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Recognizing national concerns over the spread of the coronavirus, Live Nation is instructing its touring shows to prepare to return home, Billboard has learned. The announcement affects all Live Nation tours, domestically and internationally.
Earlier Thursday (March 12) the company told employees it is hitting the pause button on current touring arena shows through the end of the month. A few shows will play out Thursday and Friday, but the remainder of the shows starting this weekend will be postponed.
The NBA season has been suspended:
The NBA suspended its season after a Utah Jazz player tested positive Wednesday for the coronavirus.
“The NBA is suspending game play following the conclusion of [Wednesday’s] schedule of games until further notice,” the league said in a statement issued shortly after 9:30 p.m. ET. “The NBA will use this hiatus to determine next steps for moving forward in regard to the coronavirus pandemic.”
The baseball season is expected to be suspended:
Major League Baseball is expected to suspend the remainder of spring training Thursday in response to the coronavirus pandemic, sources tell ESPN’s Jeff Passan.
Sources tell Passan that they expect the league will likely delay the beginning of the regular season as well.
The MLS is postponed for 30 days:
MLS has suspended its season for 30 days while the U.S. Soccer Federation has canceled scheduled friendlies due to the coronavirus pandemic, the organizations have announced.
The NHL has been suspended:
The NHL has suspended its season because of the rapid spread of the coronavirus but hopes to resume in the future.
There are 189 games and three and a half weeks remaining in the NHL’s regular season. There were 10 games on the NHL slate Thursday.
“The NHL has been attempting to follow the mandates of health experts and local authorities, while preparing for any possible developments without taking premature or unnecessary measures,” the league said in a statement. “However, following last night’s news that an NBA player has tested positive for coronavirus — and given that our leagues share so many facilities and locker rooms and it now seems likely that some member of the NHL community would test positive at some point — it is no longer appropriate to try to continue to play games at this time.
The college basketball tournaments are being canceled:
The Power 5 leagues — the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, SEC and Pac-12 — canceled their men’s basketball conference tournaments on Thursday while a pair of historic schools announced an indefinite shutdown of athletic travel.
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Coldplay have shared a video for “Trouble in Town.”
Derrick Sherman of Sainthood Reps will be releasing a solo EP as Grist Mil. Today he’s shared the new song “Sea of Trees” produced by Mike Sapone.
My Chemical Romance have postponed their upcoming tour dates in Japan.
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Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson have announced they’ve tested positive for coronavirus.
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The trailer for the Beastie Boys Story has been released.
Girlpoolhave returned with a video for “Like I’m Winning It.”
The Killers will release their new album, Imploding the Mirage, on May 29th. Today they’ve released the new song “Caution” and announced some tour dates.
Jason Vena of Acceptance is on the latest episode of The Gunz Show. (Overcast link.)
I Can Make a Mess… have added some more dates of playing their debut album in full.
Local H have shared the new song “Hold That Thought.”
Coachella has been postponed due to the coronavirus.