ARD überträgt in Deutschland am 26. Mai ab 21 Uhr live das Finale des Eurovision Song Contest aus Baku. Und als Höhepunkt überträgt Das Erste ab 0.15 Uhr die “Grand Prix Party” live aus Hamburg unter anderem auch mit dem Song “Toast To Freedom”.
Read MoreToday would have been Levon’s 72nd Birthday. We all felt the need to be together today, to honor his life and to celebrate his birthday with music. The Levon Helm Team wanted to share the celebration with his extended family by hosting the first show since his passing in April.
Read MoreBe among the music legends who have recorded “Toast To Freedom”: record your own vocal track of the song to be selected by our distinguished jury for a professional recording with global release and kick off your career as a singer!
Russian artists have been the first to create their own version of “Toast To Freedom” independently in support of Amnesty International.
Many more have asked us for the chords so they could create their very own version as well. So without further ado – here are the chords for all of you who want to create their own version of the song.
Read MoreTwo Russian artists are the first in a string of artists worldwide to create their own version of “Toast To Freedom”. Many more will be joining in over the course of the next few months to make their personal contribution in support of Amnesty International. It wasn’t difficult for Boris Barabanov, music writer for Russian newspaper “Kommersant”, to convince Russian rapper Basta (Vasily Vakulenko) to create an all-new lyrics version of “Toast to Freedom”, called “Svoboda”. Within days, the song reached more than 300.000 views on YouTube and will soon be available on iTunes.
Read MoreThe Art for Amnesty Band kicked off the worldwide release of “Toast To Freedom”, featuring Kris Kristofferson, Jonny Lang, Shawn Mullins, Larry Campbell, on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno on NBC last night.
Read MoreTo kick off the worldwide release of “Toast To Freedom”, the “Art for Amnesty Band“, featuring Kris Kristofferson, Jonny Lang, Shawn Mullins, Larry Campbell, and more, will perform “Toast To Freedom” on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno on NBC, Thursday, May 3 at 11:30pm et/10:30pm ct.
Read MoreAmnesty International today releases “Toast To Freedom,” a new and exclusive commemorative song dedicated to human rights activism around the world and performed by nearly 50 artists, including Levon Helm, Kris Kristofferson, Carly Simon, Angelique Kidjo, Ewan McGregor, Donald Fagen, Warren Haynes, Keb Mo, Eric Burdon, Taj Mahal, Florent Pagny, Marianne Faithfull, Jane Birkin, Jimmy Barnes, Rosanne Cash, Shawn Mullins, the Blind Boys of Alabama, among others.
Read More(New York, NY) — Amnesty International today releases “Toast To Freedom,” a new and exclusive commemorative song dedicated to human rights activism around the world and performed by 50 high-profile artists, including the late Levon Helm, Kris Kristofferson, Carly Simon, Angelique Kidjo, Ewan McGregor, Donald Fagen, Warren Haynes, Keb Mo, Eric Burdon, Taj Mahal, Florent Pagny, Marianne Faithfull, Jane Birkin, Jimmy Barnes, Rosanne Cash, Shawn Mullins, the Blind Boys of Alabama, among others.
Read MoreA supergroup of prominent artists and performers are to release a song on Thursday as part of celebrations to commemorate Amnesty International's 50th birthday. Singers including Jane Birkin, Marianne Faithfull and US country star Rosanne Cash have contributed to the recording, entitled Toast to Freedom.
Read More