Dylan pledges album royalties to hunger charities
Bob Dylan has announced that all US royalties from his 2009 Christmas album, Christmas in the Heart, will go to Feeding America, with the pledge covering future royalties indefinitely. International royalties from the record have been pledged to the World Food Programme and the British charity Crisis. Dylan said more than 35 million people in the United States, including 12 million children, face food insecurity. The album was released on 13 Oct 2009.
Key facts
- Dylan cited more than 35 million people in the United States facing food insecurity.
- The arrangement makes the album a continuing source of support for charitable causes.
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Why it matters
The pledge directs an ongoing stream of royalty income from a single album to hunger relief organisations.
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First published from The Times of India