In late October, Taylor Swift announced that all the proceeds from “Welcome to New York”— from her 2014 album, 1989 — would go to the New York City Department of Education, which serves 1.1 million students in more than 1800 public schools. In late February, the 25-year-old made the first payment of $50,000 after the pop song was certified gold (500,000 units) by the RIAA. Co-written by Swift and OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder, the lyrics celebrate the famed city, where she purchased a penthouse in Tribeca and relocated from Nashville. Additional proceeds from the single will continue to go the NYC D.O.E. schools. Buy it here. — Karen Bliss