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How Fans Can Support Artists And Music-Industry Workers During The Outbreak

Independent artists' bottom lines are shrinking as the coronavirus outbreak continues — here's what you can do to help.
Source: Dana Neibert

The COVID-19 outbreak has brought the global concert business to a standstill, causing hundreds of millions of dollars in ticket-sales losses, billions in falling music-industry stock prices and generating an unprecedented level of financial anxiety for artists, event organizers and other behind-the-scenes workers who rely on live events to make their ends meet.

Below are some of the most effective ways that fans can contribute financially to artists and music-industry workers in need, ranked from having the most- to least-immediate impact. Keep in mind that not all financial contributions are created equal, nor do they all land equally as fast into artists' hands. ( for industry workers and

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