Coldplay and Michael Stipe among artists to donate tracks to EarthPercent’s Earth Day initiative

EXCLUSIVE: Principal photography has begun on Better Man, and Deadline has the first image from production. This is the musical feature film based on the life of singer Robbie Williams, with Australian filmmaker Michael Gracey at the helm. Gracey’s debut film, The Greatest Showman, grossed over $435M at the global box office.

EXCLUSIVE: Roswell, New Mexico star Michael Vlamis is preparing to make his feature directorial debut with Crossword, a psychological thriller in which he’ll star alongside Aurora Perrineau (When They See Us), Harvey Guillén (What We Do in the Shadows), Nick Thune (Love Life), Sarah Ramos (Winning Time), Karan Oberoi (Counterpart), Andoni Gracia (Warner. Bros’ upcoming The Flash) and Spencer Waldner (5 Years Apart).

Megan Thee Stallion Day in Houston, where the rapper grew up.Megan Pete was honoured at a ceremony on Sunday (May 1) in which Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner along with members of Houston City Council celebrated her philanthropic achievements, which include launching the Pete and Thomas Foundation in 2021.The non-profit, set up to honour Pete’s late mother and father, focuses on programs that address education, housing, health and wellness in Houston, Texas, and elsewhere.“Megan Thee Stallion has an extraordinary entertainment career, but we wanted to honor her for what she does offstage to lift people’s lives in underserved communities,” Turner said while presenting Megan with the key to the city.“She assisted people after the 2021 winter storm, during the pandemic, and helped those struggling with homelessness. I look forward to watching her grow as an artist and humanitarian.”May 2 is a significant date for Meg, whose mother and grandmother were both born on the date.

Amanda Bynes and Paul Michael are heading out together.

Micheal Stipe has opened up about a lyric change from R.E.M’s hit song, ‘Losing My Region’.He was talking to Rick Rubin on the Broken Record podcast when he revealed a key change in the lyrics to the classic song from 1991.Rubin asked Stipe if he knew the song was special when writing it, something he denied. “We released it as a first single thinking it was going to set up the next song,” he said.

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Earth Day 2022 was celebrated this April 22. The date commemorates the Earth and serves as a reminder for people to come to terms with the many environmental issues that we’re living through today.

Alfie Templeman has shared a new song called ‘Living In A Universe’ for Earth Day, with proceeds going to Brian Eno’s climate change charity EarthPercent.To mark Earth Day (April 22), EarthPercent shared a list of exclusive tracks – including live versions, collaborations and previously unreleased songs – that have been donated by such artists as Coldplay, Michael Stipe, Anna Calvi and Jarvis Cocker‘s JARV IS…, while Declan McKenna also shared a new track called ‘Elephant’.“Buy the track to help fund the most effective organisations working on the climate emergency, under the guidance of an advisory panel of climate experts, leading scientists & youth activists,” Templeman wrote of the release of ‘Living In A Universe’.At least £1.30 of the £1.99 price tag goes to EarthPercent and it can be purchased here.Today, I released 'Living In a Universe' via @earthpercentorg. Buy the track to help fund the most effective organisations working on the climate emergency, under the guidance of an advisory panel of climate experts, leading scientists & youth activists.https://t.co/TwB8Laor3B— Alfie (@alfietempleman) April 22, 2022Proceeds from sales of these songs will go towards funding EarthPercent’s five core areas of work: “greening music, energy transition, climate justice, legal and policy change, and protecting nature”.

Lauren Sanchez continues to put in the work for the environment. For Earth Day, Sanchez shared a touching message, calling awareness to global warming and the Earth as a whole.

Kevin Bacon has shared a sweet throwback to 1990 when he celebrated his first Earth Day in DC with wife Kyra Sedgwick and their young son Travis.MORE: Kevin Bacon is 'unrecognizable' in terrifying photo that sparks reactionThe picture showed the acting couple wearing tees that read, 'Who says we can't change the world?' with Kevin rocking vintage sunglasses and his iconic 80s hairstyle.WATCH: Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon sing on their farmTravis, who was less than a year old at the time, wore a sweet blue and white striped dungaree set."Our first #EarthDay together, 32 years ago, down in DC to talk about Global Warming and single use plastic.

Today, we celebrate Earth Day.

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