{"id":805915,"date":"2020-04-01T07:28:42","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T13:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=976063"},"modified":"2020-04-01T07:28:42","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T13:28:42","slug":"how-taylor-swift-is-helping-a-small-nashville-record-store-survive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/music-news\/how-taylor-swift-is-helping-a-small-nashville-record-store-survive\/","title":{"rendered":"How Taylor Swift Is Helping a Small Nashville Record Store Survive"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Like most small businesses that have had to shut down or alter their operations during the coronavirus<\/a> pandemic, record stores have been forced to completely change the way they operate. Over the past two weeks, Nashville retailer Grimey\u2019s New & Preloved Music, for example, has had to send its employees home after the city\u2019s mayor issued a stay-at-home order.<\/p>\n

This week, though, they got a life preserver from Taylor Swift<\/a>, who is supplying the store with money for each employee and three months\u2019 worth of healthcare. A source close to the situation confirmed the news to Rolling Stone<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were very surprised, and I would have to say amazed, that Taylor Swift reached out to us through her publicist to offer some relief during the COVID pandemic,\u201d Grimey\u2019s co-owner Doyle Davis tells Rolling Stone<\/em>. \u201cI didn\u2019t even know we were on her radar, but she really stepped up to help after the recent tornadoes that struck Nashville and middle Tennessee and now, she\u2019s trying to help a beloved small business in her city.<\/p>\n

\u201cTaylor generously offered some direct relief to my staff and to cover three months of our healthcare costs for our group insurance plan,\u201d he continues. \u201cIt\u2019s a huge deal to us and now I have some peace of mind as we apply for [Small Business Association] loans to pay rent, vendors, and other expenses. This assistance from Ms. Swift helps give us a real shot at coming back on the other side of this.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s incredibly heartening and totally surreal that Taylor Swift has offered to help us out in such a significant way,\u201d Grimey\u2019s buyer Will Orman adds. \u201cWith so much uncertainty about what lies ahead, we\u2019re deeply grateful to be able to look forward to returning to the store and continuing to share music and connect with our community, thanks to Taylor\u2019s generous support.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the weeks since the CDC updated its guidelines for the coronavirus \u2014 recommending social distancing and copious hand washing \u2014 record stores across the country have radically adopted their modus operandi. Where selling music over the internet seemed anathema to many stores, retailers have embraced the internet as a means to sell physical CDs, LPs and cassettes. In addition to mailing product, some stores have also offered curbside pickup for customers in allowable areas.<\/p>\n

The pivot to web has been especially fruitful for some stores. Davis reports that a customer who lives down the street from the store purchased two collectible records Grimey\u2019s had previously displayed on its walls and subsequently listed on Discogs after the pandemic. \u201cMaybe he wanted to help out,\u201d he says. \u201cBut people are really wanting to show their support. It\u2019s gratifying to see all the online sales.\u201d<\/p>\n

The store is currently in the midst of repopulating its website<\/a> with albums for sale. The site also has a section for store merch like T-shirts and gift certificates<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Grimey\u2019s, which celebrated its 20th anniversary last year, was selected for Rolling Stone\u2019s <\/em>list of the 10 Best Record Stores in America<\/a> in 2018. \u201cWith its friendly and knowledgeable clerks and a \u2018we can get it!\u2019 work ethic, Grimey\u2019s record shop has been filling Nashville music fans\u2019 orders for nearly 20 years,\u201d we wrote. \u201cIn the process, it\u2019s landed on the must list for anyone visiting Music City, where a Grimey\u2019s T-shirt is just as coveted as a rare colored-vinyl pressing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Swift\u2019s generosity during the coronavirus pandemic has extended well beyond record stores. Twenty of her fans have reported that the pop star has donated $3,000 each to their calls for financial support in the past few weeks. According to NME<\/em><\/a>, photographer Holly Tuner had made a Tumblr post asking for help, and Swift wrote, \u201cHolly, you\u2019ve always been there for me. I want to be there for you right now.\u201d Similarly, Swift reached out to another fan in need, writing, \u201cI saw your post and would love to gift you $3,000 to help with the stress of what\u2019s going on right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Swift, who has donated to Feeding America and World Health Organization and requested her fans support those organizations, has encouraged her fans to respect the CDC guidelines<\/a> and stay home. \u201cI\u2019m seeing lots of get-togethers and hangs and parties still happening,\u201d she wrote on Instagram earlier this month. \u201cThis is the time to cancel plans, actually truly isolate as much as you can and don\u2019t assume that because you don\u2019t feel sick that you aren\u2019t possibly passing something on to someone elderly or vulnerable to this. It\u2019s a really scary time, but we need to make sacrifices right now.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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