Here’s How Music Professionals Affected by Hurricanes Helene & Milton Can Apply for MusiCares Relief

If you or someone you know has been impacted by this severe hurricane season, MusiCares may be able to help. MusiCares’ comprehensive support for music professionals includes emergency financial assistance, mental health and emotional support, medical and housing resources and support around basic living expenses.

Whether it’s a natural disaster, personal emergency, or unexpected hardship, MusiCares provides support to music professionals in need. MusiCares’ relief efforts have helped amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Superstorm Sandy, Nashville floods and tornadoes, California and Maui wildfires, Hurricanes Katrina, Harvey, Irma, and Ida, the Las Vegas Route 91 shooting and the 2016 Louisiana Floods.

“MusiCares is committed to ensuring that no music professional feels alone in times of crisis,” Laura Segura, executive director of MusiCares, said in a statement. “Our swift and compassionate disaster relief response allows those affected to focus on rebuilding their lives without the added fear of losing their livelihoods. We’re here to help them every step of the way.”

Offering preventive, emergency and recovery programs, MusiCares is a safety net supporting the health and welfare of the music community. Founded by the Recording Academy in 1989, MusiCares safeguards the well-being of music people through direct financial grant programs, networks of support resources, and tailored crisis relief efforts. MusiCares is probably best known for hosting the annual Person of the Year gala, held two nights before the Grammy Awards, which raises funds for its year-round services.