Lionel Richie postpones upcoming European Summer tour

Lionel Richie has today confirmed that his European summer tour has been postponed.

“Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic it is with a heavy heart that Lionel Richie has confirmed that his tour of Europe will no longer take place in 2020.

Every consideration has been given to the safety and wellbeing of the fans, band, crew and event organisers, but owing to the current and ongoing health crisis and subsequent governmental rulings it is no longer possible to undertake the tour.

Considerable effort is being made to reschedule Lionel’s appearance on these dates to take place in the summer of 2021.

A full list of the new dates will be shared with you shortly, but in the meantime please visit the individual festival/event websites for further information.”

International Jazz Day 2020 to take place virtually; global concert hosted by Herbie Hancock

The 9th annual International Jazz Day worldwide celebration will transition to a virtual format for 2020 instead of taking place as previously planned in Cape Town, South Africa and other locations around the world today, Thursday 30th April 2020.

International Jazz Day 2020 will take place online and be hosted by Herbie Hancock.

The day's centerpiece will be a virtual Global Concert featuring artists from across the globe, streamed live on jazzday.com. The concert will feature performances by John McLaughlin, Jane Monheit, Alune Wade, John Beasley, Ben Williams, Lizz Wright, John Scofield, Igor Butman, Evgeny Pobozhiy, Youn Sun Nah, A Bu, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Dianne Reeves and Joey DeFrancesco, among others.

Herbie Hancock, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Intercultural Dialogue and Co-Chair of International Jazz Day, said, “These are unprecedented times for world citizens and we are most grateful for the support, understanding and partnership of our Jazz Day community. Armed with optimism, patience and grace, we’ll work through these challenges as families, communities, countries and as a stronger united world. Now more than ever before, let’s band together and spread the ethics of Jazz Day’s global movement around the planet and use this as a golden opportunity for humankind to reconnect, especially in the midst of all this isolation and uncertainty.”

To learn more about International Jazz Day and register events on the official website, visit jazzday.com or unesco.org/jazzday

Little Mix cancel upcoming UK Summer Tour

Little Mix have today confirmed via their social media channels that their entire UK summer tour had been cancelled.

"We are so sad to announce that following the latest government advice, we have to cancel our upcoming UK Summer Tour. The health and safety of all our fans and crew is always our number one priority. Please look out for an email from your ticketing agent shortly.

Please stay safe and stay home, lots of love, the girls x"

Watch One World: Together At Home performances again

Stars including Paul McCartney, Elton John, Céline Dion and Little Mix helped to raise nearly $128 million for the World Health Organisation performing as part of the Global Citizen, WHO and Lady Gaga-collaborated One World: Together At Home.

Missed the performances? You can watch again below:

Paul McCartney

Elton John

Céline Dion

Little Mix

Paul McCartney and Elton John to join ‘One World: Together At Home’ Global Special

The World Health Organization (WHO) and Global Citizen have announced a special broadcast event to celebrate and support healthcare workers in the fight against the COVID-19 Pandemic.

‘One World: Together At Home’ Global Special will air on Saturday 18 April with this historic broadcast hosted by Jimmy Fallon of ‘The Tonight Show,’ Jimmy Kimmel of ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ and Stephen Colbert of ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

Curated in Collaboration with Lady Gaga, the broadcast will include artists including Andrea Bocelli, Billie Eilish, Chris Martin, Elton John, John Legend, Kacey Musgraves, Lang Lang, Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder.

One World: Together At Home will be broadcast live on Saturday, April 18, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. PDT /12:00 a.m. GMT airing on ABC, NBC, ViacomCBS Networks, iHeart Media. The BBC One will run the program on Sunday 19 April 19.

One World: Together At Home will also be a multi-hour digital broadcast streaming online on multiple global platforms, including: Alibaba, Amazon Prime Video, Apple, Facebook, Instagram, LiveXLive, Tencent, Tencent Music Entertainment Group, TIDAL, TuneIn, Twitch, Twitter, Yahoo and YouTube. This digital special will include additional artists and performances from all over the globe as well as unique stories from the world's healthcare heroes.

For information about how to tune in and take action, visit globalcitizen.org/togetherathome.

A message from Herbie Hancock to you: Music brings us together even when we’re apart.

“We are living through a difficult time, but I’m given hope when I see how people around the world are responding with music.

People are gathering for concerts… online and singing from their balconies.

Music brings us together even when we are apart, and I look forward to the day that I play for you again in person.

In the meantime, keep playing, keep innovating and keep one another in your hearts.”

Al Di Meola's Across The Universe European tour rescheduled

It was decided today to reschedule Al Di Meola’s ‘Across The Universe’  European Tour this Spring, which was due to start on the 24 April.

Due to the ongoing global situation it was felt by all involved that the dates should not take place at this time

On the phone today, Al said  “I am extremely disappointed to not be able to play these shows,  but with so many borders closed across Europe, it seems clear to me that this is the best course of action at this time”

The good news is that Al  has agreed to extend his tour in the Autumn to include more cities and more countries to celebrate his new album.

Ticket purchasers are asked to retain their tickets as they will be valid for the new dates this autumn.

The AL DI MEOLA ACROSS THE UNIVERSE TOUR rescheduled dates are as follows:

Thursday 29 October – Jazz No Jazz Festival, Zurich

Saturday 31 October - Wollfabrik, Schwetzingen nr Heidelberg (rescheduled from 28 April)

Monday 2 November - Prague Spring Festival, Prague (rescheduled from 16 May)

Tuesday 3 November – Etho Jazz Festival Impart Arts Centre, Wroclaw (rescheduled from 21 May)

Thursday 5 November – Fabrik, Hamburg (rescheduled from 24 April)

Friday 6 November – Jazztage, Dresden

Saturday 7 November - Mehrzweckhalle, Wendelstein nr Nürnberg (rescheduled from 25 April)

Monday 9 November - Mehrzweckhalle, Leverkusen nr Koln

Sunday 15 November – Lilla Circus, Stockholm (rescheduled from 9 May)

Monday 16 November – Rockefeller, Oslo

Tuesday 17 November - Kulturvaerftet, Helsinggoe (rescheduled from 14 May)

For nine years, Little Mix have been taking over the planet, here are their biggest career moments

It was 2011 when Perrie Edwards, Jesy Nelson, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jade Thirlwall where introduced to us as Little Mix on The X Factor.

Winning The X Factor was just the beginning of an astonishing journey. Now they are the world's biggest girl group!

Little Mix have sold over 50 million records worldwide, collected over 17 million Spotify listeners, received over 3 billion Youtube views, and collated 12 billion streams worldwide with tracks including Bounce Back, Woman like Me, Power, Touch, Shout Out To My Ex and the new single Break Up Song.

They are winners of a staggering number of awards including two Brit Awards and four MTV EMA Awards.

And Live they have performed to arenas and stadiums filled with adoring fans around the world!

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