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David Foster Foundation's 30th Miracle Gala Raises $10.2 Million In Vancouver
David Foster Foundation's 30th Miracle Gala Raises $10.2 Million In Vancouver Oprah Winfrey, Jim Pattison and David Foster at the 30th annual David Foster Foundation Miracle Gala — photo providedThe David Foster Foundation raised $10.2 million to support needy families at the organization's 30th anniversary Miracle Gala & Concert held Oct. 21 at…
Dolly Parton Donates Money and Books for Hurricane Relief Efforts
Dolly Parton Donates Money and Books for Hurricane Relief Efforts Dolly Parton reads to children — photo providedDolly Parton has pitched in to support relief efforts for areas of the United States and its territories that have been affected by Hurricanes Irma and Maria this past September. The country music star behind such hits as "Jolene" and "9 to 5…
Q&A: Shania Twain on Her Dream to Help Kids Just Like Herself
Q&A: Shania Twain on Her Dream to Help Kids Just Like Herself Photo credit: Shania Kids Can On Shania Twain’s website for her charity foundation, Shania Kids Can (SKC), the Canadian country-pop star who rose from poverty to worldwide acclaim and fame in the mid-90s with sales of more than 75 million albums — even though her brand new album, Now, is…
Bruno Mars Helps Send Students To Grammy Music Camp
Bruno Mars Helps Send Students To Grammy Music Camp Bruno Mars — photo via Warner MusicBruno Mars is going to help five aspiring musicians get a head start in the music industry.The "That's What I Like" singer has just committed to providing financial assistance in the form of a scholarship to one person per year for the next five years to attend the…
Gary Slaight to Receive Inaugural Canadian Changemaker Award from Artists for Peace and Justice
Gary Slaight to Receive Inaugural Canadian Changemaker Award from Artists for Peace and Justice Gary SlaightMusic executive and humanitarian Gary Slaight will receive the inaugural APJ Canadian Changemaker Award at the Bovet 1822 Artists for Peace and Justice (APJ) gala in Toronto Sunday night (Sept. 9). The award, presented at the Art Gallery of…
Q&A: Games For Change Challenges Students To Create Socially Positive Video Games
Q&A: Games For Change Challenges Students To Create Socially Positive Video Games Participants in the Games For Change Student Challenge — photo courtesy Games For ChangeGames For Change (G4C), an organization dedicated to using the power of video games to create positive social change, announced its third annual Student Challenge will tackle themes…
Beyoncé, Oprah, George Clooney, Many More To Be Part Of Hand In Hand Hurricane Harvey Benefit
Beyoncé, Oprah, George Clooney, Many More To Be Part Of Hand In Hand Hurricane Harvey Benefit Hand In Hand telethon — graphic via the Hand In Hand websiteBeyoncé, Oprah Winfrey, George Clooney and some of the the world's biggest celebrities will be part of the Hand in Hand: A Benefit for Hurricane Harvey Relief telethon, taking place September 12 in order…
MusiCares Establishes Hurricane Harvey Donation Page, Pledges to Match Funds
MusiCares Establishes Hurricane Harvey Donation Page, Pledges to Match Funds Photo credit: MusiCares web siteWith Hurricane Harvey still active and causing destruction in the state of Texas, several organizations have volunteered their efforts to help alleviate the suffering and loss for many of the victims. One of these is MusiCares, which announced Aug…
People to Pets: 5 Ways To Help Hurricane Harvey Victims
People to Pets: 5 Ways To Help Hurricane Harvey Victims Satellite photo of Hurricane Harvey making landfall in Texas on Aug. 25 — photo by NASA/NOAA GOES ProjectThe state of Texas has been battered by Hurricane Harvey, a tropical cyclone for which Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued a "major disaster declaration" on Aug. 25. The category 4…
Dolly Parton's First-Ever Children's Album Will Fund Free Children's Books
Dolly Parton's First-Ever Children's Album Will Fund Free Children's Books Dolly Parton — photo by Dustin RabinCountry star Dolly Parton has recorded her first ever children's album and the proceeds from it will be used to encourage kids to read. The 14 track I Believe In You album will be available digitally on Sept. 29 with a physical…
Music Therapy Program For Kids Launches In Honour Of Chris Cornell
Music Therapy Program For Kids Launches In Honour Of Chris Cornell Chris Cornell inVicky Cornell, the wife of late-Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell, has just helped start a music therapy program in her husband's honour. The Chris & Vicky Cornell Foundation recently donated $100,000 USD ($127,000 CDN) to the Seattle-based organization Childhaven for…
Arcade Fire Online Store Shirts Dedicated To Kanpe, Partners In Health Charities
Arcade Fire Online Store Shirts Dedicated To Kanpe, Partners In Health Charities Arcade Fire's Partners In Health tees — photo via Arcade Fire online storeLost amidst the unusual promotional and merchandizing campaign that Montreal-based Arcade Fire has launched — Kylie and Kendall Jenner co-opting t-shirt designs, $110 fidget spinners, dress code…
Loverboy Autographed Bass and Lyric Sheet Auction To End Before Weekend
Loverboy Autographed Bass and Lyric Sheet Auction To End Before Weekend Loverboy bass for auction — photo via If Only auction siteCanadian rock legends Loverboy, whose hits “Working for the Weekend" and “Lovin’ Every Minute of It" are still a staple at radio have two hot items up for auction on the IfOnly, which close Friday, August 4 at 1 p.m. PT. A red…
Pearl Jam's Mike McCready to Perform Star-Spangled Banner at September Seattle Mariners Game for Crohn's Research
Pearl Jam's Mike McCready to Perform Star-Spangled Banner at September Seattle Mariners Game for Crohn's Research Pearl Jam's Mike McCready — photo via PearlJam.comPearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready will perform the U.S. national anthem at a Seattle Mariners baseball game on Sept. 16 to support the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation. Crohn's and…
Fleetwood Mac to Be 2018 MusiCares Person of the Year
Fleetwood Mac to Be 2018 MusiCares Person of the Year Fleetwood Mac — photo via Warner MusicFleetwood Mac, the band behind such hits at "Dreams," "Rhiannon" and "Landslide," will be celebrated as the MusiCares Person of the Year on Jan. 26, 2018, by the Recording Academy— the organization which also presents the Grammys. The gala at New York's Radio City…