
Alicia Keys performs at the 62nd GRAMMY Awards in 2020
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Alicia Keys Partners With Amazon Music And She Is The Music To Raise Donations For MusiCares' COVID-19 Relief Fund
Alicia Keys, a 15-time GRAMMY-winning musician, singer, composer, host and actress, can now add another title to her résumé: humanitarian. Today (March 21), she announced a new partnership with Amazon Music and nonprofit organization She Is The Music to help raise donations for the Recording Academy's and MusiCares' newly established COVID-19 Relief Fund.
For the next 48 hours, the streaming giant will match every like, comment and share of their post announcing the partnership with a donation of up to $100,000. So dear friends, get to liking, commenting on and sharing Amazon Music's post below! You can also participate and engage on Facebook and Twitter.
Unveiled earlier this week (March 17) by the Recording Academy and its affiliated charitable foundation, MusiCares, the COVID-19 Relief Fund aims to help professionals in the music industry affected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, which has severely impacted the global music industry. Since early March, the global coronavirus pandemic has caused a string of festival and event cancellations and music venue closures and has directly affected the artist and songwriter community.
Read: Recording Academy And MusiCares Establish COVID-19 Relief Fund
Administered through MusiCares, the COVID-19 Fund will be used to directly support those in the music community with the greatest need. To establish the fund, both the Recording Academy and MusiCares have contributed an initial donation of $1 million each, totaling $2 million. Additionally, all Recording Academy Chapters have committed to fundraising in their local communities. Further updates and announcements will be made in the coming days.
As well, several regional Recording Academy chapters, including chapters in the South, West and East regions, have committed to creating, amplifying and sharing resources that will provide some form of comfort to its members and creators.
Learn more about how you can donate to or apply for assistance via the Recording Academy's and MusiCares' COVID-19 Relief Fund.
Learn more about the financial, medical and personal emergencies services and resources offered by the Recording Academy and MusiCares.
For more information and developments related to the coronavirus, visit the World Health Organization and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for ongoing news and updates.
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