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    Canadian band July Talk to host 'social distance friendly' concerts at drive-in near Toronto

  • Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductee Corey Hart performs at the Juno Awards in London, Ont., Sunday, March 17, 2019. One of Corey Hart's most resilient hit singles is getting a makeover. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

    Corey Hart returns to 'Never Surrender' with remake and upcoming music video

  • In this Nov. 13, 1986 file photo, Little Richard poses for the cameras as he is inducted into Rock Walk, a sidewalk collection of handprints and signatures of rock and roll musicians, in Los Angeles. Little Richard, the self-proclaimed “architect of rock ‘n’ roll” whose piercing wail, pounding piano and towering pompadour irrevocably altered popular music while introducing black R&B to white America, has died Saturday, May 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Mark Avery, File)

    Little Richard, flamboyant rock 'n' roll pioneer, dead at 87

  • This image released by Interscope Records shows "Chromatica," the latest release by Lady Gaga, available on May 29. (Interscope Records via AP)

    Just dance: Lady Gaga sets May 29 release date for 6th album

  • CTV Toronto: CMW a great time for music lovers

    Canadian Music Week will not go ahead in September, organizers confirm

  • In a photo provided by the Metropolitan Opera, members of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and chorus performing from homes for the company’s At-Home gala, which was transmitted Saturday, April 25, 2020. Music director Yannick Nézet-Séguini in Mointreal is in the fourth row from top, sixth from left. (Metropolitan Opera via AP)

    Silenced by virus, Met Opera links for digital global gala

  • FILE - In this June 22, 2018, file photo, singer Taylor Swift performs on stage in concert at Wembley Stadium in London. Swift is canceling all of her performances and appearances for the rest of the year because of the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP, File)

    Taylor Swift has cancelled all shows, appearances for 2020

  • Music producer Chris McKhool sits in front of his soundboard in a handout photo. Chris McKhool still has many questions about how the federal government will support Canadian artists in the latest update to the COVID-19 emergency benefits program, but for now he's trying to stay focused on the music. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Jake Roels MANDATORY CREDIT

    Musicians say CERB changes offer some financial relief as uncertainty persists

  • In this June 20, 2017 file photo, John Prine poses in his office in Nashville, Tenn. Prine died Tuesday, April 7, 2020 from complications of the coronavirus. He was 73. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

    Celebrated singer-songwriter John Prine dead at 73 from COVID-19 complications

  • FILE - In this June 21, 2006 file photo, singer-songwriter Bill Withers poses in his office in Beverly Hills, Calif. Withers, who wrote and sang a string of soulful songs in the 1970s that have stood the test of time, including “Lean On Me,” “Lovely Day” and “Ain’t No Sunshine," died in Los Angeles from heart complications on Monday, March 30, 2020. He was 81. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)

    'Lean On Me,' 'Lovely Day' singer Bill Withers dies at 81

  • In this Sept. 21, 2018, file photo rapper Daniel Hernandez, known as Tekashi 6ix9ine, performs during the Philipp Plein women's 2019 Spring-Summer collection, unveiled during the Fashion Week in Milan, Italy. A New York judge has ordered the rapper immediately freed from a Manhattan federal jail because his asthma puts him in danger of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)

    Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine released from prison early due to COVID-19

  • In this May 5, 2013, file photo, jazz pianist Ellis Marsalis, father of musicians Wynton Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, Delfeao Marsalis and Jason Marsalis, acknowledges the crowd after performing at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans. New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell announced Wednesday, April 1, 2020, that Marsalis has died. He was 85. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

    Jazz pianist Ellis Marsalis Jr. dies of COVID-19 in Louisiana

  • A videographer looks through his camera during the 2020 Juno Award nominee press conference in Toronto on January 28, 2020. Organizers behind the annual celebration of Canadian music say they've decided to "hold off indefinitely" on revealing who picked up this year's Junos trophies, as the country deals with the COVID-19 pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

    Juno Awards organizers 'hold off indefinitely' on revealing this year's winners

  • In this Jan.24, 2018 file photo, models present creations for Franck Sorbier's Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2018 fashion collection while saxophonist Manu Dibango performs in Paris. Renowned jazz man Manu Dibango, to many the beloved "Papy Groove" who served as an inspiration and pioneer in his art, died on Tuesday from the coronavirus, his official Facebook page announced. He was 86. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)

    Legendary saxophonist Manu Dibango dies in France of COVID-19

  • In this June 9, 2012, file photo, Kenny Rogers performs at the 2012 CMA Music Festival in Nashville, Tenn. Actor-singer Kenny Rogers, the smooth, Grammy-winning balladeer who spanned jazz, folk, country and pop with such hits as “Lucille,” “Lady” and “Islands in the Stream” and embraced his persona as “The Gambler” on record and on TV died Friday night, March 20, 2020. He was 81. (Photo by Wade Payne/Invision/AP, File)

    Singer Kenny Rogers, 'The Gambler,' dies at age 81

  • A videographer looks through his camera during the 2020 Juno Award nominee press conference in Toronto on Tuesday, January 28, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

    JUNO Awards cancelled over COVID-19 concerns

  • In this June 11, 2016, file photo, Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam performs at Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)

    Pearl Jam postpones North American tour over coronavirus concerns

  • Girl Pow-r pose for a photo in Mississauga, Ont. on Saturday, February 29, 2020. Several weeks after teenage pop group Girl Pow-r learned they were nominated for their first Juno award, they're still reliving the thrill of the moment. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

    First-time Juno nominees Girl Pow-r on embracing social causes with their music

  • Canadian rapper bbno$ (pronounced "baby no money") poses in an undated handout photo. The rapper can tell you exactly how 15 seconds on TikTok turns somebody into a social media superstar. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Antonio Chavez

    Rapper bbno$ took TikTok to two Juno nominations

  • Avril Lavigne arrives at the Pre-Grammy Gala And Salute To Industry Icons at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 25, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Avril Lavigne is among the latest musicians to postpone international tour dates in response to the growing number of coronavirus cases.The Canadian pop singer posted a message to fans on social media saying she would no longer be touring Asia in April and May due to the viral outbreak. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Invision - Mark Von Holden

    Avril Lavigne postpones tour in Asia as musicians respond to COVID-19 outbreak