Too many tales of addiction and substance abuse pervade rock and roll lore. Fortunately, the Grammy’s charitable arm, MusiCares, has developed its MAP Fund to help members of the musical community gain access to addiction treatments and recovery programs, regardless of their financial...

Celebrity Charities – The Water4 Foundation, a public charity based out of Oklahoma City, is kicking off a public campaign leading up to World Water Day on March 22 that will include a World Water Day Photo Contest, held in partnership with World Vision. Celebrity ambassadors such as...

Celebrity Charities – Last year Forbes magazine named  J. K. Rowling, the creative genius herself, the first female billionaire author. A lot can happen in a year, though. It turns out Rowling has donated so much money in the past 365 days that she did not make the 2012 edition of...

Celebrity Charities – March 5 kicked off the effort ConAgra foods is making to stop child hunger in the U.S. The Child Hunger Ends Here campaign is returning for its 3rd year and this time, it’s being supported by musical artists Jay Sean, Owl City, and Jewel. ConAgra is working...

Celebrity Charities – VH1′s Save the Music Foundation and Dosomething.org have teamed up for the third annual Battle of the Bands campaign aimed getting young students involved in saving music education. Among the supporters is American Idol Kelly Clarkson, who stared in a PSA for...

Celebrity Charities – Surfer/pop-star Jack Johnson recently announced a new live compilation album, The Best of Kokua Festival, the proceeds of which will go to his foundation. Featuring 13 tracks from Johnson;s annual Earth Day Kokua Festival, the LP includes songs recorded by stars...

Celebrity Charities – Though most people know Ashley Judd for her acting career, she also wants to help “change the world” by using her status as a celebrity to advocate for “positive social transformation.” As a UN Goodwill Ambassador and an actor, Judd has...

Celebrity Charities – Academy Award winner Michael Douglas is promoting the global United Nations “Art for Peace” contest and is calling on young artists ages 5-17 from around the world to use their creative talents to envision what a world would be like without nuclear...

Celebrity Charities – Actress Kate Beckinsale has joined the Reading is Fundamental (RIF) program and the Nestlé “Share the Joy of Reading” program, to help raise awareness for National Reading Month. RIF is the largest program advocating for children’s literacy...

Celebrity Charities – A host of British stars will be joining the seventh annual Pitney Bowes Pushing the Envelope campaign, designed to benefit the United Kingdom’s National Literacy Trust. From actors like Stephen Fry, Judi Dench, Helen Mirren and Simon Pegg to the members of...

Celebrity Charities – Musicians including Sting, Elton John, James Taylor, and Rosanne Cash will join other stars like Meryl Streep, Katherine McPhee, and Vince Gill to perform and appear at a benefit concert for the Rainforest Fund on April 3. Held at Carnegie Hall’s Stern...

Celebrity Charities – Ebay and Auction Cause are giving fans of legendary skateboarder Tony Hawk a chance to bid on some of his personal collectible items to benefit underprivileged kids. 100% of the auction proceeds will benefit the Tony Hawk Foundation, which has been working since...

Celebrity Charities – Holly Branson, daughter of Sir Richard Branson, is doing more than just raising awareness about the plight of children in India; she’s adopting the whole Udawad village in Udaipur in an effort to improve the quality of life and provide sustainable resources...

Celebrity Charities – Actress Eva Longoria joins the elite company of entertainers, public officials, dignitaries, and Hispanic national leaders as Honorary Co-Chair of the United Farm Workers for their 50th Anniversary celebration. The group is led by Helen Chavez, wife of founder Cesar...

Celebrity Charities – Celebrities from around the world are joining BeatBullying, a prevention charity in the UK, and millions of people in “The Big March 2012,” the first ever worldwide virtual march against bullying. Currently the march has garnered over 820,000 supporters...

Celebrity Charities – Former Fall Out Boy frontman Pete Wentz is the latest star to collaborate with online community MASScanvas. For the rest of February, fans and participants can submit designs to the t-shirt company, whose limited edition tees are sold in support of each partner...

Celebrity Charity – In honor of the late Whitney Houston, her family is asking that fans donate to her childhood school, in lieu of flowers. Houston was involved with several charities over the years and her family members wish her legacy live on at her Alma Mater, the Whitney E....

Celebrity Charities – Pop star Katy Perry debuted her new song at the Grammys last weekend and that single, “Part of Me,” has already topped the charts. In thanking her legions of fans on Twitter, she also made a generous proclamation in 140 characters or less: “My...

Celebrity Charities – The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation (LDF) has consistently worked hard to bring awareness of environmental issues to light. The foundation’s latest partnership is working with La Colombe Torrefaction to create a new sustainable high-end coffee line called LYON....

Celebrity Charities – Everyone in Hollywood is buzzing about the Oscars, and this year Charitybuzz.com is auctioning off two tickets to Vanity Fair’s Oscar party to the highest bidder. The auction price is currently sitting at $25,000. Proceeds of this auction will go to Larchmont...

Celebrity Charities – Curtis Jackson (aka 50 Cent aka 50) recently took a trip with the UN food releif agency to the Horn of Africa. His field visit to Somalia and Kenya showed him an up close and personal look at the food crisis currently plaguing the region. Way back when, we told you...

Celebrity Charities – Although the Susan G. Komen Foundation (SGKF) recently apologized for its decision to pull funding from Planned Parenthood, the backlash from the original announcement is likely to be felt for some time as many have already made decisions to donated directly to...

Celebrity Charities – Nearly 7 years after Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, some are still working on rebuilding the once thriving city. Make It Right, a foundation started by the sexiness that is Brad Pitt, works to build homes in the lower 9th ward of New Orleans where more than...

Celebrity Charities – We’ve frequently reported on the fight for democracy in Egypt, from the military police vs. the people, to the blatant violations of women’s rights, and more. While many of these issues receive support from the celebrity community, there are few...

Celebrity Charities – Professional wrestler and not-especially-tall-but-really-really-built-dude, John Cena, has a new accomplishment to wear: he has granted the most wishes in the Make-A-Wish Foundation’s history. It makes a very good case for the good a celebrity can do by...

Celebrity Charities – Kids in Los Angeles public schools might be shredding like legendary guitarist Eddie Van Halen in a few years. Or at least, they’ll be learning how to play music on Van Halen’s guitars. Van Halen, whose eponymous band was one of the most important rock...

Celebrity Charities – Cheryl Cole, a member of the British pop group Girls Aloud, is making lipstick not only fashionable, but also charitable. The singer just released a new shade of lipstick through L’Oreal Paris; the catch is that money from each sale will be donated to The...

Celebrity Charities – Nearly 27 years after British rockers The Smiths released their number one album Meat Is Murder, PETA UK has named ex-frontman Morrissey its Person of the Year for 2011. After The Smiths broke up in 1987, Morrissey embarked on a successful solo career that also...

Celebrity Charities – Girls all over the country swoon at the sound of Justin Bieber’s voice and most would jump at the chance to meet the prince of pop and own something that has been touched by the Biebs (insert starry eyed sigh here). So when 14-year-old Alexx Mowbray was...

Celebrity Charities – Ever have that light bulb effect after a great idea? Alt rockers Linkin Park sure did, except their light bulbs are solar powered. The band’s non-profit organization, Music For Relief represents a coalition of musicians, music industry professionals, and fans...

Celebrity Charities – Some of television’s hottest stars worked hard in 2011 to support Smile Train, the largest international charity dedicated to surgically fixing facial clefts. Smile Train , which launched in 1999, works with more than 2,000 doctors around the world to provide...

Celebrity Charities – From the guys and girl who brought the world the single from 2006′s outrageous movie Snakes On A Plane now comes a serious new commitment. Dance-pop outfit Cobra Starship just launched a campaign with Invisible Children in order to raise $5,000 to erect radio...

Celebrity Charities – Famed American Songbook crooner Tony Bennett, recently did a charcoal drawing of Lady Gaga after the pair sang together on Bennett’s Duets II album. Yup…she’s nude! Yup, they ironically sang, “The Lady is a Tramp!” The image everyone...

Celebrity Charities – Adele made a commendable ticketing decision for her 2011 tour, even though health problems forced her to cancel many of her last performances. As stipulated in her North American tour rider, the 23-year-old singer required all guests receiving complimentary tickets...

Celebrity Charities – Actress Scarlett Johansson is what we’d call our ideal activist. She’s an ambassador for Oxfam America and has assisted USA Harvest with food banks post-Hurricane Katrina. She supports Project (RED) and Soles4Souls. Most recently, Johansson co-designed two...

Celebrity Charities – Just in time for the holiday season, Nicki Minaj and Mattel have teamed up to create a one of a kind Barbie doll modeled after the pop sensation, that will be auctioned off for charity. The Barbie ties perfectly into the sensation that Minaj has created for her...

Celebrity Charities – It’s never too early to get ready for the biggest night in music. The Recording Academy (aka the people who run the Grammys) and Universal Republic Records will be releasing the 2012 Grammy Nominees album on January 24, 2012 and the double-disc set is already...

Celebrity Charities – Minnesota Vikings star running back Adrian Peterson has been working overtime. And not necessarily on the field. In 2008, Peterson started the All Day Foundation, a non-profit organization that helps raise awareness and funds for community outreach programs aimed...