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John Mellencamp To Perform At Celebration Of Music And Philanthropy Jan 13, 2015

Singer/songwriter Rozzi Crane, GRAMMY winner John Mellencamp and electronic violinist Lindsey Stirling are the latest performers added to Lean On Me: A Celebration Of Music And Philanthropy, the sold-out 17th Annual GRAMMY Foundation Legacy Concert taking place Feb. 5 at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles. More →

Grammy Foundation To Host A Celebration Of Music And Philanthropy Nov 27, 2014

The GRAMMY Foundation will host Lean On Me: A Celebration Of Music And Philanthropy, the 17th Annual GRAMMY Foundation Legacy Concert, during GRAMMY Week on Feb. 5, 2015, at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles. More →

Sting To Perform At Uprising Of Love Concert Aug 19, 2014

On Monday, September 15, Executive Producers Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Godspell, Pippin) and Bruce Cohen (American Beauty, Milk, Silver Linings Playbook) will present Uprising of Love: A Benefit Concert for Global Equality at Broadway’s Gershwin Theatre. More →

Stand Up To Cancer Returns To TV In 2014 Jul 10, 2014

Building on three historic fundraising telecasts in 2008, 2010 and 2012, the groundbreaking grassroots movement Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), a program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), will return to primetime television on Friday, September 5, 2014, at 8 pm ET & PT / 7 pm CT. More →

Family Equality Council's LA Awards Dinner Raises Record Amount Feb 10, 2014

Family Equality Council's Los Angeles Awards Dinner, hosted at the Globe Theater in Universal City on Saturday, set a Los Angeles record for the event, raising $571,000 for the Council and it’s programs. More →

Chelsea Clinton Helps Start A Star-Studded Flash Flood For Good Sep 25, 2013

What do President Bill Clinton, Morgan Freeman, Justin Bieber, Scarlett Johansson and Ozzy Osbourne have in common? They are among the people using their social media channels to encourage their followers to support the Flash Flood for Good campaign. More →

Stars Call For Russian Authorities To Release Pussy Riot Jul 23, 2013

More than 100 internationally renowned musicians have joined a worldwide call for the release of the two jailed members of the Russian feminist punk group Pussy Riot ahead of their parole appeal hearings this week. More →

Stars To Hit The Stage For Wolf Trap Foundation For The Performing Arts Mar 5, 2013

Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts has announced 34 additions to its 2013 summer schedule at the Filene Center at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts. More →

Stand Up To Cancer Telecast Returns In September Jul 11, 2012

Building on two historic fundraising telecasts in 2008 and 2010, groundbreaking grassroots movement Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), a program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), will return to primetime television on Friday, September 7 (8:00-9:00 PM ET & PT). More →

Geena Davis To Host EPIC Awards For Women Leaders Mar 21, 2012

The White House Project – a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization which works to advance a richly diverse, critical mass of women into leadership positions – has announced it will honor leaders in business, politics and popular culture at an event hosted by Geena Davis. More →

Photos: Melissa Etheridge Honored At Hard Rock Pinktober Event Sep 29, 2011

Hard Rock International honored breast cancer survivor Melissa Etheridge with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, September 27, 2011, to launch Hard Rock’s 2011 PINKTOBER breast cancer awareness campaign, and Look To The Stars has photos. More →

Melissa Etheridge And Kelly Osbourne Support Pinktober For Breast Cancer Sep 28, 2011

To celebrate the launch of Hard Rock's 12th annual PINKTOBER campaign, Hard Rock brings together musicians, fans and a cause that affects millions across the globe. More →

Natalie Portman Joins Celebrities In Supporting Freedom To Marry Jun 8, 2011

Natalie Portman and her fiance, Benjamin Millepied, are the latest stars to sign a letter urging Barack Obama to consider the marriage rights of same-sex couples. More →

Celebrities Pen Letter To President Obama For Gay Rights Mar 15, 2011

A number of stars have added their names to a letter to Barack Obama urging him to end discrimination of same-sex marriages. More →

Celebrity Faces Make A Heart For Charity Mar 11, 2011

MusiCares recently announced the launch of an innovative fundraising campaign aimed at the public to create the world’s largest photo mosaic comprised of one million photo tiles – and some big celebrity names are taking part. More →

Annie Lennox To Be Honored With Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award Mar 8, 2011

NARM, the music business association, has announced that it will honor Grammy and Oscar-winning artist, activist and campaigner, Annie Lennox, with its Harry Chapin Memorial Humanitarian Award in recognition of her outstanding work on behalf of HIV/AIDS awareness and other health, human rights and environmental causes. More →

Katy Perry And Friends Perform On Adoption Special Dec 20, 2010

On Wednesday, December 22nd, CBS Television will broadcast “The 12th Annual A Home for the Holidays” special celebrating the joys of adoption and featuring performances by Katy Perry, Maroon 5, Melissa Etheridge, Ricky Martin and Nelly. More →

Angelina Jolie Joins Celebrity Charity Auction In Kansas City Nov 30, 2010

Celebrities from around the world have donated items to be auctioned at the 2010 Kansas City Vocal Institute Charity Auction. More →

Stand Up To Cancer To Return With Second Celebrity Charity Telecast May 20, 2010

Two years after an historic fundraising telecast and the start of a groundbreaking grassroots movement, Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) will return to primetime television on September 10, 2010, at 8PM EST & PST / 7PM CT, with a star-studded appeal to build continuing public support and donations for cutting-edge cancer research that translates at a rapid pace from the laboratory to treatments and technologies that benefit patients. More →

Live Earth Run For Water To Be Televised On Bravo Apr 21, 2010

Live Earth, organizer of the Dow Live Earth Run for Water, and Bravo have announced a one-hour special offering audiences an inside look at the global event and its mission to help solve the world water crisis, which will air on Friday, April 23 at 7 p.m. (ET/PT) on Bravo. More →

Celebrities To Join Live Earth Run For Water This Weekend Apr 13, 2010

Melissa Etheridge, Pete Wentz and Jenny Fletcher will be on hand in LA at the largest global water initiative, The Dow Live Earth Run for Water, on April 18 in effort to raise awareness and funds that will help combat the global water crisis. More →

Adam Lambert To Perform At GLAAD Awards Mar 30, 2010

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) announced today that recording artist Adam Lambert will perform at the 21st Annual GLAAD Media Awards Presented in Los Angeles on April 17, 2010 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza. 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 →

Drew Barrymore To Be Honored By Gay And Lesbian Alliance Feb 21, 2010

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) has announced that Golden Globe Award-winning actress and producer Drew Barrymore will receive the Vanguard Award, and Emmy Award-winning actress and comedian Wanda Sykes will receive the Stephen F. Kolzak Award at the 21st Annual GLAAD Media Awards on April 17 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza. 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 →

Bette Midler Launches Charity Auction Oct 27, 2009

Bette Midler has launched a new online charity auction, and she wants YOU to be part of it. More →

Legends Sign Guitars For Charity Auction Oct 20, 2009

A huge selection of guitars signed by rock legends both old and new will go under the hammer next weekend to aid in the fight against child cancer. More →

Leeza Gibbons To Be Honored At Charity Garden Party Sep 17, 2009

The 8th annual Gay and Lesbian Elder Housing Garden Party will take place in Los Angeles on October 11 and will honor Leeza Gibbons for her outstanding charity work. More →

Mel C And Joss Stone Sign Up For Pinktober Sep 8, 2009

Former Spice Girl Melanie C is just one of a group of celebrities set to rock the Royal Albert Hall as part of Hard Rock Café's Pinktober initiative for breast cancer research. More →

Sheryl Crow To Headline Tiger Woods Charity Party Aug 6, 2009

Singer Sheryl Crow is to headline this year’s Bloc Party for the Tiger Woods Foundation. More →