BTS And Big Hit Entertainment Donate $1 Million To Crew Nation in support of concert crew members financially impacted after the postponement of concerts during COVID-19!ππ°1️⃣Ⓜ️ππ
BTS and Big Hit Entertainment have donated $1 million to Crew Nation,in support of concert crew members financially impacted after the postponement of concerts during the COVID-19 crisis. Crew Nation was created in March with an initial $5 million donation, and it has promised to match a further $5 million donated by artists, fans, and employees. The fund gives a one-time grant of $1,000 to crew members who make 50 percent or more of their income from live performances.
BTS and Big Hit Entertainment have donated $1 million to Crew Nation,in support of concert crew members financially impacted after the postponement of concerts during the COVID-19 crisis. Crew Nation was created in March with an initial $5 million donation, and it has promised to match a further $5 million donated by artists, fans, and employees. The fund gives a one-time grant of $1,000 to crew members who make 50 percent or more of their income from live performances.
Since BTS had a large world tour planned for this year, their donation is aimed to help out people who would have played a big part in staging their shows. The announcement states, “This is one of the largest artist donations that has been raised for the Crew Nation fund since its conception.”
Over 70 live concert crew members originally scheduled to work on BTS’s concerts have alrrady received funding. 1,000 live concert crew members all over the world will be supported by the fund, and people of all nationalities, including Koreans, can apply to receive help from Crew Nation: “If it weren’t for COVID-19, we would have been happily touring across the world with many of our live concert crews by now,” said BTS. “We are aware that a lot of communities need help due to COVID-19, and we wanted to support the music industry crews by making a donation. We hope to meet again on stage very soon.”
Over 70 live concert crew members originally scheduled to work on BTS’s concerts have alrrady received funding. 1,000 live concert crew members all over the world will be supported by the fund, and people of all nationalities, including Koreans, can apply to receive help from Crew Nation: “If it weren’t for COVID-19, we would have been happily touring across the world with many of our live concert crews by now,” said BTS. “We are aware that a lot of communities need help due to COVID-19, and we wanted to support the music industry crews by making a donation. We hope to meet again on stage very soon.”
CEO #LenzoYoon of Big Hit stated: “It is very unfortunate that the music industry has to go through such difficult time at the moment” continuing: “We hope our contribution to Crew Nation could help support many live concert crews around the world.”
BTS and Big Hit Entertainment also just raised donate $1 million to support Black Lives Matter. BTS’s fans ARMY then matched and exceeded the $1 Million. With all of BTS’s planned stops on their “Map of the Soul” tour currently canceled or postponed, the group held an online concert on June 14 that attracted over 756,000 viewers hglobally.
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