BUCKCHERRY LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN AGAINST CHILD ABUSE

Buckcherry has donated an acoustic version of its song "Rescue Me" for use in a public service announcement aimed at fighting child abuse. According to a press release, the spot's premiere this month is part of an awareness campaign stretching through April -- which is National Child Abuse Prevention Month -- that will culminate with a benefit show on May 15th at Irving Plaza in New York City to benefit Childhelp, a leading national non-profit organization dedicated to helping child abuse victims. The 30-second PSA can be found at IHeartMusic.com, while the complete acoustic version of the track is available at buckcherry.com.

• Tickets for the benefit go on sale Friday morning (April 3rd) at LiveNation.com.
• Buckcherry will also contribute to the Rescue Me campaign with announcements from the stage at the band's upcoming concerts, with literature from Childhelp also provided at the shows.
• Singer Josh Todd said in a statement, "If we can reach and save just one child or even their abuser from joining the terrible cycle of violence and abuse, then I will do whatever I can to support them. As a father, I can't bear to think of children being abused, and knowing that we will help point them in a direction where they can get help is very important to us."

FAST FACTS

• "Rescue Me" is taken from Buckcherry's fourth studio album, Black Butterfly, which arrived in stores last fall.
• Both that song and another on the record, "A Child Called It," were inspired by a book about child abuse, also titled A Child Called It, that Todd's daughter was reading as a homework assignment. Todd himself read the book and was so shaken by it that he was inspired to write the songs.
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