Annie Lennox
Scottish musician
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2025 | Her 1995 single 'No More I Love You's' was featured in an episode of the American thriller series Good American Family. |
March 2025 | Publicly expressed concerns about proposed UK budget cuts by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, specifically regarding foreign and development aid, arguing about the global impact of such reductions. |
March 2025 | Performed her first live concert in six years at the Royal Albert Hall with 'Sisters: Annie Lennox and Friends', a show celebrating International Women's Day. Joined by female performers Rioghnach Connolly, Celeste, and Nadine Shah. |
January 2025 | Volunteered with Project Angel Food, a local Los Angeles charity, to deliver food during California wildfire relief efforts. |
2024 | Performed at the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song Tribute Concert in Washington D.C., honouring Elton John and Bernie Taupin. |
2023 | Lennox became the Patron of Dalcroze UK, a charitable organization promoting Dalcroze Eurhythmics. |
October 2023 | Lennox signed the Artists4Ceasefire open letter calling for a ceasefire during the Israeli bombardment of Gaza. |
2022 | Lennox and Dave Stewart were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. |
2020 | Lennox and her Eurythmics partner Dave Stewart were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. |
2019 | The EP Lepidoptera serves as a companion piece to Annie Lennox's art installation 'Now I Let You Go...' at MASS MoCA. |
December 9 2019 | Lennox reunited with Dave Stewart at Sting's 30th We'll Be Together Benefit Concert at New York City's Beacon Theatre, performing Eurythmics hits 'Would I Lie to You?', 'Here Comes the Rain Again', and 'Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)', and joining the finale performance of Journey's 'Don't Stop Believin''. |
May 2019 | Annie Lennox released Lepidoptera, an EP featuring four extemporised piano songs, marking her first independently distributed record. |
2018 | Annie Lennox contributed the song 'Requiem for A Private War' to the original motion picture soundtrack of the film 'A Private War'. |
2017 | The Royal Academy of Music awarded Annie Lennox an honorary degree of Doctorate. |
2017 | Lennox was appointed Glasgow Caledonian University's first female chancellor. |
2016 | Lennox was awarded the Elle Style Awards 'Outstanding Achievement' award for her contributions to the fight against AIDS and women's rights. |
2015 | Lennox was made a fellow of the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (The Ivors Academy) at the Ivor Novello Awards, becoming the first woman to receive the honour. |
2015 | Lennox attended, performed, and hosted several charitable events, including the 50th Amnesty International Annual Conference. |
May 2015 | The concert performance An Evening of Nostalgia with Annie Lennox was released on DVD and Blu-ray internationally. |
April 2015 | The concert An Evening of Nostalgia with Annie Lennox aired on PBS in the US. |
January 28 2015 | Annie Lennox performed a live concert entitled An Evening of Nostalgia with Annie Lennox at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles. |
October 2014 | Annie Lennox released her sixth solo album, Nostalgia, which features a collection of her childhood favourite soul, jazz, and blues songs. |
September 15 2014 | The lead single 'I Put a Spell on You' from her album Nostalgia received its first radio play by Ken Bruce on BBC Radio 2. |
March 31 2014 | British retailer Marks & Spencer launched the new iteration of its 'Leading Ladies' marketing campaign featuring influential British women, including Annie Lennox. |
2013 | The Official Charts Company named Lennox 'the most successful female British artist in UK music history'. |
2013 | Lennox received the Music Industry Trusts Award for her career achievements in music and her charity commitments. |
2012 | The exhibition The House of Annie Lennox moved to Aberdeen for twelve weeks following its run at The Lowry. |
September 2012 | Annie Lennox featured in Series 9 of the BBC's Who Do You Think You Are?, discovering her great-great-grandmother's work history. |
September 15 2012 | Annie Lennox married Mitch Besser at a private ceremony in London. |
August 12 2012 | Annie Lennox performed 'Little Bird' at the 2012 Summer Olympics Closing Ceremony. |
June 2012 | Annie Lennox performed 'Little Bird' during the closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London as part of a one-hour symphony of British Music. |
June 17 2012 | The exhibition The House of Annie Lennox concluded at The Lowry in Salford, England. |
June 4 2012 | Lennox performed at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert in front of Buckingham Palace. |
April 2012 | Mitch Besser had divorce proceedings brought against him. |
March 17 2012 | An expanded version of the exhibition The House of Annie Lennox opened at The Lowry in Salford, England. |
February 2012 | The exhibition The House of Annie Lennox concluded at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. |
September 15 2011 | Annie Lennox's collection, featuring costumes, accessories, photographs, awards, and personal belongings, was displayed at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, in an exhibition titled The House of Annie Lennox. |
June 28 2011 | Lennox received the Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) honor from Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace for her humanitarian work. |
November 15 2010 | Annie Lennox released her Christmas album entitled A Christmas Cornucopia, featuring interpretations of traditional festive songs along with her new composition 'Universal Child'. |
October 13 2010 | Lennox released 'Universal Child' as a download-only single, which she had showcased earlier on the American Idol Gives Back TV show in April 2010. |
June 2010 | Lennox was named a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for AIDS. |
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