IHeart Music Concert for America: Musicians Broadcasting Music Concerts from Home to Uplift and Encourage During Corona Virus Crisis

Alicia Keys, Mariah Carey and a host of other recording artists scheduled to broadcast live concerts from their living rooms and keep the music flowing during this current epic public health challenge the world is facing. Stay tuned to your local broadcast stations and your favorite blogs for  future updates.

Don't Think They Know

 Including a touching posthumous  tribute to well admired r&b icon Aaliyah and to raise awareness regarding what appears to be  gun violence involving youth in the black community, Chris Brown's song "Don't Think They Know" was released June 13,2013 as a single from his  sixth studio album X. The video followed on June 20, 2013. There is also a cryptic scene involving some type of alien gathering or mass. Aaliyah appears in the video as a hologram.

 In the opening credits of the video, Chris makes this compassionate statement:

" Every two hours in America today a child dies of a gunshot wound. Unity is what we are afraid of so fear is insanity,let's love each other."

Not CB,just Christopher

In an interview with MTV News, Brown responded:

"When I did the video I wanted to do kind of like the Boyz n the Hood theme, also bringing an aspect of the side of the world that people never really talk about anymore. Gun violence or stuff that we deal with in our neighborhood or community that we could just stop"._1/

The video was also dedicated to slain community member and  Compton rapper Lil Frogg who lived from 1987-2013. He died from a gun shot wound. See dedication to him near the end of the video in credits. 

_1/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_Think_They_Know?wprov=sfla1

Songs for Japan

Released on March 24,2011, this  voluminous double CD compilation of  38 classic and current pop songs on the Universal Record Group label is a project of the big three record companies to raise money for the Japanese Red Cross Society and support disaster relief efforts currently underway. The CD features songs by top recording artists and humanitarians such as John Lennon(Imagine-2010 remaster),Bob Dylan(Shelter From the Storm),John Mayer(Waiting On the World to Change), Beyonce(Irreplaceable),Black-Eyed Peas(Tribe),U2(Walk On),Springsteen(Human Touch),Elton John (Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me), Madonna(Miles Away), Sade(By Your side) and many others. All royalities including music publishing,artists and usual record company fees have been waived so that as much money as possible goes directly to relief efforts in one of the worst recorded  disasters in modern history. The track listing is as follows:

Disc One
1.Imagine-John Lennon
2.Walk On-U2
3.Shelter from the Storm-Bob Dylan
4.Around the World-Red Hot Chili Peppers
5.Born This Way-Lady Gaga
6.Irreplaceable-Beyonce Knowles
7.Talking to the Moon-Bruno Mars
8.Firework-Katy Perry
9.Only Girl (In the World)-Rihanna
10.Like I Love You-Justin Timberlake
11.Miles Away-Madonna
12.When Love Takes Over-David Guetta
13.Love the Way You Lie-Eminem
14.Human Touch-Bruce Springsteen
15.Awake-Josh Groban
16.Better Life-Keith Urban
17.One Tribe-Black-Eyed Peas
18.Sober-Pink
19.It's Okay-Ce-Lo Green

Disc Two

1. Run to You-Lady Antebellum
2.What Do You Got-Bon Jovi
3.My Hero-Foo Fighters
4.Man On the Moon-R.E.M
5. Save Me-Nicki Minaj
6. By Your Side-Sade
7.Hold On-Michael Buble
8.Pray-Justin Bieber
9.Make You Feel My Love-Adele
10.If I Could be Where You Are-Enya
11.Don't Let the sun Go Down On Me-Elton John
12.Waiting On the World to Change-John Mayer
13. Teo Torriatte(Let Us Cling Together)- Queen
14. Use Somebody-Kings of Leon
15. Fragile-Sting
16. Better in Time-Leona Lewis
17. One in A Million-Ne-Yo
18.Whenever,Wherever-Shakira
19. Sunrise-Norah Jones

"Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud"- Riverside Church Thursday, October 14,2010

Dr. Cornel West, one of America’s most provocative and admired public intellectuals, will be speaking at the Riverside Church on Thursday,October 14,2010 on his new book,an autobiography written by the scholar himself, entitled,  " Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud." It  is  his long-awaited life story  and offers us a compelling and intimate exploration of this extraordinary man that is fascinating as a story in its own right, but that is also rich in life-lessons for all of us. Come hear this unparalleled orator as he shares episodes about his childhood, his education on the streets and in school, his family life, his lifelong commitment to the prophetic Christian tradition and unconditional love that began in Sacramento’s Shiloh Baptist Church. These experiences shaped his politics, his passion for the life of the mind, his academic career including the turmoil at Harvard, and much more. Don’t miss one of our national treasures who is also the most entertaining and enlightening public speaker of our era, as he, for the very first time, gets personal.

AN EVENING LECTURE and BOOK SIGNING

Thursday, October 14, 7:00pm at The Riverside Church, 490 Riverside Drive at 120th St

Tickets: $35.00. 

Mental Health Concerns On Rise in Gulf In Wake of Oil Spill Disaster

Gulf area Mental Health Care providers are becoming increasingly concerned about the growing need for psychiatric treatment and therapy for depression and anxiety related disorders. While BP has provided initial funding for this problem in the past the earlier disbursements have dissipated.

People are in need of counseling and treatment on a large scale.

John Mayer's Eco-Village kicks off today in Charlotte North Carolina at Beginning of Summer Tour

John Mayer's Eco Village  kicks off today as part of his 2010 Summer Tour in support of  latest studio release Battle Studies . John who has consistenly engaged his fans in projects which heighten perspective and raise awareness about global warming and clean energy alternatives,  continues efforts through his non-profit organization AKOG (Another Kind of Green).

AKOG (Another Kind of Green) was created by John Mayer from the belief that small steps toward environmental sustainability can effect widespread change when multiplied by a great number of participants. AKOG is involved in the following activities and invites fans to volunteer at each venue in its efforts to educate the community about how to live in a more environmentally friendly world.

AKOG is involved in:

•Extensive waste reduction and recycling backstage


•Biodegradable and compostable catering products

•Local and organic food backstage

•Reusable water bottles for band and crew to reduce plastic bottle waste

•Eco-friendly merchandise

•Non-toxic cleaners and post-consumer recycled bathroom tissue on tour buses

•Calculating and neutralizing the carbon footprint from tour buses, trucks, flights and venue energy use by supporting renewable energy.
 
To read more about AKOG and how you can get involved,click here.

Earth Day Thursday April 22, Special Earth Day Concert and Climate Rally On the National Mall April 25, 2010 Featuring John Legend,The Roots,Sting,Passion Pit and More...From the Archives Live Earth Performance by Alicia Keys, Song of the Day Another Kind of Green by John Mayer

Earth Day is April 22.

This Saturday, April 25,2010 there will be a host of music greats performing a special concert on the National Mall. The current line up is as follows:

Sting
John Legend
The Roots
Jimmy Cliff
Passion Pit
Bob Weir
Willie Colon
Joss Stone
Robert Randolph
Patrick Stump
Mavis Staples
Booker T
Honor Society
Tao Rodriguez-Seeger

And special suprise performances by others!

Earth Day is a day designed to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth's environment. It was founded by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson as an environmental teach-in in 1970 and is celebrated in many countries every year. Earth Day is celebrated in spring in the Northern Hemisphere and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. Many communities celebrate Earth Week, an entire week of activities focused on environmental issues. In the United States, Earth Day is celebrated each year on April 22. The United Nations celebrates Earth Day each year on the spring equinox, which is often 20 March. This is a tradition which was founded by peace activist John in...more »

Song of the Day


Another Kind of Green by John Mayer