According to Billboard events promoter and venue operator Live Nation has launched a fund to help support concert crews that cannot work during the coronavirus crisis. The epidemic forced the postponement or cancelation of many major events such as SXSW and Coachella, leaving the crews who usually do the behind-the-scenes work — stage building, sound engineering, effects teams, and so on — without a paycheck for the duration of the state and federally-mandated “stay-at-home” orders. Live Nation has committed $10 million to its Crew Nation fund, with $5 million in direct support and another $5 million to match contributions by artists, fans, and employees dollar-for-dollar.

In a statement, the company explained the necessity of the Crew Nation fund, writing, “Crew members are the backbone of the live music industry, and we hope you’ll join us in supporting them through this temporary intermission until we can once again unite millions around the world through the power of live music.” A quote from Live Nation president and CEO Michael Rapino on Instagram reads: “”Concerts wouldn’t be possible without the crew working behind the scenes to bring them to life. To help out live music crews while concerts are on pause, LiveNation has committed $10 million to the #CrewNation.” Rapino will be personally donating $250,000.

Anyone who’d like to contribute to the fund can do so here with a PayPal account or purchase exclusive Crew Nation merchandise, with proceeds going to the fund, here.

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The question we all needed an answer to!

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My mind. It’s blown.

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🎶This could be the start of something new 🎶

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While much of the world hunkers down and does its best to practice good social distancing to limit the COVID-19 pandemic, some celebrities have pitched in to do their part to tell people to, essentially, stay home.

The latest is Larry David, who actually spoke out on behalf of the government of California in a Twitter message for “idiots” that have not listened to social distancing guidelines that can save lives.

David’s video message to the idiots came on Tuesday night and featured a somewhat grainy video of him, presumably at home and asking others to do the same.

“Obviously somebody put me up to this cause it’s generally not the kind of thing I do,” David said. “But I basically want to address the idiots out there. You know who you are. You’re going out, you’re socializing too close. It’s not good.”

David had a clear message for everyone not currently following the rules in California and some other places where things have locked down considerably.

“You’re hurting old people like me,” he said. “Well not me. I’ll never have anything to do with you. But you know, other, let’s say other old people who might be your relatives. Who the hell knows?”

Coronavirus, of course, impacts people of all ages, races and creeds, though older people are generally more susceptible to the virus’s more life-threatening elements. Still, the Curb Your Enthusiasm star framed the opportunity to social distance as one to do something you’re not often explicitly told is best for your health.

“The problem is you’re passing up a fantastic opportunity, a once in a lifetime opportunity — to stay in the house,” he said. “Sit on the couch and watch TV. I don’t know how you’re passing that up.”

David suggests that those who don’t pass that up are “not that bright,” which is a fair assessment given the clear medical advantages of staying home and attempting to flatten the curve, if not for yourself than the rest of humanity. Either way, the “go home, watch TV” mandate from David is both good advice from a TV star and just the right thing to do right now, so please listen to Larry David. It’s just what’s best for everyone right now.

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During an upcoming episode of People’s Party With Talib Kweli filmed previously to the coronavirus outbreak, Chuck D opened up about Flavor Flav’s dismissal from Public Enemy. The rap pioneer explained not only why Flavor Flav was sacked from the group, but also how he got put in the group in the first place, as well as rap fans’ unfortunate tendency to only notice rappers when bad things happen.

“Not to say that me and Flav were on two different pages,” Chuck clarifies in the above video clip from the episode. “Because we were always on two different pages. But we felt that over the past few years, Flavor’s stock is low… and my stock with Prophets Of Rage does what it does.” However, their divergent career paths weren’t the only reason that the two couldn’t stick together. “Long story short, we had the Bernie Sanders thing,” which he said was the last straw in their disagreement.

“Number one, Flav don’t know the difference between Bernie Sanders, Barry Sanders, or Colonel Sanders,” Chuck jokes. “Public Enemy Radio went up, his lawyer sent out a cease-and-desist, I’m like, ‘Good move.’ Then publicly, ‘Man, you don’t f*cking sue me again.’ … Boom, f*ck that, you fired, dude. That’s my last thing with you.” He did clarify that Flav wasn’t “fired” because he’s technically a partner in Public Enemy. “You don’t fire partners,” he says.

He even teases a new project from the pair: Food As A Machine Gun, which is coming soon.

People’s Party is a weekly interview show hosted by Talib Kweli with big-name guests exploring hip-hop, culture, and politics. Subscribe via Apple, Spotify, or YouTube.