Relief: Last News

Thania Garcia Backline and Sweet Relief Musicians Fund have teamed up to provide no-cost therapy to professional musical artists, road crew and anyone who makes the majority of their income in the music business. Even as the music world gradually emerges from the pandemic, the strain of the past two years will continue to manifest.

SAG-AFTRA has again extended its dues-relief program for members experiencing Covid-19-related financial hardship.

COVID-19 relief program for shuttered music venues, The US Small Business Administration is facing more than 60 lawsuits from business owners.With litigation pending and venues still dealing with show cancellations, health risks, and revenue loss due to the ongoing pandemic, NME spoke to concert promoters, the SBA, and the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) about issues with the program’s aid rollout.The $16.25billion Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) program was signed into law in December of 2020 and applications for the funding opened in April of 2021. The funds were to be dispersed to independent venues, promoters, talent agencies, movie theatres and other cultural centres who could prove they lost 90 per cent of their revenue due to the pandemic.Venue owners who have taken their cases to court, however, said that although they met eligibility requirements their requests for aid were denied by the agency without explanation.

Aymeric Laporte has joked that he is glad he won't be facing Erling Haaland after Manchester City announced a deal for the Borussia Dortmund striker.

Ed Sheeran has teamed up with Lil Baby to share a new remix of ‘2step’ – watch the video below.The original track appeared on Sheeran’s fifth studio album ‘=’, which was released last year. This new version has arrived with an accompanying music video that was filmed in Kyiv, Ukraine before Russia began its invasion of the country in February.Sheeran has announced that all royalties from the record will be donated to the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal, to support victims of the violence.The singer said in a press statement: “I filmed the video for ‘2step’ in the city of Kyiv, Ukraine before the devastating acts of violence started to take place.

Hollywood’s sound community is pitching in to deliver encrypted walkie-talkies and satellite phones to Ukrainians in disaster zones cut off from communication. Organizers say that 100 walkie-talkies were recently delivered to Kyiv and that more are on the way.

Manchester City fans were relieved to see Kevin De Bruyne make the bench as Pep Guardiola rang the changes for their FA Cup semi-final against Liverpool.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIndie-rock pioneers Sonic Youth have released a live album recorded in 1989 in Kyiv to support relief efforts in Ukraine, in the wake of Russia’s brutal invasion of the country.To set the context of the concert — which was recorded exactly 33 years ago — at the time, Sonic Youth were one of the first bands of their ilk to play behind what was then still known as the Iron Curtain; the Berlin Wall would come down a few months later. But at the time, U.S.

Cary Joji Fukunaga, the director and showrunner whose credits include No Time To Die and True Detective, has been documenting humanitarian relief efforts in Ukraine via his Instagram.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe 100 Percenters, a music-creatives advocacy nonprofit, has announced a partnership with Sony Music Publishing designed to provide financial relief and support to U.S. songwriters, composers, and producers.With support from SMP, the 100 Percenters will offer relief funding to songwriters who the ongoing pandemic has impacted through its Songwriter Stimulus Program, according to the announcement.

Bruce Willis feels a "sense of relief" after going public about his aphasia diagnosis. The 67-year-old star recently announced he was stepping away from his acting career after being diagnosed with aphasia - which impedes a person's ability to speak and write - and Bruce feels like he's now "got that monkey off his back". The source told Us Weekly: "The closest members of his inner circle were all aware of his issue and had been for some time.

Sean Penn and estranged wife Leila George were spotted picking up a few supplies in New York on Sunday afternoon after returning from a second trip to Ukraine on a refugee relief mission for their CORE organization.The 61-year-old actor wore a dark green jacket with a patch from his nonprofit and jeans whileunloading a host of bags from the back of his black SUV upon arriving to the states once again.Leila, 30, sported a long tan trench coat with denim slacks and sneakers, and wore dark circular sunglasses over her eyes post shopping excursion. Out and about: Sean Penn and estranged wife Leila George were spotted picking up a few supplies in New York on Sunday afternoon after returning from a second trip to Ukraine on a refugee relief mission for their CORE organization Warm: Leila, 30, sported a long tan trench coat with denim slacks and sneakers, and wore dark circular sunglasses over her eyes post shopping excursionSean and Leila married in July 2020 after four years of dating, but she filed for divorce last October.

A fundraising effort by video game Fortnite and Microsoft’s Xbox has generated $144 million for organizations seeking to help Ukraine.

Concert For Ukraine raised a mammoth £12.2 million for the war relief effort in Eastern Europe last night. 

Camila Cabello and Ed Sheeran helped bring in help for those in Ukraine.

Former Love Island favourite Malin Andersson has spoken openly about how her birth experience with daughter Xaya brought back memories of her birth to late daughter Consy. The 29 year old – whose first daughter Consy tragically died at just a month old – has shared the relief she felt when daughter Xaya cried for the first time. Consy was born seven weeks premature and the star was reminded of the birth when Malin’s second labour with Xaya saw her being rushing into surgery for an emergency Caesarean despite her reaching full term.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorWhen Sting first released the song “Russians” in 1985, the Cold War had been raging for nearly 40 years, and the song aimed to strike a humanizing tone on the people actually behind that Iron Curtain. Just weeks earlier, the Soviet Union had gotten a young new leader named Mikhail Gorbachev who ultimately would end that war and change the world in the process, for the better, it seemed at the time.Sadly, four decades later, Russia has launched the most devastating ground war in Europe since World War II with its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, and it’s necessary to strike a humanizing tone again, and Sting has released a re-recorded version of the song to benefit www.helpukraine.center — a volunteer storage center established by Ukrainian business owners where humanitarian and medical aid can be sent from all over the world – with funds being processed through the German charity foundation, Ernst Prost, People for Peace – Peace for People.

Jonathan Cohen Arcade Fire raised more than $100,000 for PLUS1’s Ukraine Relief Fund through five surprise club shows — one in New Orleans and four in New York — in the course of a week, the group announced on Instagram.A post shared by Arcade Fire (@arcadefire)Wristbands for the gigs at New Orleans’ Toulouse Theatre (March 14) and New York’s Bowery Ballroom (March 18-21) were distributed at random locations throughout both cities, and fans were invited to pay whatever they could afford for entry. They represented Arcade Fire’s first full live shows since February 2020, ahead of the May 6 release of their new Columbia album, “We.”At them, the group debuted five songs from the album, including the two-part first single “The Lightning,” “Age of Anxiety I” and its companion “Age of Anxiety II (Rabbit Hole)” and “Unconditional I (Lookout Kid).”The group’s first show in New York culminated with the entire band and much of the audience marching out onto Delancey Street in front of the Bowery Ballroom, singing the final song of the set — and the song that introduced them to most of the world — “Wake Up,” the opening track from their 2004 debut album, “Funeral.” Arcade Fire brought arena spectacle to their surprise Bowery Ballroom show on Friday night that spilled out onto the street and into the subway.

The Apprentice star Tim Campbell has addressed his relief as his co-star Claude Littner returned to the show last week.Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk, Tim, 44, spoke about standing in for the businessman after he suffered serious injuries to his leg during an electric bike accident last year, forcing him to take time away from the BBC show to recover, before returning last week in the semi-finals.Tim also spoke about how he is backing an education campaign to help parents understand the benefits T-level qualifications offer to both children and employees.Speaking about his time on the show, Tim told how he's proud of his input as one of Lord Alan Sugar's aides.When asked if he'd return to the show, he said: "For me, I've been really, really pleased that Lord Sugar asked for me."I've done what I feel, and what my wife or children judged, to be a good job on this series."My only focus was to get through the series, I've done that," he added.He said he was glad Claude was finally back on the programme following his horror accident.Tim went on: "I'm really glad that the horrible circumstances that led to it have gone now because Claude's back."And you saw about his lovely interview, where I think half the nation were hiding behind the sofa, seeing him tear [candidates] to shreds."But the reality is that I've done my job, and I'm really proud," he explained.Last April, Claude was riding an electric bike a mile away from his home when he found himself lying on the ground.He had to learn how to walk again after injuring his right leg so badly he required multiple surgeries after revealing doctors initially thought they may have to amputate his leg.Recalling the incident, the 72-year-old businessman said: “I was just

Eddie Van Halen's son Wolf hilariously expressed his relief that Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott's new baby no longer shares his name.Kylie and Travis welcomed their second little bundle of joy last month and announced that they had called him Wolf Webster.However Kylie, 24, revealed this Monday that they had decided to change the name, prompting Wolf Van Halen to tweet: 'THANK F***.' Phew:Eddie Van Halen's son Wolf hilariously expressed his relief that Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott's new baby no longer shares his name Delight: Kylie, 24, revealed this Monday that they had decided to change the name, prompting Wolf Van Halen to tweet: 'THANK F***'Kylie dropped the bombshell on her Insta Stories on Monday, writing: 'FYI OUR SONS NAME ISN'T WOLF ANYMORE.'She explained: 'WE JUST REALLY DIDN'T FEEL LIKE IT WAS HIM. JUST WANTED TO SHARE BECAUSE I KEEP SEEING WOLF EVERYWHERE.' Wolf Van Halen, whose full name is Wolfgang, is the son of the late Eddie Van Halen and the onetime sitcom star Valerie Bertinelli.His famous parents apparently named Wolf after the legendary Habsburg-era composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorEpic Games, after announcing Sunday that it was donating all proceeds from its popular “Fortnite” game toward humanitarian relief for people affected by Russia’s war on Ukraine, said Monday it has already raised $36 million for the effort.According to Epic, “Fortnite” proceeds from March 20-April 3, 2022 will go toward Ukraine relief. In addition, Microsoft’s Xbox is joining the effort and will commit net proceeds from all sales of “Fortnite” content on Microsoft Store during the time period.Epic said the money is going to four organizations: UNICEF; the U.N.’s World Food Programme; UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency; and Direct Relief, a nongovernmental organization that says it has deployed more than 48 tons of medical aid to Ukraine since the beginning of Russia’s war.