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Paul McCartney Supports Pussy Riot Aug 16, 2012

Sir Paul McCartney is the latest star to send his support to the Russian band Pussy Riot. More →

Music Industry Stands Against The Kremlin Aug 13, 2012

One night last February, five members of a feminist punk band called Pussy Riot entered Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow to film a brief (40 seconds), mimed performance behind the iconostasis, where women are not allowed, and left when church orderlies asked them to. Outside, police took the names of three of the women and then let them go. More →

Bono And Sting Included On Christy Turlington's Charity Album Apr 12, 2012

Christy Turlington is once again teaming up with Starbucks to release Every Mother Counts 2012, the second album to benefit her Every Mother Counts organization. More →

Starbucks To Release Celebrity Charity CD For Maternal Health Apr 1, 2011

Starbucks is to release an exclusive companion CD inspired by a new documentary produced and directed by Christy Turlington on April 12, featuring tracks by Madonna, Rosanne Cash, Sheryl Crow, the Dixie Chicks, Gwyneth Paltrow, Patti Scialfa and Bruce Springsteen, Martha Wainwright, Jennifer Lopez and others. More →

Susan Sarandon To Host Celebrity Charity Ping-Pong Ball Mar 14, 2011

Susan Sarandon will join Mary-Louise Parker as host of a very special night of celebrity charity ping-pong and live music in New York later this month. More →

Celebrities Pen Letter From Oxfam To G8 Leaders Jun 25, 2010

A group of celebrities have put their names to a letter on behalf of Oxfam addressed to the G8 leaders meeting in Canada this week. More →

Martha Wainwright And Simple Minds Promise A Miracle For Charity May 25, 2010

Simple Minds legend Jim Kerr and luminary folk-rock singer Martha Wainwright have re-invented the iconic 80s hit Promised You A Miracle, to call on world leaders to keep the promises they have made on overseas aid and saving the lives of mothers in poor countries. More →

KT Tunstall To Headline Climate Change Concert Jan 12, 2010

Scottish singer KT Tunstall will be one of the headlining acts at a music festival aiming to raise awareness of a fantastic climate change organization. More →

Dave Stewart Donates Suit To Charity Auction Dec 11, 2009

Musician Dave Stewart has donated the suit he wore when he accepted the Awards for Outstanding Contribution to British Music for Eurythmics (Silver Clefs Award by the Nordoff Robbins Foundation) in 2000 to the world’s leading Eurythmics fan site for a charity competition. More →

Guests Announced For UK A Not So Silent Night Concert Oct 21, 2009

Boy George, Dawn French, Guy Garvey, Jennifer Saunders and The Thompsons (Teddy, Kami, Linda) are just a few of the special guests and friends announced for the hotly anticipated Wainwright/McGarrigle Family Christmas concert, ‘A Not So Silent Night’ at the Royal Albert Hall, December 9th. It is the first time the show will take place in the UK. More →

U2 To Turn The Night RED For Charity Sep 22, 2009

U2 will join a host of performers including Scarlett Johansson, Courtney Love, Maria McKee, Shane MacGowan, Martha Wainwright, Rufus Wainwright plus other special guests for a special concert to benefit Bono's (RED) on October 4. More →

Rufus Wainwright To Headline A Not So Silent Night Aug 27, 2009

Singer/songwriter Rufus Wainwright will join his sister Martha Wainwright, Kate McGarrigle, family & friends for a charity show in London in December called A Not So Silent Night. More →

Stars Join Together To Raise Money For Emerging Artists Aug 24, 2009

Rufus and Martha Wainwright will appear alongside Norah Jones at the second annual Watermill Summer Concert to raise funds for emerging artists. More →

Annie Lennox To Play Unplugged In South Africa Jun 9, 2009

Annie Lennox will play a special unplugged concert in South Africa next month for charity. More →

Annie Lennox SINGS In Norway May 19, 2009

Singer Annie Lennox was in Norway last week to host a special event that aimed to raise money and awareness for the SING Campaign against AIDS. More →

Annie Lennox Raises Awareness Of SING Campaign Feb 24, 2009

Singer Annie Lennox has just released her new Greatest Hits collection in the US and has used the occasion to raise awareness of a new campaign being run by SING, an initiative she established to bring attention to AIDS/HIV in Africa. More →

Stars Sing Praises For Annie Lennox Dec 10, 2008

December 1 marked the first anniversary of Annie Lennox's SING Campaign, and some of the stars involved have paid tribute to her work. More →

Annie Lennox Sings For World AIDS Day Dec 1, 2008

Today, December 1, is World AIDS Day – and also the first anniversary of Annie Lennox's SING Campaign, and the star has launched a host of new additions to the SING website to celebrate. More →

Annie Lennox Sings Praises For Charity Work Oct 29, 2008

Annie Lennox has written an update about her SING campaign, an initiative she launched last year to raise money for AIDS treatment projects. More →

Annie Lennox And Friends Sing For Africa Mar 14, 2008

Momentum is building behind Annie Lennox's Sing Campaign, and the singer is now offering fans the chance to download the song that started it all for free in an initiative to raise awareness of the HIV/AIDS problem in South Africa. More →