‘We Are the World’ 25 Years Later for Haiti
February 3, 2010 by Lucy Caczan
Filed under Celebrity, Featured Content
- ‘We Are the World’ - 25 for Haiti - Photo by
25 years later the release of “We Are the World” - USA for Africa, Lionel Richie and Quincy Jones joined their forces to gather the new team of artists to remake that honorable charity gesture.
Celine Dion, Kanye West, Usher, Enrique Iglesias, Keith Urban, Nicole Scherzinger, Josh Groban, Barbra Streisand, Wyclef Jean, Vince Vaughn, Jeff Bridges, Usher, Bono, Lady Gaga, Akon, Jason Mraz, Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake, Eminem, Jennifer Hudson, Carlos Santana, Toni Braxton, Enrique Iglesias, Jim Henson, Justin Bieber, Busta Rhymes, Gladys Knight, Jordin Sparks, Jermaine Jackson, Josh Groban, Katharine McPhee, Lil’ Wayne, Nicole Richie, Nicole Scherzinger, Nick Jonas, Natalie Cole, Snoop Dogg and Will.I.Am, among others (the number of artists totals 100), sang on the top of their lungs the song ”We Are The World” to help the victims of the earthquake that happened last January in Haiti.
The original version of the song helped raising US$63 million to help the people in Africa and both Lionel and Quincy are hoping the amount will be three times larger this time around. The remake was recorded in the same Hollywood studio the original version was recorded 25 years ago.
We Are The World - 25 For Haiti will premiere during the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics later this month.
Watch here the original version of ‘We Are the Wolrd’:
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