Thomas Rhett: ‘We’ve Gotta Do A Bigger Part’ To Help Out-Of-Work Musicians and Crews
Labor Day 2020 is very different from any Labor Day our country has celebrated before as the COVID-19 pandemic has put so very many people out of work, including the bands and crews of eery touring artist, including Thomas Rhett.
That fact hasn’t been lost on the singer. When he first released his single, “Be A Light,” he announced that a portion of the proceeds would be donated to MusiCares, which provides health, financial and rehabilitation assistance to people in the music industry in times of need.
But recently he announced that he intends to do more. Thomas said, “Even since the beginning, me and the label had decided to donate a portion of our royalties to MusiCares to help a bunch of the band and crews across America.”
He added, “And then as the thing has gone on, I was like, ‘We’ve gotta do a bigger part.’ So, I’ve just decided to donate all my royalties of this song straight to MusiCares and made another donation to MusiCares because I got back together with my band this week, man, and it just kind of re-hit me again just knowing that there’s so many bands across America that just do not have any work right now.”
Thomas concludes, “I’ve heard a bunch of stories of bands selling their guitars, their pianos and their bass rigs, literally just to pay rent during this pandemic, and that’s just unacceptable. So, this is the best I know how to give back directly.”
If you want to support Rhett’s efforts, you can stream or download “Be A Light,” and all of the royalties he would receive from the song will be donated directly to the MusiCares Covid-19 relief fund.
You can also visit grammy.com/musicares to find out how to support the music community in this time of need.
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