After doing a few episodes on scandals and artists who did time in prison, we’re flipping the script and shining a light on the good people in music – artists who pay it forward and have a reputation for just being good people. 

We’ve got Dolly Parton sending books to kids through her Imagination Library and Alice Cooper swinging his golf clubs to fund youth programs. Ludacris donating school supplies and clothes to thousands of kids and Jon Bon Jovi fighting poverty through his Soul Foundation. Taylor Swift, U2, Elton John, Kendrick Lamar – these aren’t just stars; they’re the real deal. 

In a world full of headlines that drag us down, these artists prove music can lift us up. So join us as we celebrate the heart behind the hits. Let’s roll!

Charities

Here are links to some the charities we talked about in this episode:

Alice Cooper’s Solid Rock Foundation (Alice Cooper) – ⁠https://alicecoopersolidrock.com/⁠

BeyGOOD Foundation (Beyonce Knowles-Carter) – ⁠https://beygood.org/⁠

The Claddagh Fund (Dropkick Murphys) – ⁠https://www.claddaghfund.org/⁠

Clara Lionel Foundation (Rhianna) – ⁠https://www.claralionelfoundation.org/⁠

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library (Dolly Parton) – ⁠https://imaginationlibrary.com/⁠

The Dollywood Foundation (Dolly Parton) – ⁠https://imaginationlibrary.com/the-dollywood-foundation/⁠

Elton John AIDS Foundation – ⁠https://www.eltonjohnaidsfoundation.org/⁠

Feeding American – ⁠https://www.feedingamerica.org⁠

Habitat for Humanity - https://www.habitat.org/JBL Soul Foundation (Jon Bon Jovi) – ⁠https://jbjsf.org/⁠

Honor Flight Network – ⁠https://www.honorflight.org/⁠

JBL Soul KItchen (Jon Bon Jovi) – ⁠https://jbjsoulkitchen.org/⁠

Joseph’s House – ⁠https://www.jhoc.org/⁠

The Ludacris Foundation (Ludacris) – ⁠https://theludacrisfoundation.org/⁠

Meat Free Monday (Paul McCartney) – ⁠https://meatfreeondays.com⁠

One (U2) – ⁠https://www.one.org/us/⁠

Rex Foundation (Grateful Dead) – ⁠https://rexfoundation.org/⁠

Shawn Carter Foundation (Jay-Z) – https://shawncartersf.com/

SocialWorks (Chance The Rapper) – ⁠https://www.socialworkschi.org⁠

United Way – ⁠https://meatfreeondays.com⁠

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