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Tom Morello And Kenny Loggins Honored At WhyHunger Chapin Awards May 19, 2016

This week, the global nonprofit WhyHunger held its annual WhyHunger Chapin Awards at The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers, and honored rock guitarist and Grammy Award-winner Tom Morello of Rage Against The Machine and Audioslave with the Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award; singer-songwriter and Grammy Award-winning artist Kenny Loggins with the ASCAP Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award; and social movement partner Landless Workers Movement (MST), received the WhyHunger Chapin Award. More →

Kenny Loggins Launches Children's Ventures May 13, 2016

Legendary singer-songwriter and two-time Grammy Award-winner Kenny Loggins debuted his all new original children’s book Footloose at the BookExpo in Chicago on May 12, 2016. More →

Tom Morello And Kenny Loggins To Be Honored At WhyHunger Chapin Awards May 3, 2016

On Monday, May 16th, WhyHunger will host its annual Chapin Awards event to honor social movements changing the world and recognize artist activists making a difference in the fight against hunger and poverty. More →

Tom Morello Joins Crosby, Stills And Nash To Defeat Proposition 32 Oct 8, 2012

On Wednesday, October 3, legendary supergroup Crosby, Stills and Nash (CSN) and activist/musician Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine, The Nightwatchman) performed a special concert at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles for thousands of members of organized labor. More →

Tom Morello And Friends To Headline Voting Rally in Madison May 30, 2012

Grammy Award-winning guitarist Tom Morello of "Rage Against The Machine," singer-songwriter Jackson Browne, Tim McIlrath of punk rockers "Rise Against," hip-hop artist Brother Ali and Mike McColgan, the original lead singer of “Dropkick Murphys” and the lead singer of the “Street Dogs,” are all hitting the stage in Madison to drum up the vote in a Wisconsin recall election that’s too close to call. More →

Star Power Backs Occupy Wall Street Movement Oct 18, 2011

The tenacious Occupy Wall Street movement that began on September 17 may have been ignored by mainstream media, but it caught the attention of many celebrities who have visited the New York city protest camp. Film maker Michael Moore and actor Susan Sarandon were in there early and, more recently, actor John Cusack and musicians Kanye West and Russell Simmons have lent their support. More →

Tom Morello Joins Protests In Wisconsin Feb 21, 2011

The newly elected Republican governor of Wisconsin, Scott Walker, has set his sights on forcing public workers to pay more for benefits, but the people of Wisconsin have gathered in throngs to protest what amounts to the elimination of most collective bargaining rights for public employees. More →

Slash To Shred Cancer At Charity Gig Nov 24, 2010

Slash will perform at a special charity gig in Hollywood on December 11. More →

Stars Join Forces For At-Risk Youth Through Hollywood Arts Oct 19, 2010

Oscar-winner Adrien Brody, The Good Wife star Alan Cumming, Greg Finley (Secret Life of the American Teenager), Monica Raymund (Lie to Me) and other celebrities are teaming up to support Hollywood Arts, a Los Angeles-based non-profit that empowers homeless and at-risk youth through art and music-based programs. More →

Rage Against The Machine Raises Charity Cash At Concert Jun 10, 2010

Rage Against The Machine has donated £62,000 to housing charity Shelter following the band’s concert in London’s Finsbury Park on Sunday 6 June to celebrate the success of their Christmas number one campaign. More →

Rage Against The Machine Leads Celebrity Protest In Arizona Jun 2, 2010

A long list of artists have joined a group actively protesting new immigration laws in Arizona, refusing to play gigs in the state until the laws are changed. More →

Rage Against The Machine Donates Proceeds To Charity Dec 23, 2009

Rockers Rage Against The Machine have won the coveted Christmas Number 1 spot in the UK with a re-release of their 1992 song Killing In The Name Of, and they have agreed to give the proceeds to charity. More →

Slash And Friends Rock Hard For Charity Nov 24, 2009

It was an extremely loud night for charity in LA on Sunday, November 22, when Slash joined Ozzy Osbourne, Billy Idol, Rage Against The Machine's Tom Morello and Linkin Park's Chester Bennington for a charity concert to benefit the Los Angeles Youth Network (LAYN). More →

Massive Attack Asks For Reprieve From Music Torture Jul 25, 2008

British band Massive Attack, comedian Bill Bailey, and Tom Morello from Rage Against The Machine are calling for an end to the use of music as a form of torture at Guantánamo Bay and other facilities where suspects of the “war on terror” are being held. More →

Springsteen To Release Charity EP Jul 8, 2008

Bruce Springsteen is to release a live EP for charity, which will include highlights from his current tour and some very special guest appearances. More →