Recording Academy and MusiCares Pledge $1 Million to Support Musicians Impacted by Los Angeles Fires
the Recording Academy And a charitable foundation musicares Pledged $1 million to support affected artists and music industry professionals Continuous wildfires are tearing apart across the Los Angeles area, displacing residents by the tens of thousands. The organizations have joined forces to form the Los Angeles fire relief effort, which is also… Accepting donations To distribute in addition to their guaranteed amount of $1 million. Music industry workers affected by Los Angeles County fires can apply for relief here.
“The entire Grammy family is shocked and deeply saddened by the unfolding situation in Los Angeles,” Harvey Mason Jr., CEO of the Recording Academy and CEO of MusiCares, said in a press release. “The music community has been deeply affected but we will come together as an industry to support each other. Our organizations exist to serve music fans because music is a powerful force for good in the world, and we hope the wider industry will now rally to this cause.”
“We expect Los Angeles’ disaster relief efforts to be extraordinary, if even based on the number of people who lost their homes in the last day,” added Laura Segura, CEO of MusiCares. “MusiCares is always committed to ensuring music professionals are supported in times of crisis, and we ask that The Greater Community Donating to those in need during this difficult time MusiCares can help meet the short-term emergency needs of those currently displaced, and then longer-term services as we address the full extent of how people are affected by music.
A number of musicians were displaced due to the fires, and many of them lost their homes and everything inside them. GoFundMe pages have been launched to support Diiv’s Zachary Cole Smithindie rapper Fat Tonyshould coke the musician Tim DarcyAnd many more.
Speedy Ortiz and Sadie Dupuy from Sad13 to publish link to Spreadsheet About “Music Industry Workers Who Lost Their Homes to Fires.” The spreadsheet includes links to fundraisers for the Smith Foundation, Fat Tony and Darcy, and others.
Many other artists shared links to resources including LAFD Foundation, California Community Foundationand LA Mutual Aid Networkand Los Angeles Fire Department.
In the press release, The Recording Academy and MusiCares also pointed out additional resources for Los Angeles residents, including 211LA websitewhere you can find information about evacuations, road closures, emergency resources, and free shelter through Airbnb. The Red Cross also operates emergency shelters throughout the greater Los Angeles area. You can find shelter here.
Additionally, Uber is offering a $40 credit to those ordered to evacuate their homes. The voucher will be valid for trips to an active shelter using the code WILDFIRE25.
Lyft is an offer $25 vouchers, valid for two trips, to 500 customers from now (January 10) until midnight on January 15. You can use the code CAFIRERELIEF25 to access the promo.
You can find urgent evacuation updates at Los Angeles County emergency page.
