VANITY FAIR – THE AFRICA ISSUE

We hope you're excited about this month's Vanity Fair, guest edited by (RED) co-founder Bono. The issue hits newsstands in Los Angeles and New York this week, and will be available nationwide on June 12.

Who's going to be on the cover of your copy? There are 20 different covers of people who've all done something for Africa – you may even want to pick up a few copies, as every cover was shot by Annie Leibovitz! This is the first time that Vanity Fair has had 20 different covers of the same issue (choose your favorite cover – order your copy on Amazon.com now).

The articles address the crises that Africa faces, but also delves into the beauty of the continent, covering African music, art and literature.

"As guest editor, I want Africa to appear an adventure, not a burden, and put faces and personalities to the statistics we read elsewhere," Bono said. Click here to read Message 2U, Bono's Editor's Letter.

Vanity Fair will contribute $5 to the Global Fund for every online subscription purchased this month. See how your subscription can impact the lives of those affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa through the (RED) Impact Calculator. Subscribe now!



SEEING (RED)

(RED) is everywhere within the pages – from (RED) partners' advertisements to the articles and editorial photos. Don't miss the photo of Lulu, a 24-year-old HIV-positive mother who's regained her strength with the help of antiretroviral treatment funded by (RED) money. Lulu appears in Vanity Fair with her daughter Sinetepha (“we have hope”), who is HIV-negative thanks to the kind of mother-to-child transmission prevention efforts that the Global Fund is financing with (RED) money.

Also look for The Lazarus Effect, by Alex Shoumatoff, a story about (RED) money at work in Rwanda, addressing the growing AIDS epidemic and funding the pills that give people living with HIV a new chance at life.

A (RED) ALBUM FOR AFRICA, BY AFRICA

For all you music lovers out there, we have Tracks In The Sand, an iTunes album presented by Vanity Fair and (RED). Inspired by Tracks In The Sand, Tom Freston's article in this month's Vanity Fair about traveling to an African music festival in Timbuktu, (RED) asked Youssou N'Dour to curate Tracks In The Sand, a compilation of 17 of the best recordings by West African artists, including Salif Keita, Ali Farka Touré, Baaba Maal, and Oumou Sangare. 100% of the sales price of the Tracks In The Sand album will be contributed to the Global Fund.

Learn more about Tracks in the Sand now, and we'll let you know as soon as the album is available for purchase!

PARTNE(RED)

In their (RED) Vanity Fair ad, Gap is announcing their new GapKids (PRODUCT) RED line – something you've been writing us to ask for! Converse's (RED) ad features hip hop artist Common, who's also appearing this month in Joss Stone's new music video "Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now" for (RED), which you can read about below! In Motorola's (RED) ad, you'll see someone you know holding a RED MOTORAZR and wearing a Gap (PRODUCT) RED t-shirt, while Emporio Armani's ad shows off new items in the Emporio Armani (PRODUCT) RED capsule collection.

JOSS STONE AND COMMON JOIN (RED)

We also have something that's not in Vanity Fair, but music lovers can hit up iTunes again for more (RED). Now on iTunes, preview and purchase Joss Stone's new video "Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now," featuring rapper Common. Joss is the first (RED) artist to contribute 100% of her share of the proceeds from each copy of her video sold on iTunes to the Global Fund. Also check out (RED)'s YouTube channel: Joss and Common tell us why they've joined (RED).

Download the video on iTunes now, and then find out how your purchase can impact the lives of those affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa through the (RED) Impact Calculator.