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How the Huge Coronavirus Relief Package Helps Artists, Roadies & Other Out-of-Work Music Professionals
The $2 trillion coronavirus economic stimulus package that passed in the Republican-led Senate on Wednesday night (March 25) includes some good news for the music industry’s self-employed workforce. Songwriters, musicians, road crews, sound and light techs, producers and the industry's many other independent contractors will be eligible for loans and grants from the bill's $300 million small-business portion. The bill still needs to pass the Democrat-controlled House and be signed by President Donald Trump before it can become