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Jessie J Performs At ELLE Women In Music Event   Apr 13, 2012

  • Jessie J's charity work and causes
  • Save The Music Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • Nicole Scherzinger's charity work and causes
  • will.i.am's charity work and causes
  • Ken Paves's charity work and causes
  • Candice Accola's charity work and causes

ELLE, the No. 1 fashion magazine in the world, celebrated its third annual Women in Music 2012 event this week at the Avalon in Hollywood, CA with a private concert event featuring performances by acclaimed artists including British singer-songwriters Jessie J and Ellie Goulding, as well as Danish singer-songwriter Oh Land.

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will.i.am Hosts TRANS4M   Feb 13, 2012

  • will.i.am's charity work and causes
  • Black Eyed Peas's charity work and causes

International recording artist will.i.am amplified his philanthropic side at TRANS4M, a forward-looking conference held Thursday, February 9, 2012 at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.

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DoSomething.org Announces Top 20 Celebs Gone Good 2011   Dec 27, 2011

  • DoSomething.org's celebrity supporters
  • Lady Gaga's charity work and causes
  • Born This Way Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • Justin Bieber's charity work and causes
  • Pencils of Promise's celebrity supporters
  • Make-A-Wish Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • Sophia Bush's charity work and causes
  • George Clooney's charity work and causes
  • Will Smith's charity work and causes
  • Jada Pinkett Smith's charity work and causes
  • Leonardo DiCaprio's charity work and causes
  • Matt Damon's charity work and causes
  • Ellen DeGeneres's charity work and causes
  • Brad Pitt's charity work and causes
  • Angelina Jolie's charity work and causes
  • Dwight Howard's charity work and causes
  • Demi Lovato's charity work and causes
  • Shakira's charity work and causes
  • Ashton Kutcher's charity work and causes
  • Demi Moore's charity work and causes
  • will.i.am's charity work and causes
  • Miranda Lambert's charity work and causes
  • Nick Cannon's charity work and causes
  • Lea Michele's charity work and causes
  • Daniel Radcliffe's charity work and causes
  • Miley Cyrus's charity work and causes
  • Coldplay's charity work and causes
  • Taylor Swift's charity work and causes

DoSomething.org, one of the largest U.S. organizations that helps teens take action on causes they care about, released today its fourth annual ‘Top 20 Celebs Gone Good’ list.

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Jackie Chan Meets Americans Promoting Study Abroad   Dec 16, 2011

  • Jackie Chan's charity work and causes
  • will.i.am's charity work and causes
  • apl.de.ap's charity work and causes
  • Black Eyed Peas's charity work and causes
  • John Legend's charity work and causes

Earlier this week, Jackie Chan invited a group of Chinese and American students to visit him on the set of his new movie to increase awareness and support for study abroad programs for Americans in China.

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Stars Come Out For CNN Hero Of The Year   Dec 12, 2011

  • Christy Turlington's charity work and causes
  • Anderson Cooper's charity work and causes
  • Jerry Seinfeld's charity work and causes
  • Sofia Vergara's charity work and causes
  • Mary-Louise Parker's charity work and causes
  • Ice Cube's charity work and causes
  • will.i.am's charity work and causes
  • George Lopez's charity work and causes
  • Miley Cyrus's charity work and causes
  • Emma Roberts's charity work and causes
  • Kid Rock's charity work and causes

In a star-studded ceremony Sunday night at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, Robin Lim was named the 2011 CNN Hero of the Year.

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Celebrities Attend First-Ever American Giving Awards   Dec 12, 2011

  • To Write Love on Her Arms's celebrity supporters
  • will.i.am's charity work and causes
  • Miley Cyrus's charity work and causes
  • 50 Cent's charity work and causes
  • Rodney Atkins's charity work and causes
  • Colin Farrell's charity work and causes
  • Special Olympics's celebrity supporters
  • Make-A-Wish Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • Gabrielle Union's charity work and causes
  • Terrence Howard's charity work and causes
  • LeAnn Rimes's charity work and causes
  • Taio Cruz's charity work and causes

To Write Love on Her Arms (TWLOHA) was awarded a $1 million grant from Chase at the first-ever American Giving Awards (AGAs) on NBC on Friday.

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CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute This Weekend   Dec 9, 2011

  • Anderson Cooper's charity work and causes
  • Jerry Seinfeld's charity work and causes
  • George Lopez's charity work and causes
  • Sofia Vergara's charity work and causes
  • Mary-Louise Parker's charity work and causes
  • Ice Cube's charity work and causes
  • Miley Cyrus's charity work and causes
  • Kid Rock's charity work and causes
  • Black Eyed Peas's charity work and causes
  • will.i.am's charity work and causes
  • Every Mother Counts's celebrity supporters
  • Christy Turlington's charity work and causes
  • Holly Robinson-Peete's charity work and causes

CNN, the worldwide leader in news, has announced new show details and additions to the line-up for CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute.

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Ne-Yo And Swizz Beatz To Attend Songs Of Hope VII   Dec 1, 2011

  • Ne-Yo's charity work and causes
  • Sara Bareilles's charity work and causes
  • Swizz Beatz's charity work and causes
  • Devo's charity work and causes
  • City of Hope's celebrity supporters
  • Miley Cyrus's charity work and causes
  • Gavin DeGraw's charity work and causes
  • John McEnroe's charity work and causes
  • Rob Thomas's charity work and causes
  • Bob Dylan's charity work and causes
  • Paul Simon's charity work and causes
  • Elton John's charity work and causes
  • Miranda Lambert's charity work and causes
  • Stevie Wonder's charity work and causes
  • will.i.am's charity work and causes
  • Doobie Brothers's charity work and causes
  • Dave Stewart's charity work and causes
  • Lionel Richie's charity work and causes
  • Colbie Caillat's charity work and causes

Ne-Yo, Skylar Grey, Sara Bareilles, Swizz Beatz, Desmond Child, Mark Mothersbaugh (co-founder and lead singer of Devo), and other music and entertainment industry giants committed to fighting cancer and other life-threatening diseases will tonight take part in Songs of Hope VII, a special event and silent auction presented by Esquire that supports lifesaving research at City of Hope.

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Obama Family To Light National Christmas Tree   Nov 30, 2011

  • National Park Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • Barack Obama's charity work and causes
  • Michelle Obama's charity work and causes
  • will.i.am's charity work and causes
  • Black Eyed Peas's charity work and causes
  • OneRepublic's charity work and causes
  • Rodney Atkins's charity work and causes

The National Park Service and the National Park Foundation have announced that President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and their family will officially light the National Christmas Tree on Thursday, December 1 at the 89th annual holiday tree lighting ceremony on the Ellipse in President’s Park, one of America’s nearly 400 national parks.

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Celebrities To Tell Stories Of CNN Heroes   Nov 22, 2011

  • Black Eyed Peas's charity work and causes
  • will.i.am's charity work and causes
  • Every Mother Counts's celebrity supporters
  • Christy Turlington's charity work and causes
  • Anderson Cooper's charity work and causes
  • Rainn Wilson's charity work and causes
  • George Lopez's charity work and causes

CNN, the worldwide leader in news, has announced that Dancing with the Stars finalist, and longtime friend to CNN Heroes, J.R. Martinez, has been tapped to co-host the live pre-show from the red carpet for CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute, which will be broadcast LIVE on CNN Sunday, December 11, 2011 from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, CA.

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Stars Take A Vow Of Silence For Charity   Nov 9, 2011

  • Shaquille O'Neal's charity work and causes
  • Martin Sheen's charity work and causes
  • will.i.am's charity work and causes
  • Joe Jonas's charity work and causes
  • Nina Dobrev's charity work and causes
  • Mia Farrow's charity work and causes
  • Free The Children's celebrity supporters

Shaquille O’Neal, Martin Sheen, will.i.am, Joe Jonas, Nina Dobrev, Mia Farrow and many others are part of Free The Children’s social media efforts in support of its Vow of Silence campaign – an annual fundraising and awareness initiative encouraging youth to stand together in solidarity for 24 hours with millions of their peers who have been silenced by poverty, disease and exploitation.

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New Film Highlights Ugandan Children Saved By Hip Hop   Oct 21, 2011

  • Common's charity work and causes
  • will.i.am's charity work and causes

This November, Documentary Channel (DOC) will present the US television premieres of the New Orleans-set documentary film Red Bull Street Kings on Thursday, November 3 (8 p.m. ET/PT) and the award-winning Bouncing Cats on Saturday, November 19 (8 p.m. ET/PT).

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Alicia Keys To Honor George Harrison At Celebrity Charity Concert   Oct 11, 2011

  • Alicia Keys's charity work and causes
  • George Harrison's charity work and causes
  • Keep A Child Alive's celebrity supporters
  • Usher's charity work and causes
  • Norah Jones's charity work and causes
  • will.i.am's charity work and causes
  • Mary J. Blige's charity work and causes
  • UNICEF's celebrity supporters

Alicia Keys will host her annual Black Ball for charity in New York next month, in honor of former Beatle George Harrison.

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Celebrity-Signed Scooters Go Out The Door For Charity   Oct 5, 2011

  • Khloe Kardashian's charity work and causes
  • Black Eyed Peas's charity work and causes
  • Michelle Obama's charity work and causes
  • Fergie's charity work and causes
  • will.i.am's charity work and causes
  • apl.de.ap's charity work and causes
  • Ashton Kutcher's charity work and causes
  • Cameron Diaz's charity work and causes
  • LL Cool J's charity work and causes
  • Boo Boo Stewart's charity work and causes
  • Jason Bateman's charity work and causes
  • Charice Pempengco's charity work and causes
  • Quinton Aaron's charity work and causes
  • Demi Lovato's charity work and causes
  • Mark Wahlberg's charity work and causes
  • Kellan Lutz's charity work and causes
  • Tyra Banks's charity work and causes

Scooters signed by a host of stars – including Khloe Kardashian and the Black Eyed Peas – are up for grabs during Radio Flyer’s celebrity charity auctions this month.

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Black Eyed Peas And Sting Raise Millions For Charity   Oct 4, 2011

  • Robin Hood's celebrity supporters
  • Black Eyed Peas's charity work and causes
  • Sting's charity work and causes
  • Lady Gaga's charity work and causes
  • Bruce Springsteen's charity work and causes
  • will.i.am's charity work and causes
  • Mary J. Blige's charity work and causes
  • Stevie Wonder's charity work and causes
  • Rufus Wainwright's charity work and causes
  • Billy Joel's charity work and causes

New Yorkers joined together over the weekend to help millions of their less fortunate neighbors.

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Sting's 60th Raises Millions For Charity   Oct 3, 2011

  • Lady Gaga's charity work and causes
  • Bruce Springsteen's charity work and causes
  • Stevie Wonder's charity work and causes
  • Billy Joel's charity work and causes
  • Mary J. Blige's charity work and causes
  • Sting's charity work and causes
  • Trudie Styler's charity work and causes
  • Tom Hanks's charity work and causes
  • Jake Gyllenhaal's charity work and causes
  • Melanie Griffith's charity work and causes
  • Robert Downey Jr's charity work and causes
  • will.i.am's charity work and causes
  • Herbie Hancock's charity work and causes
  • Rufus Wainwright's charity work and causes
  • Branford Marsalis's charity work and causes
  • Robin Hood's celebrity supporters

A host of stars – including Lady Gaga, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Billy Joel, and Mary J. Blige – helped celebrate Sting’s 60th birthday on Saturday night, and raised $3.7 million for charity in the process.

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Sting To Host Celebrity Charity Birthday Party   Sep 30, 2011

  • Sting's charity work and causes
  • Bruce Springsteen's charity work and causes
  • Lady Gaga's charity work and causes
  • Stevie Wonder's charity work and causes
  • Mary J. Blige's charity work and causes
  • Herbie Hancock's charity work and causes
  • Robert Downey Jr's charity work and causes
  • Vince Gill's charity work and causes
  • will.i.am's charity work and causes
  • Rufus Wainwright's charity work and causes
  • Branford Marsalis's charity work and causes
  • Billy Joel's charity work and causes
  • Robin Hood's celebrity supporters

Sting will be joined onstage by a number of musical legends this weekend at a special charity concert celebrating his 60th birthday.

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Celebrities Remember 9/11 Ten Years On   Sep 11, 2011

  • Lady Gaga's charity work and causes
  • Ryan Gosling's charity work and causes
  • Selena Gomez's charity work and causes
  • Lea Michele's charity work and causes
  • Josh Groban's charity work and causes
  • Rob Lowe's charity work and causes
  • Benji Madden's charity work and causes
  • Eliza Dushku's charity work and causes
  • Olivia Wilde's charity work and causes
  • will.i.am's charity work and causes
  • Mena Suvari's charity work and causes
  • Estelle's charity work and causes
  • JoJo's charity work and causes
  • Kim Kardashian's charity work and causes
  • Alicia Keys's charity work and causes
  • Jordin Sparks's charity work and causes
  • Justin Bieber's charity work and causes

Celebrities from around the world took time out this weekend to reflect on the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, using Twitter and other media outlets to commemorate the event.

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Sting To Celebrate 60th Birthday With Massive Celebrity Charity Concert   Aug 30, 2011

  • Sting's charity work and causes
  • Robin Hood's celebrity supporters
  • Bruce Springsteen's charity work and causes
  • Lady Gaga's charity work and causes
  • Stevie Wonder's charity work and causes
  • Mary J. Blige's charity work and causes
  • Herbie Hancock's charity work and causes
  • Robert Downey Jr's charity work and causes
  • Vince Gill's charity work and causes
  • will.i.am's charity work and causes
  • Rufus Wainwright's charity work and causes
  • Branford Marsalis's charity work and causes
  • Billy Joel's charity work and causes

On October 1, 2011, join Sting at the Beacon Theater in New York City as he celebrates the 25th anniversary of his solo career on the eve of his 60th birthday with a very special concert event to benefit the Robin Hood Foundation.

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Black Eyed Peas Reschedule Charity Concert   Aug 22, 2011

  • Robin Hood's celebrity supporters
  • Black Eyed Peas's charity work and causes
  • will.i.am's charity work and causes
  • Fergie's charity work and causes

Robin Hood, The Black Eyed Peas, Chase, DAS Communications, NYC Department of Parks & Recreation, and the Central Park Conservancy are pleased to announce a rain date for The Black Eyed Peas live concert in Central Park, called the Concert 4 NYC, on Friday, September 30, 2011. The previous concert scheduled for June 9th was canceled due to extreme weather conditions.

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Black Eyed Peas Open Youth Voices Academy In San Jose   Aug 9, 2011

  • Black Eyed Peas's charity work and causes
  • Adobe Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • will.i.am's charity work and causes

The Black Eyed Peas unveiled the new Peapod Adobe Youth Voices Academy at MACLA in San Jose on Saturday.

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Be On Stage With The Black Eyed Peas For Charity   May 27, 2011

  • Fergie's charity work and causes
  • Taboo's charity work and causes
  • apl.de.ap's charity work and causes
  • will.i.am's charity work and causes
  • Robin Hood's celebrity supporters
  • Black Eyed Peas's charity work and causes

Fergie, Taboo, apl.de.ap and will.i.am are pulling out all the stops for two lucky fans this summer in a bid to raise funds for the Robin Hood Foundation.

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Black Eyed Peas To Play Charity Concert In The Park   May 3, 2011

  • Black Eyed Peas's charity work and causes
  • apl.de.ap's charity work and causes
  • will.i.am's charity work and causes
  • Taboo's charity work and causes
  • Fergie's charity work and causes
  • Robin Hood's celebrity supporters
  • Lady Gaga's charity work and causes

The Black Eyed Peas – apl.de.ap, will.i.am, Taboo and Fergie – will perform a special charity concert to benefit Robin Hood, NYC’s largest poverty fighting charity, next month.

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Black Eyed Peas Hold Annual Celebrity Charity Concert   Feb 14, 2011

  • Black Eyed Peas's charity work and causes
  • Fergie's charity work and causes
  • will.i.am's charity work and causes
  • apl.de.ap's charity work and causes
  • Taboo's charity work and causes
  • John Legend's charity work and causes
  • Jackson Browne's charity work and causes
  • Natasha Bedingfield's charity work and causes
  • David Arquette's charity work and causes
  • Kathy Griffin's charity work and causes
  • JoJo's charity work and causes
  • Ciara's charity work and causes
  • Joe Jonas's charity work and causes

The Black Eyed Peas held their seventh annual Peapod Charity Benefit Concert in Hollywood on Thursday, and a host of celebrity friends turned out in support.

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Will.i.am Joins Grammy Charity Board Of Directors   Aug 10, 2010

  • Black Eyed Peas's charity work and causes
  • will.i.am's charity work and causes
  • Grammy Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • MusiCares's celebrity supporters

Black Eyed Peas artist will.i.am has announced he is a new director of the Grammy Foundation.

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Will.i.am Launches Charity Foundation For Struggling Families   May 21, 2010

  • Black Eyed Peas's charity work and causes
  • will.i.am's charity work and causes
  • Oprah's charity work and causes
  • i.am.home Fund's celebrity supporters

Black Eyed Peas singer will.i.am was on Oprah this week to launch a new a new foundation for families in danger of losing their homes in the current financial crisis.

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Celebrities Back A Massively Good Initiative   Mar 16, 2010

  • Bill Clinton's charity work and causes
  • Bill Gates's charity work and causes
  • Spike Lee's charity work and causes
  • Samuel L. Jackson's charity work and causes
  • Susan Sarandon's charity work and causes
  • will.i.am's charity work and causes
  • MASSIVEGOOD's celebrity supporters

Big names such as Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, Spike Lee, Samuel L. Jackson, Susan Sarandon and will.i.am are backing the easiest way yet to contribute to the fight against AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis and to improve maternal and child health care in developing countries: click on MASSIVEGOOD when booking an airline ticket on line or tell your travel agent to do so.

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Will.I.Am and the Black Eyed Peas Go Green   Mar 3, 2010

  • will.i.am's charity work and causes
  • Black Eyed Peas's charity work and causes
  • RETHINK Fabrics's celebrity supporters
  • Green For All's celebrity supporters
  • League of Conservation Voters's celebrity supporters

will.i.am, front man of the Black Eyed Peas, is ensuring that the band and its fans make an effort to better the environment.

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Black Eyed Peas Party With Celebrity Friends For Charity   Feb 1, 2010

  • will.i.am's charity work and causes
  • Black Eyed Peas's charity work and causes
  • i.am scholarship Fund's celebrity supporters
  • Kelly Rowland's charity work and causes
  • Fergie's charity work and causes
  • apl.de.ap's charity work and causes
  • Taboo's charity work and causes
  • P. Diddy's charity work and causes
  • John Legend's charity work and causes
  • Mena Suvari's charity work and causes
  • Kristin Cavallari's charity work and causes
  • Alicia Witt's charity work and causes
  • Monique Coleman's charity work and causes
  • Pussycat Dolls's charity work and causes

will.i.am, The Black Eyed Peas, Dipdive.com and BlackBerry hosted the biggest pre-party leading up to music’s most anticipated night at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles on Thursday, January 28.

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Will.i.am And Slash Cover The Who For Earthquake Relief   Jan 28, 2010

  • Black Eyed Peas's charity work and causes
  • will.i.am's charity work and causes
  • Slash's charity work and causes
  • The Who's charity work and causes
  • Pete Townshend's charity work and causes

The Black Eyed Peas are gearing up for the Feb. 14 launch of a world tour that will stretch into the spring of 2011, but among the planning, will.i.am and former Guns N Roses member Slash made time to record a fresh remix of The Who’s “My Generation” to raise money for Haitian earthquake relief.



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