All the Musicians Who Have Spoken Out About Having Coronavirus

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage, the rich and famous aren't staying quiet about their diagnoses. Instead, celebrities are speaking out on social media not only to keep fans informed but, in some cases, to urge followers to stay home in order to help reduce the risk of transmission.

Bold-faced names from professional athletes (Kevin Durant) to politicians (Miami's Mayor Francis Suarez) to big- and small-screen stars (Daniel Dae Kim) and even royals (Prince Albert II) are among those who have opened up about having tested positive for COVID-19. Musicians have been no different, sharing tales of their symptoms and quarantine.

Lauren Alaina

The American Idol alum canceled her March 20, 2021, concert after testing positive for COVID-19. "Some people have it way worse than me, so I just have a little bit of shortness of breath, a really bad headache, no taste or smell, pretty bad congestion and I feel pretty tired," she shared on her Instagram Stories. "But I overall feel like it's going to be OK."

Trisha Yearwood

A health update from the country music superstar and husband Garth Brooks on Feb. 24 noted that the power couple began quarantining at home following positive coronavirus test by a member of their team.

Brooks tested negative. “Anyone who knows me knows my world begins and ends with Miss Yearwood, so she and I will ride through this together,” he continued, noting that he'll be spending some time laying low, pausing his weekly Inside Studio G conversation on Facebook for the time being. “And anyone who knows her knows she's a fighter and she's been doing everything right, so I know we’ll walk out the other side of this thing together.”

DJ Spinderella

Deidra Roper -- better known as Salt-N-Pepa's DJ Spinderella -- revealed to Billboard in an interview about the likelihood of the Grammy-winning group reuniting that she contracted COVID-19. "I feel like I may have had it, like, when it first dropped on us. But I had COVID over the holiday -- Thanksgiving -- and it was rough, but thank God I made it through."

Maynard James Keenan

The Tool frontman has battled COVID-19 twice. He first told AZ Central that he contracted coronavirus back in February and is still recovering. "I'm still dealing with the residual effects," he explained. "But it was ugly. I survived it, but it wasn't pretty. So I definitely had to deal with that."

"I still have the cough," he continued. "Every other day, I have these coughing fits because my lungs are still damaged at the tips. And I just got over the inflammation that was going on with my wrist and hands. I had an autoimmune attack on my system in the form of, like, a rheumatoid arthritis. Basically, from what I understand, it attacks weird spots and it's random. So that's what I got. That was my prize."

On Feb. 3, 2021, he revealed in a new interview that he had contracted the virus again in November, and it was so bad he wound up in the ER. "I could barely put two words together without going into a coughing fit that, you know? It ended up kind of also progressing into pneumonia.

Maggie Lindemann

In her Billboard interview, Lindemann shared that she tested positive in June 2020, and had a bad fever and body aches. “I don't have the antibodies, and I do not want to get COVID again,” she said, noting that she's avoiding people as much as possible to prevent a second infection.

Chesca

The Puerto Rican singer shared with Instagram followers on Jan. 16 that she had tested positive for the coronavirus. "I went to the studio where one of the producers who was there felt sick," she wrote in Spanish. "I asked him if it was COVID and he said no, that he was hungover. It was COVID and unfortunately it spread to all of us who were there."

Ashanti

Just hours before her Dec. 12 Verzuz battle against Keyshia Cole, Ashanti revealed that she had contracted the virus. "Hey y'all I can't believe I'm saying this but I tested positive for COVID-19. I'm ok and not in any pain,"she shared on Instagram. In a video she posted to the social media platform later, Ashanti said, "Never in a millions years did I think I would get COVID." The music event was eventually canceled.

Gloria Estefan

In December, the Cuban-American legend took to social media to share her experience with COVID-19 after testing positive on Nov. 8. "In the past few weeks I have been one of the victims of COVID," she shared. "October 30 was the only day I ever went out. I was wearing my mask and I went to a restaurant outdoors with some family. We wore masks all the way to the table and when we left. But [at the restaurant] somebody came up to me when I was eating and tapped me on the shoulder. They had no mask and were very close."

Bernard Sumner

The New Order frontman revealed in a November interview on The Current that he had contracted the coronavirus. He revealed that his symptoms at first were fairly minor and subsided for a four days before returning.  "When it came back, it was more severe, but still not too bad," he explained. "I just felt extreme fatigue, like a really bad hangover. And then it went away, and I’m OK."

Ben Platt

The Tony-winning Broadway star revealed on Nov. 15 that he battled COVID-19 in March. "it was like an awful flu that lingered for 3 weeks or so," he tweeted. "thankfully made a full recovery. so many haven't been as lucky and will continue not to be."

Trey Songz

Theartist shared in an Instagram video on Oct. 5 that he had tested positive for COVID-19.  "I’ve taken many tests as I’ve been out protesting, food drives, of course I have a very young son at home, so I get tested periodically and this time it unfortunately came back positive," he shared, and urged his fans to take the pandemic seriously and follow health guidelines. The singer-rapper ended with a dig at Donald Trump, who recently tested positive: "Don't be like the president."

J Balvin

While accepting the video with a purpose award for his music video "Rojo" at Premios Juventud 2020, J Balvin revealed he tested positive for coronavirus and is on the road to recovery.

In a pre-recorded video, Balvin, who spoke from his native Medellín, Colombia, said, "At this moment, I'm just getting better from COVID-19. These have been very difficult days, very complicated. Sometimes we won't think that we'll get it but I got it and I got it bad," Balvin said.

Prince Royce

“It’s so frustrating to me to see people at supermarkets without a mask. It’s so frustrating to me to see that people are being irresponsible and not protecting others,” Royce said in an interview with the Associated Press on July 3.

“I thought I was washing my hands, I thought I was wearing a mask, you know. And I think that for me it was just a wake-up call,” he continued.

Doja Cat

"I got COVID. ... Honestly, I don’t know how this happens but I guess I ordered something off of Postmates, and I don’t know how I got it but I got it," she said during an interview with the U.K.'s Capital XTRA on July 24. "I’m OK now. It was a four-day symptom freak-out but I’m fine now."

Anna Camp

The Pitch Perfect and True Blood actress opened up on July 21 about testing positive for the coronavirus, and how she was "extremely sick for over three weeks." Camp explained on Instagram: "I was incredibly safe. I wore a mask. I used hand sanitizer. One time, when the world was starting to open up, I decided to forgo wearing my mask. One. Time. And I ended up getting it." She went on to tell her followers that comparing COVID-19 to the flu is wrong. "This is absolutely not that," Camp wrote, also noting that even after recovering, she still has "lingering symptoms."

Karol G

The Colombian artist shared during an Instagram live on July 13 that she had tested positive for COVID-19 a few weeks ago. "I hadn't said anything because my parents are far away and I didn't want them to worry about me," she explained after stories started circulating that she had contracted the coronavirus. "Because my new single [Ay DiOs Mío] was coming out, I didn't want coronavirus to be the news."

Kanye West

The rapper revealed in a July 8 interview withForbes that he contracted the disease back in February. “Chills, shaking in the bed, taking hot showers, looking at videos telling me what I'm supposed to do to get over it," West said of the symptoms he experienced. "I remember someone had told me Drake had the coronavirus and my response was Drake can’t be sicker than me!”

Andrea Bocelli

The Italian singer revealed in a Facebook post on May 26 that he and a few members of his family battled COVID-19 in March. "Out of respect for those for whom contracting the virus has had more serious consequences, I decided it would be best not to share the news," said Bocelli, who noted that his case was mild and he has recuperated fully. "I certainly didn’t want to unnecessarily alarm my fans and also wished to protect my family’s privacy."

Damian Kulash

The OK Go frontman shared his battle with COVID-19 on the band's website, along with their new song "All Together Now," which was inspired by the nightly cheering for front-line workers around the world. In an open letter to fans, Kulash shared that he and his wife caught the virus early, when there were only six known cases in California.

"My symptoms lasted forever, but were only genuinely scary for a day and a half. My wife Kristin’s battle was tougher, though. She was only briefly at the hospital, but bedridden with breathing problems for a long stretch," he shared. "We’re extremely lucky. She made a full recovery, and though the kids did have symptoms, they never got much worse than a nasty cold. My heart aches for those who haven’t had the same luck."

Madonna

The icon explained via Instagram that she thought she had come down with "a very bad flu," but recently tested positive for the COVID-19 antibodies. "Thank God we are all healthy and well now," she wrote.

DJ Jazzy Jeff

The DJ did two interviews on April 14 to discuss his battle against the coronavirus. He first did a video chat with Tamron Hall, explaining that he experienced the symptoms shortly after returning home from his performance at the Black Summit of the National Brotherhood of Skiers in Ketchum, Idaho, in early March. He later called into his former Fresh Prince of Bel-Air costar and musical collaborator Will Smith's Snapchat show to detail his symptoms: "I had a temperature that reached 103. I had the chills. I lost sense of smell. I lost sense of taste."

Sturgill Simpson

Simpson confirmed that he tested positive for COVID-19 after exhibiting systems following his tours across western Europe and the southeastern United States. It was a struggle for him to get tested for the coronavirus in spite of his travels and symptoms, but he was eventually tested on March 13 and confirmed he had the virus in early April. "All I know is I first felt symptoms a month ago yet Im still positive and contagious and now on quarantine in the dojo until April 19th and really wishing Id taken my wife’s advice and put a bathroom in the floor plans," he wrote on Instagram. "live and learn.."

P!nk

P!nk revealed April 3 via social media that she had tested positive for COVID-19. "Two weeks ago my three-year-old son, Jameson, and I were showing symptoms of COVID-19. Fortunately, our primary care physician had access to tests and I tested positive," she wrote in a post that went up on both Twitter and Instagram. "My family was already sheltering at home and continued to do so for the last two weeks following the instruction of our doctor. Just a few days ago, we were re-tested and are now thankfully negative." Pink went on to call testing an "absolute travesty" in our country, adding that it is a "failure of our government to not make testing more widely accessible. This illness is serious and real. People need to know that the illness affects the young and old, healthy and unhealthy, rich and poor, and we must make testing free and more widely accessible to protect our children, our families, our friends and our communities." To help the process, the 40-year-old announced that she is making a sizable donation of $1 million to support health care workers on the frontlines. On April 5, she shared more details about her family's experience with the coronavirus in an Instagram live chat, saying that "Jameson has had the worst of it. I've had many nights where I've cried and I've never prayed more in my life."

Babyface

Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds  took to Twitter on April 10 to thank fans for their birthday messages and also to reveal that he had tested positive for the coronavirus, along with his family. "I feel so blessed to be able to celebrate another birthday," he wrote. "I tested positive for the Covid19 virus, as did my family. It's an incredibly scary thing to go through my friends." Thankfully, he went on to note that they "have now tested negative and are on our way back to full health."

Christopher Cross

Singer-songwriter Christopher Cross revealed on April 3 that he was diagnosed with the coronavirus. The five-time Grammy winner shared the news in a lengthy Facebook post."I'm sorry to report that I am among the growing number of Americans who tested positive for the COVID-19 virus," he wrote. "Although I am fortunate enough to be cared for at home, this is possibly the worst illness I've ever had."

He shared more details in an October interview with CBS Sunday Morning: “It was the worst 10 days of my life,” he said. “And I couldn’t walk, could barely move. And so, it was certainly the darkest of times for me. You know? It really was touch and go, and tough.”

Sara Bareilles

The singer-songwriter and actress revealed in her Instagram Stories on April 2 that she had contracted the coronavirus, but is OK. "I had it, just so you know. I’m fully recovered, just so you know," she explained in a video of her taking a walk. "I am just thinking about all of the people who are walking through this really tricky time and sending a lot of love and just being really grateful for every easy breath and every day that I get to be walking around."

YNW Melly

YNW Melly has tested positive for the coronavirus while awaiting trial in Florida's Broward County Jail, the rapper's Instagram account confirmed on April 2. "He’ll be filing a motion for restricted release in hopes of better care due to any jails not being prepared to treat this new virus," the post alongside a photo with his family reads. "He hopes for your support and to recover soon #prayformelly send positive energy to him please."

Larry Campbell

The 65-year-old guitarist and Grammy-winning producer told Rolling Stone on April 2 that his coronavirus experience began with a cough he attributed to pollen. He then had a high fever and soon tested positive for COVID-19. "I’m still trying to assess all this. For the past two weeks, I’ve been struggling to stay alive. It really is that serious," he said. "That makes you reassess what you’re doing here. I haven’t been able to touch or hold Teresa, or even look at her, this whole time. We’ve been on the phone constantly. It makes me see how valuable our relationship is."

Runaway June's Jennifer Wayne

The country songstress revealed that loading up on vitamins helped her recover from the virus. "Vitamin C, Vitamin D3, B complex; chaga mushrooms and ZINC! Lots of Zinc. I also drank more water and Gatorade then I ever have in my life. I wanted to flush that thing out of my system. Those vitamins and staying hydrated and rest were a lifesaver for me."

"Next up, donating my blood and plasma to help others," she concluded. "Sorry for the long post, and sending LOTS of love to all of you and hope you are staying healthy and safe!"