Florence Welch & Planned Parenthood: Touring for Reproductive Rights

0:00It's April 6th. From the studio to the stage, this is Music News Today, powered by AI. I'm Quarry with the story. Florence Welch from Florence Plus the Machine is teaming up with Planned Parenthood to bring reproductive health resources right to her tour fans. Starting April 8th at the Target Center in Minneapolis, they'll hand out info and connect folks to care during the North American leg of her ongoing trek. The tour paused for a month, but picks back up Wednesday to promote her album Everybody Scream, which hit number 4 on the Billboard 200. After dropping last October, Welch called Planned Parenthood a lifeline under constant attack, stressing how access to trusted care can mean life or death amid rights, uncertainties. Fans and artists are rallying around this, echoing Welch's own story where she lost the fallopian tube after an ectopic pregnancy and miscarriage, something her doctor pushed her to address, saving her life. She described it as stepping through a door into a world of women screaming for support.

1:04Planned Parenthood's linked with stars like Olivia Rodrigo, who got their catalyst of change award for fundraising on her gut's tour and a two. 1025 Letters signed by Harry Styles, Megan Thee Stallion, Gracie Abrams, Stevie Nicks and Cindy Lauper backing the group against policy cuts to reproductive health. This move spotlights how music tours are turning into hubs for real talk and real help on these issues, keeping the conversation alive as the shows roll long.