Hard Rock International has teamed up with a number of artists for its global Imagine There’s No Hunger campaign to benefit WHY (World Hunger Year), a non-profit organisation that strives to fight against hunger and poverty.

The campaign comes to London next week when the capital’s Hard Rock Cafe hosts a benefit concert headlined by Joss Stone on December 1.

“I’m really happy and excited to be able to be an Artist Ambassador once again for Hard Rock’s Imagine There’s No Hunger campaign and to lend my time and support to World Hunger Year, so that together we can try to put an end to world hunger,” says Stone, who was also an ambassador for the cause in 2008.

Also performing are American rock band O.A.R. – this year’s global artist ambassador for the campaign.

The invitation-only event will feature appearances by several artists and special guests who are committed to the cause with all proceeds benefitting WHY.

Source: Music Week

Former Beatles star Ringo Starr will release a new album, Y Not, on January 12, 2010. He’s enlisted help from some industry friends including former bandmate Paul McCartney. Joss also is set to contribute to the album with both vocal and songwriting credits. Others featured include Ben Harper and Richard Marx.

The joyous result of Starr looking in the mirror is Y Not, a groovy and deeply felt song cycle that finds Ringo leading a smaller core group of old and new friends including longtime pal and recent brother-in-law Joe Walsh, Dave Stewart and longtime Roundheads member Steve Dudas on guitar, Benmont Tench of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on keyboards, Don Was and Mike Bradford on bass. The album also features Starr’s engineer and co-producer Bruce Sugar on keyboards, as well as some special guests like Joss Stone, Ben Harper and Richard Marx on vocals, Ann Marie Calhoun on violin and Tina Sugandh — aka Tina The Tabla Girl – on tabla and chanting. Starr’s songwriting collaborators on Y Not also include familiar and new names like Joe Walsh, Dave Stewart, Joss Stone, Glen Ballard, Richard Marx, Van Dyke Parks, Gary Nicholson plus Gary Wright and his former Roundhead band member, Gary Burr.

Source: Press Release

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01.28.2010 Montego Bay, Jamaica – Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival
02.01.2010 Amsterdam, Holland – Paradiso
02.03.2010 Paris, France – Olympia
02.04.2010 Lille, France – Aeronef
02.06.2010 Padova, Italy – Palanet
02.07.2010 Rome, Italy – Auditorium
02.08.2010 Milan, Italy – Alcatraz
02.11.2010 Barcelona, Spain – Palau de la Musica
02.12.2010 Madrid, Spain – Heineken
02.14.2010 Porto, Portugal – Coliseum
02.15.2010 Lisbon, Portugal – Coliseum
02.18.2010 Zurich, Switzerland – X-Tra
02.19.2010 Zurich, Switzerland – X-Tra
02.21.2010 Vienna, Austria – Gasometer
02.22.2010 Munich, Germany – Tonhalle
02.24.2010 Cologne, Germany – E-Werk
02.26.2010 Copenhagen, Denmark – Vega
02.27.2010 Oslo, Norway – Concert House
03.01.2010 Helsinki, Finland – House of Culture
03.04.2010 Berlin, Germany – Huxleys
03.05.2010 Hamburg, Germany – Docks
03.07.2010 Brussels, Belgium – Cirque Royal
03.09.2010 Groningen, Holland – Oosterpoort
03.11.2010 London, UK – SBE

Joss Stone has added 2 performance dates to her schedule.

She’ll perform in Zurich, Switzerland on February 18th and 19th. Both performances are at X-Tra at 8PM local time.

Tickets are available from www.ticketcorner.com; just search for ‘Joss Stone’.

Announced via Joss’ official site:

November 23 – Teatro Positivo
Curitiba, Brazil
LINK ==> http://www.teatropositivo.com.br/

At the upcoming MTV Europe Music Awards in Berlin, Joss Stone will go to work on the red carpet and interview stars as they arrive. Katy Perry will repeat as this year’s host while Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz will give backstage reports throughout the show.

The show will air November 5th and feature performances from U2, Jay-Z, Green Day, Robbie Williams, Tokio Hotel, Leona Lewis, Foo Fighters and Shakira.

Visit the EMA website for more info.

Here’s Joss’ promo for the show: