12 Impressive Charitable Moments by Music Stars in 2012
This time of year is all about giving.
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12 Impressive Charitable Moments by Music Stars in 2012 - Nothing says "happy holidays" more than giving a helping hand to someone in need. This time of year is all about giving, and we're not just talking about wrapped presents under a tree. Here, to celebrate the season, we list 12 acts by music stars that perfectly embodied the holiday spirit in 2012.(Photos from left: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images, John Ricard / BET, Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
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Game - In September, Game played Good Samaritan when he came to the rescue of a bike accident victim, possibly saving his life. While driving home from the studio, Game noticed a man lying face down in the street with his bike on top of his body. He pulled over, noticed the man was unresponsive and immediately called 911. Game waited with the man until paramedics arrived. "If that was me in that situation, I'd want someone to do the same thing," he said later. (Photo: Reuters/Alex Gallard)
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Jay-Z - Though Jay-Z has been criticized in the past for not donating enough to charity, in February he helped raise thousands of dollars for both the United Way of New York City and his Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation with a high-profile concert at New York's Carnegie Hall. (Photo: Paul Zimmerman/Getty Images)
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Rihanna - This past weekend, Rihanna caught the holiday spirit and gave $1.75 million to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in her homeland of Barbados in memory of her late grandmother, who died in June. (Photo: Tim Whitby/Getty Images)
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Prince - Prince rocked a three-day run at Chicago's United Center to benefit the nonprofit and advocacy group Rebuild the Dream, which strives for a more equitable economy. (Photo: Stuart Wilson/Getty Images)
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Flo-Rida - At a concert in July in Miami, Flo Rida was honored by the organizers of the Think Pink Rocks for helping to raise $1 million for breast cancer research and treatment. (Photo: Butch Dill/Getty Images for Jingle Ball 2012)
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50 Cent - For the past year, 50 Cent has donated proceeds from his Street King energy drink and SMS Audio headphones to feed the hungry. In November he teamed up with Feeding America and the Food Network to feed more than a thousand people affected by Hurricane Sandy. (Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
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Lady Gaga - After Hurricane Sandy devastated parts of New York City, Lady Gaga donated $1 million to the American Red Cross to help relief efforts in her hometown. (Photo: Honopix, PacificCoastNews.com)
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Ludacris - In September, the Celebrity Basketball Game at Ludacris's seventh annual LudaDay weekend raised more than $30,000 for Atlanta charities. "All of the celebrities here today could have been anywhere in the world," Luda said. "But they chose to be right here and give back to the hood." (Photo: Courtesy of The Ludacris Foundation)
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Alicia Keys - Alicia Keys raised $1.3 million for her Keep a Child Alive charity, which benefits children with AIDS in Africa and India, at her annual Black Ball earlier this month in New York. (Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
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