Live Nation Entertainment faced another challenging quarter to close out 2020, with revenue dropping 92% in the fourth quarter compared to the same time period in 2019, the company announced in its earnings report on Thursday afternoon. For the 2020 calendar year as a whole, revenue dropped 84% compared to …
Read More »January Marks Deadliest Month of U.S. Covid-19 Epidemic
As the vaccine is slowly rolling out, January became the deadliest month of the pandemic in the U.S. At least 95,373 people died from Covid-19 in the first month of 2021, according to the COVID Tracking Project. As a result, cemeteries are struggling to keep up with demand as bodies …
Read More »What 2020's Hardships Taught These Seven Leaders About Community
For years, the rise of the online era has been sparking conversation about the future of communication and what it means to connect in a tech-driven society. But as the unforeseen circumstances of last year rushed the world into a new age of digital communication, it was being apart that …
Read More »How Climate Change Is Ushering in a New Pandemic Era
Jennifer Jones spent most of her summer at home, as so many of us did, trying to avoid the plague. Jones, 45, lives in Tavernier, a community in the Florida Keys just south of Key Largo, and passed a lot of time in her yard, puttering around with plants. At …
Read More »Second Coronavirus Vaccine Nearly 95 Percent Effective in Preliminary Study
UPDATE (11/30): Moderna will submit its Covid-19 vaccine to the Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorization after the biotech firm completed its Phase 3 trial, NBC News report. The study found that the vaccine was 94.1% effective at preventing Covid-19, and 100% effective at preventing severe cases (along …
Read More »Arlo Guthrie Retires From Touring: 'It's Time to Hang Up the Gone Fishing Sign'
Arlo Guthrie took to Facebook on Friday to announce his retirement from touring. In a lengthy post titled “Gone Fishing,” the folk singer-songwriter explained that he’s canceled his upcoming show. He also revealed thatprior to the pandemic, he’d experienced several mini strokes — the first occurring in 2016. “I got …
Read More »Why Won't Cops Wear Masks?
Now that we’re six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us think of wearing a mask in the same vein as wallets or cell phones or keys: as a necessity anytime you go out. One group, however, does not appear to view masks in the same way: police officers, …
Read More »Elle King Releases 'In Isolation' EP, Shares Video for 'The Let Go'
Elle King has released a three-track EP of demos titled Elle King: In Isolation — recorded, as you might imagine, while quarantining in LA during the COVID-19 pandemic. “So many questions have begun to blossom within me through this time of isolation,” King wrote in a statement on the EP. “From …
Read More »Barbra Streisand, Quincy Jones Join UN's Call for Code Campaign
The United Nations Human Rights group will launch this year’s Call for Code campaign on May 27th as part of the organization’s annual call for new tech solutions to global issues. The focus of the 2020 campaign will be on the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change. Barbra Streisand, Quincy Jones, …
Read More »Penske Media Corporation Launches 'Hail the Heroes' Initiative Alongside Team Rubicon to Thank Frontline Workers and Raise Funds for COVID-19 Relief
Rolling Stone and our parent company, Penske Media Corporation, have launched “Hail the Heroes,” a thank you initiative to raise funds for Team Rubicon and their efforts around the COVID-19 crisis. Leaders from across PMC’s portfolio of media brands have joined together with luminaries in the entertainment, fashion, beauty, sports, …
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