Singer James Morrison performed to children suffering from cancer at Nottingham’s Queen’s Medical Centre last week in an event to mark the start of a new partnership for the Lewis Mighty Fund.
KT Tunstall, James Morrison, The Overtones and Sophie Ellis-Bextor are among the big names to have recorded a unique collection of original tracks and inspirational covers for Songs to Save a Life – a new charity album in aid of Samaritans.
British band Radiohead have joined with David Byrne, Clive James, James Morrison, Snow Patrol, Pink, Paul McCartney and many others in donating items to an auction to raise funds for and awareness of the Mines Advisory Group (MAG).
BBC’s Red Nose Day television extravaganza, Funny For Money, raised over £57 million (US$80 million) on Friday night, breaking the previous record of £40 million set in 2007.
Today, March 13, is Red Nose Day in Britain – the major fundraising event of the year for Comic Relief. And to celebrate, celebrities young and old will appear in a TV extravaganza being screened tonight on BBC One and Two.
This Sunday, July 1st, music will fill the skies in remembrance of Princess Diana. The event was organised by her sons, Prince William and Prince Harry to celebrate her life, ten years after her death.
Elton John
Annie Lennox
Bill Clinton
Bono
Paul McCartney
Sting
George Clooney
Ellen DeGeneres
UNICEF
Red Cross
PETA
Make-A-Wish Foundation
Elton John AIDS Foundation
Stand Up To Cancer