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Charity Song of the Month:

VARIOUS ARTISTS, "Hands," 2016

Two dozen major artists — including Mary J. Blige, Jason Derulo, Selena Gomez, Imagine Dragons, Juanes, Adam Lambert, Jennifer Lopez, P!nk, fun.’s Nate Ruess, Britney Spears, Gwen Stefani, and Meghan Trainor — have come together to sing on this ballad “Hands" benefitting the victims of the Orlando massacre. The song about the good and bad that hands can do (ie. “can hold a gun and hold your heart) was co-written by Justin Tranter & Julia Michaels and BloodPop with Ely Rise; and produced by BloodPop, Mark Ronson and Tranter. Proceeds from each song sale via iTunes will be divided equally (43 cents to each) to Equality Florida, GLBT Community Center of Central Florida, and GLAAD. Buy it here. — Karen Bliss

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Cause Song of the Month:

ALEJANDRA RIBERA, "Orlando," 2016

“I am Orlando/You are the world,” Canadian folk singer Alejandra Ribera’s somber song begins. Originally inspired by the title character Virginia Woolf novel Orlando, it has now taken on new meaning. She wrote it in Paris the week of the Charlie Hedbo massacre in 2015 after she was “paralyzed by my sadness” and used songwriting “to soothe myself,” she notes in the press release. “At that time I needed to remind myself of the potential for transformation that can only come in our most vulnerable moments.” She released it now as a tribute to the victims of the Orlando shooting and the other recent tragedies. Listen to the song here. — Karen Bliss

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