PBS News Hour

Pandemic brings challenges, opportunities for music industry

The coronavirus pandemic has dealt a huge blow to the music industry. Large in-person concerts were among the first events to be cancelled and will likely be among the last to resume. And in a recent survey of small U.S. music clubs, 90 percent said they would have to close permanently without government support. But as Jeffrey Brown reports, there are also signs of musical life.

Pandemic brings challenges, opportunities for music industry

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