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Bulletin YOUR DAILY ENTERTAINMENT NEWS UPDATE JULY 21, 2020 Page 1 of 19 INSIDE Live Music in the US: Tracking • Freelance Coronavirus Concert Closures Workers Shut Out of Pandemic & Reopenings Across the Country Unemployment Aid Could Receive BY BILLBOARD STAFF Relief From New Congressional Bill States and local governments are taking vastly differ- eventually necessitating greater government restric- • Digital Devices ent approaches to reopening their economies amid the tions — and, in the case of California, a rollback of Hit ‘Inevitable’ COVID-19 pandemic, here we chart their regulations reopenings altogether. Milestone, Passing around live concerts. Billboard has compiled the most up-to-date infor- Analog in Listening In early May, Oklahoma and Arkansas began lift- mation for each state’s reopening process in terms of Time for 2020 ing mass gathering bans that forced music venues to capacity and special restrictions for live concerts and • Warner Music shutter their doors for months due to the coronavirus will continue to update each state’s status on a regular Names External pandemic. Since then, other states around the country basis as the pandemic continues. Board of Directors have begun to follow suit — slowly allowing for the See the map . for $100M Social here Justice Fund return of live entertainment. Without federal health mandates at a national • Michele Bernstein level, states and local governments have been left to to Launch Her Own prescribe their own health safety precautions. Most Company And Transition Out of have implemented phased reopenings that require Current Role at WME music venues to take additional precautions as they welcome back guests, including limited capacities, • Burger Records social distancing “pods” separating groups of people, President Steps Down, Label mask mandates and personal protective equipment for Sets ‘Major’ employees. Restructuring After But these measures are not infallible. As the world Sexual Misconduct has seen in Arizona and Florida in early July, lax Allegations regulations can lead to increased COVID-19 spread, (continued) ROYALTY PAYMENTS ON YOUR SCHEDULE GET ON-DEMAND ROYALTY PAYMENTS WITH CASH OUT FROM SONY/ATV Page 3 of 19 IN BRIEF freelance work – a group that includes the bill provides significant leeway for indi- Freelance majority of independent music workers – to vidual states to decide “whether and when” opt into the freelancer-focused Pandemic to implement the expanded coverage – a Workers Shut Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program, condition that could leave self-employed which offers state unemployment benefits workers in states that choose to delay or Out of Pandemic to freelance workers for the first time in U.S. forgo implementation waiting indefinitely history. for more relief. Unemployment First signed into law in March, the “For many workers, the relief provided by CARES Act barred freelancers who sur- the CARES Act is making a crucial differ- Aid Could Receive passed the minimum W2 earnings require- ence in helping make ends meet during this ment for their state’s traditional unemploy- unprecedented period of disruption,” said Relief From New ment system from receiving PUA benefits. Rep. Schiff in a statement. “Yet due to the That led many self-employed workers to nature of independent work, particularly in Congressional Bill receive unemployment relief on the basis industries like entertainment, many workers of their relatively insignificant W2 income, are currently excluded from Pandemic Un- BY CHRIS EGGERTSEN leaving them without the assistance they employment Assistance because they earn needed to pay essential bills during the a living through a mix of self-employment hile millions out of work coronavirus-induced shutdown. Under the and traditional W-2 jobs. Our bill will ensure American citizens have new bill, those workers would be granted that mixed earners are no longer excluded been receiving $600 each access to unemployment relief on the basis from this critical assistance because of the week in federal Pandemic of their earnings from both W2 and free- nature of their employment and income.” UnemploymentW assistance, due to a flaw in lance work combined. Added Rep. Chu, “The coronavirus the CARES Act, many with mixed income Additionally, the bill will provide full ret- pandemic brought the economy to a halt across staff employment and freelance gigs roactive unemployment payments to work- for millions. Fortunately, we were able to have been prevented from receiving state ers who did not previously qualify for either quickly respond and through the CARES Act unemployment benefits based on the full regular unemployment or PUA, including put support into the hands of workers who scope of their earnings. Now, a new Con- the additional $600 weekly federal benefit need it. But our traditional system of sup- gressional bill aims to change that. implemented by the CARES Act. porting unemployed workers was not set up Introduced on Monday (July 20) by U.S. To qualify for the transition to PUA, a for nontraditional workers with mixed in- Representatives Adam Schiff and Judy Chu mixed earner must have brought in at least come, like the many artists and craftspeople (both D-CA) and co-sponsored by 19 others, $7,250 from self-employment earnings in my district who supplement a W-2 with the Mixed Earner Pandemic Unemploy- in 2019, have a qualifying unemployment independent gig work. There is no reason ment Assistance Act would allow individu- reason for PUA and be otherwise eligible for these workers should be penalized now for als who derive much of their income from state unemployment benefits. Notably, the having a mixed income. I’m proud to work DECISIVE INTELLIGENCE. DELIVERED DIGITALLY. CLICK HERE FOR FREE DELIVERY DIGITAL NEWSLETTERS PROMOTION UPCOMING SPECIAL FEATURES COUNTRY GRAMMY® POWER CONTENDERS PLAYERS ISSUE Billboard’s 6th annual Country Power Billboard will publish its annual Players issue will profile the people GRAMMY® Contenders special issue, who have driven another solid year showcasing the music and artists that for the country music industry, made an impact during the eligibility generating billions in sales, streaming, period for the 63rd GRAMMY and touring. Awards®. This special feature will include a This special issue will highlight the photo portfolio featuring the top artists, producers and other creative artists, songwriters, musicians, professionals whose work is in executives, and coverage on the most contention this year, including for talked about topics in country music. Record Of The Year, Album Of The Year, Song Of The Year, and Best New Artist. ISSUE DATE: 8/15 ISSUE DATE: 9/19 AD CLOSE: 8/5 AD CLOSE: 9/9 MATERIALS DUE: 8/6 MATERIALS DUE: 9/10 CONTACT: Joe Maimone Gene Smith 201.301.5933 | [email protected] 973.452.3528 | [email protected] Ryan O’Donnell Marcia Olival +447843437176 | [email protected] 786.586.4901 | [email protected] Lee Ann Photoglo Debra Fink 615.376.7931 | [email protected] 213.448.5157 | [email protected] Cynthia Mellow 615.352.0265 | [email protected] BBHA_UPCOMING_ISSUE_2020_GRAMMY&COUNTRY.indd 1 7/8/20 4:50 PM Page 5 of 19 IN BRIEF with my colleague Rep. Adam Schiff to make Digital Devices This article first appeared in the weekly this common sense change to recognize the Billboard Country Update newsletter. Click various ways our constituents earn a living Hit ‘Inevitable’ here to subscribe for free. and ensure they are rightly compensated for that during this crisis.” Milestone, The Mixed Earner Pandemic Unemploy- Warner Music ment Assistance Act was crafted with input Passing Analog in from a number of organizations, including Names External many that represent self-employed music Listening Time for workers. Among others, they include the Board of Directors Recording Academy, Music Artists Coali- 2020 tion, the Recording Industry Association for $100M Social of America (RIAA), the Future of Music BY TOM ROLAND Coalition, American Association of Indepen- Justice Fund dent Music, Songwriters of North America, igital devices are now the ASCAP, BMI and SESAC. dominant method of listening BY TATIANA CIRISANO In a release, Recording Academy chair to music, and the coronavirus and interim president/CEO Harvey Mason seems to be behind the latest arner Music Group Jr. praised the new bill. “The pandemic has Dgrowth wave. (WMG) and the Blavatnik exposed that our nation’s unemployment For the first time since Edison Research Family Foundation have system is not designed for all workers, like began documenting audio consumption announced the external music creators, leaving so many vulner- with its Share of Ear study in 2014, digital boardW of directors for their joint Social Jus- able and without assistance,” he said. “The and on-demand platforms owned over half tice Fund, including executives from a wide Mixed Earner Pandemic Unemployment of consumers’ time spent listening dur- range of backgrounds and disciplines. Assistance Act is a critical solution that will ing the second quarter of 2020. Listeners The $100 million fund was announced in help so many in our community receive the accessed music through smartphones, com- June following “#TheShowMustBePaused,” fair benefits that they deserve. The Record- puters, internet-connected TVs and smart an industry-wide campaign to show solidar- ing Academy thanks Representatives Adam speakers during 53% of their listening hours. ity with those protesting racial injustice and Schiff and Judy Chu for their tireless efforts The other 47% of listening came through reflect on ways to drive change. It is set up to ensure that all workers have equitable more traditional means, such as AM/ FM in partnership with the Blavatnik Family access to unemployment benefits as our cre- receivers, SiriusXM devices, CD players, Foundation, the philanthropic organization ative community faces the long-term effects turntables and standard TV. headed by billionaire Len Blavatnik, who is of this unprecedented crisis.” In the previous study, traditional devices the founder and chairman of WMG parent The Mixed Earner Pandemic Unemploy- still maintained the advantage, amassing Access Industries.