After a study, at the end of 2020 the turnover of recorded music will drop by around 235 million euros, a fall of 21%. The programming for the 35th edition of the Ramatuelle festival was unveiled with notably Jarry, Pierre Palmade and Abd Al Malik. After Kanye West, singer Barbara Streisand mobilized for George Floyd's daughter by offering her Disney actions. The 93rd edition has been postponed to April 25, 2021 due to the closings of cinemas and changes in the dates of shooting and release of films. Marc Levy's new novel "It Happened at Night" will be released on September 29.

This journal begins with a sad record for the record industry after the Coronavirus. 

A sector strongly affected by the health crisis with very significant losses. After a study, at the end of 2020 the turnover of recorded music will drop by around 235 million euros, a fall of 21%. Streaming revenues will not be used to cushion the collapse in record sales following, among other things, the closing of stores. For the producers of the National Syndicate of Photography and the union of independent French phonographic producers, this situation will have an impact beyond the next six months. The unions are calling on the state to extend and strengthen the tax credit for phonographic production and also to strengthen the resources allocated to the Music Center, which has just been created. They also want a reduced VAT rate on CDs and Vinyls. 

The Ramatuelle festival reveals its program.

The 35th edition will take place from August 1 to 10. Michel Boujenah, its artistic director, announced a few weeks ago that he intended to maintain his festival. It is done and the programming has been revealed. There will notably be Jarry, Pierre Palmade and Abd Al Malik who will perform there. As for the play, you can see "Par le bout du Nez" with François Xavier Demaison and François Berléand. "Unknown at this address" with Michel Boujenah and Charles Berling or "Rupture à Domicile" with Olivier Sitruk and Anne Plantey. 

The Visa Festival for the image held in September.

The Photojournalism festival (the first in the world) will take place in Perpignan from August 29 to September 13. A slightly reduced 32nd edition. Screening evenings will be held in accordance with health rules, some places will be inaccessible following the health crisis. For director Jean-François Leroy, it is very important to organize it physically at a time when "many photojournalists have been rowing almost without orders for two months". 20 exhibitions are planned on ecological issues and sustainable development. A report by Peter Turnley on the human face of Covid 19 in New York in addition to an exhibition called Pandemics. Jean-François Leroy says that this year's edition will be very feminine and it's a coincidence, the photos were chosen based on their quality. 

Singer Barbara Streisand mobilizes for George Floyd's daughter.

A gift in memory of his father. Six-year-old George Floyd's granddaughter received Disney shares from the singer. Gianna Floyd reacted on Instagram by thanking Barbara Streisand and saying that she was now a Disney shareholder. The value of the shares is not known. Before Barbara Streisand it was the rapper Kanye West who had mobilized for the Floyd family, taking charge of the school fees for the little girl. He is also said to have donated two million dollars to support the families of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor who also died in police interventions. 

We stay in the United States, new date for the Oscars.

The 93rd edition has been postponed for two months due to the closings of cinemas and changes in the shooting and release dates of films. It will not take place on February 28 but on April 25, 2021. The release period of films eligible for the Oscars is also extended, it now goes until February 28, 2021.

This journal ends with the release date of Marc Levy's new novel. 

The man with 50 million books sold worldwide will be released on September 29 "It Happened at Night" by Robert Laffont / Versilio. It is the first volume in a series called 9.