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Celebrities Go Red For Marriage Equality   Mar 28, 2013

Over the past twenty four hours, many of America’s most recognized brand names and Hollywood’s biggest stars have joined millions of people around the world in sharing a modified red version of the Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) logo in support of marriage equality.

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Alicia Keys Launches EMPOWERED To Educate Women About HIV/AIDS   Mar 8, 2013

Fourteen-time Grammy Award-winning artist and HIV advocate Alicia Keys has teamed up with Greater Than AIDS to launch EMPOWERED, a new public information campaign to reach women in the U.S. about HIV/AIDS.

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Girl Rising - A New Film Showing How Education Can Change The World   Mar 8, 2013

Girl Rising, Academy Award-nominated director Richard E. Robbins’ new feature film about the strength of the human spirit and the power of education to change the world, premiered this week in New York at the Paris Theatre.

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Freida Pinto Hosts DJ Night To Support The 10 x 10 Global Campaign To Educate Girls   Feb 21, 2013

On February 19, actress and L’Oréal Paris spokesperson Freida Pinto joined Vanity Fair and L’Oréal Paris to host a D.J. Night at the newly reopened Teddy’s at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles. The evening, in support of the global education campaign, 10×10, featured performances by some of today’s hottest D.J.’s, including Ms. Nix and D.J. AcE.

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Celebrities Spotted At Project Green Music Lounge   Feb 5, 2013

A plethora of stars were spotted at the Project Green Music Lounge with Fortunate Angels at the Re:Treat during Sundance.

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will.i.am To Be Joined By Bill Clinton And Alicia Keys At TRANS4M 2013   Jan 30, 2013

International recording artist, entrepreneur and philanthropist will.i.am announced this week that he will host TRANS4M 2013: TRANS4Ming America on Thursday, February 7, 2013 at the California Science Center in Los Angeles, California.

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12.12.12 Concert Available On iTunes   Dec 20, 2012

Columbia Records has announced that music is now available from the 12-12-12 benefit concert, presented by Chase, to provide the most assistance possible to the victims of Hurricane Sandy through the Robin Hood Relief Fund.

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Bid On Exclusive 12.12.12 Concert Items For Charity   Dec 14, 2012

The stars rocked 12.12.12 this week to benefit victims of Hurricane Sandy, and now here is your chance to bid on special items donated by the stars who took part.

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12.12.12 Concert To Be Broadcast Live And Released On iTunes   Dec 11, 2012

Sirius XM Radio has announced that the 12.12.12 concert to aid the victims of Hurricane Sandy will air on E Street Radio, channel 20, and Pearl Jam Radio, channel 22, on December 12, 2012 at 7:30 pm ET. And Columbia Records has announced that a selection of 24 live tracks from the event will be available for pre-order on iTunes starting today.

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Keep A Child Alive Black Ball REDUX Raises $2.9 Million   Dec 10, 2012

Keep A Child Alive CEO Peter Twyman has announced that the Black Ball REDUX, held last week at “Harlem’s World Famous Apollo Theater,” raised over $2.9 million – funds that will go to providing lifesaving HIV treatment, care and support to children and families affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa and India.

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Bruce Springsteen Donates 12.12.12 Tickets To Charity Auction   Dec 7, 2012

Bruce Springsteen has donated floor tickets to Robin Hood’s 12.12.12 concert to benefit Sandy victims.

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Paul McCartney And Bruce Springsteen To Headline 12.12.12 Concert For Sandy Relief   Nov 16, 2012

Clear Channel Media and Entertainment, The Madison Square Garden Company and The Weinstein Company — the same group that produced and sponsored the historic 9/11 benefit “The Concert for New York City” — have come together once again to present “12.12.12” the Concert For Sandy Relief.

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Beyonce To Join Alicia Keys At Black Ball   Sep 24, 2012

Alicia Keys’ Keep A Child Alive charity has announced that the annual New York Black Ball will take place at the Hammerstein Ballroom on November 1.

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Stand Up To Cancer Raises Over $81 Million   Sep 10, 2012

Stand Up To Cancer has announced that more than $81 million has been pledged so far in connection with its star-studded September 7 roadblock fundraising telecast to accelerate ground-breaking research and bring new treatments to patients as quickly as possible, including pediatric cancer patients through the creation of a new pediatric cancer research “Dream Team.”

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More Stars Confirmed For Stand Up To Cancer Television Event   Sep 6, 2012

Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Justin Timberlake, Sofia Vergara, Eric Stonestreet, Ray Romano, Felicity Huffman, Max Greenfield, Stacy Keibler, Maura Tierney, Rocco DiSpirito, Ethan Zohn and Olympic Gold Medalists Gabrielle Douglas and Missy Franklin will participate in Stand Up To Cancer’s landmark television event on Friday, Sept. 7 (8:00-9:00 PM ET & PT).

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Stars Announced For Stand Up To Cancer Television Special   Aug 22, 2012

Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) is proud to announce the Hollywood community is once again rallying together and lending its support to the third SU2C primetime television fundraising special on Friday, Sept. 7 (8:00-9:00 PM ET /PT).

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Annie Lennox To Perform At Hope Rising Benefit Event   Aug 14, 2012

This fall, legendary singer-songwriter, philanthropist and political activist Annie Lennox will headline the second annual Hope Rising! A Benefit Concert for the Stephen Lewis Foundation presented by CIBC alongside Grammy Award-winning recording artist Angelique Kidjo.

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Stars Perform Prior To International AIDS Conference   Jul 26, 2012

On the eve of the opening of the historic International AIDS Conference, a stellar cast of artists, political leaders, and community activists came to Washington, D.C. to mark more than three decades of the global response to the HIV epidemic.

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Stephen Fry Gets Caught Reading   May 17, 2012

Pocoyo, the little boy in blue who has captured the hearts of children and their parents the world over, and Stephen Fry, who narrates the animated Pocoyo television series, will appear together in the “Get Caught Reading” annual national campaign in May organized by the Association of American Publishers, the trade association representing the premier U.S. publishing companies.

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Paul McCartney Honored As MusiCares Person Of The Year   Feb 13, 2012

Beatles legend Paul McCartney was honored as the 2012 MusiCares Person of the Year at a special event in Los Angeles on Friday, celebrating his exceptional artistic achievements as well as his philanthropic work.

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Stars To Come Out For Paul McCartney At Charity Gala   Feb 2, 2012

An impressive star-studded cast will come together to honor 2012 MusiCares Person of the Year honoree Paul McCartney during a sold-out gala on Feb. 10 in Los Angeles, two days prior to the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards.

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Stars Mark Second Anniversary Of Earthquake In Haiti   Jan 12, 2012

Today, on the second anniversary of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of Paurt-Au-Prince, killing 230,000 and injuring millions more, over 40 high profile personalities are using their Twitter and Facebook accounts to rekindle the world’s interest in helping Haiti.

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

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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Photo: Jennifer Aniston, listens to a breast cancer survivor tell her story at the Inova Breast Care Center, Monday, Oct. 3, 2011, in Alexandria,Va. October is breast cancer awareness month. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Jennifer Aniston Visits Breast Cancer Center   Oct 6, 2011

Jennifer Aniston took time to visit a new breast cancer center near Washington this week, and listened to the emotional stories of those who have survived the disease.

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Jennifer Aniston, Alicia Keys And Demi Moore Direct Breast Cancer Film   Oct 3, 2011

Breast cancer is more than a disease, more than statistics. It’s people, whose lives are forever changed by a diagnosis. Their stories are the basis of “Five,” a movie that will premiere on Lifetime on Oct. 10 in collaboration with Ford Warriors in Pink.

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

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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Colbie Caillat To Perform Acoustic Show For Charity   Aug 18, 2011

On September 22nd, the VH1 Save The Music Foundation continues the Songwriters Music Series in Los Angeles with an acoustic performance by Grammy Award winning musician, Colbie Caillat.

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Be Serenaded By Alicia Keys For Charity   Jun 27, 2011

This is your chance to meet Alicia Keys and help her celebrate the 10th Anniversary of her monumental debut album, Songs In A Minor, while helping charity.

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George Michael To Honor Elizabeth Taylor At Charity Concert   Jun 24, 2011

George Michael is organizing a charity concert in London to raise money for the Elizabeth Taylor Memorial Fund, an initiative of the Elton John AIDS Foundation.

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Alicia Keys Announces Celebrity Charity Black Ball   May 26, 2011

Alicia Keys and Mark Ronson will join forces in London next month to host the annual Keep A Child Alive Black Ball.

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