Daily entertainment news covering Youssou N'Dour en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/08/bono_and_bob_geldof_put_pressure_on_bush Fri, 08 Jun 2007 12:15:18 EST Entertainment News 46102@http://www.starpulse.com/news Campaigning anti-poverty rockers Bono and Bob Geldof teamed up this week to put pressure on U.S. President George W. Bush ahead of the G-8 summit in Germany. The pair, accompanied by Senegalese singer Youssou N'Dour, discussed efforts to alleviate poverty in the developing world ahead of the meeting of world leaders in Rostock, which kicked off on Wednesday.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/17/artists_donate_tracks_to_instant_karma_t_12 Thu, 17 May 2007 20:10:00 EST Entertainment News 43005@http://www.starpulse.com/news In an historic effort to mobilize activism around the human rights atrocities occurring in Darfur, Sudan, more than 50 international recording artists and over 30 record labels have united behind "Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur."

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/16/green_day_included_in_all_star_line_up_o Wed, 16 May 2007 20:30:00 EST Entertainment News 42910@http://www.starpulse.com/news Grammy Award-winning rock band Green Day will contribute a cover of John Lennon's "Working Class Hero" to the forthcoming CD Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur. The track will be available for purchase digitally beginning May 1, and will be included on Instant Karma, which will be released by Warner Bros. Records June 12.

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