Republic’s Monte and Avery Lipman Honored by City of Hope at New York Event
Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorFor everything that music and entertainment do to better people’s lives, it’s all put into a sobering context when you hear someone speak about their work at a cancer treatment center.
And the music industry’s work with City of Hope cancer treatment and research center in Los Angeles is one of its greatest charitable efforts.
This year, Republic Records founders (and brothers) Monte and Avery Lipman will be honored with the Spirit of Life awards at a gala dinner in October, and the campaign kicked off this month with a Tuesday breakfast at Tavern on the Green in New York and at an event in Los Angeles earlier in May.Republic artist Billy Porter and a galaxy of label staffers were in attendance, as were multiple Univeral Music execs, attorneys and many others.
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