According to tasteofcountry.com, the fifth annual Heal the Music Day is set to take place on October 21st, with many country music artists taking part in raising awareness and donations this year. Keith Urban, Ronnie Dunn, Lauren Daigle, Vince Gill, Tina Parol, Chris Stapleton and his wife Morgane, as well as Rodney Crowell, who curated the event back in 2017 will all be making appearances. Heal the Music Day’s goal is to raise money for the Music Health Alliance an organization that supports over 18,000 working music professionals across the United States by offering free health and financial services. The nonprofit organizations is supported via donations and grants. For every $1 donated the Music Health Alliance says that $30 in healthcare support will be provided in healthcare support for those in the music industry.
“In the world of the working musician, good health is something most of us take for granted – that is, until something goes wrong,” Crowell goes on to say that, “The healthcare advocates at MHA ensure that no music professional must face a healthcare crisis alone. It is crucial to support MHA’s work to heal the music and the best part is that music makers don’t have to do anything that they are not already doing, Pledges can be as simple as a percent of a concert, event, creative work, or single donation made for Heal the Music Day October 21.” On top of the artists’ pledges, donations can be made by anybody at all beginning Oct. 1 at HealTheMusic.com. Thanks to an anonymous donor, all donations will be matched up to $25,000 through Oct. 21.
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