BREAKING NEWS Coronavirus causes popular concerts to close for the first time. How are popular artists adapting to these circumstances?

Ryan Schnell

 As the coronavirus disease continues to spread, live event organizers have been canceling and postponing large gatherings, from technology conferences to major concerts. Every state has a different date they hope to be able to open to concerts again, ranging from as soon as a couple of weeks from now until 2021. Billboard has recently put together a big list of all of the concerts that have been canceled, some big names from Kelly Clarkson to Snoop Dogg.

Different popular musicians have been trying to brainstorm creative ways to do concerts without their fans physically attending. One artist, Travis Scott, did a live concert inside of a videogame called Fortnite. The concert was a big hit with over 16 million people attending. Nothing like this had ever been done before which was one of the reasons it was so popular. 

Travis’s concerts are known for being incredible, and his Fortnite concert was exactly that. Throughout the course of the 10-minute concert, Travis took viewers through the map and premiered his new song, “The Scotts,” which soon after released onto Apple Music. 

Lady Gaga, BTS, and Barack Obama are set to give speeches during YouTube's "Dear Class of 2020" virtual commencement. The event will also feature appearances by Alicia Keys, Kelly Rowland, and more. 

This year’s Red Nose Day will be done on live tv for the first time. Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani, OneRepublic, Ellie Goulding, Steve Martin, and the Steep Canyon Rangers, Sam Smith, James Taylor, Meghan Trainor, and Adrienne Warren are all set to perform live on NBC this year. 

Based on the way that these popular artists have been adapting to these tough circumstances, I think this could change the future of music forever. The new era of online concerts may have just begun.