MusiCares

Mission

MusiCares provides a safety net of critical assistance for music people in times of need. MusiCares' services and resources cover a wide range of financial, medical and personal emergencies, and each case is treated with integrity and confidentiality. MusiCares also focuses the resources and attention of the music industry on human service issues that directly impact the health and welfare of the music community.

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Remembering Phil Ramone
Among the many acts of generosity and service Phil Ramone provided to the GRAMMY family was his position as a member of the board of from 2002 – 2005. He also applied his artistic touch as musical director to the Person of the Year event, 11 times. MusiCares honors his consistently supportive, often irreverent, and forever-to-be-missed friendship. Billy Joel recently paid Phil Tribute in Rolling Stone. We echo his sentiments. “He was beloved by every artist he ever worked with, because he was so musical and technically a genius, and funny and warm and unpretentious.”

With our deepest love and respect,
The MusiCares Foundation

News

June 18, 2013

Los Angeles-based jewelry design company Pennyroyal Studio and skateboard pioneer Tony Alva announce the release of a design collaboration benefiting the MusiCares MAP Fund. 

May 22, 2013

Chester Bennington will perform with Stone Temple Pilots guitarist Dean DeLeo, bassist Robert DeLeo and drummer Eric Kretz, along with special guests Duff McKagan (Guns N' Roses, Loaded, Velvet Revolver) and Slash at the ninth annual MusiCares MAP Fund benefit concert, taking place May 30 at Club Nokia in Los Angeles.

May 13, 2013

"One Night With Janis Joplin" and the Milwaukee Repertory Theater invite you to experience the incomparable sound of the legendary Janis Joplin, while also supporting MusiCares.

May 9, 2013

Duff McKagan (Guns N' Roses, Loaded, Velvet Revolver) and Stone Temple Pilots guitarist Dean DeLeo, bassist Robert DeLeo and drummer Eric Kretz are the latest performers announced for the ninth annual MusiCares Map Fund benefit concert, taking place May 30 at Club Nokia in Los Angeles.

April 19, 2013

Chester Bennington with special guests, Tony Alva and his band Chicken Noodle Project, Early Morning Rebel, Ida Maria Band, and Slash have been announced as performers for the ninth annual MusiCares MAP Fund benefit concert at Club Nokia in Los Angeles on May 30.

April 15, 2013

MusiCares has announced the availability of discounted vision services for music professionals in Southern California.

March 18, 2013

Tip Cup, a surprise music performance series capturing famous artists playing undercover in unexpected locations, will offer support for MusiCares.

December 3, 2012

Donors, Board members and executive staff were on hand at the unveiling of the donor wall for the MusiCares 20th Anniversary Campaign at The Recording Academy's headquarters in Santa Monica, Calif.