A wide-ranging collection of artists and venues around the globe are teaming up for a new virtual concert experience. UnCancelled Music Festival will provide fans a flow of livestream performances to support MusiCares’ COVID-19 Relief Fund, an emergency program set up by the Recording Academy to aid struggling musicians... Read more
Like most major events, the iHeartRadio Music Awards will not go on this weekend as originally planned. In its place, iHeartMedia is putting on a star-studded virtual concert to benefit various charities. Billie Eilish, Mariah Carey, Alicia Keys, Tim McGraw and Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong are among the... Read more
Miley Cyrus Joins Lineup For Australian Bushfire Benefit Concert
Industry February 24, 2020
A one-night event, dubbed World Tour Bushfire Relief, will head to Melbourne this March with a headlining performance from Miley Cyrus. The event, sponsored by AgBioEn, will take place on March 13 at the Lakeside Stadium and feature performances from country rapper Lil Nas X, pop duo The Veronicas... Read more
Fire Fight Australia, a benefit concert which took place last night to raise funds for the ongoing bushfires in the country, has raised more than $9.5 million. The concert, which took over the ANZ Stadium in Sydney’s Olympic Park, lasted for nine and a half hours, featuring performances from... Read more
Benefit Concert Planned in Wake of Alabama Boat Fire Tragedy
Concerts January 31, 2020
Scottsboro, Alabama will hold a benefit concert next month aimed at helping the victims of this week’s deadly boat fire at Jackson County Park. The event, dubbed #JacksonStrong, will take place on February 21 at Scottsboro’s Collins Elementary School and feature a headlining performance from Grammy-nominated Christian group The... Read more
Promoters have abruptly canceled Sound Relief 2020, a concert fundraiser aimed at contributing to Australian bushfire relief efforts. The benefit series, which was slated to take place over two weekends in March, became a joint effort from promoters like IMC, Chugg Entertainment, Secret Sounds, Frontier Touring and Live Nation.... Read more
Women Allegedly Defrauded Investors For Scam Sandy Hook Concert
Legal January 13, 2020
Two women were arrested for allegedly creating a scam concert that would benefit the Sandy Hook Promise charity for shooting victims and defrauded investors. Nancy Jean, 51, of Riverdale, Georgia and Carissa Scott, 41, of Fayette, Mississippi were arrested on Wednesday at the John F. Kennedy International Airport, the... Read more
TEG Dainty and TEG Live announced that the national response to the Fire Fight Australia concert has exceeded their ticket expectations, with over 65,000 tickets sold in under five hours. The concert is slated to take place at ANZ Stadium in Sydney Olympic Park on Sunday, February 16 to... Read more
Sound Relief Australia is holding a benefit concert for the first time since 2009 to benefit those affected by the ongoing bushfires. The organization released a statement this week that the “Australian Music Community will band together once again under the unified banner of Sound Relief 2020.” While they... Read more
Alice Cooper, Foo Fighters To Play Aerosmith Benefit Concert
Music December 17, 2019
The rockers of Aerosmith will be honored at the MusiCares’ Person of the Year benefit concert in 2020, featuring performances from acts like Alice Cooper and Foo Fighters. The show, set to take place on January 24 at the Los Angeles Convention Center’s West Hall, is one of the... Read more
