REM to headline Oxfam gig
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REM are to headline a gig in London supporting Oxfam's Make Trade Fair campaign. Plus other entertainment news in brief.
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George Michael is preparing to become the first singer to perform at the new Wembley Stadium.
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THE Millennium Stadium will stage 'Live Aid II' in just three weeks time to raise money for the tsunami disaster appeal, we can reveal.
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Bono, lead singer with rock band U2, is to take centre stage at the Labour Party conference on Wednesday.
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Text of report by independent Liberian Star Radio on 6 February  A major community radio conference is expected to take place in Monrovia Tuesday [6 February]. The Liberia Media Centre is collaborating with the Radio Netherlands Training Centre to organize the event.
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Plans are underway to organise a huge charity concert in the Millennium Stadium in the Welsh city of Cardiff, with all profits going to the victims of the Asian tsunami disaster.
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A reggae concert in honor of musical legend Bob Marley, which drew an audience of more than 200,000 Ethiopians to Addis Ababa, could become an annual fixture across Africa, its organizers said Monday.
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Soul legend Candi Staton is among the diverse artists newly confirmed for the Womad festival.
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The cityâs first Farm Aid concert in the 22 years will feature nearly two dozen roots-rock, country and jam bands, and also promote organic food production and consumption.
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Sir Paul McCartney is the latest star to sign up for the new Band Aid charity single, to be released this month.
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A concert is to be staged in south-east London to help raise funds for the fire-ravaged Cutty Sark.
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Available from today, âSongs For Sudanâ aims to raise money for Oxfamâs appeal to help the people of Darfur, Western Sudan. Also featured are Badly Drawn Boy, Jet, Hope Of The States and Roots Manuva.
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Lifestyle: 20 October 2004, Wednesday. London's Thursday night will be marked by a charity concert organized in support of Bulgarian nurses sentenced to death in Libya, Radio France Internacional reported.
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Former South African president Nelson Mandela announced Wednesday a giant benefit concert in London next June to promote his 46664 campaign against HIV/AIDS.
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Oxfam today urged Jack Straw to do all he can to bring an end to the violence in Darfur, Western Sudan. The International Agency welcomed his visit as a sign of continued engagement by the British government
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LONDON - Oxfam is launching its first downloadable music album with songs from REM, Ash, David Gray and Faithless to raise money for refugees in Sudan&#39;s Darfur region.
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International broadcasters,  environmental activists and some of the biggest names in pop  music are in the starting blocks for one of the most ambitious  global media events of all time.