The following statement was issued today by Live Earth Communications Director Kristina Schake: Live Earth Rio de Janeiro on Copacabana Beach will go forward as planned. Earlier this week approval for the concert was withheld by local authorities who wished to review local security capabilities. We met with authorities and addressed their concerns, and the concert will continue as planned.

Live Earth organizers today announced that music legend Yusuf (formerly Cat Stevens), rapper, actor and television personality Xzibit, and electronica artist Kenna will be joining the blockbuster line-ups of performers at the Live Earth concerts in Hamburg, Tokyo and New York, respectively. Organizers also announced that a limited number of tickets are available for each show. The 24-hour Live Earth

She’s hip and she’s here: the glossiest lips in showbiz, along with the filthy laugh that so frequently escapes them, have landed at the Live Earth UK blog.   June Sarpong, the unforgettable face of Channel 4’s pop culture phenomenon, T4, has sashayed into the Live Earth UK blog spot. Over the coming weeks, June will be posting Live Earth