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.
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.
VIENNA – Janet Jackson says every little bit helps when it comes to fighting AIDS.
The singer says she's lost friends to the disease and that raising awareness about it is "close to my heart."
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.
LAS VEGAS – After 45 years, Jerry Lewis is retiring as host of the Muscular Dystrophy Association's Labor Day telethon.
The 85-year-old comedian and Las Vegas resident issued a statement Monday through the Tucson, Ariz.-based Muscular Dystrophy Association calling it time for a "new telethon era."
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.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Help is on the way.
That's the message celebrities and music stars sent to storm victims across the South on Thursday night during a star-studded benefit concert on CMT.
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