AEG Europe announced a landmark agreement on Tuesday (Oct. 7) that will make its U.K. venues the first to run on the country’s greenest energy.

The European subsidiary of the global live entertainment promoter AEG has collaborated with green energy company Ecotricity on the agreement, which includes the introduction of PPAs (Power Purchase Agreements) with a 100% renewable energy supply, and is backed by hourly-matched REGOs (Renewable Energy Guarantees of Origin).

The PPAs will allocate specific renewable energy assets to a number of AEG’s venue portfolio in the U.K. including The O2 in London, indigo at The O2, Eventim Apollo, Watford Colosseum and University of Wolverhampton at The Halls. As a result, these venues will operate predominantly on the deepest green energy generated by solar and hydro assets and meet audit-level scrutiny and transparency standards.

“PPAs are widely recognised as the gold standard in energy procurement, and we’re proud to play a role in launching this first-of-its-kind agreement,” said Sam Booth, AEG Europe’s director of sustainability. “It marks a significant milestone in the ongoing journey to decarbonise the live entertainment industry, and we’re pleased to help drive this progress.”

Earlier this summer, AEG’s All Points East and LIDO festivals harnessed the power of renewable battery energy during their events. During the latter, Grid Faeries x Ecotricity powered the main stage and parts of the site with renewable electricity, a first for the English capital. Massive Attack’s headline show on June 6 in Victoria Park, east London saw the entire event site operating for more than 32 hours on battery power alone.

Dale Vince OBE, founder of Ecotricity, said: “This is big news for live music, as venues across Britain – including London’s iconic The O2 – will be powered by deep green energy. AEG has already been working with us to bring clean power to outdoor festivals like All Points East and LIDO earlier this summer, with our Grid Faeries x Ecotricity battery. Now they’re going even further – bringing green power indoors. It’s a major step forward, and a proper milestone on the road to greening up the live entertainment world.”

Want some Barbra Streisand vinyl, signed by the legendary diva herself? Or an autographed NASA jacket from the Queen + Adam Lambert tour, signed by the onetime American Idol contestant? How about signed swag and a meet & greet with KATSEYE, Sam Smith, Brandy & Monica, Chelsea Handler or Atsuko Okatsuka?

Here’s your chance. GLAAD – the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization – has announced an eBay auction of celebrity swag in honor of #SpiritDay. 100% of the proceeds will benefit GLAAD in support of their mission to accelerate acceptance for the LGBTQ community.

Launching globally Monday (Oct. 6) and running through Oct. 16 at eBay.com/glaad, the auction will give fans the opportunity to bid on one-of-a-kind items and experiences from celebrity GLAAD supporters.

Auction items include:

Adam Lambert: Autographed NASA Jacket from the 2019 Queen + Adam Lambert Rhapsody Tour in Houston.

Atsuko Okatsuka: Two tickets + meet & greet to see Atsuko Okatsuka on The Big Bowl Tour.

Barbra Streisand: Signed vinyl of The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume Two.

Brandy & Monica: Two tickets + meet & greet to see the R&B stars on The Boy Is Mine Tour.

Chelsea Handler: Two tickets + meet & greet to see Handler in Las Vegas.

FLETCHER: Collection of five vinyls autographed by FLETCHER.

G Flip: Two tickets + meet & greet to see G Flip at any North American tour stop.

Jonathan Bennett: A personalized video call for Christmas from Bennett.

KATSEYE: Two tix + meet & greet to see KATSEYE on The Beautiful Chaos Tour.

Olivia Rodrigo: GUTS World Tour book autographed by the Grammy-winning star.

RK Russell: Four VIP tickets to an LA Rams game with NFL legend Russell.

Ronen Rubinstein: TK Strand’s necklace from 911 Lone Star.

Sam Smith: Two tickets + meet & greet to see Smith at their To Be Free residency on Nov. 21.

Sarah Jessica Parker: Three pairs of SJP heels autographed by the Sex and the City star.

HUNTR/X, the heroic trio in Netflix’s phenomenal hit KPop Demon Hunters, could make Grammy history when the nominations are announced on Nov. 7. The act’s smash “Golden,” which is in its eighth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, could become the first K-Pop hit to receive a record of the year nomination.

Moreover, HUNTR/X could become only the second animated act to land a nod in that marquee category. The first was The Chipmunks, which rated a record of the year nod at the inaugural Grammy Awards ceremony in 1959 for the Hot 100-topping “The Chipmunk Song.”

The Chipmunks’ nods went to their creator, Ross Bagdasarian Sr., who went by the stage name David Seville. In addition to its record of the year nod, “The Chipmunk Song” won in two categories – best recording for children and best comedy performance. Bagdasarian died of a heart attack in January 1972 at age 52.

While “The Chipmunk Song” was a novelty hit, “Golden” is squarely in the contemporary pop mainstream. In addition to record of the year, “Golden” is entered for song of the year, best pop duo/group performance, best song written for visual media and best music video. 

If “Golden” receives a record of the year nod, its chief historical significance will be as the first K-pop hit to register in that category. BTS is thought to have come close with “Dynamite,” “Butter” and “My Universe” (the latter, a collab with Coldplay). All three hits were nominated for best pop duo/group performance.

When “Golden” logged its fifth week atop the Hot 100, it became the longest-leading hit by an animated act in the chart’s 67-year history. Two previous cartoon groups each reigned for four weeks: The Archies, with “Sugar, Sugar” in the summer of 1969, and The Chipmunks with Seville, with “The Chipmunk Song” over the 1958 holiday season.

“Golden” is the ninth song in the realm of Korean pop to top the Hot 100; the first by female lead vocalists with ties to the genre. HUNTR/X singers EJAE and REI AMI were born in Seoul, South Korea; the trio’s third member, Audrey Nuna, is from New Jersey.