Discovery+ Reveals Earth Day Programming Lineup

Megan Thee Stallion Day in Houston, where the rapper grew up.Megan Pete was honoured at a ceremony on Sunday (May 1) in which Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner along with members of Houston City Council celebrated her philanthropic achievements, which include launching the Pete and Thomas Foundation in 2021.The non-profit, set up to honour Pete’s late mother and father, focuses on programs that address education, housing, health and wellness in Houston, Texas, and elsewhere.“Megan Thee Stallion has an extraordinary entertainment career, but we wanted to honor her for what she does offstage to lift people’s lives in underserved communities,” Turner said while presenting Megan with the key to the city.“She assisted people after the 2021 winter storm, during the pandemic, and helped those struggling with homelessness. I look forward to watching her grow as an artist and humanitarian.”May 2 is a significant date for Meg, whose mother and grandmother were both born on the date.

Dolly Parton made her long-awaited guest appearance on the series finale -- finally completing the  reunion with her friends and co-stars, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin!In the finale, which debuted Friday on Netflix, Parton made her cameo as what else? An angel. She appears in an all-white office building, aka the afterlife, following a mishap during Coyote's wedding which leads to Grace (Fonda) and Frankie (Tomlin) accidentally electrocuting themselves.At first, the pair mistake her for God, with Frankie opining, «You look just like I knew you would!»«I'm not the Almighty,» Parton's character, named Agnes, assures. «Just a working-class angel.

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Earth Day 2022 was celebrated this April 22. The date commemorates the Earth and serves as a reminder for people to come to terms with the many environmental issues that we’re living through today.

Lauren Sanchez continues to put in the work for the environment. For Earth Day, Sanchez shared a touching message, calling awareness to global warming and the Earth as a whole.

Kevin Bacon has shared a sweet throwback to 1990 when he celebrated his first Earth Day in DC with wife Kyra Sedgwick and their young son Travis.MORE: Kevin Bacon is 'unrecognizable' in terrifying photo that sparks reactionThe picture showed the acting couple wearing tees that read, 'Who says we can't change the world?' with Kevin rocking vintage sunglasses and his iconic 80s hairstyle.WATCH: Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon sing on their farmTravis, who was less than a year old at the time, wore a sweet blue and white striped dungaree set."Our first #EarthDay together, 32 years ago, down in DC to talk about Global Warming and single use plastic.

Today, we celebrate Earth Day.

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Coldplay and Michael Stipe are among the numerous artists to have donated songs to EarthPercent’s Earth Day initiative, which has launched today (April 22).Founded in 2021 by Brian Eno, EarthPercent aims “to offer simple and innovative ways for businesses and artists to donate to the most impactful organisations addressing the climate emergency”.To mark Earth Day today, EarthPercent has shared a list of exclusive tracks – including live versions, collaborations and previously unreleased songs – that have been donated by such artists as Coldplay, Stipe, Eno, Anna Calvi and Jarvis Cocker‘s JARV IS…, and can now be bought via Bandcamp.Proceeds from sales of these songs will go towards funding EarthPercent’s five core areas of work: “greening music, energy transition, climate justice, legal and policy change, and protecting nature”. You can find out more about EarthPercent by heading here.A post shared by EarthPercent (@earthpercent)“EarthPercent’s Earth Day campaign on Bandcamp brings artists together to offer exclusive tracks to their fans, to be sold on behalf of climate justice and environmental protection organisations.

KT Tunstall, Annie Lennox, Hamilton, The Wombats, Meas Soksophea, Star Feminine Band, South Africa’s Soweto Gospel Choir, Harmony Chorus Bangalore, Stewart Sukuma, The NHS Choir and many more.The global project will see these artists take ‘Resolution Song’ and perform it for the camera to call for peace, unity, global harmony and action on climate, celebrating the differences and similarities that bring us all together.“‘Resolution Song’ is a joyous demonstration of the power of humanity when we come together,” organisers said. Find out more info here.An EP was released to DSPs last Friday (April 15), which you can hear below, and an album is set to arrive this Friday (April 22) along with access to the entire performance collection online.There will also be “over 100 unheard, unreleased, and brand new tracks available to buy from Bandcamp in support of the most impactful climate charities”.While the full line-up of artists behind the tracks won’t be announced until 7am on Earth Day (April 22), ‘No Music On A Dead Planet’ have confirmed involvement from Brian Eno, Hot Chip, Coldplay, Murkage Dave, Declan McKenna, The Weather Station and Laura Misch.With artists to be announced on the day, organisers have announced that this inaugural song drop will be a regular feature for Earth Days in the years to come.

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