::THE SLICE REPORT WITH MONA AUSTIN

SANTA MONICA, CALIF.   (APRIL 15, 2020)   —  Performing Rights Organizations, including the  American Society of Composers ,  Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) ,  Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) , and  SESAC  have announced today that they are contributing to create a special fund as part of the MusiCares ®   COVID-19 Relief Fund  to support music creators who are affected by the coronavirus pandemic. While the COVID-19 Relief Fund was created to help all music industry workers in need, the funds collected from the PROs will be focused on helping their respective songwriters, composers and lyricists. Members and affiliates of each contributing PRO are encouraged to apply for a grant through the COVID-19 relief fund via  www.musicares.org . Since the fund's establishment in March, with initial seed donations of $1 million each by MusiCares and the Recording Academy, millions more have been raised with the support of numerous partners...

(New York, NY) - April 8, 2020  – Today,  BET  announces an array of high impact initiatives to support communities of color impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Black Americans are being disproportionately harmed by the health and financial devastation wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic. BET, in partnership with the  NAACP ,  United Way Worldwide , leaders in the African American creative, civil rights and business communities will provide critical financial, educational and community support directly to the African Americans hardest hit by this crisis. These initiatives include the “ Saving Our Selves: A BET COVID-19 Relief Effort”  broadcast   special; the creation of a relief fund   in partnership with  United Way Worldwide  to assist people of color most impacted by this health and financial crisis, and our support of the  NAACP ’s  Town Hall Series . For 40 years, BET has been rooted i...