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Olivia Rodrigo raises $20M for women and children via all-female festival

Olivia Rodrigo raised $20 million for women's and children's causes through her Daisy Chain Fields festival and a Gates Foundation grant.

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Olivia Rodrigo raised a total of $20 million to support organizations working for women, girls, and children. [1] Olivia Rodrigo's Daisy Chain Fields music festival raised $10 million in revenue, which was combined with a $10 million grant from the Melinda French Gates Foundation to total $20 million for charities. [2] The funds will be distributed to organizations including Baby2Baby, Black Mamas Matter Alliance, Center for Reproductive Rights, FreeForm, Jhpiego, Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health, National Domestic Workers Alliance, National Institute for Reproductive Health, National Women's Law Center, and Planned Parenthood. [3] The festival attracted 45,000 attendees despite intense heat recorded during the day. [4] The festival lineup included all-female artists such as Alanis Morissette, Bikini Kill, Chappell Roan, Doechii, Stevie Nicks, Garbage, and Katseye. [5]
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  1. Olivia Rodrigo raised a total of $20 million to support organizations working for women, girls, and children. · RPP
  2. Olivia Rodrigo's Daisy Chain Fields music festival raised $10 million in revenue, which was combined with a $10 million grant from the Melinda French Gates Foundation to total $20 million for charities. · El Universo
  3. The funds will be distributed to organizations including Baby2Baby, Black Mamas Matter Alliance, Center for Reproductive Rights, FreeForm, Jhpiego, Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health, National Domestic Workers Alliance, National Institute for Reproductive Health, National Women's Law Center, and Planned Parenthood. · RPP
  4. The festival attracted 45,000 attendees despite intense heat recorded during the day. · El Universo
  5. The festival lineup included all-female artists such as Alanis Morissette, Bikini Kill, Chappell Roan, Doechii, Stevie Nicks, Garbage, and Katseye. · El Universo
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