NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Carrie Underwood turned in one of the most-talked about performances with Steven Tyler at this year's Academy of Country Music Awards. Three months later, though, it was another performance that night in Las Vegas that was on her mind.
NEWARK, N.J. – Jon Bon Jovi has been taking a break from his worldwide concerts to engage in a different kind of tour - listening to the concerns of young people across the United States.
WESTMINSTER, Md. – Nora Roberts' foundation is giving $100,000 to a college in Maryland and the school says it will offer an academic minor in romance literature and start a writing course in the genre.
McDaniel College in Westminster said Tuesday it has received the money.
President Roger Casey says the college aims to raise the profile of romance novels. He says serious study of the subject will reinforce Roberts' reputation as a master and champion of the craft.
DECATUR, Ga. – When Lil Jon was fired from Donald Trump's "Celebrity Apprentice," the rapper-producer fell short of the amount of money he wanted to raise for his charity.
CAP D'ANTIBES, France – Vertiginous fuchsia heels bedazzled with 360 carats'-worth of precious stones, a tennis match with Monaco's Prince Albert and the rubberized second-skin dress right off Gwen Stefani's back were among the extravagant lots that helped a star-studded charity auction raise a record-breaking $10 million for AIDS r
CAP D'ANTIBES, France – Elton John has dedicated an AIDS benefit dinner to the late American actress Elizabeth Taylor, an early pioneer in the fight against the disease.
John has called Taylor a "force of nature" and pledged she'll remain the star-studded charity event's "guiding star." Taylor died in March.
DETROIT – Kid Rock donated a total of $50,000 Monday to five Detroit area charities, fulfilling a promise the musician made to support his hometown.
CANNES, France – Naomi Campbell's charity is piggybacking on the high-wattage Cannes Film Festival to organize a fashion show in aid of the Japanese Red Cross' earthquake and tsunami relief fund.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Country superstar Kenny Chesney is turning his May 25th tour stop in Tuscaloosa, Ala., into a benefit concert.
Chesney, along with his management and booking agents, are donating all of their fees to the tornado-ravaged town that is home to the University of Alabama.
LOS ANGELES – The Showtime series "The Big C" is joining Hollywood's fight against cancer.
Songs from and inspired by the TV series will be released on CD and digital download June 7 by Epic Records in collaboration with Showtime and Sony Pictures Television.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – An initial list of country music stars has aligned with CMT to raise money for tornado victims across the South.
