U.S. Government Stimulus Checks Begin Arriving As Economy Plummets

Government relief checks began arriving in Americans’ bank accounts on Wednesday, as the economic damage to the U.S. from the coronavirus pandemic deepened.  Sluggish sales at reopened stores in Europe and China emphasized that business will not recovery immediately once the crisis eases. The U.S. began issuing one-time payments this week to tens of millions …

Retail Sales Plunge 8.7% In The Largest Drop On Record

Retail sales plunged nearly 9% in March, marking the largest one-month drop in U.S. retail sales since the U.S. Department of Commerce began keeping records in 1992. A preliminary report from the Department of Commerce showed an 8.7% drop, or $483.1 billion, in sales, as the coronavirus pandemic worsened across the country.The drop was a …

Sam Hunt’s “Southside” Debuts At No. 1 On Billboard Country Albums Chart

Sam Hunt’s sophomore album, Southside, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. The 12-song set also hit No. 5 on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart. Southside features Sam’s recent No. 1 hit, “Kinfolks,” and new single, “Hard to Forget.”  It also includes his 2017 smash hit, “Body Like a Back Road,” and …

Take A Look At The Video For Luke Bryan’s New Single, “One Margarita”

Luke Bryan has just released his new single “One Margarita,” co-written by Michael Carter, Matt Dragstrem and Josh Thompson. “One Margarita” is the third single from Luke’s upcoming seventh studio album, Born Here, Live Here, Die Here. The new tune follows the album’s previous No. 1 hits “Knockin’ Boots” and “What She Wants Tonight.” Originally …

Rita Wilson Describes Her Experience With Coronavirus In First Interview

Rita Wilson is opening up about her experience with the novel coronavirus. In her first interview since she was diagnosed with COVID-19 over a month ago, Wilson detailed her symptoms and the “extreme side effects” she experienced during her treatment. “I felt extremely achy, uncomfortable, didn’t want to be touched, and then the fever started,” …

Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato And More Join Disney’s Social Distancing Singalong

ABC is debuting The Disney Family Singalong, a special hosted by Ryan Seacrest and featuring performances by an incredible number of stars.  The special features at home performances from Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato, Alan Menken, Elle Fanning, John Stamos, Auli’i Cravalho, Josh Gad, Donny Osmond, Amber Riley, Jordan Fisher, Derek Hough, Christina Aguilera, Josh Groban, …

President Trump Halts Funding To World Health Organization Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

The Trump administration said it will halt funding to the World Health Organization as it evaluates the agency’s “role in severely mismanaging” the coronavirus pandemic. President Donald Trump made the announcement Tuesday at a White House press conference, saying in part, “Today I’m instructing my administration to halt funding of the World Health Organization while …

New York City Revises Death Toll To Over 10,000 Deaths Due To Covid-19

New York City’s novel coronavirus death toll reached over 10,000 on Tuesday, after the Health Department included those who died without an official test. The Health Department estimated that the inclusion adds 3,778 New York City dwellers lost their lives to the fatal virus. The new count is 57 percent higher than reported just hours …

Brett Young Earns His 6th Consecutive No. 1 Single With “Catch”

Brett Young scored his sixth consecutive No. 1 single as “Catch” topped both the Mediabase chart and Billboard Country Airplay chart this week. The single is the second track off Brett’s 2018 sophomore album, Ticket to L.A.= “Catch” follows previous chart-topping hits such as “Mercy,” “Sleep Without You,” “In Case You Didn’t Know” and “Like …

Brett Eldredge To Release First New Single In Almost Two Years Titled “Gabrielle”

Brett Eldredge announced via Instagram that he will release his new single, “Gabrielle,” on April 17. The new tune will be Brett’s first single since his Top 5 hit, “Love Someone,” which was released in June 2018. Said Brett via Instagram, “Ok ok, I’ll spill the goods, the World premiere of my new single GABRIELLE …