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Since earlier this year, live shows and other monetary opportunities have slowed down for everyone, including artists.  Celebrities and entertainers have had to find new and innovative ways to keep their businesses afloat as well as figuring out ways to promote their projects, including Broadway shutting down and every other live show, being that touring and most live venues have been shut down since beginning of the year.

The virus is still among us and there are still reasons to be precautious, but businesses around the country have slowly but surely begun to reopen.  However, theater, concert events, festivals, and other various live entertainment events that house large gatherings in contained spaces, are slated to remain on indefinite hiatus.  There has not been any word as to when they will reconvene.  

Many artists have been vocal about their circumstances surrounding everything shutting down and how it has altered their lives.  Sporting events even have been amended with various precautions respective to the organization.  The NBA has been operating their games under a bubble in Disney World and since they’ve begun, no players have tested positive for the virus.  

Award shows like the BET Awards, MTV’s Video Music Awards, and as of recently the Emmy awards, have all practiced social distancing and incorporated many virtual aspects in order to keep the show going as scheduled.  Some nominees had cameras set up in their respective homes or wherever they chose to celebrate.  

However many in the artist community have been, and continue to be devastated as they try and maneuver life through the chaos.  Many artists have continued to wait for assistance, praying that it will be forthcoming, however, there hasn’t been much word if any, especially with many states already suffering a deficit.  

Charlotte St. Martin, president of the national trade association The Broadway League, gave their thoughts as to when they foresee Broadway reopening.  “The chances that Broadway gets a bailout are slim to none,” she said.  The sentiment surely mirrors that of every other facet of music and entertainment, as it still hasn’t been figured out how to safely operate the events, although some artists have recently come under fire for performing at some clubs that have reopened in certain states.  

Singer and “Fast and Furious” star Tyrese Gibson has come forward with a recent comment on social media where he explained how hard it’s been for him as an artist.  The artist starts off to explain that he may have a lot of cars but goes on to say that money is “drying up” for artists.  

“There are NO shows, no concerts, no club walkthroughs… For the actors and producers and directors there are NO movies being made it&#;s a whole COVID out here,” Gibson said.  “So although this is killing for IG the reality is most of us out here as “artist” new and the OG’s are feeling it….

“Liquidate while you can cause this Covid don’t seem to be going anywhere anytime soon,” Gibson continued.  “The immature will say i’m hating…. The grown and mature will who know me will say i’m ALWAYS planting seed and trying to look out for my people.”  

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How to Read Your Medical Bill

Medical bills are becoming increasingly complex and
difficult to read. Charges from clinics and hospitals tend to
be lumped together instead of itemized – making it very
difficult to see exactly what you are paying for. With many
medical facilities going paperless, many patients are not
even receiving the statements regarding the amount the
insurer paid. This increases your chance of being
overcharged.

Controlling Costs

A big step in controlling your health costs is understanding
how to read your medical bill. Many medical bills contain
billing errors and items that are priced much higher than
their actual cost, so carefully reviewing your bills can save
you a lot of money.

How It Works
When you receive your medical bills there are three
documents that you need to compare to help you
understand if you are being billed only for the services you
received:
 A list of services performed – this document is
given to you when you leave the doctor’s office or
health facility.
 The bill from the doctor or health facility – this is a
list of services performed with the charges
associated with each service (which should match
the list of services performed document given to

you when you leave the facility). Many health
systems are no longer issuing itemized bills, which
will help you find obvious errors much easier. You
have the right to request an itemized bill from the
facility.
 Explanation of benefits (EOB) from your insurance
provider, Medicare or other payer, explaining how
much of the bill was paid by insurance.
Start by reading over each of the documents individually
and noting any charges that you don’t understand or items
that you don’t think you should have been charged for.
These bills use codes for each of the services provided,
which can make it even more difficult to read. To better
understand what these codes mean, use a medical
dictionary or encyclopedia. Then compare the documents
against each other, making sure that the charges match up.

Checking for Errors
Make sure there are no data entry errors including numbers
with an accidental zero added on (e.g., “10” instead of “1”
X-ray). Also check for duplicate listings of procedures and
medications that you do not think were administered.
If you find suspicious charges, don’t hesitate to contact the
health care facility billing department.

A Proactive Approach
There are a few best practices that you can use before your
procedure or appointment.
 Verify with the receptionist how your visit will be
coded.
 Write down notes as you are treated, noting
exactly what services are performed. Consider
bringing a friend or family member to do this for
you if you will be unconscious.
 If you’re going to be charged for a hospital stay, call
the billing department before your procedure to
ask if there are any supplies you can bring with you
to avoid high charges such as a box of tissues, extra
blankets or pajamas.

Could it be that it’s actually not “Bad Boys 4 Life”? There was a time that Sean “Diddy” Combs and rapper Mason Betha aka Ma$e appeared to be two peas in a pod, thick as thieves. The two had what seemed to be smooth chemistry, crafting many hits together such as “Been Around The World”, “Feel So Good”, and Notorious B.I.G.’s “Mo’ Money, Mo’ Problems.” 

The lid was blown off when a speech made by the Bad Boy CEO at the Clive Davis pre-Grammy gala this year set off the Harlem rapper turned pastor turned rapper again.  Combs was the recipient of this year’s Industry Icon award, and his message about artists taking their control back in the industry went viral.  

As it turns out, the old saying that “all that glitters is not gold” has proven itself to be true again.  Ma$e recently revealed that the relationship that everyone thought the two had, was viewed through rose-colored glasses.  

“In the great words of Erykah Badu, ‘we are artists; we are sensitive about our sh*t,’” said Diddy, opening the speech just ahead of the Grammys. We are passionate. For most of us, this is all we got. This is our only hope. Truth be told, Hip-Hop has never been respected by the Grammys. Black music has never been respected by the Grammys.”

&#;I&#;m being honored by the industry that I love, the family that I love, but there&#;s an elephant in the room and it&#;s not just about the Grammys,” he continued.  ”There&#;s discrimination and injustice everywhere.”  Diddy continued his passionate speech, highlighting recent controversies that the Grammy board had been facing involving Academy CEO Deborah Dugan.  

“This current situation, it’s not a revelation, this thing been goin’ on,” he stated. “It’s not just goin’ on in music, it’s goin’ on in film, it’s goin’ on in sports, it’s goin’ on around the world. For years, we’ve allowed institutions that have never had our best interests at heart to judge us—and that stops right now.” During many parts of his speech, including in that moment, he would draw massive rounds of applause and standing ovation from those in attendance.

Going on to suggest a boycott until the recording industry figures it out, he said, “I’m officially starting the clock: y’all got days to get this sh*t together. We need the artists to take back the control. We need transparency. We need diversity. This is the room that has the power to make a change that needs to be made. They have to make the changes for us. [The Recording Academy] is a non-profit organization that is supposed to protect the welfare of the musical community. That [is] the mission statement.”

He added, “We have the power. We decide what’s hot. If we don’t go, nobody goes. If we don’t support, nobody supports. We control what’s cool, we control what’s hot, we control what your kids listen to, what they dance to, we control what’s in video games, we control how they wear their pants.”  Diddy went on to conclude, saying, “My goal used to be about making hit records. Now, it’s about ensuring that the culture moves forward—my culture, our culture, the Black culture.”

Ma$e took the opportunity upon hearing Diddy’s call to action to be one of the first artists to speak up against the malpractice of the industry, except he directed the criticism right back to the very one that suggested the change.  “I heard your Grammy speech about how you are now for the artist, and about how the artist must take back control. So I will be the first to take that initiative. Also, before we ask of other ethnicities to do us right, we should do us, as Black people, better—especially the creators,” the rapper began his lengthy post.  

Betha continued, saying he heard the mogul “loud and clear” when he said he was not for the artists, and urged Diddy to look in the mirror and start with himself.  “Your past business practices knowingly has continued purposely starved your artist and been extremely unfair to the very same artist that helped u obtain that Icon Award on the iconic Badboy label.”

He then reveals that his publishing deal when he first signed was a very low number, which he labels robbery.  “For example, u still got my publishing from 24 years ago in which u gave me $20k. Which makes me never want to work w/ u as any artist wouldn’t after u know someone is robbing you & tarnishing your name when u don’t want to comply w/ his horrendous business model,” he stated.

Still, he would perform as to not make things look bad while receiving “peanuts” and continuing to be robbed, he said.  “So many great moments and people lives in music were lost. But again, I rode with u in the face of death without flinching & u still wouldn’t do right. I never said anything because I wanted to wait until I was financially great so I can ensured that I was addressing this from a pure place and not out of spite.”

He continued, “To add insult, u keep screaming black excellence and love but I know love isn’t free. So I offered u 2m in cash just a few days ago to sell me back my publishing (as his biggest artist alive) that always show u respect for u giving me an opportunity at 19 yrs old. Your response was if I can match what the EUROPEAN GUY OFFER him that would be the only way I can get it back. Or else I can wait until I’m 50 years old and it will revert back to me from when I was 19 years old. You bought it for about 20k & I offered you 2m in cash. This is not black excellence at all.”

Ma$e’s claims echo a myriad of rumors and speculations for years of Diddy’s treatment of his artists, including those that were signed to his roster.  The Lox and Danity Kane are among a throng of his artists that have sung a similar song. Concluding his post, he writes, “If it’s about us owning, it can’t be about us owning each other. No More Hiding Behind “Love”. U CHANGED? GIVE THE ARTIST BACK THEIR $$$. So they can take care of their families.”