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Shania Twain’s Kids Can Launches Text-to-Donate Campaign
Shania Twain’s Kids Can Launches Text-to-Donate Campaign photo credit: Shania Kids Can. In conjunction with her current tour to support her album Now, Canadian pop and country sweetheart Shania Twain is launching a text-to-donate campaign on behalf of her Shania Kids Can Foundation. Through Aug. 6, if you’re in North America and text ‘SHANIA’ to 20222,…
Kesha To Raise Funds For Immigrant Youth Org United We Dream
Kesha To Raise Funds For Immigrant Youth Org United We Dream Kesha — screenshot from Hymn music video. California-based singer-songwriter Kesha has teamed up with United We Dream, America’s largest immigrant youth-led organization at 4 million, to raise awareness about the organization. As it celebrates its 10th anniversary, United We Dream – which…
Macklemore, Peter Buck, Julien Baker Contribute Addiction Stories For KEXP Music Heals Day
Macklemore, Peter Buck, Julien Baker Contribute Addiction Stories For KEXP Music Heals Day Macklemore with KEXP's Kevin Cole — photo via KEXPMacklemore, R.E.M.'s Peter Buck, Pearl Jam’s Jeff Ament and Julien Baker were among the musicians who contributed to influential Seattle public radio station KEXP's recent "Music Heals: Addiction & Recovery"…
Playing For Change Day Set for Sept. 15 in 60 Countries
Playing For Change Day Set for Sept. 15 in 60 Countries Playing For Change screenshot from promo video. Musicians and musically-minded people from around the world will be gathering on Saturday, Sept. 15 as part of Playing For Change Day, a worldwide movement harnessing music to do good. This year will feature marquee events in the following cities:…
Phantogram's Personal Loss Leads to New Charity Singles and Ticket Sales Donation to American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Phantogram's Personal Loss Leads to New Charity Singles and Ticket Sales Donation to American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Phantogram promo shot — photo credit: Rebecca Ferguson.A deeply personal reason led to lyrics behind Phantogram's latest single, "Someday," and the New York dream-pop duo of Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter have decided to…
The Motivation Behind the Mariachi Party Protest Against Racist Lawyer Schlossberg
The Motivation Behind the Mariachi Party Protest Against Racist Lawyer Schlossberg Mariachis serenade — photo credit: screenshot. Aaron Schlossberg, the New York lawyer caught on camera making racist threats, was serenaded by a mariachi band and 500 revellers outside his residence on May 18. "We are countering hate and racism with the sound of music,"…
Concert Promotion Behemoth Live Nation Launches Initiative to Bring Women to the Business
Concert Promotion Behemoth Live Nation Launches Initiative to Bring Women to the Business Michael Rapino at CMW 2017 —photo credit: Grant W. Martin.In many ways, the concert promotion industry can be likened to a show by prog-rock dandies Rush: exciting and fun but seriously lacking a female presence. Global concert promoters Live Nation hope to change…
Tegan And Sara Get Swift Response to LGBTQ Summer Camp Fundraiser
Tegan And Sara Get Swift Response to LGBTQ Summer Camp Fundraiser Tegan And Sara are sending more than 100 young people to LGBTQ camp this summer in the U.S. and Canada for a total cost of about $100,000 (USD), and have invited the public to help make that dream a reality. An online campaign has received swift support in a matter of days. The musical…
Shawn Hook and Neon Dreams to Donate $1 Per Ticket from Good Days Tour
Shawn Hook and Neon Dreams to Donate $1 Per Ticket from Good Days Tour Shawn Hook sports a Samaritanmag.com t-shirt — photo credit: selfie“Reminding Me” singer Shawn Hook and “Marching Bands” EDM-pop act Neon Dreams will be touring together this fall on a 17-date Canadian tour, with a dollar from each ticket sale going to We Charity, formerly known as…
FORM Arcosanti Festival to Support Chance The Rapper's SocialWorks Charity
FORM Arcosanti Festival to Support Chance The Rapper's SocialWorks Charity Form Arcosanti Festival — photo credit: screenshot from trailer. Now that the Big Brand™ two-weekend carnival that is Coachella has ended, another music festival is showing how things can be done entirely differently. Form Arcosanti festival will take place in the…
WATCH: Jane Fonda Dissects Racism At United State Of Women Summit
WATCH: Jane Fonda Dissects Racism At United State Of Women Summit Activist and actor Jane Fonda and Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors — photo credit: screenshotActivist and actor Jane Fonda teamed up with Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors for a fiery speech at the 2018 United State of Women Summit on May 5 in Los Angeles,…
Billy Talent Launch Charity Trust with Limited Edition Gold Plaques
Billy Talent Launch Charity Trust with Limited Edition Gold Plaques Billy Talent promo shot — photo credit: Dustin Rabin.After years of giving back, Canadian rockers Billy Talent have launched their own charitable trust.The band, which are celebrating their 25th anniversary, if you include their previous incarnation Pezz, announced the appropriately…
Prince Harry's Invictus Games Partners With Bat Out Of Hell — The Musical
Prince Harry's Invictus Games Partners With Bat Out Of Hell — The Musical Meat Loaf meets the two leads, Christina Bennington and Andrew Polec's — photo credit: Greg Henkenhaf The elite athletes of the Invictus Games are all revved up and have some place to go now thanks to the organizers behind the London, England theater production of Bat Out Of…
Miss Globe Uses Name for Karebear Community Party at Thompson Toronto
Miss Globe Uses Name for Karebear Community Party at Thompson Toronto Miss Globe 2017 Kara Grainger — photo credit: Lgh.art.photography.Miss Globe 2017 Kara Granger, the "kar" in The Karebear Community, is throwing a posh but affordable party at The Thompson Toronto May 3 to raise money for four charities, Sistering, Interval House, The HarryCares…