Some 50,000 session musicians and background singers will be sharing more than $70 million in royalties collected by the– the largest distribution in the fund’s history. The average payment is about $1,500, but some performers are receiving well above that amount. Checks started going out April 30.
“Though the music industry is slowly recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic, its repercussions will be experienced for years to come,” the fund said in a statement. “As artists are searching for alternative streams of revenue in the face of economic uncertainty, the fund offers both union and non-union session musicians and vocalists a sense of relief.”
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