Country Singer Chase Rice Faces Backlash for Making Joke About Having COVID-19 Symptoms

Shirley Halperin Executive Editor, MusicIt didn’t take long after news broke Saturday that legendary country musician Charley Pride died of complications from COVID-19 for musicians and industry professionals to speculate whether he contracted the virus at the Country Music Association Awards (CMAs), which took place on Nov. 11 in person though socially distant.

confirmed that Pride’s death on December 12 had been attributed to coronavirus complications.Born in 1934, Pride was the first African-American inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.He enjoyed considerable chart success during his heyday, scoring 52 Top Ten hits on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart.

(Reuters) - African-American country singer Charley Pride, whose No. 1 country hits included "All I Have to Offer You (Is Me)" and "Kiss an Angel Good Mornin,'" died on Saturday at age 86 of complications from COVID-19, according to his website.

after making headlines for a controversial concert amid the coronavirus pandemic, Chase Rice is under fire for joking about having COVID-19 as he promoted his new single.“Just lost my taste and smell. Weird.

The pandemic has changed life and culture in so many ways — so much so that even “coronavirus insensitivity” has become its own genre of celeb news as some famous people simply refuse to take the illness as seriously as the rest of us.

Chase Rice is once again facing backlash for a COVID-19-related reason. The drama began when, in an effort to promote his new song, «Drinkin' Beer.

The Bachelor—is facing some backlash for a poorly thought out "joke" about coronavirus he felt the need to post on Twitter.The 35-year-old singer started the tweet by indicating that he had coronavirus, and then pivoted to promoting his new song, writing "Just lost my taste and smell. Weird.

Donald Trump may be on his way out of the White House, but the dangerous “fake news” narrative he spent his presidency spinning continues to corrode the country — and minds of millions, like the (unfortunately) influential Jake Paul.

Coco Rocha has welcomed a healthy baby girl into the world, Iley Ryn Conran.

Coco Rocha has welcomed a healthy baby girl into the world, Iley Ryn Coran.

Coco Rocha! The supermodel revealed via Instagram on Wednesday that she and her husband, James Conran, have welcomed their third child together, a baby girl.Sharing a sweet pic of herself cradling the newborn, Rocha revealed that she and Conran named the baby Iley Ryn Conran.

in a recent Daily Beast interview.When asked about openly ignoring social distancing recommendations, Paul told the website, “Yeah, I mean … it’s time for us to open up.

Jake Paul is making it clear that he is unbothered by the pandemic.

Country star Hal Ketchum has died at the age of 67 due to complications of dementia.The singer, who found fame in the ’90s with critically acclaimed album “Past The Point of Rescue,” passed away at home.His wife Andrea shared the sad news on his Facebook page, writing: “With great sadness and grief we announce that Hal passed away peacefully last night at home due to complications of dementia.“May his music live on forever in your hearts and bring you peace.