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Tribute to Sinéad O'Connor and Shane MacGowan Raises Money for PEN America Mar 26, 2024

Last week, Carnegie Hall resonated with the spirit and songs of Sinéad O'Connor and Shane MacGowan as an expanded lineup of luminaries took to the stage for a historic tribute concert. More →

Rodney Crowell and His All-Star Friends Release Songs From Quarantine Feb 12, 2021

Grammy-winning artist and long-time Music Health Alliance supporter, Rodney Crowell, has enlisted a number of his all-star friends, for Songs From Quarantine, a digital compilation of rarities available for only two weeks exclusively on Bandcamp. More →

Julien's Auctions Announces Online Charity Auction, “Handwritten Song Lyrics Benefitting Music Health Alliance” Oct 21, 2020

Julien’s Auctions recently launched the exclusive, online charity auction Handwritten Song Lyrics Benefitting Music Health Alliance at juliensauctions.com for advance bidding. More →

Steve Earle To Host 4th Annual John Henry's Friends Benefit Concert Oct 29, 2018

On December 3rd, 2018, City Winery and Steve Earle are hosting the 4th annual John Henry’s Friends benefit concert to raise funds for children diagnosed with autism. More →

Steve Earle, Emmylou Harris, Jackson Browne And Graham Nash Join Lantern Tour For Migrant Families Jul 27, 2018

Steve Earle, Emmylou Harris, Jackson Browne, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Shawn Colvin, Lila Downs, and Graham Nash will take part in The Lantern Tour – an intimate evening of acoustic music to benefit the Women’s Refugee Commission and their advocacy on behalf of migrant and refugee families seeking safety at the U.S. border – later this year. More →

Grammy Winners Join Tour To Raise Money For Refugee Education Sep 12, 2017

Produced by Jesuit Refugee Service/USA (JRS/USA), in partnership with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, Lampedusa: Concerts for Refugees is raising awareness and money to support expanded educational opportunities for displaced people through JRS’s Global Education Initiative. More →

Steve Earle And Joan Osborne To Perform At Blue Rose Foundation Benefit Concert Aug 22, 2017

Steve Earle and Joan Osborne will join Steve Forbert, Jackie Greene, and Anders Osborne for a special benefit concert benefiting the Blue Rose Foundation on October 18. More →

Joan Baez And Steve Earle Join Stars For 2017 Lampedusa: Concerts For Refugees Tour Aug 21, 2017

JRS/USA is thrilled to announce its 2017 Lampedusa: Concerts for Refugees Tour. More →

Autism Speaks Benefit Light Up The Blues Announces It Will Postpone Its Annual Concert Apr 11, 2017

With Autism Awareness Month beginning, Los Angeles-based annual Autism Speaks benefit concert Light Up The Blues announces it will not be hosting an event this year. More →

Steve Earle To Host Show Raising Funds For Children With Autism Nov 30, 2016

On December 5, Steve Earle and The Dukes will host their second annual benefit concert at Town Hall, to raise funds for children diagnosed with Autism. More →

Jackson Browne And Steve Earle To Play Benefit Show For California Proposition - Yes On 62 - Repeal The Death Penalty Oct 10, 2016

Singer Songwriters Jackson Browne and Steve Earle will join forces on Monday, October 24 at the Balboa Theatre in San Diego, CA for an acoustic show to support YES on 62 – Repeal the Death Penalty. More →

Robert Plant Joins Lampedusa: Concerts For Refugees Tour Oct 6, 2016

Robert Plant, Joan Baez, and Ron Sexsmith are joining the Lampedusa: Concerts for Refugees tour in select cities this month. More →

Emmylou Harris And Steve Earle To Headline Lampedusa: Concerts For Refugees Sep 8, 2016

Five of America’s most popular musical acts are coming together for an 11-stop concert tour this fall to raise awareness of the unprecedented worldwide refugee crisis. More →

Steve Earle To Host Benefit Show Nov 16, 2015

Steve Earle and The Dukes are hosting a benefit concert in NYC on December 14 to help raise important funds for children diagnosed with Autism. More →

Stars Take A Stand Against Fracking With Album Release Mar 23, 2015

John Butler Trio, Bonnie Raitt, Michael Franti, Indigo Girls, and many more are lending their voices in an effort to shed light on the dangers of hydro-fracking – a method of extracting natural gas from the earth s shale that also jeopardizes and contaminates the water table – on a 24 track, two disc benefit compilation, ‘Buy This Fracking Album’ (June 16th). More →

Neil Young And Steve Earle To Light Up The Blues For Autism Feb 25, 2015

Stephen Stills, Neil Young, Shawn Colvin, The White Buffalo, Steve Earle, Chris Stills and emcee Jack Black with many special guests, will return to Los Angeles on Saturday, April 25th at The Hollywood Pantages Theatre for the 3rd Light Up The Blues Concert—An Evening of Music to Benefit Autism Speaks, the world’s leading autism science and advocacy organization. More →

Steve Earle To Perform At Autism Benefit Event Oct 24, 2012

Steve Earle will join his wife, Allison Moorer, as well as John Hiatt at a special charity event to benefit children with autism this week. More →

Steve Earle Gives Support To Walmart Protest Jul 6, 2012

Steve Earle has slammed the plans for a new Walmart store that will be opening in LA’s Chinatown, saying “I’ve never known Walmart to be a good neighbor in any town it has ever moved in to.” More →

Michael Moore Sings For Occupy Album May 9, 2012

When producers of the Occupy This Album CD asked activist Michael Moore if he would be willing to contribute to it, they had his mighty pen or his film making talents in mind. A poem, perhaps, or a music video. More →

Steve Earle, Joan Baez, Yoko Ono And Many More Occupy This Album Apr 18, 2012

Legendary and emerging artists inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement have come together to lend their voices on Occupy This Album: a compilation of music by, for and inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement. More →

Steve Earle To Sing Out For Seva At Charity Concert Apr 13, 2012

Steve Earle will headline Sing Out For Seva, a benefit for Native American health programs at the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts in Santa Rosa, California on May 19. More →

Chimes Of Freedom: Stars Cover Bob Dylan For Charity Nov 24, 2011

Two iconic forces that have impacted the past 50 years – the life-saving human rights activism of Nobel Peace Prize-winning Amnesty International and the incomparable artistry of Bob Dylan – are being saluted by 80 musicians who contributed new or previously unreleased recordings to Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International. More →

Celebrities Support Troy Davis Ahead Of Execution Sep 14, 2011

On September 21, the state of Georgia is set to execute Troy Davis in the face of overwhelming evidence that he is innocent, and a number of celebrities are lending him their support through Amnesty USA. More →

Steve Earle Rereleases Songs For Workers Unions Mar 15, 2011

Steve Earle has rereleased two of his songs to support protests of public worker unions in Wisconsin and around the US. More →

Steve Earle Featured On Charity Album For New Orleans Aug 20, 2010

Steve Earle and his wife, Allison Moorer, are just two of the stars who have donated songs to a new benefit album raising funds for those affected by Hurricane Katrina. More →

Steve Earle Awarded For Death Penalty Opposition Jan 29, 2010

The National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (NCADP), the oldest U.S. organization devoted to abolishing capital punishment, gave singer Steve Earle the “Shining Star of Abolition” award for his involvement and role in organizations that oppose the death penalty, as well as the open activism within his songs. More →

30 Rock Spoof To Raise Real Cash For Charity May 20, 2009

A star-studded charity spoof song recorded for television series 30 Rock is set to raise cash for a real-life charity organization. More →

Bruce Springsteen To Headline Pete Seeger's Charity Birthday Concert Mar 19, 2009

Bruce Springsteen, Eddie Vedder, Steve Earle, Ben Harper, Tom Morrello and Billy Bragg have been confirmed to perform at Pete Seeger’s 90th birthday gig in May, with proceeds going to charity. More →

Benefit Tickets Available For Jackson Browne And Bonnie Raitt Shows Mar 19, 2009

Non-profit organization The Guacamole Fund has some exciting fundraising events and raffles for 2009. 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 →