Olivia Rodrigo's Festival Is Uniting Women and Girls Behind Nonprofits Promoting Their Well-Being
- Singer-Songwriter Olivia Rodrigo announced on Friday that her Daisy Chain Fields Music Festival will donate $10 million to 10 nonprofits supporting women and girls. The festival debuts Saturday, Aug. 29, at Great Park in Irvine, California.
- Sponsors and artists waiving performance fees raised the $10 million total, supporting organizations advocating for reproductive health, maternal care, and gender justice. Beneficiaries include Planned Parenthood and the National Women's Law Center.
- To challenge industry norms, the festival features female photographers capturing the stage and activations. Rodrigo designed the event to spotlight women both in front of and behind the camera, according to organizers.
- Representatives from the 10 beneficiary organizations joined Rodrigo at the announcement to emphasize their collective mission. "They've taught me a lot about how we are all stronger when we come together," she said.
- On August 31, iHeartRadio will broadcast a 30-minute special titled "iHeartRadio Presents: Olivia Rodrigo: Songs from Daisy Chain Fields." The special features exclusive live performances from her latest album, "you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love.
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Olivia Rodrigo's festival unites women and girls behind nonprofits promoting their well-being
All-star benefit concerts have proven popular for driving millions of dollars toward everything from refugee relief to pandemic response. But it's been decades since a young artist with Rodrigo's following brought her peers together for gender justice.
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Olivia Rodrigo’s festival is uniting women and girls behind nonprofits promoting their well-being
Evoking the same do-it-yourself pop-rock feminism of her ’90s musical influences, Olivia Rodrigo raised $20 million for women’s well-being with the benefit show Daisy Chain Fields that activated her young audience.
The singer raised over 100 million kroner at his festival, which only had women on the program.
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Olivia Rodrigo launched a new festival in June. The proceeds go to NGOs that fight for women and girls.
Olivia Rodrigo and philanthropist Melinda French Gates raise $20 million for women's well-being with a benefit show recalling '90s feminist push
Melinda French Gates pledged $10 million through her Pivotal Ventures in a surprise appearance at the start of Rodrigo's set, praising her for "showing a new generation how much their voices matter."
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