Devo to Donate Song Revenue to Ukraine Relief
Devo will donate the licensing income from their tune catalog for the whole month of April, together with private contributions, to Ukrainian aid organizations. The funds will profit Music Saves UA and World Central Kitchen. The band, finest identified for his or her hit “Whip It,” inspired others to affix them in help of these…
Devo will donate the licensing income from their tune catalog for the whole month of April, together with private contributions, to Ukrainian aid organizations. The funds will profit Music Saves UA and World Central Kitchen.
The band, finest identified for his or her hit “Whip It,” inspired others to affix them in help of these impacted by the battle in Ukraine.
“Vladimir Putin’s rape of a sovereign nation, Ukraine, whose residents are dedicated to democratic rule of legislation mustn’t and can’t stand within the twenty first Century,” band members Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerald Casale mentioned in a press release, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “To assist the victims of Putin’s unprovoked struggle, Devo might be donating these revenues from the licenses of our tune catalog all through the month of April. We invite our rights holder companions in masters and publishing issues to affix us in doing the identical. Additional we encourage all profitable recording artists to do one thing comparable to assist make this gesture attain essential mass.”
Music Saves UA is a nonprofit fundraising undertaking created to supply rapid humanitarian assist, together with medical, meals, water and hygiene gadgets, to folks in Ukraine. World Central Kitchen, based by Chef José Andrés, gives meals to response to disaster conditions.
Final yr, Casale instructed Newsweek he doesn’t know whether or not or not would-be Ronald Reagan murderer John Hinckley Jr. ever obtained royalties for his writing credit score on the band’s tune “I Need.” Hinckley Jr. famous, “Again in 1982 I co-wrote a tune with Devo referred to as ‘I Need.’ It’s on their album Oh No, It’s DEVO. The album remains to be promoting worldwide, particularly in Japan and Europe. I haven’t seen royalties in 35 years. What’s the deal?”
Casale replied, “It’s attainable that he’s not mendacity… We’re not speaking about some huge cash right here. Consider me, [‘I Desire’] wasn’t successful. However definitely it’s not due to Devo that he didn’t get his cash.”