Most of the money will go to the charity Help Musicians
02.04.2020 - 23:01 / hollywoodreporter.com
James Patterson has a history of helping independent bookstores. The best-selling novelist has donated millions in recent years to booksellers, while also giving millions to schools and libraries and literacy programs.
Now, with stores closed or closing nationwide because of the coronavirus outbreak, Patterson has launched a new initiative. On Thursday, he announced #SaveIndieBookstores, a partnership with the American Booksellers Association and the Book Industry Charitable Foundation.
Most of the money will go to the charity Help Musicians
By Variety Staff
By Dave McNary
Apple Music has launched a $50 million advance royalty fund to ensure that artists will get paid and label operations can continue during the coronavirus pandemic, Rolling Stone reports. The streaming giant confirmed the news in a letter to labels (obtained by Rolling Stone). Eligible labels must have a direct Apple Music distribution deal and earn $10,000 minimum on a quarterly basis.
Apple Music has created a $50 million advance fund to help independent labels and distributors weather the downturn due to coronavirus, industry sources tell Billboard. The funds will be available through a one-time advanced payment on future royalties for labels and distributors that earn over $100,000 in quarterly revenue from
Andy Hunter, founder of a new online sales outlet for independent booksellers, had seen a crisis building well before the coronavirus pandemic shut down many of the country's stores.
X-Men star James McAvoy has donated £275,000 to the NHS to help in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic.
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As millions of people in New York City suffer from the coronavirus and its devastating economic effects, one of the hardest-hit places has been the legendary Great White Way.
Jane Fonda has urged U.S. citizens to “demand the coronavirus package support” from the government amid the ongoing pandemic.
Manchester restaurants and bars found to be flouting closure orders will be named and shamed, the city's night tsar has warned.