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Mia Farrow And Angélique Kidjo Honored For Charity Work May 13, 2011

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors Mia Farrow and Angélique Kidjo have been separately honored for their humanitarian work and commitment to the cause of children with three prestigious awards this week. 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 →

Sting To Feature On Celebrity Charity Album For Nuclear Disarmament Feb 1, 2011

On May 10, Across the Universe Records will release Jonathan Elias’ ‘Prayer Cycle 2: Path To Zero,’ a collection of music produced by the celebrated composer that features a stunning array of world-renowned musicians and activists. Proceeds from the record will be donated to Global Zero, an international organization dedicated to nuclear disarmament. Contributors include Sting, Trudie Styler, Angélique Kidjo, Robert Downey Jr, Sinead O'Connor, Serj Tankian and more. More →

Haiti One Year On: The Care For Haiti Celebrity Charity Album Jan 12, 2011

America’s top Grammy nominated artists and internationally celebrated musicians, Slip N Slide Records and charity CARE have partnered with Melky Jean and Wyclef Jean to launch a worldwide effort, The Care For Haiti Album, to benefit women and children in Haiti, on the one year anniversary of the devastating earthquake in Haiti. More →

Angélique Kidjo Addresses School Violence In Senegal Dec 24, 2010

UNICEF ambassador Angélique Kidjo was in Senegal last week to address violence in schools. More →

Stars Pen Open Letter To United Nations Climate Change Conference Nov 23, 2010

Oxfam Global Ambassadors Scarlett Johansson, Gael Garcia Bernal and Djimon Hounsou are among eight major artists and celebrities from across the globe joining Oxfam today to call on international negotiators to protect the world’s poor from climate catastrophe at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico starting next week. More →

Jackie Chan Wants You To Be A Good Citizen For The UN Aug 6, 2010

Jackie Chan, Stevie Wonder, Angélique Kidjo, Youssou N'Dour and Leo Messi are among the stars urging people to be Good Citizen Ambassadors for the United Nations. 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 →

Angélique Kidjo Makes Charity Trip To Africa For UNICEF Jun 15, 2010

UNICEF ambassador Angélique Kidjo was in Soweto last week to take part in the FIFA World Cup Kick-Off Concert, and used the chance to visit a community in Soweto that has suffered greatly from AIDS. More →

Sheryl Crow And Norah Jones Raise Hope For Congo Jun 14, 2010

Sheryl Crow, Norah Jones, Damien Rice, Angélique Kidjo and Mos Def feature on a new 18-track compilation album that aims to raise hope, educate and empower individuals to be a part of the solution to the Congolese conflict. More →

R. Kelly To Feature On FIFA World Cup Charity Album May 25, 2010

R. Kelly will perform his new charity single – Sign Of A Victory – at the FIFA World Cup Opening Ceremony on June 11, backed by a 27-member African choir. More →

Final Line-Up For FIFA World Cup Concert Announced May 5, 2010

The final line-up of artists to perform at the FIFA World Cup Kick-Off Celebration Concert in South Africa has been announced. More →

FIFA World Cup Kick Off Concert For Charity Mar 19, 2010

A stellar line-up of stars has been confirmed for the FIFA World Cup Kick-Off Celebration Concert, which hopes to help unite the people of South Africa and raise money for the 20 Centres for 2010 campaign. More →

Melissa Etheridge And Rob Thomas Join Live Earth Run For Water Mar 15, 2010

Live Earth has announced that two-time Grammy Award-winner and one-time Academy Award winner for Best Song for the Al Gore documentary “An Inconvenient Truth” Melissa Etheridge, and multi-platinum three-time Grammy Award-winner Rob Thomas, will perform live at the Los Angeles and Atlanta Dow Live Earth Run for Water events, respectively. More →

Peter Buffett Joins Angélique Kidjo For Charity Single Feb 19, 2010

Emmy-award winning musician and philanthropist Peter Buffett has teamed up with UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and Grammy award-winning musician Angélique Kidjo, to release “A Song For Everyone” on February 12. 100% of proceeds from the sale of the song will benefit the Batonga Foundation, an organization founded by Angelique to advance education for girls in Africa. 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 →

Angélique Kidjo Welcomes Young Climate Ambassadors To Copenhagen Dec 10, 2009

Angélique Kidjo performed at a UNICEF event in Copenhagen yesterday to launch the United Nations Climate Summit. More →

Jessica Biel To Run For Live Earth Oct 15, 2009

Live Earth has announced plans to implement the largest worldwide water initiative on record to help combat the global water crisis. The Dow Live Earth Run for Water – to take place April 18, 2010 – will consist of a series of 6 km run/walks (the average distance many women and children walk every day to secure water) taking place over the course of 24 hours in countries around the world, featuring concerts and water education activities aimed at igniting a tipping point to help solve the water crisis. Jessica Biel, Alexandra Cousteau, Peter Wentz, Angélique Kidjo and Jenny Fletcher will lend their names and their time in support of this important cause. More →

Celebrities Write Open Letter To G8 Leaders Jul 8, 2009

A group of celebrities and dignitaries signed an open letter in Britain’s Daily Telegraph yesterday, urging the G8 to give all people – rich and poor in all countries – the support they need to live decent and dignified lives when they meet for the summit taking place in Italy. 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 →

New York To Host First Mandela Day Concert Jun 5, 2009

New York takes world center-stage next month when the city hosts the inaugural ‘Mandela Day.’ 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 Supports Bottletop Initiative Apr 6, 2009

Singer Annie Lennox is one of a group of stars who supports a charity initiative that funds projects that have a positive impact on the health and well-being of young people world-wide. 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 →

Steve Earle To Rock Concert For Tibet Jan 23, 2009

Veteran rocker Steve Earle is to headline a concert to benefit Tibet House. More →

Scarlett Johansson And Annie Lennox Sign Oxfam's Climate Letter Jan 2, 2009

Nineteen actors, musicians and activists signed a letter drafted by international aid agency Oxfam to tackle the issue of climate change in December. 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 →

Amaré Stoudemire Gets Clean Water To Sierra Leone Nov 20, 2008

Last September, Suns Forward Amaré Stoudemire took a trip to Africa to help make a difference for communities in need. 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 →