The Blues Foundation is asking those who have purchased tickets to convert those purchases to donations to a new emergency relief fund.
The Blues Foundation is not singing the blues, but working to come up with virtual events to replace its cancelled flagship events, the Blues Hall of Fame induction ceremony, which was set for May 6, and the 41st Annual Blues Music Awards, which was set for May 7.
Both were to be held in Memphis, where The Blues Foundation is based. These virtual events "will celebrate BMA nominees and winners and 2020 Blues Hall of Fame Inductees," according to a statement released by The Blues Foundation.