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Bono and Bob Take Over the Globe!

May 10th, 2010

Saturday: for musicians like Bono and Bob Geldof, this day would be spent rocking out at sold-out venues, making chart-topping music, or getting their hands dirty helping solve the world’s problems. And this past weekend was no different – Bono and Bob stepped foot in Toronto’s offices of The Globe and Mail, and made history [...]

Tags: Africa, Bob Geldof, bono, The Globe and Mail, U2
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Bono and Bob Do The Globe

May 5th, 2010

Bono and Bob Geldof have many jobs: musicians, entertainers, anti-poverty activists……and now editors? That’s right guys – U2’s Bono and solo and former Boomtown Rats singer Bob Geldof will be editing the Monday, May 10 edition of Canada’s national newspaper, The Globe and Mail. AND they want to talk to you – yes, you!! They [...]

Tags: Africa, Bob Geldof, bono
Posted in Blog, Celebrities & Pop Culture, Contests, Just For Fun | Posted by Michael |

Jay-Z reveals plans for new Blueprint 3 videos

February 20th, 2010

Jay-Z has revealed his plans for one or two new videos from his Blueprint 3 album. “I wanna shoot Venus vs. Mars,” the hip-hop megastar told MTV News. Apparently, Mr. Knowles-Carter has a clear vision for the most sexual song on his latest record. “I got an amazing concept in my mind,” he said. Let’s [...]

Tags: bono, jay-z, rihanna
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Gaga, Bono join “We Are The World” remake

February 1st, 2010

Lady Gaga and Bono have joined the already star studded lineup set to remake “We are the World” today, which will help the earthquake survivors in Haiti. The pair were recruited last night at the Grammys, according to E! online. Kanye West, Usher, Jennifer Hudson, and Miley Cyrus are just a few of the artists [...]

Tags: bono, Jennifer Hudson, Kanye West, lady gaga, miley cyrus, usher
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Haiti benefits raise $85M

January 25th, 2010

Hope For Haiti Now and Canada For Haiti raised nearly $77 million altogether for the earthquake relief efforts on Friday. George Clooney’s Hope For Haiti telethon featured performances by Justin Timberlake, Coldplay, and Beyonce, who altered the lyrics to her song Halo for the devastated country (“Haiti I can see your Halo…”)

Tags: beyonce, bono, Canada For Haiti, coldplay, george clooney, Hope For Haiti Now, jay-z, justin timberlake, madonna, metric, nelly furtado, rihanna, taylor swift, the edge, The Tragically Hip, U2
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Beyonce joins Hope For Haiti Now

January 21st, 2010

Beyonce has joined the growing list of stars taking part in George Clooney’s Hope For Haiti Now telethon. The singer will join her husband Jay-Z in London, along with Rihanna, Bono, The Edge, and Coldplay. Leonardo DiCaprio, Ashley Tisdale and Tobey Maguire have also been added as well as Selena Gomez, who tweeted that she’ll [...]

Tags: ashley tisdale, beyonce, bono, coldplay, george clooney, Hope For Haiti Now, jay-z, Leonardo DiCaprio, rihanna, selena gomez, the edge, tobey maguire
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Coldplay, Rihanna added to Hope For Haiti Now

January 20th, 2010

More big names have been added to George Clooney’s Hope For Haiti Now telethon. Coldplay have now been added as performers in London, as well as an all-star group performance by Bono, The Edge, Jay-Z and Rihanna. Also joining the star-studded benefit are performers Jennifer Hudson, Mary J. Blige and John Legend.

Tags: bono, coldplay, george clooney, Hope For Haiti Now, jay-z, Jennifer Hudson, John Legend, mary j blige, rihanna, the edge
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R-Patz, T-Swift, Jay-Z join Hope For Haiti

January 19th, 2010

Jay-Z, Taylor Swift, Shakira and (oooooh) Robert Pattinson have been added to MTV’s Hope For Haiti telethon on Friday. Both R.Patz and Jay-Z will be London for the fundraiser, along with Bono, who sources say is likely perform a new song with Jay-Z. Taylor Swift and Shakira will perform in the U.S. along with previously [...]

Tags: alicia keys, bono, Brad Pitt, bradley cooper, christina aguilera, Hope For Haiti, jake gyllenhaal, jay-z, Jennifer Aniston, MTV, robert pattinson, sandra bullock, shakira, taylor swift, zac efron
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Hip-Hop for Haiti

January 18th, 2010

Diddy and Rick Ross are just a couple of the hip-hop artists who are doing their part for the relief efforts in Haiti. Rick Ross will be hosting a blood drive in Pembroke Pines Florida. Diddy posted a video on YouTube speaking about how affected he’s been by the tragic earthquake, and asked that people [...]

Tags: bono, diddy, Haiti, jay-z, rick ross, swizz beatz, the edge, U2
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Hope For Haiti performers announced

January 18th, 2010

Bono, Alicia Keys, Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera have been announced as performers for George Clooney’s MTV telethon Hope For Haiti, which is set to air on Much this Friday, January 22nd. According to Clooney himself at Sunday night’s Golden Globes, over 40 celebrities are expected to participate in the telethon, many of them recruited [...]

Tags: alicia keys, Anderson Cooper, bono, christina aguilera, george clooney, Golden Globes, Hope For Haiti, justin timberlake, Wyclef Jean
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