Singer-Activist Gives a Powerful Performance of John’s Signature Song DEC 22, 2015 – AMC recently aired “Imagine: John Lennon 75th Birthday Concert” featuring many different musicians in a tribute to what would have been John Lennon’s 75th birthday, and Willie Nelson was there and gave a moving rendition of John Lennon’s signature song, “Imagine”, watch…
DEC 8, 2015 – U2 played a Paris, France show yesterday and brought the band EoDM onstage with them at the end of the show for a show of unity and support, and to let EoDM play a song. Bono told the crowd, “They were robbed of their stage three weeks ago, and we would…
Foo Fighters release free EP dedicated to the victims of the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris NOV 23. 2105 – The Foo Fighters will “share” a 5-track EP titled Saint Cecilia, dedicated to the victims of the Paris attacks, and to help raise donations in support of the “family of fallen Eagles of Death Metal brother, Nick Alexander”, a…
French-Canadian Singer Doesn’t Leave a Dry Eye in the Audience NOV 23, 2015 – Celine Dion paid tribute to the victims of the Paris attack at the American Music Awards last night, singing Edith Piaf’s “Hymnne a L’Amour“ (Hymn to Love) in her beautiful French. And as they would say, “she didn’t leave a dry eye…
“Stronger Than Fear” and Eiffel Tower Drawing as Backdrop NOV 21, 2015 – The world and U2 honored the victims of the Paris attacks at 9:20 PM last night, the time the tragedy struck. Bono and the boys are back home in Belfast, and they honored the victims by having a large backdrop with the…
Yahoo: Foo Fighters, U2 Have to Cancel European Tours https://www.yahoo.com/music/foo-fighters-cancel-european-tour-dates-following-paris-153444165.html Independent.co.uk: Facebook adds French Flag as Option for Profile Pictures (photo credit: Reuters): http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/facebook-adds-french-flag-as-option-for-profile-pictures-in-paris-solidarity-move-a6734656.html
Musician Calls for Peace and Harmony Between the Races June 26, 2015 – Paul McCartney dedicated his classic, “The Long and Winding Road” to the beautiful South Carolina 9, and pleaded to the world for peace and harmony between people of all colors and walks. Watch the powerful version they perform at Firefly 2015 below…
Songwriter Praised For His Songs of Peace and Justice FEB 9, 2015 – While most of the world was caught up in the actual Grammy awards show, JTMP was keeping an eye on the part of Grammys most dear to us, MusiCares, the “charitable wing” of the Foundation and their “MusiCares Person of the Year Award”….
RUSHCARD’S KEEP THE PEACE INITIATIVE IS LAUNCHED AUG 7, 2014 – Activist, meditation enthusiast and music mogul Russell Simmons and his debit card company RushCard are launching the “RushCard’s Keep the Peace” initiative campaign to help prevent what they see as the leading problems with our youth: poverty, lack of opportunity and an incarceration rate disproportionately affecting…
ACTIVIST-MUSICIAN RELEASED SONG BACK IN 2010 CALLING FOR END TO PALESTINIAN BLOCKADE JULY 30, 2014 – One of the most active activist-musicians around, Roger Waters released the song “We Shall Overcome (Song For Palestine)” back in 2010, and with the horrors of seeing Palestinian kids being murdered by the Israeli Defense Force by their reckless…