Some of the biggest celebrities in the world gathered at the Jim Henson Studios in Los Angeles Monday to remake the best-selling single, "We Are the World" for the survivors of the Haiti earthquake.
The video premiere will take place during the Opening Ceremonies for the Vancouver Olympics February 12 on NBC (KARK Ch. 4 in Little Rock).
Quincy Jones was able to gather the brightest stars from Sunday night's Grammy Awards, including the Jonas Brothers, Pink, Celine Dion, Wyclef Jean, Sugarland, Justin Bieber, Kanye West, Zac Brown, Jennifer Hudson, Lady Gaga and Miley Cyrus.
Other celebrities include Nicole Richie, Joel Madden, Barbra Streisand, Tony Bennett, Vince Vaughn, Jamie Foxx and Natalie Cole. A total of 100 celebrities took part; none of the original 45 were part of the remake, according to Smokey Robinson.
Lionel Richie and Michael Jackson co-wrote the song, which was recorded in 1985 and went on to earn $30 million for African humanitarian aid.
Watch the video below, courtesy of TMZ, for some behind-the-scenes footage of rehearsals.
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Dawnalla Stanley commented on this video
I HAVE AN IDEA...WHY NOT DO SOMETHING FOR THE GOOD OLD UNITED STATES OF AMERICA????? DO YOU REALIZE HOW MANY KIDS ARE GOING TO BED TONIGHT WITH NOTHING TO EAT IN OUR OWN COUNTRY????? WHY NOT TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN FIRST??????????????????????????????
Im all for helping people. Why not hold a telethon for the ones in need here. Like the elderly and poor and the ones that are sick and don't have medical or cant afford it. That would be a good start to health reform.
God is the one who sent the earthquake. He's the same God that sent the flood in Noah's day...the same God that opened the Red Sea in the day of Moses. What is He saying to the World? Yes we should help but...we should must we require Him to move in such powerful ways in order for us to show love? NO!
We've got people/family/friends in our own neighborhood that we ignore...everyday. What are we going to do beyond this moment?
dawnalla ,you had just sound so selffish,do you know how much salvation army,school and goodwill we have that give out food for those who dont have ?we should be greatfull cause i visited some of this countries and they dont have nothinnnnnnnng at all if u think we doing bad u need to take a visit.kids get food at the schools here,u can find clothe anywhere here i understand that some of us got it bad but trust me it can be worse.
Poverty exist for a reason, the lack of education and resources to all exist for a reason. The point of this outreach was not because of those issues but because of the massive earthquake that tore a once in their own way productive society and brought it down to nothing. YES, there are families in America who live off of nothing a day, just like in 3rd world countries, but it is not their fault we have let our government and own greed produce our outcome. We have the resources once educated on them, other countries do not have that option. As an American, of course we are selfish but look at the issue at hand not the selfish thoughts you have right now. Many have died because of a natural disaster.....need I say Katrina......almost $8 million has been raised in America alone, I say that's a clear sign that we pick and choose the battles in which we want to address and fight.
We are the world is a great song and it doesn't need no bunch of idiots tryin' to remake it! It was perfect the way it was and should be left alone and you should all go 2 heel!
i think it is great that they help out for people in hatti.When yo think about we shoul d help out with people everywhere its rue we do have people here that dont eatevery nigth,we should help anyone who need help.We do need to get our country together to..but i think that we should help anyone that needs help,but some people dont even think to helpp others
I agree with earlier posts. It is so great that American celebrities have been so generous in efforts to help the people of Haiti, but we have so much work still to do in America on a daily basis. In the current economic situation, all non-profit groups that help America's needy are in dire straits. If all Americans were more generous on a daily basis, and we made significant strides in solving our issues, I would then support every penny sent to other countries.
I just think its good that these artists - role models for our kids - are doing something positive. It may be just a song, a telethon, but its soooo much better to see them do this than the gutter-level hits most of them are putting out. And I think them coming together on this, from all the music types, is very special. Young people need to see them do these things.
Justin Beiber? Really?
We think that the artists below should be in the video:
Shakira
Madonna
U2
Beyoncé
Mariah Carey
Simple Plan
Lady Gaga
Taylor Swift
Chris Brown
Rihanna
Hayley Williams
Amy Lee
Britney Spears
Justin Timberlake
Timbaland
Nelly Furtado
Nelly
Jason Mraz
Collbie Caillait
Jennifer Lopez
Avril Lavigne
David Guetta
Katy Perry
Ne-yo
Tokio Hotel
Green Day
Kelly Rownland
50 cent
Eminem
Kerri Hilson
Jay-z
Alicia Keys
TI
Sean Kingston
John Legend
Pitt Bull
Ludacris
Ciara
Jarule
Vanessa Hudgens
Flo rida
Ashley Tisdale
Linkin Park
Panic! at the Disco
I don't see Lady Gaga
Hey Mr HMC. wait a minute!! what kind of theology you're uttering here to say that GOD sent the earthquake! where in the Bible did you find that God is still putting His wrath upon mankind via natural calamity?....you mentioned the Flood.....Yes...but did you forget the meaning of the rainbow He puts on the sky right after the flood?.....that 's a powerful sign by which God did say that HE will NEVER use natural catastrophy to destroy mankind. Above all the death of Christ on the cross has once for all satisfied the wrath of GOD.God does not exercise HIs wrath anymore through natural desas
ter. Never say those nonsense Brother.God is merciful,full of Love for all nations, He does not punish us according to our trespasses says Ps 103
what the hell?!!! what the f___ are these idiots thinking... the original was a classic! i don't know why they tried to turn we are the world into we are the ghetto!! screw the remake, i think it was a stupid idea to start with... by the way, kanye and 50 cent are gay!!
First and foremost, if you just going to make rude, stupid, and unecessary remarks about the video, what made you decide to watch it? I dont necessarily believe that god sent it, but i do believe things happen for a reason. Maybe this was god's way to test America. No one knows but him. Secondly, "noneofyobeeswax" Im under the impression, the artist remaking this song werent looking for your approval when they agreed to record it. They did this to help people in need. So until YOU do something that can change lives the way those artists have, I find it tedious for you to post dumb ass coments like that. you to "mrcritic". Why dont YOU make a song and see what kind of responses you get.
Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Alicia Keys, Ne-Yo, Chris Brown, Beyonce, Leona Lewis, Kelly Clarkson, Christina Aguileria and Naturi Naughton should sing the song "We are the World". I think that will be a mega song.
Who does agree?
And Pink.
IS JB IN IT
NEVER MIND
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