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The US Rolling Stone magazine about Jimmy Cliff: "Cliff, known internationally for his work in the 1972 The Harder They Come and its iconic soundtrack, becomes the second reggae pioneer to join the Hall, after Bob Marley, who was inducted in 1994. Cliff's "Many Rivers to Cross" is one of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The 25th annual induction ceremony will be held March 15th. The event, which is returning … more

As previously announced Annie Lennox joined like the Prime Minister's wife Sarah Brown, Cherie Lunghi and other stars a gathering on the Millennium Bridge in London to mark International Women's Day. The event was part of a global campaign called 'Join me on the Bridge' organised by the "Women for Women" charity (website). Annie Lennox also commented the event in her blog on MySpace: It was great to be out there “on the bridge” … more

Annie Lennox joined International Development Minister, Gareth Thomas, and leaders representing the global HIV community at an emergency Westminster summit called by the UK's Department for International Development to get HIV back on the global health agenda. The summit took place at the House of Lords, London on 9 March 2010. All those in attendance were united by a determination to make real and lasting progress to achieve universal access to comprehensive HIV prevention … more

As reported on ethrill.net (original news post) Annie Lennox joined David Gray at the Hammersmith Odeon in London in a cold December night last year for a surprise performance of “Full Steam” and “Sea Of Love” during the encores of his concert. Fan photos and a video excerpt of the performance of "Full Steam" has been posted here soon after the concert already. Watch now the amazing performance of the second duet of … more

From Annie Lennox MySpace blog: To honor the resilience of millions of women survivors of war around the world, Women for Women International is hosting a global campaign called Join me on the Bridge on International Women's Day: March 8, 2010. Annie Lennox will join thousands of women (and men) at 10am on Monday, March 8 at Victoria Embankment Gardens, where they will walk to the Millennium Bridge. There will be a women’s … more

Annie Lennox and other celebrities like Sarah Brown, Beverly Knight, Naomi Campbell and the duchess of York Sarah Ferguson attended on Friday night a VIP dinner by The White Ribbon Alliance at the top restaurant "Agua", at the Sanderson Hotel, in Central London, to celebrate the 100th year of International Women’s Day. The White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood is an international coalition to promote increased public awareness of the need to make pregnancy and … more

As reported Annie Lennox helped to launch the UNAIDS Agenda for Action on Women, Girls, Gender Equality and HIV in New York yesterday (see original news post here). Here are the first links of press coverage: Launch of UNAIDS Conference Video - SING video at the beginning, Annie Lennox talks e.g. from 30:40 min and answers a question from 1:13:41 h Press Conference Video - Annie Lennox e.g. from 6:27 min, 18:47 min 27:17 … more

UNAIDS, together with celebrated artist and activist for women and HIV, Annie Lennox, has launched an Agenda for Accelerated Country Action for Women, Girls, Gender Equality and HIV (2010–2014), which has been developed to address gender inequalities and human rights violations that continue to put women and girls at risk of HIV infection. The five-year action plan was launched at a high-level panel during the 54th meeting on the Commission … more

Two years before director Derek Jarman died of AIDS, he directed "Edward II", a radical variation on Christopher Marlowe's 16th century play. King Edward's open homosexuality, his murder and succession, historic figures in modern dresses, dusty, bare locations and Annie Lennox's  rendition of Cole Porter's "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" make this "a jewel of a film" (Channel4.com) and a "mesmerising" (Rolling Stone) piece of art. Today a new … more

Last Tuesday, February 23, 2010, Annie Lennox was invited to Buckingham Palace where she and Business Secretary Lord Mandelson (centre in the first photo) met with Queen Elizabeth II at a reception held in advance of next month's State Visit of the President of South Africa Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma in London. Annie Lennox also met with the Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip at Buckingham Palace at the same event. See photos of this special … more