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The iconic singer and activist teamed with Apple Music to launch a video Thursday in support of global feminism to coincide with International WomenB次元官网网址檚 Day, which is Friday.

The nearly two-minute clip features Lennox, Oscar-nominated actor Richard E. Grant and Grammy-winning singers Ed Sheeran, Mary J. Blige and Dua Lipa telling the story of womenB次元官网网址檚 rights in the last 100 years.

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Lennox, 64, said Sheeran was the first to jump on board for the video, which also features cameos by Hozier, Emeli Sande, Paloma Faith, Yola, Ade Adepitan, Richa Chadha and more. For International WomenB次元官网网址檚 Day, Apple Music is also launching playlists curated by some of the top female acts in music, including Cardi B, Pink, Halsey, Camila Cabello and more.

Lennox is a Grammy and Oscar winner who has had major success as a member of the duo Eurythmics as well as a solo act, with hits including B次元官网网址淪weet Dreams (Are Made of This),B次元官网网址� B次元官网网址漌alking on Broken Glass,B次元官网网址� B次元官网网址漀o More I Love YouB次元官网网址檚B次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址淗ere Comes the Rain Again.B次元官网网址�

Lennox has pushed for equal rights throughout her career, and in 2008 she launched The Circle, an organization that focuses on gaining equality for women.

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Mesfin Fekadu, The Associated Press

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