โI Am Womanโ singer Helen Reddy dies at 78 in Los Angeles
FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2015, file photo, Australian-born singer Helen Reddy attends the 2015 G'DAY USA GALA at the Hollywood Palladium, in Los Angeles. Reddys children Traci and Jordan announced that the actress-singer died Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Rob Latour/Invision/AP, File)LOS ANGELES โ Helen Reddy, who shot to stardom in the 1970s with her rousing feminist anthem โI Am Womanโ and recorded a string of other hits, has died. Reddyโs children Traci and Jordan announced that the actor-singer died Tuesday in Los Angeles. In 2017 she performed โI Am Womanโ at a Women's March in Los Angeles, singing alongside actor Jamie Lee Curtis.
Taylor Swift donates $1 million for tornado relief
NASHVILLE, Tenn. โ Taylor Swift is donating $1 million to help with tornado recovery in Tennessee. The singer says Nashville is her home, and the losses in the state are devastating to her. Twenty-four people were killed and hundreds of buildings are in rubble, after storms whipped through the state. Swift is supporting the middle Tennessee emergency response fund. Singer Chris Young is giving $50 thousand to help with recovery, and Lynyrd Skynyrd singer Johnny Van Zant is donating $10 thousand.