🦠 Remote work transforming music biz?; COVID-19 claims Manu Dibango, Mike Longo; Streaming giants donate to MusiCares fund; Iran and Italy's music scenes struggle
Daily update for the music business on the coronavirus (March 25)
Social distancing edit by Paco Conde
CISAC calls for global government support for the creative community during the COVID-19 crisis (CMU)
How the normalization of remote work could transform the music business (Cherie Hu)
How to disinfect musical instruments during Covid-19 (She Shreds)
Spotify, Tidal, Pandora & more streaming services donate to MusiCares' COVID-19 fund (Billboard)
In Iran, coronavirus is suffocating an already strained experimental music scene (Pitchfork)
Coronavirus quarantine appears to be driving a global TikTok download boom (Music Business Worldwide)
Live Nation share price rallies again, up 15% today (Music Business Worldwide)
‘Signs of crisis’: Coronavirus now expected to halt Italy’s recorded music growth in 2020 (Music Business Worldwide)
Musicians’ letter asks US Congress to expand unemployment amid coronavirus outbreak (Pitchfork)
Coronavirus is boosting yet another avenue for musicians to give their work away (Stereogum)
Artist re-creates famous album covers to promote social distancing (6 Feet Covers)
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Manu Dibango: African saxophone legend dies of Covid-19 (BBC)
Mike Longo, prominent jazz pianist known for his tenure with Dizzy Gillespie, dies at 83 (WBGO)
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