Stars follow Pink

Following Pink Floyd's example, a number of stars like Sir Paul McCartney, The Who and Annie Lennox, who had  performed at the Live 8 concert, have donated the extra profits from their album sales to charity.

'They were impressed with what (Pink Floyd guitarist) Dave Gilmour is doing. Should any significant extra royalties come in, they'd look at doing the same,' ratethemusic.com quoted The Who's spokesperson as saying.

According to British music retailer HMV, the Make Poverty History concert's stars induced massive record sales following  their appearances at the show. While Pink Floyd's rare reunion, exclusively for Live 8, prompted a massive 1,400 per cent sale increase of their new album Echoes: The Best, Madonna [Images], Joss Stone and Dido also saw their album sales doubling.

These superstars, who refused to profit from the historic event, donated their additional royalties for a cause to remove  poverty.

'This is very much in the spirit of the day. It's a wonderful gesture and if others want to do it, that's fantastic,' Sir Bob Geldof, Live 8's co-organiser, was qoted as saying. 

Angelina Jolie [Images] adopts Ethiopian AIDS orphan

Angelina Jolie is reportedly adopting an Ethiopian child orphaned due to AIDS.

Jolie, who is well known for her work as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations high commissioner for refugees, said the baby would be named Zahara Marley Jolie but refused to reveal the child's age, height or weight, according to People magazine.

Jolie said she and her son Maddox, 3, whom she adopted from a Cambodian orphanage, were 'very happy to have a new addition to our family.'

'Angie's over the moon. It's a dream come true. She's always wanted to extend her family. Angelina's adopting as a single mother and she wants that emphasised, a source said.