As the coronavirus pandemic hits more countries, governments are urging people to stay at home and limit crowded places, in a hope to curb the virus' spread.
The result of this is inevitable: festivals, touring and concerts are paused indefinitely, with the rest being canceled.
To make up for the loss, many musicians from all stripes, sizes and genres started to stream their shows for their fans and viewers who are forced to stay indoor.
This is done through streaming platforms like Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Twitch.
These artists among the many that put their concert online, as well as showing their daily "self-isolating", include Neil Young, Armin van Buuren, Mandy Moore, Dua Lipa, Rita Ora, Garth Brooks, Pink, Demi Lovato, Ben Gibbard, Keith Urban, Vanessa Carlton, Rob Thomas, Chris Martin, Miley Cyrus and Christine and the Queens.
Some of the live streams require registration or a subscription, while the rest are provided for free, but often with digital tip jars and opportunities for viewers to directly support their favorite artists by buying their music and merchandise.
Some of the online streams allow viewers to donate money to help support WHO's COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund and the COVID-19 Hardship Fund benefiting members of the Association for Electronic Music.
Coldplay's frontman Chris Martin played an Instagram live show, with a more intimate concert than the British band usually does.
"Maybe 9/11 was the last time I felt like we were all together," Martin said of the pandemic.
Sporting a low-key sweater and a beanie, Martin's virtual show was part of a collaboration between the WHO and Global Citizen - an organization aimed at combating extreme poverty - entitled "Together, At Home."
Concerts also go to the internet in parts of Europe and Asia.
In Korea for example, many K-pop artists are turning to live online shows as the coronavirus pandemic keeps people away from public gatherings. Boyband WINNER has also performed live to their 964,000 fans through V Live, an online broadcasting platform owned by internet portal Naver.
"It's very meaningful for us to wrap up the world tour with an event involving fans from across the globe, although we feel sorry about being unable to stage the finale concert in Seoul," the band said in their online show.
As a result of this pandemic and canceled shows, South Korea’s massive entertainment industry is expecting to see a sharp drop in earnings as performances by the country’s most popular artists, including K-pop sensation BTS, are being either canceled or postponed.
