Music Venue Trust backs calls for rapid testing in order to reopen music venues

The Music Venue Trust has backed Boris Johnson‘s suggestion that rapid coronavirus testing could be the key to reopening music venues, and says the necessary plans are in place for it to be rolled out nationwide. Speaking at a Downing Street press conference on Monday (February 15), the Prime Minister said “rapid” lateral flow tests …

Boris Johnson says rapid testing could pave the way for nightclubs to re-open

Rapid coronavirus testing could pave the way for nightclubs and theatres to re-open, Boris Johnson has claimed. Speaking at a Downing Street press conference, the Prime Minister said “rapid” lateral flow tests could be used by “those parts of the economy” that were unable to reopen their doors last year. The lateral flow tests can …

Years & Years’ Olly Alexander promotes HIV awareness during national testing week

Years & Years singer and It’s A Sin actor Olly Alexander has promoted STI testing in light of National HIV Testing Week commencing yesterday (February 1). Drawing on comparisons and differences between the ’80s setting of It’s A Sin and today, Alexander pointed out that major scientific advances have been made in preventing the spread …

REPORT: Major Cities Rolling Out COVID-19 Testing Kit Vending Machines

Major cities — including New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston and Dallas — are working to bring at-home COVID-19 tests to vending machines as soon as this month. According to the New York Post, health company Wellness 4 Humanity is stocking these vending machines with COVID-19 testing kits for $139 each. That price …

New Rapid COVID-19 Testing Kits Gives Hope for Return of Live Events

Rapid coronavirus (COVID-19) testing kits are hitting the market and they could change the way people test at home or before going out to public spaces, including concert venues. Swallow Events is behind a new kit specially designed for the live events industry. This is first company to offer its rapid testing service to organizers …

Swallow Events partners with Roche to launch rapid COVID-19 testing service for live events industry

by: Rachel Narozniak Nov 24, 2020 An exclusive partnership between UK-based event and festival operations company Swallow Events and Roche will yield a rapid, full-scale COVID-19 testing strategy aimed at ensuring attendee safety at live events. Through the collaborative effort, the logistics entity will offer Roche’s MHRA-, CE-, and PHE-approved 15-minute COVID-19 test (96.52 percent …

Bad Bunny cancelled his AMA performance after testing positive for COVID-19

Bad Bunny has tested positive for coronavirus, cancelling his appearance at the 2020 American Music Awards (AMA) on Sunday November 22 as a result. Bad Bunny – real name Benito Martínez Ocasio – had been scheduled to perform his hit song ‘Dákiti’ (his collaboration with Jhay Cortez) live for the first time at the AMAs. …

Spotify Is Testing Out New Feature That Pays Artists In Exposure

Spotify is incentivizing artists with the option to get paid less per stream for more exposure — by promoting their tracks in your personalized playlists. The platform introduces its latest feature via press release, detailing a “complicated” system that puts artists in control of their music. For a fee, Spotify will begin shopping around a …