Labor Day is a day to celebrate the American worker and the contributions they have made to the “strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country.” Unfortunately, this year, there are many American workers who are unemployed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and Thomas Rhett is thinking about them and doing what he can to help thousands in the music industry who are unemployed.
When Thomas first released his top five single, “Be A Light,” he announced that a portion of the proceeds would be donated to MusiCares, which provides health, financial and rehabilitation assistance to music people in times of need. But recently he announced that he intends to do more. “Even since the beginning, me and the label had decided to donate a portion of our royalties to MusiCares to help a bunch of the band and crews across America. And then as the thing has gone on, I was like, we’ve gotta do a bigger part. So, I’ve just decided to donate all my royalties of this song straight to MusiCares and made another donation to MusiCares because I got back together with my band this week, man, and it just kind of re-hit me again just knowing that there’s so many bands across America that just do not have any work right now.”
With touring on hiatus, so many bands, crews and artists are not making any money and having to resort to other things like driving Uber, one band started a landscaping company, and Thomas says, “I’ve heard a bunch of stories of bands selling their guitars, their pianos and their bass rigs, literally just to pay rent during this pandemic, and that’s just unacceptable. So, this is the best I know how to give back directly.”
If you want to support Thomas’ efforts, you can stream or download “Be A Light,” and all of the royalties he would receive from the song will be donated directly to the MusiCares Covid-19 relief fund. You can also visit grammy.com/musicares to find out how to support the music community in this time of need.
Thomas Rhett –Labor Day 2020 :35
“Even since the beginning, me and the label had decided to donate a portion of our royalties to MusiCares to help a bunch of the band and crews across America. And then as the thing has gone on, I was like, we’ve gotta do a bigger part. So, I’ve just decided to donate all my royalties of this song straight to MusiCares and made another donation to MusiCares because I got back together with my band this week, man, and it just kind of re-hit me again just knowing that there’s so many bands across America that just do not have any work right now. I mean, I’ve heard a bunch of stories of bands selling their guitars, their pianos and their bass rigs, literally just to pay rent during this pandemic, and that’s just unacceptable. So, this is the best I know how to give back directly.”