RECORDING ACADEMY® STATEMENT ON $2 TRILLION STIMULUS FUNDING
Today, Harvey Mason, Jr., Interim Chair and CEO of the Recording Academy expressed thanks to Congress for including musicians in the historic Coronavirus bail out plan. While the details are still pending, the Stimulus package includes support for out-of-work music professionals, many of whom are independent, self-employed people who were like any other business that lost the ability to make a living. In fact, House Democrats had the arts as a whole in mind, setting aside millions for the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in our nation's capitol. Sean Hannity of FOX News was critical of the president ear marking fund in the stimulus deal for the Kennedy Center, but Trump defended his decision to support it saying in a pres briefing,"I approved that," Mr. Trump said without missing a beat, saying he's a fan of the arts. "The Kennedy Center has suffered greatly, because nobody can go there - it's essentially closed." Trump approved $25 million of ...