Paris (AFP)

In charitable or festive mode, as an avatar or with guitars, the stars of the music world David Guetta, Jean-Michel Jarre or Patti Smith wake up in livestream, for lack of concerts prohibited by the health crisis.

An indefatigable tracker of technological advances, the pioneer of electro Jean-Michel Jarre will perform in virtual reality in a digitized Notre-Dame cathedral, an event to follow in particular on YouTube and Facebook.

Sponsored by Unesco, this immersive concert - "Welcome to the other side" - is a "message of hope for 2021 in the difficult times we are going through, but also an opportunity to pay tribute to Our- A weakened lady (after the fire in April 2019) like all of us, ”explains the artist.

Jarre, who works with the French start-up VRrOOm, intends to "contribute despite these difficult times, to making Paris resonate at midnight on December 31" and "thus to launch an invitation to the whole world to go virtually to the heart of the city of light. ".

The author of "Oxygène" is not at his first attempt: for the music festival, on June 21, he had already played live as an avatar, in a virtual universe where he was joined by the avatars of spectators in total immersion.

- "Revealed the same evening" -

An avatar of American rapper Travis Scott had been seen in the Fortnite video game during the first lockdown, but it was a pre-recorded performance, as the Frenchman favors the direct.

Also from Paris, David Guetta's livestream show will be charitable, like the precedents of the genre live from Miami and New York during the health crisis ($ 1.5 million collected and 50 million cumulative views).

This third event aims to support the actions of Unicef ​​and Restos du Cœur.

"Broadcast from one of the most magical places in Paris, which will be revealed the same evening", the megastar - elected N1 by DJ Mag - promises in a press release a "breathtaking show" to see on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, etc.

In a year that lacked glitter, Kylie Minogue will make the mirror ball shine with "Infinite disco".

This is not about a live performance, but a streaming show that is visible only after the day, with purchase of tickets via the Dice application.

The 50-minute performance, which is based on tracks from his latest album, "Disco," and rearranged versions of his past hits, had already aired in November, with tickets purchased in more than 100 countries.

- From Dubai or Brooklyn -

Like the Australian diva, this type of paid virtual meeting is the artists' response to the absence of concerts for ten months due to the Covid-19.

"It's about managing this in-between, as long as the physical concerts are not going to resume normally, and being able to make a living from his music", recently explained to AFP Emily Gonneau, trainer for Irma (Information Center and resources for current music).

"During confinement, we had to keep the link with the public, with free content. Now the question is: how to find an economic model?"

Patti Smith will celebrate her 74th birthday on December 30, with, as is tradition, a concert.

But this year, it will be played - from New York - with his band, in a paid livestream (via Veeps), and will coincide with December 31 in certain areas of the globe due to the time difference.

Persian rugs and Gretsch guitars are already installed, as can be seen on the Instagram of the Rimbaldian rocker-poet.

The transition to the new year will offer something for all tastes, from the pyrotechnic hard-rock of Kiss, with a livestream from Dubai (via Tixr), to the iconic hip-hop of J. Period (who has collaborated, among others, with The Roots) and Rakim from the rooftops of Brooklyn (via Stageit).

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