Independent Music Is Fighting for Survival in the Time of COVID-19

The music industry faced what seemed to be a manageable setback when the coronavirus first emerged in Asia in late 2019. The virus's spread forced artists like Billie Eilish and My Chemical Romance to reschedule the Asia legs of their world tours, but they still had dates in the West to look forward to. In just a few months, however, COVID-19 made its way to the United States and Europe and was formally deemed a global pandemic. Million-dollar festivals such as Coachella and the 50th anniversary...