Artists are doing their part to keep us entertained during this uncertain time. It's unclear when we will be able to attend another concert with some projections claiming that we may need to wait until 2022. As we fight to protect ourselves against the deadly coronavirus, entertainers have been hunkering down and hosting live-streams on multiple platforms to keep us away from boredom during the quarantine.
Just this weekend, Lady Gaga invited Stevie Wonder, Burna Boy, Jennifer Lopez, Billie Eilish, and more to heal the world with music. Post Malone appears to have been inspired because, at the end of this week, he will be going live to perform a tribute of his own to one of the bands that inspired him the most throughout his career: Nirvana.
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Post Malone has previously stated that Kurt Cobain and Nirvana have been a huge influence on his personal music taste so it's no surprise that the rapper will be taking to the (virtual) stage to sing some of his favorite classics from the band.
A video was shared to Posty's social media channels, promoting the show, which is set to begin at 6 PM EST on Friday YouTube. Not much information was detailed, other than the fact that it will be a Nirvana tribute show.
Will you be tuning in? Maybe Post has some surprises planned!
Erykah Badu Hosts $1 Online Concert & Shares Quarantine Struggles
Erykah Badu wanted to shed light on what out-of-work musicians are going through during this COVID-19 quarantine.
As we're all making the most of these days under quarantine, celebrities have been offering up free home concerts to help pass the time. John Legend and his wife Chrissy Teigen hosted an Instagram Concert from their living room, as did Anthony Hamilton, Keith Urban, and DJ D-Nice. Music icon Erykah Badu wanted to give back to her adoring fans, so she offered up an online concert for $1.
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On Monday (March 23), Erykah streamed her inexpensive live show on her BaduWorld Market website. “I got a house full of masked engineers, musicians, techs, who are all out of work... We have a few band members that’s stuck in other states." the singer said, according to Page Six. "I called them earlier and told them today, y’all still on the payroll even though y’all not here,” she said.
Not only did Erykah bless fans with all of their favorites hits from the award-winning singer, she took time out to educate her viewers on how things work behind the scenes for musicians. “How [the music industry] works is, the artists get about 8 to 20 percent [of record sales], but it’s not paid until the record label recoups the money they loaned to you in the form of an advance."
"It’s really not designed for us to become wealthy," she explained. "That’s why we rely on our live shows. We’re not rich people. We just play rich people on TV. This is how we make our living and some of us only have one form of income and that’s shows. I wanted to create another revenue of income and you’re helping me do that in a big way.” Check out a few clips below