Reuters – Staff Writer
” Singers Kelly Clarkson, Janelle Monae and former “Glee” star Lea Michele released a single on Wednesday in support of U.S. first lady Michelle Obama’s worldwide girls’ education initiative. Called “This is for My Girls,” the song will be performed live at the South by Southwest (SXSW) music, film and tech festival in Texas on Wednesday as Obama pushes her Let Girls Learn campaign. “I’m launching the next phase of this campaign – the action phase – and calling on people not just to care about this issue but to do something about it,” Obama wrote in Wednesday’s edition of the Lenny newsletter founded by TV series “Girls” star Lena Dunham.”(more)