Musician Annie Lennox and MTV CEO Judy McGrath have joined the lineup to speak at the Mashable & 92Y Social Good Summit on September 20 in NYC.
Lennox and McGrath join CNN founder Ted Turner, (RED) CEO Susan Smith Ellis, and a host of thought leaders for a groundbreaking conference at the intersection of digital media and philanthropy.
The Social Good Summit, one of the few public events being held during UN Week, is all about … more
Dave Stewart is stuck in Soho, London, because of the volcanic ash from Iceland and might miss the Fast Company Innovation Unlimited conference on Wednesday in New York this week (ethrill.net reported), but also Annie Lennox is still in the UK and fears she might not make it to American Idol's "Idol Give Back" and the Ellen DeGeneres show in Los Angeles on the same day as she expressed it in her latest blog post: … more
As Dave Stewart told ethrill.net, on April 21, 2010, he is going to visit the "Fast Company Innovation Uncensored" conference in New York City.
Together with Tero Ojanperä, EVP from Nokia, "Change agent" Dave Stewart is speaking in a presentation entitled "Mobile Media and The Age Of Change", moderated by Mark Borden, Senior Editor, Fast Company (3:10PM - 3:40PM).
Tickets to the business conference are sold out already. You can find dates like this … more
Last night Dave Stewart attended the New York premiere of the critically acclaimed emo-rock musical "Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson" at The Public Theatre. Written and directed by Alex Timbers and with music and lyrics by Michael Friedman "Bloody Bloody Andrew" is a satirical comedy about America's seventh president, Andrew Jackson (played by actor Benjamin Walker), the man who invented the Democratic Party, … 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
The English fashion designer Alice Temperley (see website for more) created a seasonal installation which is reinterpreting some of the late Norman Parkinson's photographs with the help of photographer Adam Whitehead. It is featuring photos of "16 modern British icons who define British style and glamour" - including Annie Lennox, Liberty Ross, Rosamund Pike, Sophie Dahl, Yasmin Le Bon, Laura Bailey and Jacquetta Wheeler" printed life size on canvas and then hand-embroidered and … more
Coco De Mer, the "tastefully risqué, and luxuriously dreamy" erotic store chain, founded and owned by Sam Roddick, daughter of Bodyshop creator Anita Roddick, and Dave Stewart, has opened a new flagship store, "a veritable phantasmagoria of erotic treasures", in New York City (236 Elizabeth Street (btw Houston & Prince, Tel. +1 212 966 9069).
Together with the two first stores in London and the one in Los Angeles this is the fourth place for … more
Tomorrow, on November 29 at 8pm, a special four-hour program on HBO is presenting this autumn's two huge concerts for the 25th anniversary of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in New York. The line-up was so amazing and it had Annie Lennox as a special guest on Aretha Franklin's segmet of the concert singing "Chain Of Fools" with her!
"It's the concert event of 2009! Many of the music world's most luminous stars take … more
Thanks to lovely Annie Lennox fan Sue I can feel honoured to present you her fan report and video from the appearance of Annie Lennox at Aretha Franklin's concert for the Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame 25th Anniversary last weekend:
A Rocking Night to Remember
I worked all day then flew down to JFK airport to see the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary concert. I made my way to Madison Square Garden and took … more
Yesterday Annie Lennox joined the legendary Aretha Franklin on stage in NYC for the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame 25th Anniversary Concert. They sang 'Chain Of Fools' , originally released by Aretha in 1967. The show also featured performances from Metallica, Sting, U2, Mick Jagger, Ozzy Osbourne, Jeff Beck, Lenny Kravitz and Lou Reed.
A four-hour television special of highlights of the concerts will premiere at 8pm on Sunday, November 29, on HBO. The … more