For those into truly arcane BB-related trivia, with the release a little while back of the list of companies that have received a PPP loan through the SBA, we can check for BB related companies.
You can get the full list here:
https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/coronavirus-relief-options/paycheck-protection-programSearching through the humongous spread sheet, it looks like a "MELECO LLC" in Incline Village, NV was able to secure a PPP loan. Little additional info is on this document, only that it was for between $350,000 and $1 million.
Can't find other BB-related companies on there, though I doubt I know all the business name variants.
I'm not all up on what PPP loans have to be used for; there are a bunch of documents online with those details. It's supposed to be for business related costs (payroll obviously being a main one), though I can only imagine there are a myriad of variations and loopholes involved with these loans.
I guess this doesn't answer the question as to whether Mike is paying the band and/or road crew, especially because the MELECO entry on that spreadsheet is one of relatively few that don't list the number of employees. One would hope such a loan would be able to funnel them some sort of paycheck.
Anyway, just some random trivia for you. Not judging whether this would be good or bad. As many news stories have indicated, many businesses in need have been saved with these PPP loans, while other companies that absolutely don't need the loans and/or don't allocate the money to employees that need it the most, have also received them. In a few cases, the outcry has been sufficient for companies to return the loan money.