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Foo Fighters’ frontperson Dave Grohl revealed last month that he would venture out to a new corner in the creative world as coronavirus has halted the band’s tour. Grohl revealed that he would begin telling short stories as a way to pass the time during self-isolation. Staying true to his promise, he uploaded his first short story to his Instagram page just a day after his announcement. Sharing another story before the end of March, Grohl returned with another story on Monday, a thrilling anecdote that caught the attention of his fans: a jam session with Prince.

Flash back to 2011, Prince had just begun a 21-show residency at the Los Angeles Forum and Grohl had decided to attend one of the shows. Prince learned of Grohl’s attendance and approached him afterward and requested a jam session between the two. “How about next Friday?” Prince asked.

For the remainder of the short story, Dave Grohl accounts the following seven days and the suspense and fear he had while waiting for Prince to give him a call to confirm the jam session. In addition to the story about the jam session, Grohl also shared his reaction to finding out Prince would cover the Foo Fighters’ “Best of You” at the 2007 Super Bowl halftime show.

Broken down into several slides, read through Grohl’s short story above.

The wide and accepting genre that is hip-hop has opened its doors to Asian artists over the past half-decade, ushering a new wave of talent most notably led by Rich Brian. Looking at the past three years, artists like Joji, Higher Brothers, Keith Ape and more have joined Brian as successful Asian hip-hop artists making waves around the world. Teaming up with Red Bull, 88Rising — a media company that has played a large role in propelling Asian artists toward U.S. audiences — and the aforementioned artists sat down to speak on their rise to fame, cross-culture, and collaborative work within the 88Rising group.

In the documentary 88Rising founder Sean Miyashiro explained he felt was the reason behind the success of the company.

“The reason for why this is working is a myriad of factors,” Miyashiro said. “It’s certainly the internet and accessibility. The world is more open, and I think that we are certainly bringing it closer together.”

The film is a partnership between Red Bull Japan and Red Bull Media House, and producer Chris Heinrich said the collaboration was an easy success.

“I was fortunate to enough to be a part of this project from the initial conversations and see it grow into the feature documentary that it is today, Heinrich said. “This documentary is just a preview of the art and creativity that these (showcased) and other defining cultures are now getting the opportunity to share on a world stage that is the internet.”

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At the age of 73, legendary songwriter John Prine passed away due to coronavirus complications on Tuesday night. Elevating from a working-class mail carrier to a remarkable country and folk-leaning musician, his influence has traveled with him throughout the decades. Even into his sixties and seventies, he had yet to lose a step as he continued to produce incredible work. With his fingerprint on so many decades and generations of musical talents, fans of all ages and classes expressed an outpouring of grief on social media to honor the legendary songwriter.

Amber Coffman shared how much John Prine meant to her and her music. “I grew up on John Prine’s music- his was some of the first music I remember hearing as a little kid. If you’re not familiar, I highly recommend doing a deep dive. #RIPJohnPrine.”

Strand Of Oaks and Jack Antonoff also shared their thoughts and condolences online as well. Strand Of Oaks said Prine “represented everything I love about music,” while Antonoff called him “as good as it gets.”

Reactions to the passing of John Prine also came in from Marc Maron, Margo Price, Stephen Colbert, Bon Iver, Andy Ritcher, and more.

Prine’s influence was felt throughout entertainment, and his impact went far beyond music in many ways.

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Coronavirus has millions across the world and hundreds of thousands in the United States are fighting the virus day in and day out. As its spread continues, many notable figures have unfortunately been impacted by the deadly virus spreading across the globe as a pandemic. Nearly a week after the passing of Founders Of Wayne founder and Emmy-winning songwriter Adam Schlesinger, the family of John Prine confirmed to Rolling Stone that the legendary songwriter passed away Tuesday night due to coronavirus complications. He was 73.

via Billboard:

Americana legend and revered singer-songwriter John Prine died Tuesday (April 7) from complications of COVID-19, Prine’s family confirmed to Rolling Stone and Billboard separately confirmed. The two-time Grammy-winning artist was 73.

Prine was first hospitalized with complications from the coronavirus on March 26 and at that time he was listed in critical condition. A few days later his wife Fiona Prine took to social media to shared a promising update on his condition.

“I have recovered from Covid-19,” she wrote at the time. “We are humbled by the outpouring of love for me and John and our precious family. He is [stable]. Please continue to send your amazing Love and prayers.” Upon hearing news of his condition, fans came together to show support for the legendary songwriter, but sadly things turned for the worse in recent days. A few days ago, Fiona returned with another update on John via a series of tweets.

“He still needs quite a bit of help with his breathing. Like many patients currently in ICU beds all around the world, John has pneumonia in both lungs. He has also developed some peripheral issues that are being treated with meds, including antibiotics. He is very ill and yet I remain hopeful that he can continue to fight this devastating virus and come home where we can care for him.”

While fans from all over praying and hoping for a full recovery from the legendary songwriter, Prine’s battle with the virus sadly came to an end just two weeks after being hospitalized.