Results: Band Contributions: Musical and Financial
Published on 10/04/2018
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Today, 600 million Africans still don't have access to electricity, particularly in rural areas. In far too many parts of Africa, night-time economic activities are practically non-existent. Women cannot make productive use of their time to carry out the most basic household tasks. Children who help the women cannot study at night without proper light and complete their homework by candle light, an additional expense for parents. Moreover, without access to electricity, over 3.5 million Africans die every year from harmful pollutants or fires in the home produced by costly and toxic solid fuels. To meet these challenges, Akon Lighting Africa seeks to provide a concrete response at grass roots level to Africa's energy crisis and lay the foundations for future development. Launched in February 2014 by international music star, Akon, leader Thione Niang and entrepreneur Samba Bathily, this initiative aims to develop an innovative solar-powered solution that will provide African villages with access to a clean and affordable source of electricity. Are you familiar with Akon, his music, and his lighting Africa initiative?
I know who Akon is
20%
454 votes
I've heard his music
16%
363 votes
I've heard of or am familiar with Akon Lighting Africa
11%
240 votes
Not Applicable
71%
1609 votes
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Here are ten financial contributions made by musicians. Choose the donations that you roughly heard of:
Bruno Mars -- 1 million dollars to Flint, Michigan
18%
415 votes
Chance the Rapper -- 1 million to the schools and small businesses of Chicago
10%
226 votes
Prince -- "The quiet donator" -- giving money to Trayvon Martin's family, 1/4 million, each, to several organizations, & 1 million to kids living in poverty in Harlem New York
16%
366 votes
George Michael -- also donated quietly, which like Prince, became known after his passing
15%
340 votes
Elton John -- like George Michael, too many credits to list here, but donated £26.8m in 2016
24%
556 votes
Taylor Swift -- Many contributions, to organizations and quietly to individuals
18%
411 votes
Ray Charles -- Many donation credits to list here
11%
246 votes
Rihanna -- Many donation credits to list here
9%
205 votes
French Montana -- multiple donation credits
3%
76 votes
Dr. Dre -- The biggest one-off donation on our list was given by Dr. Dre, who's consistently given back to Compton, the southern Los Angeles city where he got his start with N.W.A. In June of this year, he gave $10m towards building a performing arts centre at the new Compton High School (and many more donations to other orgs.)
10%
223 votes
Not Applicable
58%
1317 votes
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Here are the top 11 artists / bands that have given back: Check off the bands, only if you're familiar with what they are involved in:
U2
24%
554 votes
The Smashing Pumpkins
7%
149 votes
Pearl Jam
10%
226 votes
Dave Navarro
5%
112 votes
Bif Naked
3%
71 votes
Rob Thomas
6%
129 votes
Sheryl Crow
15%
335 votes
Tracy Bonham
3%
64 votes
Dave Matthews Band
10%
220 votes
Everclear
3%
69 votes
Mana -- Selva Negra Foundation
1%
30 votes
Not Applicable
68%
1551 votes
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These 10 artists / bands were listed as surprise donations / charitable works. Choose the ones you know:
For $200,000, Jack White used the money to help start the Music Preservation Foundation.
5%
104 votes
Taylor Swift made Forbes' list of the 30 Most Generous Celebrities for donating $625,000 to various charities in Tennessee and Pennsylvania.
14%
325 votes
Jack Johnson has created multiple organizations dedicated to environmental causes, including the Kokua Hawaii Foundation, the All At Once Campaign and the Johnson Ohana Charitable Foundation.
5%
113 votes
Emmy the Great, aka Emma-Lee Moss, has been actively involved with Strummerville, which brings support and opportunities to aspiring artists that would not otherwise have access to them, and Billy Bragg's Jail Guitar Doors, which hosts music workshops for rehabilitating female prisoners. She has also been the public face of WaterAid at Bestival and Glastonbury
5%
104 votes
Emmylou Harris established Bonaparte's Retreat, a shelter for dogs that the Nashville Humane Association consider "unadoptable."
7%
158 votes
Moby launched mobygratis.com in 2008 as a resource for independent and non-profit filmmakers or film students to use select tracks from his discography in their independent/non-profit works free of costly sync fees. If those projects do generate money, or a commercial release uses the resource, all of Moby's possible royalties are diverted directly to the Humane Society.
4%
88 votes
Foster the People are true to their name. The Los Angeles band helped start an organization called Foster the Future, meant to inspire young folks to do volunteer work. (Google "do good bus")
4%
87 votes
Rob Thomas and his wife Marisol founded the Sidewalk Angels Foundation in 2003. The organization connects no-kill animal shelters and rescues with funds. They also work with organizations dealing with homelessness and childhood health issues.
5%
116 votes
In 2010, Earle was awarded the ?Shining Star of Abolition? by The National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty for his work with opposition organizations and open activism within his songwriting. A man of many convictions, Earle has also raised money to benefit autism research, New Orleans post-Katrina, Vietnam Veterans, Native Americans, Unions, and Tibet.
2%
51 votes
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club established a section of their website called Other Things That Matter where they list information about causes and non-profits they support. They've also reached out to fans via email in the past to solicit donations or help, like in the case of 2011's Aid Japan Charity Auction. They offered a cymbal signed by Peter Hayes, Robert Been, and Leah Shapiro, as well as a limited edition vinyl set. Proceeds went to disaster relief after the earthquakes in Japan.
2%
53 votes
Not Applicable
77%
1754 votes
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Peter Gabriel performing 'In Your Eyes"' live with Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan at the VH1 Honors concert in 1996, which promoted and raised money for giving video cameras to 3rd world countries to document child labor and other issues around human rights --> "... the Witness program--an organization that supplies video cameras to people in human rights "hot spots" in order to document rights abuses. A special award will go to Witness co-founder Peter Gabriel, with Joan Osborne, R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe, Natalie Merchant, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Pete Townshend among the other honorees and performers." Did you see this concert and are you aware of the Witness program?
Saw the concert
3%
65 votes
Aware of the witness program
7%
163 votes
Both
4%
85 votes
Neither
91%
2079 votes
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