Five ways musicians are responding to the coronavirus crisis

I recently published another piece on The Conversation UK – part of their series on “five things…”. This one is a brief overview of some of the different musical responses to Covid-19, from rush-released singles to Twitter listening parties, Randy Newman’s croaky (but fantastic) public service announcement, and a live streaming campaign to #saveourvenues.

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