BTS, UNICEF and fan-powered giving: what the LOVE MYSELF campaign shows
The campaign has paired a global music audience with a child-protection message. Its strongest lesson may be how artists, companies and fans share the work.
Coldplay Says Its Music of the Spheres Tour Cut Emissions by 59 Percent
The band reported that an independently reviewed sustainability program slashed its touring carbon footprint compared with its previous stadium run, folding fans into the effort.
Metallica's Foundation Sent $100,000 to Hurricane Helene Relief
The band's All Within My Hands charity split a six-figure gift between two disaster-response groups as part of a year of giving that stretched from food banks to community-college scholarships.
Billie Eilish Built a Climate Program Into Her Hit Me Hard and Soft Tour
The singer announced sustainability measures and fan-facing 'eco-villages' for her 2024-2025 run, continuing a long partnership with an environmental nonprofit.
Dave Grohl Spent a Storm-Soaked Day Smoking Barbecue for L.A.'s Homeless
The Foo Fighters frontman cooked hundreds of dinners through a multi-day storm for a Los Angeles shelter network, a low-profile habit that has become part of his public persona.
Harry Styles Wrapped Love On Tour With Millions Donated to Charity
Across a marathon world tour that ended in 2023, Styles tied ticket and merchandise sales to a long list of causes and ran a large voter-registration drive with fans.
Olivia Rodrigo Tied Her GUTS Tour to a Fund for Women and Reproductive Rights
As her 2024 tour opened, Rodrigo launched Fund 4 Good, directing proceeds to community groups focused on reproductive freedom, girls' education and fighting gender-based violence.
Pink Gave Away Thousands of Banned Books at Her Florida Concerts
Partnering with a free-expression group and a local bookseller, the singer handed out copies of frequently challenged titles to fans at her 2023 Florida tour stops.
K-Pop Fans Are Planting 'Celebrity Forests' in Their Idols' Names
A fan-funded trend in Seoul has turned birthday celebrations into tree-planting drives, with ARMY and other fandoms bankrolling green spaces instead of lavish gifts.
Lewis Hamilton's Mission 44 Is Expanding Its Motorsport Scholarships
The Formula 1 champion's foundation is widening a fully funded master's program designed to bring engineers from underrepresented backgrounds into motorsport.