As cities and states continue to shut down all but essential services and the live music industry has essentially ground to a standstill, the music community has been struggling with the loss of work and an uncertain future.

On Friday (March 20), dozens of music companies came together to pen a joint letter to Congressional leaders asking for financial assistance, while others have put in place policies and programs aimed at helping artists reach their fans and make up lost revenue.With touring -- often an artist's most lucrative revenue stream -- now on hiatus for the foreseeable future, musicians are now relying more heavily on streaming income as they look to how to pay the bills and keep money coming in.

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