Chris Willman Music WriterFor a second year, MusiCares will be hosting a virtual fundraiser that’s open to the general public and features new performances recorded for the occasion by an array of stars, this year including Brandi Carlile, Jason Isbell, k.d.
lang, Shawn Colvin and Fitz of Fitz and the Tantrums, among others.Officially dubbed “MusiCares: Music on a Mission, Presented by GIbson,” the online benefit premieres March 30 at 8 p.m.
ET/5 PT and can be seen for the price of a $25 ticket, with proceeds going to the Recording Academy’s charitable wing.Other performers set for the streaming benefit are Amythyst Kiah, Jesse & Joy, Fantastic Negrito, Gian Marco, Dante Spinetta, Morgxn, Zach Person and Emily Wolfe.
Although most of the performances included will be freshly recorded for the event, the stream will also include a never-publicly-seen performance by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, culled from the night Petty was honored by MusiCares as its person of the year in 2017.Although the material being performed by the artists isn’t being revealed in advance, MusiCares spokespeople say there will be at least some nods to the catalog of this year’s MusiCares person of the year, Joni Mitchell.
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