Home Industry News Congress Approves New COVID Relief Package: What it Means for Music Creators
On Monday evening, Congress voted to approve a $900 billion relief package designed to aid small businesses, unemployed Americans, health care workers, and many others impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. This bipartisan legislation also includes several key provisions that will specifically help music creators. BMI worked with many in the music industry throughout the summer and fall to impress upon Congress the needs of songwriters, composers and publishers. The package passed last night is an important step in addressing some of these needs.