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Justin Bieber 'downgrades stadium shows to arenas for summer tour over coronavirus fears'

The singer, 26, has relocated venues in Glendale Arizona, Houston, Dallas, Nashville, Columbus Ohio, Indianapolis, Washington DC and Detroit, it was reported on Saturday.




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Justin Bieber announced as Kids' Choice Awards performer before show is POSTPONED over coronavirus

Justin Bieber will officially be performing at the Kids' Choice Awards next Sunday. The 26-year-old pop act will treat his fans to a rendition of his single Intentions, which he released with Quavo.




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Ozzy Osbourne's producer Andrew Watt, 29, tests positive for coronavirus

The 29-year-old - who has also written hits for Justin Bieber and Cardi B, posted a message to Instagram on Tuesday revealing he had to beg to be tested after initially being denied.




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Hillsong church pastor Carl Lentz - who counts celebrities among his flock- says he has coronavirus 

Carl Lentz the leading pastor of the Hillsong church group's New York branch has tested positive for coronavirus he revealed in an Instagram Live video on Monday night.




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Will Smith 'feels responsible for a lot of the misinformation' surrounding coronavirus'

'I wanted to do this because in 2008 I made I Am Legend, and I feel responsible for a lot of the misinformation,' said the action star on his wife's show Red Table Talk.




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The coronavirus pandemic is pushing car dealers to change the way they sell and deliver vehicles. But not everybody is sure how to do it successfully.

CarMaxCarMax initiated curbside, contactless pickup in April.The COVID-19 has forced car dealers to radically alter their business models in a matter of weeks.With showrooms shut down and both customers and employees worried about safety, dealerships have embraced online sales, digital financing, and touchless deliveries in ways that they had resisted for years.Going back to business-as-usual isn't an option. "The consumer's behavior has undoubtedly been changed in a lasting way," said Jim Lyski, chief marketing officer of CarMax, the nation's largest used-car dealer network.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Weekends are usually a busy time at car dealerships, with customers using their days off to shop for and often buy or lease new and used vehicles.Over the past five years,




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Moderna's potential coronavirus vaccine just got a huge funding boost from the US government

ModernaThe biotech Moderna is developing experimental cancer vaccines.The leading coronavirus vaccine candidate just got up to $483 million in additional funding from the US government.The cash will pay for future trials to see if the vaccine works in humans, as well as for simultaneously ramping up production of the vaccine. "This allows us to go full speed and very aggressively," CEO Stephane Bancel told Business Insider in a Thursday video interview, saying the vaccine program will now go "as fast as humanly possible."The upstart biotech Moderna developed the vaccine candidate in record time using its technology platform called messenger RNA. The new technology has yet to produce an approved vaccine, but has shown promise in its potential to quickly respond to new viruses. The first human




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Fyre Festival founder Billy McFarland is asking to be released early from a federal prison that's been called a 'breeding ground' for the coronavirus and where 6 inmates have already died

NetflixFyre Festival organizers Ja Rule, left, and Billy McFarland.Thousands of inmates have been released from prison in recent weeks in an effort to curtail the spread of the coronavirus.Billy McFarland, the founder behind the infamous Fyre Festival, filed a request this week for early release from prison and instead serve the rest of his sentence in home confinement.In a letter to a federal judge, McFarland's lawyers said he has pre-existing conditions, including asthma, that make him more susceptible to contracting the coronavirus and suffering worsened symptoms.The prison where McFarland is being held, FCI Elkton in Ohio, has been called a "breeding ground" for the coronavirus. At least six inmates there have died, and the prison is currently in a class-action lawsuit accusing it of not




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We got an exclusive look at the pitch deck AI startup Anodot used to raise $35 million from Intel and SoftBank during the coronavirus crisis

Israeli AI analytics startup Anodot has raised $35 million from Intel Capital, SoftBank Ventures Asia, Samsung NEXT, and La Maison. The company began its fundraising in November 2019, and closed last week amid coronavirus uncertainty."This is a very important day for the company but it's important we are around for the day after," Anodot CEO and cofounder David Drai told Business Insider in an interview. "We are looking to be sensible with our runway but also be on the offense to grow and provide more offerings." Click here for more BI Prime stories.Israeli AI analytics startup Anodot has raised $35 million from Intel Capital, SoftBank Ventures Asia, Samsung NEXT, and La Maison. The company increased the size of its fundraising as a result of the coronavirus.Anodot said it began raising in




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Kate and Rio Ferdinand work up a sweat with 'milk and water' workout amid coronavirus lockdown

The former TOWIE star, 28, and her ex footballer husband, 41, worked up a sweat on Instagram on Friday using bottles of milk and water, after realising that 'not everyone has a home gym'.




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Lauren Goodger heads out to stock up on toilet roll amid coronavirus lockdown

Lauren Goodger headed out for one of the most in-demand essentials amid the coronavirus lockdown on Tuesday - toilet roll.




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Kate Ferdinand admits she's suffered 'bad days' amid coronavirus lockdown

The wife of Rio Ferdinand, 28, has revealed she's experienced some 'bad days' while in quarantine amid the UK coronavirus lockdown in an Instagram Q&A shared on Wednesday.




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TOWIE's Amber Turner enjoys a home workout amid coronavirus lockdown

The TOWIE star, 26, continued to maintain her toned figure as she shared a post-workout selfie on Instagram on Tuesday.




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TOWIE's Bobby Norris' grandmother loses her partner to coronavirus

Bobby Norris has revealed his grandmother has lost her partner to coronavirus.




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Gemma Collins enjoys a bike ride near her Essex home amid coronavirus lockdown

The TOWIE star, 39, stepped out briefly for a spot of daily exercise as she enjoyed a bike ride near her home in Essex on Friday.




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Coronation Street: Fans furious as 'cruel' Ken Barlow plans to abandon pet dog Eccles

Viewers took to Twitter to vent their frustration as it was revealed that Ken wouldn't be bringing his pet pooch to the Still Waters home, where he is planning to move with partner Claudia Colby.




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Coronation Street SPOILER: Tensions rise between Steve McDonald and wife Tracy

The cast were out in full force to film scenes in a park in Manchester on Friday.




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Ken Barlow gives emotional goodbye to Coronation Street after 59 YEARS

The retired teacher, 80 - who has been played by actor Bill Roache for the last 59 years - had viewers in tears as he left the cobbles to move into a retirement home.




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Coronation Street and Emmerdale could be reduced to just TWO episodes per week due to coronavirus

ITV bosses are thought to be discussing how to keep the shows running in case cast members get struck down by the pandemic.




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Coronation Street's Tristan Gemmill debuts his freshly-dyed dark locks

The actor, 52, revealed during his appearance that he wanted to try out the style for his new part in Harold Pinter's play The Birthday Party which is set to open in April.




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Coronation Street's Jennie McAlpine and Georgia Taylor head for a coffee before filming

The actresses were seen chatting away together as they enjoyed a quick catch up before getting into character and filming their latest scenes.




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Coronation Street and Emmerdale set to 'remind viewers of public health issues' amid coronavirus

This is an atypical move for the soaps who rarely touch on current news topics due to the fact that scenes are filmed so far in advance of broadcast




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Helen Flanagan urges people to 'keep in mind the elderly' amid the coronavirus pandemic

Helen Flanagan shared a picture of herself with her elderly grandmother as she urged people to keep an eye out for the older generation.




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Coronation Street bosses 'BAN kissing scenes' in order to prevent coronavirus amongst cast

The outbreak of coronavirus in the UK has caused programmes such as Peaky Blinders and Line Of Duty to halt their filming. 




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Coronation Street's over 70s are being WRITTEN OUT of the ITV soap over coronavirus pandemic

The much-loved soap has seven cast members who are over 70 and who have been advised to stay at home while writers work to remove them from plots going forward




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EastEnders SUSPEND filming and cut their weekly episodes amid coronavirus

BBC's announced that filming has been suspended and it will cut it's weekly number of episodes, but despite the move the soap will effectively run out of episodes in weeks.




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Coronation Street's Alison King stocks up on food after ITV cut soap to just two episodes per week

The actress, 47, tsocked up on food on Wednesday as it was revealed the soap would cut down to two shows a week amid the coronavirus crisis.




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ITV forced to postpone The Voice's live semi-final and grand finale amid coronavirus pandemic

The competition series is now scheduled to continue later this year, after the last pre-recorded episode airs on Saturday.




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Jack P Shepherd panic buys 12 bottles of wine as he stocks up on supplies amid coronavirus pandemic

The Coronation Street actor, 32, headed to a packed supermarket where he was confronted with dozens of shoppers panic buying.




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Coronation Street and Emmerdale bosses confirm scheduling changes WILL affect storylines

An ITV spokesperson revealed that episodes planned to air around Easter will be shown on a different dates, after cutting back on their weekly broadcasts.




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Coronation Street forced to rewrite scripts as cast self-isolate as star reveals 'it's been tough'

Coronation Street have been forced to rewrite scripts as cast members self-isolate amid the Coronavirus crisis as star Andy Whyment revealed 'it's been a tough week'




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Production on Coronation Street and Emmerdale will stop from Monday due to coronavirus concerns

Production on Coronation Street and Emmerdale will stop from March 23 due to coronavirus concerns, ITV has said. However the show will continue to air until at least the early summer say ITV.




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Coronation Street star Ken Morley claims he cheated death after contracting coronavirus a YEAR ago 

Coronation Street legend Ken Morely, 77, claimed that he narrowly escaped death after contracting coronavirus a year ago.




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Coronation Street's Catherine Tyldesley celebrates Mother's Day with a series of sweet throwbacks

The soap star, 36, took to Instagram on Sunday to celebrate Mother's Day with a series of sweet photographs dedicated to her 'amazing mums'




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Coronation Street SPOILER: Asha Alahan set for shock sexting plot as teen's striptease leaks online

Coronation Street spoilers reveal Asha Alahan, played by Tanisha Gorey, is set for a devastating sexting plot as the teen's striptease leaks online.




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Coronation Street set left vacant as filming is suspended amid coronavirus pandemic

The set of Coronation Street appeared eerily-quiet on Monday, after ITV announced production on the long-running soap was suspended from this week due to the coronavirus pandemic.




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Hollyoaks cameraman Felix Schroer passes away after suspecting he'd contracted coronavirus

Felix Schroer died after a two-month illness, which his sister reveals on Twitter he'd suspected was coronavirus, amid the ongoing pandemic.




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Hollyoaks production is HALTED amid coronavirus crisis

Bosses of the popular series put out an announcement on Sunday, while also revealing that the number of episodes aired weekly would be reduced from five to three.




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Coronation Street films its last scenes before production was suspended amid coronavirus pandemic 

The actor, 32, who plays David Platt, filmed a rigorous action sequence with a gang of thugs in a park for his last day on location for the foreseeable future.




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EastEnders ratings surge by 3MILLION as the UK stays home amid coronavirus pandemic

Over 3million more viewers tuned in than the average episode of the soap, with the show coming directly before Prime Minister Boris Johnson addressed the nation about a lockdown




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Inside Coronation Street star Jack P Shepherd's new Manchester home

The Coronation Street star, 32, took to Instagram on Wednesday night to share several videos of himself and his partner, 30, quarantining during the COVID-19 crisis.




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Coronation Street stars Joe Duttine and Sally Carman announce they're ENGAGED

The soap couple announced the exciting news on Twitter, with a snap of Sally's sparkling engagement ring, while Joe joked that coronavirus can 'f**k off.'




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Amanda Barrie, 84, shares her fears about coronavirus

The soap star, 84, has shared her fears about coronavirus, admitting she's never experienced a crisis on this scale before.




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Coronation Street's Jack P Shepherd celebrates 20 years on the cobbles

The soap star, 32, ensured he celebrated his 20-year Coronation Street anniversary with his fans as he shared throwback snaps on social media to mark his milestone on Thursday.




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Coronation Street star Alan Halsall and girlfriend Tisha Merry dress up for anniversary at home

The actor, 37, posed for the sweet snap with his girlfriend, 26, as they enjoyed a romantic anniversary dinner together in their living room due to the COVID-19 pandemic.




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Coronation Street cast 'panicking' as new contract talks are 'put on hold' amid coronavirus pandemic

Coronation Street cast members are reportedly panicking after new contract talks have been put on hold amid the coronavirus pandemic.




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Coronation Street star Lucy Fallon admits to 'feeling emotional' during COVID-19 lockdown

The former Coronation Street actress, 24, took to Instagram stories on Sunday where she admitted to feeling 'a bit emotional' during lockdown while urging her followers to stay at home.




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Coronation Street recasts Dev Alahan's son Aadi

Coronation Street viewers will be doing a double take next week when they see Dev Alahan's [Jimmi Harkishin] son Aadi.




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Coronation Street fans baffled by Geoff and Yasmeen storyline

Coronation Street fans have been left confused by an apparent blunder in the Geoff and Yasmeen Nazir domestic abuse storyline.




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Catherine Tyldesley shares a glamorous throwback snap as she laments the coronavirus lockdown

The former Coronation Street star, 36, slipped her svelte physique in a tiger-printed satin dress as she hearkened back to times when she was 'allowed to play out.'