Musicians
Tegan and Sara Asks LGBTQ+ Community To Fill In Covid-19 Vaccine Attitudes Survey
Tegan and Sara Asks LGBTQ+ Community To Fill In Covid-19 Vaccine Attitudes Survey Tegan and Sara – photo credit: Trevor Brady.Canadian musicians Tegan and Sara Quin are asking members of the LGBTQ+ community in the U.S. and Canada to fill out a confidential healthcare survey to help understand their experiences related to the COVID-19 vaccine. The 5-…
The Who Sell Out With Heinz Beanz Cans To Aid Cancer And Hunger Charities
The Who Sell Out With Heinz Beanz Cans To Aid Cancer And Hunger Charities An expanded version of The Who Sell Out will be issued by Universal Music Enterprises on April 23. In conjunction, Heinz Beanz and The Who launched a limited-edition run of “Beanz Means The Who” cans to raise funds for Teen Cancer America in the United States and Teenage Cancer…
The Dirty Nil Offer Custom Vinyl With Your Pet On The Cover For Charity
The Dirty Nil Offer Custom Vinyl With Your Pet On The Cover For Charity Drummer Kyle Fisher and his dog — photo provided.Canadian rock band The Dirty Nil have come up with a fun charitable idea that will make your pet as famous as an inflatable pig, at least in your own household. The Juno Award-winning trio from Hamilton, Ontario, is selling custom LPs…
R&B Artist Xavier Omär Challenges Misogynistic Lyrics in Open Letter
R&B Artist Xavier Omär Challenges Misogynistic Lyrics in Open Letter Xavier Omär — photo credit: Ally GreenSan Antonio R&B artist Xavier Omär is sounding the alarm over misogynistic lyrics in hip-hop and R&B music. According to a 2020 Wharton School study, disparaging remarks about women in song lyrics have decreased overall in the last 50…
The Weeknd Donates $1M To UN World Food Programme For "My People of Ethiopia”
The Weeknd Donates $1M To UN World Food Programme For "My People of Ethiopia” The Weeknd is donating $1 million, the equivalent of 2 million meals, to the United Nations World Food Programme “for my people of Ethiopia” and is hoping his gesture will encourage others to help as well. The escalating conflict between Ethiopia’s government and the…
Billy Gibbons, Rosanne Cash, Patti Smith Part of Virtual Concert For 10 Music Education Charities
Billy Gibbons, Rosanne Cash, Patti Smith Part of Virtual Concert For 10 Music Education Charities Graphic art credit: Shutterstock Glen Hansard, Patti Smith, Richard Marx, Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top), Rosanne Cash, Marc Cohn, Shawn Colvin, Joan Osborne are among the many artists participating in an April 15 virtual concert to raise money for 10 music…
Justin Bieber Puts Focus On Justice with Month-Long Contest
Justin Bieber Puts Focus On Justice with Month-Long Contest Photo provide by UMG.To coincide with the release of his new album, Justice, Justin Bieber is rallying his fans until the end of April to help learn about and donate money to a range of charities focused on justice: Alexandria House, Anti-Recidivism Coalition, Baby2Baby, Equal Justice Initiative…
Imagine Dragons Offers Scholarships To Refugees And Immigrants
Imagine Dragons Offers Scholarships To Refugees And Immigrants Imagine Dragons — photo courtesy of Bold.Bold.org, the scholarship platform committed to fighting student debt through philanthropy, is continuing its Year of Giving Campaign with the new $10,000 (USD) Imagine Dragons Origins Scholarship. Four awards of $2,500 (USD) will be given to first-…
Country Artists Raising Money For Unison Fund With Tongue-in-Cheek Lockdown Single
Country Artists Raising Money For Unison Fund With Tongue-in-Cheek Lockdown Single Some prominent Canadian country artists are raising money for the music industry charity Unison Fund with the tongue--in-cheek single “Looking For A Lockdown with You," which takes a lighter look at dating in the age of COVID-19. And a contest is closing later this week to…
International Women’s Day: Songs Sung By Women, About Women, Inspiring Women
International Women’s Day: Songs Sung By Women, About Women, Inspiring Women Photo credit: Shutterstock International Women’s Day (March 8) has been celebrated for more than 120 years, and while the fairer sex has come a long way, baby, the fight for equality, justice and breaking all the glass ceilings continues. To honour women, their accomplishments…
Q&A: Command Sisters Talk Openly About Stories For Caregivers Song
Q&A: Command Sisters Talk Openly About Stories For Caregivers Song Charlotte Command of Command Sisters with co-writer D-Sisive — screenshot.Canadian fire-and-ice pop duo Command Sisters, Charlotte and Sarah, have teamed up with rap legend Michie Mee on a project called Stories For Caregivers, a series well underway by producers The Coup Company…
Harry Belafonte's Massive Online Birthday Bash Benefits The Gathering For Justice
Harry Belafonte's Massive Online Birthday Bash Benefits The Gathering For Justice Harry Belafonte with Martin Luther King Jr. at Montgomery Airport, 1965 — photo credit: Ivan Massar, provided by Girlie Action Media A big online celebration is being held for the birthday of singer-songwriter, actor and activist Harry Belafonte on Sunday, Feb. 28 at 7…
The Tragically Hip Will Receive Humanitarian Award At Juno Awards
The Tragically Hip Will Receive Humanitarian Award At Juno Awards The Tragically Hip — photo credit: Gordon HawkinsThe Tragically Hip will receive the Music Canada-sponsored Humanitarian Award at this year’s 50th annual Juno Awards ceremony. The Humanitarian Award recognizes outstanding Canadian artists or music industry leaders whose humanitarian…
Midnight Oil Sets Up Series of Live Concerts For The Makarrata Project
Midnight Oil Sets Up Series of Live Concerts For The Makarrata Project Midnight Oil received the Gold Medal for Human Rights from the Sydney Peace Foundation on Nov. 26 — photo credit: Pete Dawson Australian activist rock band Midnight Oil is supporting its 12th studio album, The Makarrata Project, with February and March performances in its homeland…
Loudon Wainwright III Recruits Suzanne Vega, Richard Thompson, Christopher Guest & More for George Gerdes Tribute
Loudon Wainwright III Recruits Suzanne Vega, Richard Thompson, Christopher Guest & More for George Gerdes Tribute Loudon Wainwright III — photo credit: LW3.comLoudon Wainwright III will host a Feb. 23 fundraising virtual musical tribute to his best friend, singer-songwriter and actor George Gerdes, who died on New Year’s Day. Other friends and…