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Please review before continuing:

You must be able to document participation in ONE of the following areas:

5 or more years of paid professional experience in the music industry
At least 6 commercially released singles and/or music videos

MusiCares provides financial assistance to eligible music industry professionals who are primarily based in the United States including Puerto Rico and the U.S. territories.
MusiCares defines commercially released as any product that is released or sold through another business or can be self-released and self-distributed.
Completing the following questions does not guarantee assistance. MusiCares will be in touch shortly after receiving your completed form. Please note this process can take at least three business days.
If you are not the primary requestor but are making a request on behalf of another individual, please have the requestor's personal information on hand to complete the following questions.
If you prefer to answer the following questions via phone, please call us at 800.687.4227.

Non-Discrimination:

MusiCares does not discriminate on the basis of race (nor traits historically associated with race), color, religion, creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, family care status, military or veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law. If an individual opts to disclose demographic information, MusiCares may use that information for the purpose of ensuring our programs are inclusive and representative in their reach.

Privacy & Confidentiality

MusiCares maintains the privacy and confidentiality of all clients’ medical records and personal information in compliance with local, state and federal laws and regulations, including, but not limited to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (including the federal regulations implementing such law), as amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, and as it may subsequently be amended. MusiCares will not use or disclose clients’ medical records to any other third party, except as required by law. MusiCares takes all reasonable measures to protect the clients’ medical records from theft, loss, unauthorized destruction and unauthorized access.

Documentation & Immigration Status

While MusiCares is only able to provide support to U.S.-based music professionals, please note that MusiCares does not require or request documentation related to immigration status. MusiCares also does not require you provide a social security number as part of your request.

Inclusivity is a primary value at MusiCares and we aim to serve all music professions, genres, races, genders, ages, disabilities, and more. Sharing this information helps us to better know the makeup of our client base and if we are achieving our goals to serve all in music. These three questions are optional and will in no way impact the grant process.

What is your gender?

Gender (prefer to self-describe)

What are your pronouns?

Pronouns (prefer to self-describe)

What is your race?

Race (prefer to self-describe)

Individuals must document employment history in one of the following areas: a minimum of five years paid experience in the music industry (these five years do not need to be full time, consecutive, or recent) OR six commercially released credits. (MusiCares defines “commercially released” as “any product that is released or sold through another business or can be self-released and self-distributed.”) MusiCares requires proof of at least 5 years paid work in the music industry OR 6 commercially released credits. Credits can be streamed/distributed on paid sites and/or registered with entities such as BMI or ASCAP. Accepted documentation must clearly note legal name.

Please choose from ONE of the following:

5 Years Paid Music Industry Experience

Resume/Discography AND (2) of the following:
Accepted forms of documentation include at least (2) of the following documenting 5 years*:

W-2's
1099 forms
Signed contract with corresponding proof of payment (cancelled check, bank statements not deposit)
Paycheck stubs

*Documentation of 5 years does not need to be consecutive.

Commercially Released Credits

Resume/Discography AND (1) of the following:
Accepted forms of documentation include at least (1) of the following*:

PROs statements that clearly note 6 commercially released recordings (such as ASCAP,BMI)
Distribution Statements (such as Distrokid, TuneCore)
Royalty Statements from paid streaming platforms (such as Apple Music, Spotify, Tidal, Amazon Music)

*All statements must clearly note your full legal name.

Please upload a copy of your resume/discography

How many years paid experience do you have working in the music industry? These years do not need to be full time, consecutive or recent.

Which of the following forms of documentation can you provide to verify your stated years of industry experience? Please select all that apply.

To select multiples hold CTRL/CMD and select as many as apply.

Please upload copies of W-2s

Please upload copies of 1099 Forms

Please upload copies of paycheck stubs

Please upload copies of signed contracts with corresponding proof of payment

Are you credited on any commercially released singles and/or music videos? If yes, how many? If you do not have any commercial credits please select "0"

Which of the below forms of documentation can you provide to verify your stated credits?

To select multiples hold CTRL/CMD and select as many as apply.

Please upload copies of PROs statements that clearly note 6 commercially released recordings (such as ASCAP or BMI).

Please upload copies of distribution statements (such as DistroKid, TuneCore)

Please upload copies of royalty statements from paid streaming platforms (such as Apple Music, Spotify, Tidal, Amazon Music).

For additional assistance completing this form, please click submit and a teammate from MusiCares will reach out to you to help you complete this form.

You can also call 800.687.4227 or send an email to musicaresrelief@musicares.org after you click submit and work with a MusiCares teammate.