There are more than 80 stars sparkling on the night of February 1, 2010 at Henson Studios as the music’s biggest stars gathered for the remake of “We Are the World”. The charity remake is part of Hollywood’s support to Haiti after being devastated by an earthquake.
The song “We are the World” has an inspirational lyrics and has been laid down over a track that had a more modern Southern hip-hop bounce to it. Twenty five years ago, this song had been used for a recording session for African famine relief.
“Twenty five years ago, the entertainment industry showed the power of community to help our fellow man when we recorded ‘We Are The World’ to bring relief to those suffering from famine in Ethiopia. And while the need to assistant Africa continues, today the country of Haiti is suffering immeasurably from the destruction due to the recent earthquake and is in immediate need of relief that will last long after the television cameras have left. As artists, we have joined together on this 25th anniversary and in the spirit of ‘We Are The World’ to help meet that need.”, Jones said.
In a press release, both the new version of “We Are the World” and the accompanying video will be available for purchase through a consortium of on-line and retail partners. All proceeds will go directly to earthquake relief in Haiti through the “We Are The World Foundation”.
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