launched in 1986
RADD® (Recording Artists Against Drunk Driving), a 501 c3 nonprofit founded by DJs and other radio personalities, launched in 1986 with support from mega-stars including the cast of the 2004 RADD Anthem version of the Lennon-McCartney tune, Baby, You Can Drive My Car featuring music legends Paul McCartney, Phil Collins, Stevie Wonder, Little Richard and Julian Lennon, Los Lobos, Melissa Etheridge, Ringo Starr, Trisha Yearwood, and many more. In the decades since then, we have received support from artists such as Aerosmith, Black Eyed Peas, Dave Matthews Band, Faith Hill, Ozzy Osbourne, Clarence Clemons, Paul Stanley, Reba McEntire, Rod Stewart, Ryan Seacrest, and many more!
RADD® has hosted hundreds of music and entertainment events bringing together artists and audiences to support the message of responsible living — we have participated in Coachella, Heart’s Summer 2018, KPWR’s Rolling Loud Festival, KROQ’s Weenie Roast, Outside Lands, Wonderstruck, Wonderbus, hundreds of on-campus events and #RADDNightLIVE events at partnering bars and clubs.