Music Biz Conference Postponed Due to Coronavirus Concerns
The Music Enterprise Affiliation’s annual Music Biz convention, held in Nashville and scheduled for Could, has been postponed till August, resulting from ongoing coronavirus considerations. The occasion is now scheduled to happen from Sunday, August 16 by means of Wednesday, August 19, 2020 on the JW Marriott Nashville. All convention registrations and resort reservations can be honored and mechanically transferred for the postponed dates.
“As considerations for the well being and security for folks throughout the globe have grown, the Music Enterprise Affiliation has continued to watch the continued Coronavirus pandemic, along side the JW Marriott Nashville and native governing authorities,” the announcement reads. “The security of our convention attendees, the better Nashville space, and the communities from which our attendees hail has all the time been our paramount concern in making choices about the way forward for the occasion.”
The announcement continues: “We’re formulating plans to develop our assist to everybody — members and non-members alike — by means of this disaster; in spite of everything, we are going to solely get by means of this by lending each other a serving to hand. This may begin by making our again catalog of webinars out there to all, in addition to sharing our different academic supplies — keep tuned for extra particulars within the coming days.”
Music Biz President Portia Sabin mentioned: “Thanks to our registered attendees, audio system, and sponsors on your endurance and continued enthusiasm for our occasion on this extraordinarily unsure interval. The music trade has survived many turbulent patches all through its lengthy historical past, and as soon as this well being disaster is managed, we sit up for a chance to come back collectively and assist our trade’s collective path ahead.”
The announcement concludes by encouraging “everybody to assist our colleagues who’ve been hit hardest resulting from this disaster, notably these within the impartial retail and artistic communities. Click on right here for info from our impartial retail retailer companions about shopping for reward playing cards and buying by way of their on-line storefronts. As well as, we encourage everybody to increase monetary assist to the artists and labels you like by way of livestream concert events and by buying music and merch both from retailers or straight from artist and label storefronts. Please additionally seek advice from Billboard’s operating listing of assets out there to trade professionals throughout this ongoing disaster.”
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