I LOVE DRAKE!: drake - god's plan

drake - god's plan
you gotta give it up to drake, spending almost 1 million on donations, grants and just flat out cash money gifts, he spends the whole 'god's plan' video dancing away like a happy santa. it's highly moving and simple and makes everyone love drake even more!

VIDEO PREMIERE: sia - free me

sia - free me
premiering her new song as a charity single for the #endhiv organization, sia gets zoe saldana to showcase her dance background with narration by julianne moore. worth a watch and listen, then donate to the cause to find a safe federally approved vaccine to end hiv once and for all.

WONGIE DUET OF THE WEEK: sam smith feat john legend - lay me down / (live @ red nose day 2015)

sam smith feat john legend - lay me down (red nose day 2015)
as the official single for this years UK comic relief charity fund red nose day, sam smith got john legend in on his latest track and well... the vocal gods converged and made some beautiful stuff together! the duo will be performing live this rendition on friday at the face the funny all day comic relief telethon so be prepared to come back for updates.


[UPDATE] as promised, here is the live version recorded on friday for the comic relief telethon which raised over 1 million pounds for the event!

sam smith feat john legend - lay me down (live @ red nose day)
just what is red nose day? check out the promo for this years show below:

RED NOSE DAY 2013: one direction - one way or another (teenage kicks)

one direction - one way or another (teenage kicks)
you gotta give it up to the red nose day / comic relief charity for getting one direction on board as this years single artist (with a charming cheeky video to boot!). with the big red nose day event going on march 15th in the UK, the charity sent the boys over to africa to see the effects of donating to this charity (going on 25 years!)... and boy was it a wake up call for them


zayn, louis and niall visit an african clinic



harry and liam go to a malaria clinic

WONGIE XMAS 2010: the killers - boots

the killers - boots
[for the 5th year running, the killers offer up a charity xmas single. this year, every time you watch this video, the great people of startbucks share will donate 5 cents to the (RED) charity. so watch the video will ya!]

TV SPECIAL: BBC Children In Need performances (Cheryl Cole, Take That, JLS, Westlife, Alexandria Burke, Pixie Lott, Kylie Minogue, The Saturdays, Susan Boyle)

every year, the BBC organizes the Children in Need telethon featuring performances by all the pop favorites of the moment in the name of charity. donating almost 40 million pounds last year to childrens charities throughout the UK, the show pulled out all stops to try to top that number this year. we've collected most of the musical performances below, but check out the full schedule of the days events here.

cheryl cole - promise this
[SO much better than the X-Factor performance, plus her voice is on the ball. nice one Cheryl!]


take that - the flood / never forget
[oh my gosh, they did never forget together for the 1st time! OMG! OMG!]


JLS - love you more (children in need official single)
[this is definitely a contender of pop ballad of the year! throw in the fact that JLS have turned themselves into one of the biggest boy bands in the UK in just 2 short years really makes me dig them more and more.]


westlife - safe
[oh this song is so cheesy but i can't help but loving it!]


alexandra burke - start without you
[i actually really like this song, but i can't help feeling that this is the kind of 'caribbean' infused music that middle aged ladies boogie to feel down wit the 'ethnic'. personal issues, ignore me and watch alexandra entertain as always!]


pixie lott - turn it up
[not my favorite song of hers, but it's for charity!]


kylie minogue - better than today
[yeah... still a meh song]


the saturdays - higher
[bless... if there is one place that the saturdays are more mismatched as performers its probably during half time of a soccer game. oh well... its all for charity]


susan boyle - perfect day
[and what better way to end this random pop collection with good ol susan boyle. as usual her voice is impeccable. go forth and donate will ya?]

FREE MP3 YO!: natty - streetlights

natty - streetlights
[working with pledge music to fund future recordings and also donate to charity, natty has recorded a new EP of acoustic tracks while he's preparing for his upcoming 2nd album. if you like what you hear, you can go and donate to natty's cause and get exclusive new music and access to the artist in the coming weeks. as a teaser, i'm offering you a legal mp3 of one of the EP tracks just to whet your charitable appetite!]

LIVE WONGIE: cheryl cole - parachute (live @ sport relief)

cheryl cole - parachute (live @ sport relief)
[cheryl went on sport relief yesterday to perform her latest single amid a high profile divorce. definitely coming off happy and gracious, hopefully her appearance helped the charity event raise a decent portion of the final 23 million pound tally. for those who don't know about sport relief, it is a UK charity that incorporates famous faces from sports and entertainment through fun cool fund raising events throughout the year, culminating in yesterdays big telethon.]


rufus hound (cheryl cole 'fight for this love' dance)
[the champion of this years "lets dance for sport relief" performs his winning dance number (look who shows up)! and if you are kind of going wtf, rufus hound is a pretty popular comedian in the UK and was one of the contestants in the charity driven dance competition.]

CHARITY SINGLE: shane macgowan and friends - i put a spell on you (for haiti)

shane macgowan and friends - i put a spell on you (for haiti)
[what a strange but kind of cool choice for a charity single. shane macgowan (pogues) gathers together a ragtag group of rockers and singers (chrissy hynde, nick cave, the sex pistol's glen matlock, JOHNNY DEPP (?), primal scream's bobby gillespie, newbies paloma faith and eliza doolittle) to cover screamin’ jay hawkins’s classic blues song (i swear at one point it looks like all your drunk uncles have taken over the karaoke machine!). all proceeds go to the dublin based concern worldwide who have been aiding haiti for the past 16 years.]

CHARITY SINGLE: we are the world 25 for haiti

we are the world 25 for haiti
[um...]

AUDIO LEAK: various artists for haiti - everybody hurts (rem cover)

various artists for haiti - everybody hurts (rem cover)
[featuring most of the acts from the simon cowell world (x-factor/britain's got talent) plus robbie williams, kylie minogue, mariah carey, jon bon jovi and loads more, this song was premiered on radio 1 yesterday and is scheduled to be available as of feb 7th. video forthcoming, but i figured i'd throw this out to you first]

HOPE FOR HAITI NOW: justin timberlake & matt morris, christina aguilera, jay z, bono & rihanna, madonna, beyonce, alicia keys, jennifer hudson & more

please donate to hope for haiti now or if you like the performances, you can pre-order the live performance album at itunes


george clooney introduction


justin timberlake & matt morris - hallelujah


christina aguilera - lift me up


jay z, bono & rihanna- stranded


a word from robert pattinson


madonna - like a prayer


beyonce feat chris martin - halo


alicia keys - prelude to a kiss


anderson cooper - cnn reports


jennifer hudson - let it be


bruce springsteen - we shall overcome

LIVE WONGIE: dublin simon community xmas busk 2009 feat bono, glen hansard, damien rice, mundy and more - one / knocking on heavens door

dublin simon community xmas busk 2009 feat bono, glen hansard, damien rice, mundy and more - one / knocking on heavens door
[an annual xmas evening event in which some of dublin's biggest singers gather in the name of charity. as you watch this video, please click on the link and see how the dublin simon community helps homeless people get back on their feet. amazing really]