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Celebrity Guests Announced For Long Island Music Hall Of Fame Fundraising Gala Oct 22, 2014

The Long Island Music Hall of Fame (LIMHoF) will celebrate its 2014, and fifth Class of Honorees, at its star-studded red carpet Award Ceremony and Fundraising Gala this Thursday, October 23, 2014, at The Paramount in Huntington, NY. More →

Lou Reed's Charity Legacy Oct 27, 2013

Rock pioneer Lou Reed has passed away, leaving a huge void in music and philanthropy. More →

Stars Attend Charity Music Event To Launch EndGame Campaign To Defeat AIDS, TB and Malaria Jun 6, 2013

Despite the scorching heating in NYC last Thursday, celebrities like Ally Brunetti, Kiera Chaplin and Jemima Kirke still rolled out to the Mckittrick Hotel in Manhattan to support EndGame: the Global Campaign to Defeat AIDS, TB and Malaria founded by Leigh Blake. More →

Heidi Klum And Janet Jackson To Be Honored At amfAR New York Gala Jan 17, 2013

Heidi Klum, Janet Jackson and Kenneth Cole will be honored at the amfAR New York Gala next month. More →

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. More →

Cyndi Lauper And Friends To Rock New York City For Forty To None Project Oct 30, 2012

Cyndi Lauper will be joined by a stellar lineup of talent at a special concert in December. More →

Gary Barlow Joins Rap Stars For Celebrity Charity Song Aug 30, 2011

Take That's Gary Barlow will release an all-star charity single for the BBC’s Children in Need this November. More →

Celebrity Charity Event Aims To Save Music Apr 13, 2011

Join Macy Gray, Lou Reed, Roberta Flack, Dr. John, Danny Glover, Christian McBride and 40 other legends for an unforgettable night that will help save music itself. More →

Hanson Leads Celebrity Charity Telethon For Japan Mar 20, 2011

Hanson used their appearance at the South By Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas, last night to stage a 12-hour telethon for victims of Japan’s devastating tsunami. More →

Yoko Ono And Lou Reed To Play Celebrity Charity Concerts For Japan Mar 18, 2011

Two huge charity concerts are currently being organized to raise money for victims of the unfolding disaster in Japan. More →

Russell Simmons To Host Celebration FOR The Turkeys Nov 10, 2009

Hip Hop mogul Russell Simmons is to host a very special event for Farm Sanctuary later this month as a compassionate benefit for turkeys – who get a tough time around Thanksgiving every year. More →

Bono And Friends Rock Carnegie Hall For Charity Oct 7, 2009

U2's Bono and The Edge led an assortment of stars – including Courtney Love, Lou Reed, Scarlett Johansson, Rufus Wainwright and Lady GaGa at the massive (RED)NIGHTS charity concert in New York on Sunday, October 4. More →

World March For Peace Starts In New Zealand Oct 2, 2009

The World March for Peace and Non-Violence kicked off in Wellington, New Zealand, today, beginning a trek that will visit 90 countries on 6 continents, ending in Argentina on January 2 of next year. More →

Roving Billboards Marked Hiroshima Day Aug 13, 2009

Organizers of the World March for Peace and Nonviolence marked Hiroshima Day last week by launching roving celebrity billboards throughout midtown Manhattan. More →

Early Tickets To Farm Aid Go On Sale Today Jul 17, 2009

Pre-sale tickets to this year’s Farm Aid concert are available today, July 17. More →

Farm Aid 2008 To Rock New England Jul 17, 2008

Rocker John Mellencamp has unveiled the main acts set to kick up a storm at Farm Aid 2008. More →

Karaoke With The Stars Raises Much Needed Cash Jun 23, 2008

Gwyneth Paltrow might be about to outshine Coldplay-singing husband Chris Martin behind the microphone… but maybe not quite yet. The 35-year-old actress showed off her vocal talents at a charity karaoke show in London last Thursday, after a $90,000 bid prompted her to take to the stage. More →

Stars To Gather For Iraq War Anniversary Concert Mar 14, 2008

Next Tuesday, March 18, will see an eclectic array of New York-based musicians gather for a benefit concert on the eve of the fifth anniversary of the war in Iraq. More →