philanthropy

[Photo by: Ryan Watanabe] The APMAs teamed up with Hopeless Records' Sub City for a special $10,000 grant program. The Wonder Years frontman Dan “Soupy” Campbell is the Sub City grant's ambassador and presented the award to Half Access, a program that gives disabled music fans a voice in accessibility issues and ableism at concert venues. “Thank you all. […]

The APMAs are teaming up with Hopeless Records' Sub City for a special $10,000 grant program. The Wonder Years frontman Dan “Soupy” Campbell is the Sub City grant's ambassador and explains the initiative in the video below! Sub City is Hopeless' charitable arm, raising money and awareness for nonprofit organizations. Here's how it works. Figure […]

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. A Voice For The Innocent is taking awareness a step further and ushering a call to action with its newest campaign, which sees the non-profit community team up with Warped Tour. According to the campaign's website, the partnership aims to “reach out to victims across the nation” and “to […]

The 1975 have announced an exciting new partnership with the It Gets Better project, a movement geared towards LGBTQ youth. Read more: The 1975 send a message with stunning “Loving Someone” live video—watch A special It Gets Better hoodie, themed around the 1975's song “Loving Someone,” has been released in support of the partnership. According to […]

Papa Roach ate some bugs—for a great cause, however. Not only are the band celebrating 17 years of their sophomore record Infest, but they are also raising awareness for food scarcity. Read more: False rumors spread online that Paul Ryan was listening to Papa Roach The segment was featured on the First We Feast YouTube […]

Stick To Your Guns became the first American hardcore band to play in Kenya on Saturday. The band visited Nairobi, Kenya to raise awareness for the charity Actions Not Words. Read more: Songs that sum up what we want most out of 2017 “Being able to go to Kenya was one of the most profound […]

From cancer research to supporting their fans to challenging societal norms in their lyrics, there are loads of ways musicians can make a difference. Here are 11 artists who are doing everything they can to make the world a better place. Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness Andrew McMahon is legendary enough, having fronted Something Corporate, […]

The Used chat with AP West Coast Editor Ryan J. Downey about music festivals and how they've changed over the years, including how lifestyle branding has marred them.  “They're taking everything that's cool about people's lives and then selling it back to them for lots of money,” says vocalist Bert McCracken. They also chat philanthropy, […]