The National Independent Venue Association was in full force at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Saturday as the Rock Hall’s leadership paid tribute to the organization for their efforts on behalf of the live events industry during the dark days of COVID-19.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame will induct its newest class this month. And while the spotlight will shine on icons from Tina Turner to The Go-Gos, the Rock Hall is sharing the stage with the musicians right outside its doors.

British rock band Idles has honored Cleveland indie music venue The Beachland Ballroom with its newest single, named after the Waterloo neighborhood hotspot.

To celebrate Cleveland's integral role in today's music landscape, the city's movers and shakers tell GRAMMY.com about the current state of the music scene in C-town

Cleveland area musicians of different backgrounds, genres and techniques are on a mission to save local venues after the pandemic shut down so many.

The ’80s was the golden age of charity records, when large groups of musicians would come together to record a song, each taking a small chunk and joining together for the uplifting chorus of “We Are the World” or “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” usually to feed hungry people somewhere in the world. Lots of groups, including local musicians, picked up on those star-studded efforts.

Local singer-songwriter Ariel Karas and Brent Kirby recently teamed up to organize a special collaborative music project to help save Cleveland's independent music venues.

More than a dozen Cleveland musicians are featured in a heartwarming new song created with the mission to support local music venues through the coronavirus pandemic.

NEO Music Relief Fund created by Cleveland Rocks: Past, Present and Future has distributed $23,200 to 56 local musicians and venue workers in need. The nonprofit has received donations and sponsorships of nearly $31,000 to provide immediate Covid-19 emergency relief in the amount of up to $500 grants to those who lost income through cancellations and closures of events.

Workers at Cleveland's concert clubs and the musicians who play those stages were among the first hit in the wave of coronavirus closures that have continued since Gov. Mike DeWine's first pandemic orders arrived in early March. To help alleviate at least some of the financial blowback, a group recently created the NEO Music Relief Fund, which is aiming to collect about $10,000 to distribute in $500 chunks to those in need.