Here’s the latest list of musicians affected by the LA wildfires along with news about relief efforts (Updated as necessary)

Tens of thousands of acres have burned up in the LA wildfires affecting people across the city in all neighbourhoods and of all income levels. And because LA is the centre of the music and live industries, those parts of the economy and its people have been substantially impacted. Here’s a list of the musicians affected.

• Adrian Smith of Iron Maiden.
• Chris Shifflet of the Foo Fighters.
• Steve Aiello of Thirty Seconds to Mars
• Spiritbox bassist Josh Gilbert has lost his home.
• Zachary Smith of the band DIIV lost his house. His wife is six months pregnant with their second child.
• Tim Darcy (the Canadian bands Ought and Cola)
• Producer Madlib lost his home.
• Primus guitarist Larry LaLonde.
• Pop duo Brijean
• Lorely Rodriguez, the singer known as Of Empress
• Members of the LA Philharmonic are homeless.
• Another world-class recording studio was lost.
• Habor Studios in Malibu where artists from Drake on down have recorded, is gone.
• Rick Rubin’s famous Malibu recording studio, Shangri-La, managed to survive.
• Director David Lynch apparently died after he was “forced to relocate” from his LA home. He was already on supplemental oxygen for his emphysema.
• Here’s an interesting note: All the burning Teslas in LA are adding all kinds of toxic pollution.

Here’s a list of organizations that are stepping up.

• MusiCares is reaching out to all affected musicians.
• The Metal Hall of Fame is raising money for wildfire relief.
• An organization called We Are Moving the Needle is offering “microgrants” with their wildlife relief fund.
• Guitar Center is offering to replace instruments destroyed in the fires.
• Fender is also offering to replace lost guitars.
• NAMM (the National Association of Music Merchants) has donated US$50,000.
• Universal Music Group has canceled all Grammy-related events, promising to donate the money it would have cost to LA wildfire causes.
• Sony has done the same. Sony Group has also donated US$5 million.
• The Recording Industry Association of America has pledged US$1 million.
• Warner Music Group has pledged US$1 million.
• Ice Nine Kills as raised over US$800,000.
• The Weeknd has donated US$1 million.
• Metallica has donated US$500,000.
• Beyonce’s BeyGOOD Foundation donated US$2.5 million.
• The Eagles have donated US$2.5 million.
• Spotify has canceled all its Grammy Week plans. That money will be redirected to relief projects. That should be good for about US$5 million.
• Paris Hilton (who lost her house) has a nonprofit that has so far raised US$8 million.
• Amazon is donating US$10 million.
• Taylor Swift has pledged US$10 million.
• YouTube and Google have donated US$15 million.
• Backline, a health non-profit is offering help to LA-area musicans.
• Another non-profit, Sweet Relief Musicians Fund, is at full power.
• Here’s a list of all the music companies that have stepped up.
• And if you haven’t heard about the massive FireAid benefit, here are the details.
• Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, has pledged…nothing. Zip. Bugger-all. Did I mention burning Teslas are poisoning the air in LA? (UPDATE: He did donate some Cybertrucks, which is nice, I guess. But Tesla has so many unsold units just sitting in storage that this is one way to get rid of them. Let’s hope they don’t catch on fire, too. Consider this as well. The damage to Los Angeles is expected to be about US$250 billion. Elmo could pay off all of that and still have US$200 million of his wealth left over.)

Finally, here are a few more useful links and stories.

• Here is an editable spreadsheet of music people affected and how anyone can help. It’s being updated regularly. Billboard has this story on the spreadsheet.
• This is a list of celebrities who have lost their homes.
• Live Nation will stage a benefit concert just before the Grammy Awards–if the Grammy Awards happen at all. (Update: They will go on as scheduled.)
• Meanwhile, some are questioning if the Grammys should go on at all.
• “Fire Aid?” It’s in the works.
• Billboard has canceled all Grammy-related events.
• Should awards season be canceled entirely? That’s the debate.
• Snoop is hinting at a benefit concert.
• There was going to be an announcement of a Nine Inch Nails tour, but Trent is holding off for now out of respect for what’s going on in LA.
• Beyonce is doing the same thing with her big announcement.
• The Weeknd has postponed his new album because of the fires.
• Watch out for these far-right scammers who are using the fires to solicit donations.
• Here’s a list of more resources.