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Unison Launches GoFundMe Campaign With Slaight Support

Canadian musicians facing the loss of income, job security and anxiety over their industry's future amid the global coronavirus pandemic has led the Unison Benevolent Fund to launch an Emergency Me

Unison Launches GoFundMe Campaign With Slaight Support

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Canadian musicians facing the loss of income, job security and anxiety over their industry's future amid the global coronavirus pandemic has led the Unison Benevolent Fund to launch an Emergency Mental Health Relief GoFundMe charity campaign.


To support music artists, crews and behind the scenes teams, Slaight Music has agreed to match all donations up to $25,000.

"During a crisis, mental illness doesn’t simply go away and for many, the increased stressors only make it worse. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Unison has seen a 29% increase in demand for counselling services, and a 61% increase in urgent mental health crisis intervention cases," Unison, a non-profit charity offering counselling and emergency relief services to the Canadian music community, said on the campaign's landing page. Continue reading Etan Vlessing’s coverage on the Samaritanmag website.

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New & Upcoming Canadian Albums: Justin Bieber Delivers 'Swag II,' Joni Mitchell Explores Her Jazz Side

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This week's new Canadian albums includes a global pop superstar's sequel album, alongside releases from two music icons.

Leading the way, with virtually no advance notice, is Justin Bieber's Swag II, the sequel to Swag, the album he released back in July. That record debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, and its R&B focus led it to No. 1 on the Top R&B Albums chart, but reports suggest the sequel is more pop-focused. It certainly enhances Bieber's return to the spotlight after a significant absence.

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