On the Charlotte 411 for today……
Bon Jovi has scrapped its 18-date North American run with special guest Bryan Adams due to the ongoing pandemic.
The shows were set to kick off on June 10th in Washington with the arena run wrapping on July 28th in New York City.
Bon Jovi has also postponed the release of its latest album, which was due out on May 18th.
So far, no new date has been set.
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A live album featuring the performances from the One World: Together At Home event has been released to stream, with profits going to the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for the World Health Organization.
The album features all of Saturday night’s televised songs – from Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, the Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Billie Eilish, Lizzo and more – plus several hours of performances from earlier in the day.
The album includes 79 tracks, which adds up to a total running time of over four hours.
The album is available to stream on Apple Music, Spotify and Amazon Music and will boost the money already raised by the event, which previously totally almost $128 million.
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It was four years ago today (April 21st, 2016) that Prince died at age 57 of an accidental overdose of the opioid fentanyl.
Coming to CBS tonight (Tuesday, April 21st) is Let’s Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute To Prince.
The two-hour event airs at 9 p.m. ET and features performances by Shelia E., the Time, Earth, Wind, & Fire, Foo Fighters, Common, Beck, H.E.R. and Gary Clark, Jr., John Legend, St. Vincent, and Mavis Staples & The Revolution, among others.
