human connectivity in this time of social distancing through livestream acts, competitive mini games, a vast art gallery featuring rising fine artists as well as a handful of other features for the festival goer to explore," the fest said in a tutorial video explaining how the event will work. 

The tutorial said fest-goers will need to purchase the Minecraft Java Edition to join. 

Block by Blockwest is among the music livestream events deciding to take viewers into a virtual video game world. This week, Travis Scott premiered a song and launched a tour on another video game platform, Fortnite. 

To see the full lineup and stream Block by Blockwest, go to the event's website here. 

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