Take MusiCares Wellness In Music Survey 2025 Now!
MusiCares Wellness In Music 2025 Survey has launched to check in on musicians and music industry professionals. MusiCares then creates programs that meet current real-world needs.
The lasting pressures of unpredictable, gig-based income, high out-of-pocket healthcare costs, long hours on the road, and more that affect musicians touring crews, stagehands, and the many behind-the-scenes workers.
Plus in the last year, hurricanes, wildfires, and an uncertain economy have devastated many in the music community. So the MusiCares Wellness In Music Survey and conversations around wellness in the music industry have taken on new urgency.
In 2024, nearly 2,800 music professionals responded to the MusiCares survey which found that:
- 78% earned $100,000 or less — lower than national household averages
- 69% couldn’t comfortably cover expenses through music work alone
- 53% said their income hadn’t stabilized post-pandemic
- 47% and 44% cited financial concerns as a direct cause of stress and anxiety, respectively
- 65% were not confident about the trajectory of the music industry
- 87% had health insurance, but only 54% had dental
- 78% skipped hearing screenings, despite working in high-decibel environments
- 70% of those 45+ missed colonoscopy screenings
- 62% of women 24+ missed cervical cancer screenings
- 60% of those under 45 skipped vision screenings
- 8.3% had serious thoughts of suicide — compared to 5% nationally
- Of those, 15.1% made a plan and 3.5% attempted — far above national rates
- 36% reported using marijuana or marijuana-derived products in the past month
- Among those users, 36% reported daily use
Take MusiCares Wellness In Music 2025 Survey Now Here.
Bruce Houghton is the Founder and Editor of Hypebot, a Senior Advisor at Bandsintown, a Berklee College Of Music professor and founder of the Skyline Artists Agency
