Recording Academy and Musicares Commit $2M for Coronavirus Relief
Bulletin YOUR DAILY ENTERTAINMENT NEWS UPDATE MARCH 17, 2020 Page 1 of 34 INSIDE Recording Academy and • From Drive- MusiCares Commit $2M In Concerts to Livestream Raves, For Coronavirus Relief Fund Artists Band Together to Keep BY TATIANA CIRISANO Music Alive Amid Coronavirus The coronavirus outbreak has left countless the ground, and people in the communities who know • With Coachella members of the music community in a financial exactly how to help, and what’s going to be a differ- & Coronavirus 1-2 bind, as each tour and festival cancellation means ence-maker for a lot of people,” he says. “Some people Punch, Indio’s Local Economy Faces Hard dozens of lost paychecks. That’s not to mention need help with their rent, some need to buy groceries, Road Ahead concern over the virus itself, which has begun to some need medical care. The infrastructure around afflict members of the industry. MusiCares is set up to deal with specifically that.” • Billboard Music In response, the Recording Academy and its chari- Similarly, three days after Hurricane Katrina rav- Awards Postponed table arm, MusiCares, are today (March 17) launching aged the gulf region in 2005, MusiCares and the acad- Due to Coronavirus a coronavirus relief fund for music professionals ad- emy dedicated $1 million to help victims of the storm. • Billboard Latin versely impacted by the virus, starting with an initial After a five-year effort, MusiCares ended up distribut- Music Awards $1 million donation from each. MusiCares is also in ing more than $4.5 million to more than 4,500 music Postponed Due to the process of securing donations from several major professionals — helping with everything from medical Coronavirus streaming services, record labels and other music expenses and relocation costs to instrument repair.
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