Marc Anthony publicly apologized to his fans on Sunday after a total collapse of the streaming platform that would show his virtual concert worldwide over the weekend.
Anthony’s “One Night Only” program was promoted worldwide with a guest appearance by Daddy Yankee. But later, Anthony said that “overwhelming demand” caused a major technological problem that could not keep the program going.
The singer promised: ‘You can rest assured that I will do everything in my power to make sure that the people who have spent their hard earned money have the opportunity to see the show as soon as possible and it will be right for you all. make. ”
The snafu sparked online complaints from disappointed fans and made Anthony a popular Twitter topic when they could not access the program.
The concert would begin at 8:00 PM ET, Billboard reported with about 100,000 estimated tickets sold. It had to stream via Maestro, a platform that previously supported 2020 shows by Billie Eilish and Tim McGraw. But 90 minutes after the scheduled start time, Anthony posted on social media: “We are experiencing a delay.”
At 1:30 a.m., the 52-year-old pop star said the program was not running and he issued an apology on social media.
Maestro did not immediately return our request for comment.
Anthony recently shared a recent InStyle cover story about his ex-wife Jennifer Lopez and told the head of her work ethic: ‘She’s the first one in the room and the last to leave. The hardest worker I have ever met. “The eyebrows are raised that the quotes of Anthony and another of J.Lo’s ex, Ben Affleck, are included, but not Alex Rodriguez.
Shortly after the article, Lopez and A-Rod confirmed that they were apart – as Page Six reported exclusively a month earlier.