There’s an online campaign launched today calling for Eddie Johns, a 70-year-old homeless musician, to be paid for his contribution to Daft Punk’s iconic hit “One More Time.” Now it’s very easy to jump to conclusions here and think WHAT? Daft Punk hasn’t been paying him royalties? But …it’s not that simple. You see, according to an LA…
LeBron James is Housing Homeless Students at His “I Promise Village”
Remember when basketball legend LeBron James opened his “I Promise School” in 2018 to support vulnerable kids in Akron, Ohio and everyone wondered whether he could actually create change? Some of the kids were living in poverty. Some were from broken homes. Some were deemed to have behavioural problems by the traditional school system. Within…
How to Help Justin Baldoni’s Foundation Feed L.A.’s Homeless During the Pandemic
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – if kindness came in human form, Justin Baldoni would be it. He’s not only a Hollywood director, actor and dad of two, but somewhere in between it all he finds time to host an annual “Carnival of Love” for L.A.’s homeless, support indie filmmakers with his…
Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves Serve Food to Refugees and Homeless
Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves have been spending some time during their vacation in France, volunteering at a restaurant to feed refugees and the homeless. In between visits to the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower and the French countryside, the Hollywood couple stopped by the Madeleine Church where Refettorio Paris is located. The restaurant serves 5-star meals and…
Jaden Smith Launches Food Trucks to Feed the Homeless
Jaden Smith is one of the most exciting, brilliant-minded millenials of our time and he is going to change the world. In fact, he’s already doing it. He’s already reducing plastic pollution in our oceans with his plant-based JUST water cartons. He’s already giving communities in need of clean water (like Flint) easy access through…
Ludacris Gives 3000 New Sneakers to Homeless
(Above photo credit: The Ludacris Foundation by Prime Phocus) Rap star, actor and philanthropist Ludacris is at it again you guys! He heard there was a campaign in his home city of Atlanta, G.A calling for sneaker donations to give to the most vulnerable people in the community, so of course he had to get involved. The #SoleofAtlanta campaign…
Gabbi Bolt: Putting the Spotlight on Violence Against Women
She’s the 22-year-old muso from Bathurst whose voice has the honesty of Norah Jones, the soulfulness of Stevie Wonder and the power of Adele, and she’s using that incredible voice to get us talking about violence against women. Her name is Gabbi Bolt. “I’ve been told how to smile and told I’m not worthwhile…” Those are…
What Pharrell’s “Angelic Energy” Post is All About
Pharrell posted this beautiful pic on his Twitter today with the caption “angelic energy.” So, what’s it all about? angelic energy pic.twitter.com/G6Bfr9jJIt — Pharrell Williams (@Pharrell) October 22, 2018 It turns out the superstar was at the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles charity event on the weekend. He’s pictured on stage, just moments after singing hit song “Happy” and dancing around with…
Ed Sheeran Grants ‘Perfect’ Wish For 10-year-old Fan
‘Perfect’ singer Ed Sheeran just gave one of his young fans the best surprise EVER. The superstar teamed up with Kids Wish Network, an American charity that grants wishes for kids with life-threatening illnesses, flying Carter Wagner and his family to Ed’s gig in Boston. 10-year-old Carter who lives with an autoimmune disease had never been to a…
One Reason Why Annie Lennox is a Global Feminist
Annie Lennox is one of my favourite celebrity philanthropists and activists. I’ve been following her work since 1999 when she donated all the profits from her Eurythmics Peace Tour to Amnesty International and Greenpeace. It was the first time it registered that celebrities were doing this sort of stuff and, it was largely going unnoticed. (Teenage…
Madonna Fans Raise Over $600k for Kids in Malawi
Madonna fans around the world have celebrated the Queen of Pop’s 60th birthday by raising more than US$600,000 for vulnerable children in Malawi. You see, last month Madonna posted a message for her gazillions of social media followers, explaining exactly what she wanted for her birthday – donations to her foundation, Raising Malawi. Her post explains: “I have an…
Ludacris Pays For Woman’s $375 Grocery Bill
Therra Jaramillo was at a check-out line in Atlanta recently when a kind stranger stepped in to cover the cost of her groceries. She asked the man his name and he simply replied “Chris” – but it wasn’t just any Chris you guys. It was Chris Bridges or, as the rest of the world knows him, Ludacris! Therra…
Beyoncé Gives 75 Thousand People in Burundi Clean Drinking Water
It’s been one year since music icon Beyoncé first introduced us to the #BEYGOOD4BURUNDI initiative – and the things her foundation has achieved in that time is pretty incredible. BeyGOOD has been working with UNICEF, GUCCI and CHIME FOR CHANGE (an organisation Bey co-founded with Salma Hayek) to tackle the water crisis in Burundi, East Africa. Yes,…
Drake’s Video “God’s Plan” About More Than Money
A lot of people are talking about Drake at the moment and his awesome new video for hit song “God’s Plan.” It starts off with an explainer: “The budget for this video was $996,631.90. We gave it all away. Don’t tell the label.” It then documents Drake‘s random acts of kindness to people in need….