MusiCares Releasing Final COVID Relief

• MusiCares, the leading music charity supporting the health and welfare of the music community, announced that it will be distributing a final round of funding for COVID-19 Relief. The effort continues the support for music pros, concluding upon distribution of the $2 million raised during the inaugural Music On A Mission virtual fundraiser this past March, to be directly distributed to 2,000 eligible applicants.

Although the pandemic relief will be coming to a close, the need for support remains high, and MusiCares is dedicated to helping all professionals in the music industry through existing and new mental health and hardship grant programs and virtual support groups, among other programs. At a time when many in the industry dealt with financial insecurity due to shuttered venues and canceled tours, MusiCares acted quickly to support the music community by launching MusiCares COVID-19 Relief. Since March 2020, MusiCares has distributed more than $25 million directly to more than 34,000 music professionals in need.

“The pandemic has been devastating to musicians, tour managers, stage crews, and so many others that are involved in making music happen,” said Laura Segura, Executive Director of MusiCares. “We heard from our community that many are experiencing elevated levels of depression, financial insecurity and low levels of confidence that they could pay for basic living expenses during the pandemic,” said. “It is encouraging to know that music people turned to MusiCares in their time of need and we hope they continue to do so as we re-acclimate post-pandemic.”

Anyone in the music community looking for support is urged to email MusiCares at musicaresrelief@musicares.org or visit covid-19-relief.recordingacademy.com to apply for a hardship grant. Music industry pros who already received assistance from MusiCares COVID-19 Relief are eligible to apply again.