COVID-19
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Travis Barker Joins Post Malone's Charity Nirvana Set
Rapper Post Malone livestreamed a 15-song home concert of Nirvana covers on April 24, collecting more than 7.5 YouTube views to date, and raising donations of $3 million (at press time) for the United Nations Foundation Covid-19 Solidarity Response Fund…
COVID-19 Relief for Musicians
As the world-wide COVID-19 shutdown continues, many musicians who depend on gigs and other music revenue for survival are likely at their wit's end. Of course, no current relief initiatives can replace all of the lost earnings from tours, concerts,…
Shinedown Raises $200,000+ to Provide Protective Gear to Health Workers
Kicking off with its own donation of $20,000, multi-platinum rock act Shinedown has raised more than $200,000 to date to provide protective masks, isolation gowns, and exam gloves to U.S. and international health workers — and YOU can help further…
Louis Armstrong Emergency Fund for Jazz Musicians Launched
New York's Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation is establishing a $1 million fund to help the city's jazz musicians during the COVID-19 crisis. "The entire jazz ecosystem has been shut down, and the jazz community is devastated," says foundation president Wynton…
Keeping Well Engaged During the Pandemic
The global COVID-19 pandemic has put a hard pause on many aspects of our daily lives. For musicians, this has meant cancelled gigs, lost revenue, rescheduled-to-whenever recording sessions, and perhaps even utter panic on how to move forward in our…
