Musicians
Kate McGarrigle Fund Set Up To Help Cancer Patients And Cancer Survivors Make Music
Kate McGarrigle Fund Set Up To Help Cancer Patients And Cancer Survivors Make Music Kate & Anna McGarrigle - photo credit: www.mcgarrigles.comA grant program has been set up in name of late Canadian music legend Kate McGarrigle to help support cancer patients and cancer survivors pursue music-making. The recently announced Music As Healing grant…
Jon Box Celebration of Life Raises Over $30,000, His Widow: "Remember That Time and Circumstance are Temporary"
Jon Box Celebration of Life Raises Over $30,000, His Widow: "Remember That Time and Circumstance are Temporary" Heather Wright, Jon Box's wife, at his celebration of life, Feb. 8, at the Opera House — photo credit: Trevor Kindree.A concert and silent auction to celebrate the life of music industry veteran Jon Box raised more than $30,000 from…
Q&A: Sloan, Whitehorse and Others to Celebrate the Life of the Late Jon Box
Q&A: Sloan, Whitehorse and Others to Celebrate the Life of the Late Jon Box Jon Box — photo credit: Heather WrightFriends and family of the late music industry veteran Jon Box are gearing up to celebrate his life this Saturday (Feb. 8) in a manner he would’ve liked: a concert to raise money for charity. Sloan, The Dirty Nil, Whitehorse and Terra…
Country Music Association Foundation Distributes $2.5M in Music Education Grants
Country Music Association Foundation Distributes $2.5M in Music Education Grants Andrew Jackson Elementary Choir performs at Nissan Stadium on Sunday, June 9 during the 2019 CMA Music Festival in downtown Nashville — photo credit: Donn Jones/CMA . The CMA Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Country Music Association in America created to boost music…
Dolly Parton, Lee Greenwood, Lonestar More Headline The Gift Of Music Benefit Concert In Nashville
Dolly Parton, Lee Greenwood, Lonestar More Headline The Gift Of Music Benefit Concert In Nashville Dolly Parton — photo providedDolly Parton, Lee Greenwood and Lonestar will be among the high-profile musicians performing as part of a special charity concert at the Grand Ole Opry on Jan. 30. The Gift of Music concert taking place at the Ryman Auditorium…
Royal Mountain Records To Continue Giving Its Musicians Money For Mental Health Care
Royal Mountain Records To Continue Giving Its Musicians Money For Mental Health Care (L to R): Sally Lee, Marc Cremonese and Karen Letofsky discus mental health for artists after the Mystify screening — photo credit: Karen Bliss.Canadian indie label Royal Mountain Records, whose roster includes Alvvays, PUP, Mac DeMarco, Metz and US Girls, stepped up last…
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Release Three Live Albums To Support Australian Bushfire Relief Efforts
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Release Three Live Albums To Support Australian Bushfire Relief Efforts King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard — photo via Flightless RecordsProlific Australian rock band King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have released three live albums to help support three different organizations providing animal-related relief…
Maxwell, Common, Sheila E., Talib Kweli, More To Perform At Harry Belafonte 93rd Birthday Tribute Show
Maxwell, Common, Sheila E., Talib Kweli, More To Perform At Harry Belafonte 93rd Birthday Tribute Show Harry Belafonte's 93 birthday tribute show — graphic via City WineryHigh-profile musicians Maxwell, Common, Sheila E., Talib Kweli and more will celebrate the "King of calypso" Harry Belafonte's 93rd birthday happening March 1 with a star-studded concert…
WATCH: Bruce Springsteen Makes Appearance At Light Of Day Winterfest Parkinson's Fundraiser
WATCH: Bruce Springsteen Makes Appearance At Light Of Day Winterfest Parkinson's Fundraiser Bruce Springsteen, with guitar at Light Of Day Winterfest — photo by Debra L. RothenbergClassic rocker Bruce Springsteen hit the stage at "The festival that Bruce built" this weekend to raise money to support research into Parkinson's disease. The Boss took…
Inaugural Speak Music Be Kind Festival Is Gender Balanced and Donates To Charity
Inaugural Speak Music Be Kind Festival Is Gender Balanced and Donates To Charity Beverly Kreller, founder of Speak Music Be Kind Festival — photo credit: Malu Baumgarten.Long-time publicist and Hotcha! musician Beverly Kreller has put together the first-annual Speak Music Be Kind Festival, this weekend at Toronto’s Tranzac Club, proudly programming a…
Wiz Khalifa Auctions Clothes Off His Back For Little Kids Rock
Wiz Khalifa Auctions Clothes Off His Back For Little Kids Rock Wiz Khalifa — photo credit: web siteWiz Khalifa is raiding his clothes closet to support Little Kids Rock, a nonprofit looking to expand music education programs in public schools across the U.S. as they face cutbacks. The American rapper and actor is offering fans the ability to purchase…
RBC Foundation Gives $50,000 to Unison Benevolent Fund to Support Music Industry
RBC Foundation Gives $50,000 to Unison Benevolent Fund to Support Music Industry Photo credit: RBCThe RBC Foundation, the charitable arm of the Royal Bank of Canada, has donated $50,000 to the Unison Benevolent Fund to support counseling, emergency relief and benefit programs for music industry professionals. "We recognize the importance of mental well-…
Queen, Alice Cooper, k.d. lang, Many More Sign Up for Massive Australia Brushfire Relief Concerts
Queen, Alice Cooper, k.d. lang, Many More Sign Up for Massive Australia Brushfire Relief Concerts Elton John donated $1 million AUD to Australian fire relief efforts — screencapture via Elton John YouTube channelMultiple high-profile musical events including a concert featuring Queen, Alice Cooper and k.d. lang are being planned in Australia as bushfires…
Rush's Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson Suggest Donating to Charity in Peart's Memory
Rush's Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson Suggest Donating to Charity in Peart's Memory (L to R) Rush's Geddy Lee, Neil Peart, Alex Lifeson — promo shotAt the end of an announcement confirming the death of their bandmate and lifelong friend Neil Peart, and asking for privacy to mourn, Rush singer/bassist Geddy Lee and guitarist Alex Lifeson suggested…
Interview: TSO CEO Discusses How $10M Private Donation Enables More Health-Focused Initiatives, Challenges Other Estate Planners
Interview: TSO CEO Discusses How $10M Private Donation Enables More Health-Focused Initiatives, Challenges Other Estate Planners The late Thomas and Mary Beck — photo provided by TSO.The Toronto Symphony Orchestra recently received the largest single private donation in its 97-year history. The estate of H. Thomas Beck and his wife Mary bequeathed $10…