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Charity Song of the Month:

LANA DEL REY, "Looking For America," 2019

Noir-pop star Lana Del Rey has dedicated the proceeds from her new song "Looking For America" to three separate mass gun shooting victims funds, the Gilroy Garlic Festival Victims Relief Fund, the El Paso Community Foundation Victims' Relief Fund, and the Dayton Oregon District Tragedy Fund. In the song Del Rey sings, "I’m still looking for my own version of America/ One without the gun, where the flag can freely fly/ No bombs in the sky." The three separate shooting events happened in late July and early August, inspiring her to create the anti-gun violence song. Buy it here. — Aaron Brophy

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Cause Song of the Month:

CELINE DION, "Skies of L.A.," 2007

Céline Dion may be best known these days as a Vegas residency legend and walking meme for living one's best life, but the "My Heart Will Go On" singer doesn't always sing about love. The singer's 2007 work "Skies of L.A." planted a flag for environmentalism by tackling air pollution. The song from Dion's album Taking Chances was written by the Tricky Stewart and The Dream and features a protagonist looking at Los Angeles' fog-filled skies and lamenting, "I don't know if tomorrow has a day / I don't know if the rays will shine my way again." — Aaron Brophy

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Product of the Month

Bryan Adams, whose current Shine A Light Tour ensures one tree is planted per ticket sold, continues to donate his used guitar strings to the charity Wear Your Music. Founder and designer Hannah Garrison makes and sells gorgeous custom jewelry out of them. Fittingly, the pop hitmaker selected Nordoff-Robbins as the recipient of the proceeds. The U.K. music therapy charity “use[s]music to enrich the lives of people with life-limiting illnesses, disabilities and feelings of isolation.” Adams’ strings have been made into bracelets, cuffs and pendants, ranging from $65 to $275 USD. The pendant, for example, features a stainless steel and glass locket on a boxchain necklace. Buy them here. — Karen Bliss

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