Universal Music Group joins the Music Health Alliance in founding the Music Industry Mental Health Fund

Universal Music Group and the Music Health Alliance have joined to form the Music Industry Mental Health Fund.

The partnership will build upon their pre-existing Priority Healthcare Advocacy Program, providing mental health referrals, funding for resource recommendations and grants for clients. The new fund will “provide comprehensive, high-quality outpatient mental health resources for music industry professionals nationwide.” Services will be available to past and current industry members.

"We have been working on ways to establish a streamlined pathway for mental health access, funding, and care planning,” said Chief Impact Officer at UMG, Susan Mazo. “Growing and continuing our partnership with Tatum and the Music Health Alliance was the most natural way to ensure continuous and effective mental health support for anyone working in our industry.”

Other services provided by MHA include dental, group health, healthcare advocacy and confidential guidance, family insurance, senior care and vision.

“MHA's holistic approach ensures a long-term commitment to the health, well-being, and sustainability of the music industry workforce," said Music Health Alliance Founder and CEO Tatum Hauck Allsep.

The new Music Industry Mental Health Fund comes on the heels of Chappell Roan's Best New Artist acceptance speech at the Grammys.

“I told myself if I ever won a Grammy and I got to stand up here in front of the most powerful people in music, I would demand that labels and the industry profiting millions of dollars off of artists would offer a livable wage and healthcare, especially to developing artists,” she said. “Record labels need to treat their artists as valuable employees with a livable wage and health insurance and protection. Labels, we got you, but do you got us?”

Roan went on to pledge $25,000 to a fund for developing musicians, with artists like Charli XCX and Noah Kahan matching her donation.

“Fans, y’all don’t have to donate a damn penny,” Roan wrote on Instagram. “This is one of many opportunities for the industry powers to show up for artists. There is much more work to be done.”