Annie Lennox has brought together a group of the world’s most iconic female artists for an international auction to support her charity’s work to economically empower and end violence against women and girls. The event from charity The Circle will take place during the next 16 Global Days of Activism and will feature unique signed and handwritten lyrics by Billie Eilish, Brandi Carlile, Lennox, Alicia Keys and Angelique Kidjo.
Lyrics will be offered to the highest bidders and through raffles for an entry fee of $10 (or the equivalent in local currency.) artists stand alongside women and girls around the world facing and fighting gender-based violence,” Lennox, newly inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, said in a statement announcing the auction.
The Music Icons auction and raffle will take place live from Tuesday, November 22 through December 5, with the auction ending December 5 at 11:59 GMT; the deadline for contest entries is 11:59 GMT on December 15; click here for more details on auction items and how to bid or enter the competition.
Among the items available to bid at press time are signed, handwritten lyrics to Eurythmics’ “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)”, “Your Power” by Eilish, “Right on Time” by Carlile, ” Agolo” by Kidjo and “Fallin'” by Keys.
“This is an amazing chance to bid for pieces of up-and-coming music history,” The Circle CEO Raakhi Shah said in a statement. “We are so grateful to Alicia, Angélique, Annie, Billie and Brandi for their outstanding generosity and support for women facing violence and abuse around the world. I would just encourage any music fan to visit the website and bid!”
According to a statement, the Circle’s “16 Days Challenge” will feature a series of creative fundraising activities around the numbers 1 and 6 to make the global “16 Days of Activism” campaign against gender-based violence. The challenge will run from Friday, November 25 through December 10, with Circle supporters encouraged to come up with hundreds of creative ways to fundraise, like “dancing non-stop for 16 hours or inviting 16 friends over for a life-changing lunch.” . , walk 1.6 miles for 16 days, or forego a daily coffee and donate the money saved for 16 days. Click here to donate from anywhere in the world and see some prompts to get involved.
