Posts Tagged ‘Alanis Morissette’

As of Saturday evening Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds are officially man and wife. The nuptials took place outside Vancouver in the groom’s native Canada, reports E! News.  With few details being released yet, it was no doubt an intimate affair. 

This was the first wedding for both Johansson, 23, and Reynolds, 31, who had been engaged since May and dating since spring 2007.  Reynolds had, however, been previously engaged to singer Alanis Morissette.

Johansson announced their engagement on May 5 at the Met Costume Ball Gala by showcasing her three-carat diamond ring (estimated to be worth about $30,000) US Magazine reports.

August 5th sees the iTunes release of a new charity album, “Songs For Tibet”.  The worldwide release in other formats is August 12th.  The two-disc set features contributions from artists such as Sting, John Mayer, Alanis Morissette, Dave Matthews, and Rush.  The proceeds go to the Art Of Peace Foundation, a pro-Tibet organization.

Some of the artists contributed new songs to the compilation and others recorded new versions of older songs.

The timing of the release coincides with the start of the Beijing Olympics on August 8th.  The Chinese government has been criticized for clamping down on the free speech of foreign reporters in the country to cover the Olympics, and is particularly sensitive about coverage of issues like democracy, freedom and the Free Tibet movement.

This set is along the lines of countless other charity albums over the years, most recently and notably last year’s “Instant Karma”, Amnesty International’s collection of John Lennon covers to benefit organizations committed to improving the situation in Darfur.  That set also featured an international list of artist contributors.