MusicHelps announces COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Grant for kiwi music workers
NZ MUSIC INDUSTRY COVID-19 UPDATE- 3 APRIL
The effects of Covid-19 continue to provide a great deal of uncertainty and raise a lot of questions
for the music community. There are many challenges ahead, and while we all try to adapt to this new normal, we want to assure you that the music industry bodies are operating at full capacity, and continuing to meet twice a week to share plans, actions, ideas, and resources to try and reimagine the future.
We wanted to provide music whanau with a further update as we head into the weekend, with a few pieces of good news that might be helpful at this time.
LOCKDOWN LIVE
‘Lockdown Live’ is a new weekly live streaming initiative to support emerging New Zealand musicians - will be launched next Wednesday, April 8. The ‘Lockdown Live’ line-up will be curated by NicNaK Media and each Wednesday night, three local acts will perform live via Instagram from 8pm to 8:30pm. The first week’s line-up features Christchurch pop act ASHY; Christchurch duo Dillastrate and Auckland-based singer-songwriter Harry Parsons.
LIVE NATION AND VODAFONE ANNOUNCE LOUNGE JAMS
MUSICHELPS LIVE - Uniting in support of the unsung stars of the New Zealand music scene
For eight years MusicHelps has been the music industry’s charity and among our core activities has been providing emergency financial support and professional counselling to kiwi music people when crisis strikes. Now we have started MusicHelpsLive to specifically support people and organisations facing hardship due to COVID-19.
