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Post by carrieidol1 on Feb 1, 2010 22:07:44 GMT -5
www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/01/haiti.we.are.the.world/index.htmlBasically, over 100 stars gathered today, the day after the Grammy awards to work on a re-recording of Michael Jackson's charity song "We Are the World". The remake will go to benfit Haiti. None of the same stars from the original are on the remake, however Lionel Riche and Quincy Jones are taking part in the production. Michael Jackson is also said to have a part in the remake as well. I figured since 100 of music's biggest stars from all genres are participating, this sure to be massive event deserves its own thread.
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Post by carrieidol1 on Feb 1, 2010 22:23:37 GMT -5
Some artists confirmed so far...
Fergie
Jason Mraz
Carrie Underwood
Julianne Hough
Trey Songz
Sugarland
Anthony Hamilton
Usher
Alot of the Grammy stars seen on Sunday are expected to take part seeing as how they were already in LA. I'd expect Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Lady Antebellum, Celine Dion, Jennifer Hudson, Pink, and many others to be a part of this spectacular line up of musical royalty.
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Post by HolidayGuy on Feb 1, 2010 23:05:56 GMT -5
Not anything in the way of music royalty based on the confirmed acts. Then again, not many of the younger acts out now would qualify as such. However, Pink, Beyonce, Swift and Gaga (can't imagine here, though) would be big additions, not to mention the it act of the moment, Lady A.
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Post by shaq91 on Feb 1, 2010 23:07:29 GMT -5
^^ are Celine Dion & Barbra Streisand "royal" enough for you?? They're both on the song...
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Post by starr on Feb 2, 2010 0:56:33 GMT -5
From twitter.com/y_billyjohnson (Yahoo Music): List of who is a part of the "We Are The World" taping: February 1
streisand, lil wayne, vince vaughn, gladys, brandy, nipsey hustle, heart, melanie fiona, justin beiber, akon, snoop, ew&f 100+
Ll, Jamie Foxx, Swizz Beatz, will.i.am and Wyclef are working on a rap part for 'We Are The World.' watching on screen from press room. |
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Post by P!nkch TheO™ on Feb 2, 2010 1:06:14 GMT -5
'We Are The World' Remake Brings Lil Wayne, P!nk, More Together For Haiti
Kanye West, Jennifer Hudson, Barbra Streisand and even Vince Vaughn unite for the epic recording session. LOS ANGELES -- The energy was electric Monday night (February 1) at Henson Studios as more than 80 of music's biggest stars gathered for a charity remake of "We Are the World" in support of Haitian earthquake relief. "I feel like a kid in a candy store," Wyclef Jean said, speaking to the press about the idea of remaking such an iconic song, which is getting production help from RedOne and Will.I.Am. "What's bigger than a contribution is that you lend your voice," the Haitian native said earlier in the day to his peers while trying to inspire them during the session, which began around 3 p.m. and was expected to last well into the night. Among the voices in the 81-member choir were Pink, Lil Wayne, Kanye West, Nick Jonas, LL Cool J, Robin Thicke, Celine Dion, Akon, Rob Thomas, Wyclef, Jeff Bridges, Vince Vaughn, Barbra Streisand, Jordin Sparks, Good Charlotte's Madden brothers, Tony Bennett, Josh Groban, Snoop Dogg, Justin Bieber, Jennifer Hudson, Keri Hilson, Jamie Foxx, Tyrese, Katharine McPhee, Sean Garrett, Will.I.Am, Carlos Santana, Melanie Fiona, Enrique Iglesias, Toni Braxton, Jason Mraz, Miley Cyrus, Busta Rhymes, Nicole Scherzinger, Nicole Richie, Usher, Julianne Hough, Raphael Saadiq, Zac Brown, India.Arie, "American Idol" judge Randy Jackson, Musiq Soulchild, Heart's Ann and Nancy Wilson, Fonzworth Bentley, Kid Cudi, Iyaz, Bizzy Bone, Nipsey Hussle, the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson and Al Jardine, Trey Songz, Faith Evans, Mya and Gladys Knight. (At press time, the full list of participants was not yet available.) Kanye, wearing a red jacket with sparkling gold crisscross accents, stood center in the front row, between Wyclef and Hudson. Among the soloists whose sessions were screened for journalists at press time were Bieber, Dion and Groban. Weezy also came out and humbly noted that he recorded the solo originally sung by Bob Dylan. The inspirational lyrics were laid down over a track that had a more modern Southern hip-hop bounce to it. The recording session took place almost 25 years to the day since the original song for African famine relief was recorded. "The experience was out of this world," said Bieber, who sang Lionel Richie's original opening line. The video for the song, which is being shot in 3-D, will debut February 12. www.mtv.com/news/articles/1631018/20100202/lil_wayne.jhtml
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Post by PDC1987 on Feb 2, 2010 1:30:45 GMT -5
'We Are The World' Remake Brings Lil Wayne, P!nk, More Together For Haiti
Kanye West, Jennifer Hudson, Barbra Streisand and even Vince Vaughn unite for the epic recording session. LOS ANGELES -- The energy was electric Monday night (February 1) at Henson Studios as more than 80 of music's biggest stars gathered for a charity remake of "We Are the World" in support of Haitian earthquake relief. "I feel like a kid in a candy store," Wyclef Jean said, speaking to the press about the idea of remaking such an iconic song, which is getting production help from RedOne and Will.I.Am. "What's bigger than a contribution is that you lend your voice," the Haitian native said earlier in the day to his peers while trying to inspire them during the session, which began around 3 p.m. and was expected to last well into the night. Among the voices in the 81-member choir were Pink, Lil Wayne, Kanye West, Nick Jonas, LL Cool J, Robin Thicke, Celine Dion, Akon, Rob Thomas, Wyclef, Jeff Bridges, Vince Vaughn, Barbra Streisand, Jordin Sparks, Good Charlotte's Madden brothers, Tony Bennett, Josh Groban, Snoop Dogg, Justin Bieber, Jennifer Hudson, Keri Hilson, Jamie Foxx, Tyrese, Katharine McPhee, Sean Garrett, Will.I.Am, Carlos Santana, Melanie Fiona, Enrique Iglesias, Toni Braxton, Jason Mraz, Miley Cyrus, Busta Rhymes, Nicole Scherzinger, Nicole Richie, Usher, Julianne Hough, Raphael Saadiq, Zac Brown, India.Arie, "American Idol" judge Randy Jackson, Musiq Soulchild, Heart's Ann and Nancy Wilson, Fonzworth Bentley, Kid Cudi, Iyaz, Bizzy Bone, Nipsey Hussle, the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson and Al Jardine, Trey Songz, Faith Evans, Mya and Gladys Knight. (At press time, the full list of participants was not yet available.) Kanye, wearing a red jacket with sparkling gold crisscross accents, stood center in the front row, between Wyclef and Hudson. Among the soloists whose sessions were screened for journalists at press time were Bieber, Dion and Groban. Weezy also came out and humbly noted that he recorded the solo originally sung by Bob Dylan. The inspirational lyrics were laid down over a track that had a more modern Southern hip-hop bounce to it. The recording session took place almost 25 years to the day since the original song for African famine relief was recorded. "The experience was out of this world," said Bieber, who sang Lionel Richie's original opening line. The video for the song, which is being shot in 3-D, will debut February 12. www.mtv.com/news/articles/1631018/20100202/lil_wayne.jhtml Well, she's finally done it. Flopzinger has become so flopowerful she's about to make 80 other acts flop all at once, on the same track. |
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Post by galvanize on Feb 2, 2010 1:34:28 GMT -5
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Post by pokepikalem on Feb 2, 2010 1:38:26 GMT -5
Among the voices in the 81-member choir .... "American Idol" judge Randy Jackson
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Post by Minor Scratch on Feb 2, 2010 2:03:05 GMT -5
This sounds like the biggest hot mess of all time.
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Post by CookyMonzta on Feb 2, 2010 2:09:51 GMT -5
I know this is probably going to rub some people the wrong way, but why do I think this smacks of a publicity ploy?
The last time this was done, I thought it was an obvious attempt to outdo Band-Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?" When the Brits recorded that, there was little doubt there was a genuine charitable purpose for that tune. They weren't looking to make history; they were looking to turn the average bloke's attention to the tragedy in Ethiopia. When the U.S. responded with "We Are The World", it struck me as more a response than being genuine. It got the public's attention in this country, but it still struck me as a response record.
Now, a remake. Why a remake? Surely someone could write something new that is worthy of its purpose, than to recycle what is already regarded as historic. We've already recycled and/or remade Halloween, Battlestar Galactica, etc., some for better, some for worse, but an overdose of remakes nonetheless, and it devalues the purpose.
I happen to think that, for the victims of the earthquake in Haiti, someone should have written a new song that could have been sung by this ensemble, a song that unquestionably fit the purpose, which is a bit different than the purpose represented by "We Are The World". Are the people, who decided that this was the right time to remake the song, genuinely interested in drawing more attention to the tragedy (and I must say that the whole world knows about it by now), or are they using the aftermath as an excuse to remake this song?
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Post by CookyMonzta on Feb 2, 2010 2:19:10 GMT -5
This sounds like the biggest hot mess of all time. It seems as if you're thinking what I'm thinking. It is not lost on anyone that this is the 25th anniversary of the song, and needless to say, there was never a more opportunistic excuse to remake the song than what happened in Haiti. Is this remake to call more attention to the tragedy, or is it to pay another tribute to Michael Jackson, who co-wrote the song with Lionel Richie? If it's to pay him another tribute, and perhaps to put Lionel back in the spotlight, I dare say that, even as endlessly charitable as Michael was, I don't think he would approve at all. |
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Post by Legoman on Feb 2, 2010 3:18:38 GMT -5
Nicole Flopzinger???? Are you freakin kiddin me??
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Post by strawberries on Feb 2, 2010 3:32:25 GMT -5
I know its for a good cause so I'm not hating but this song particularly did not need a remake. They should have just gone with a new song.
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Post by chopped89 on Feb 2, 2010 6:16:56 GMT -5
Confirmed Rappers :
Eminem
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Kanye West
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Post by shaq91 on Feb 2, 2010 9:21:30 GMT -5
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Post by - ` Toxic™ on Feb 2, 2010 9:31:41 GMT -5
This is gonna be AWFUL!!!!
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Post by Choco on Feb 2, 2010 9:52:48 GMT -5
This is gonna be AWFUL!!!! I've got to agree. So many people always turns out to be a messy song. I still hope it does well for Haiti. |
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Post by CTE on Feb 2, 2010 10:03:43 GMT -5
Nicole S is sh!ttin' on your favs!!!
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Post by chopped89 on Feb 2, 2010 10:05:46 GMT -5
Chill people they are only gonna say one sentence each!!
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Post by Sir Benji on Feb 2, 2010 11:08:40 GMT -5
lmao ^ of course cause there are gonna be way too many artists on the damn song This is gonna be AWFUL!!!!  you already know it is , as if the original wasn't awful enough this is gonna be such a f**kin mess i'm rotfl thinking about it. |
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Post by Tanisha Thomas. on Feb 2, 2010 11:30:16 GMT -5
Erm, I don't know what to make of this yet. How many did the original have?
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Post by reidster on Feb 2, 2010 11:30:54 GMT -5
Wow. Some people have to heart. This song is for Haiti relief.
Anyway, NOBODY can use this song when saying how many TOP 10s a particular artist has, much like Stand up to Cancer.
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Post by hitseeker. on Feb 2, 2010 11:53:30 GMT -5
so sick of these haiti relief tracks, too many right now...
this will indeed be a hot mess, rappers, Nicole Scherzinger, are you kiding me? it's gonna be ridiculous lol
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Post by damita34 on Feb 2, 2010 11:59:29 GMT -5
Confirmed: Janet will sing Michael's lines
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Post by Sir Benji on Feb 2, 2010 12:10:40 GMT -5
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Post by chopped89 on Feb 2, 2010 12:28:20 GMT -5
so sick of these haiti relief tracks, too many right now... this will indeed be a hot mess, rappers, Nicole Scherzinger, are you kiding me? it's gonna be ridiculous lol F.Y.I....rappers are the most talented people who can really express their feelings...listen to DRUNK BY MYSELF AND WHEN I'M GONE!!nobody could do better than those 2 songs, if u listen to them and gave a respond with a better song then i'll stop listening to RAP...rap is culture, and rappers are the best in describing life, because they really been through it, i'm not talkin about rich rappers that came in 05 and so..i'm talkin about eminem, nas, 50, pac, biggie, ice cube, and the list goes on....hate rap all u want, but they are the best, R&B Is all Auto-tune right now, that means no talent, and ghostwriting!!if rappers weren't the best to describe horrible things and make wonderful tribute to their dears then u would have not heard the word "CONTROVERSY"...thats all i wanted to say...  |
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Post by hitseeker. on Feb 2, 2010 12:34:08 GMT -5
so sick of these haiti relief tracks, too many right now... this will indeed be a hot mess, rappers, Nicole Scherzinger, are you kiding me? it's gonna be ridiculous lol F.Y.I....rappers are the most talented people who can really express their feelings...listen to DRUNK BY MYSELF AND WHEN I'M GONE!!nobody could do better than those 2 songs, if u listen to them and gave a respond with a better song then i'll stop listening to RAP...rap is culture, and rappers are the best in describing life, because they really been through it, i'm not talkin about rich rappers that came in 05 and so..i'm talkin about eminem, nas, 50, pac, biggie, ice cube, and the list goes on....hate rap all u want, but they are the best, R&B Is all Auto-tune right now, that means no talent, and ghostwriting!!if rappers weren't the best to describe horrible things and make wonderful tribute to their dears then u would have not heard the word "CONTROVERSY"...thats all i wanted to say... did I ever say otherwise? I just posted what I posted because, in my opinion, rappers shouldn't be in this song, I don't think it's a song adequate for a rapper to me |
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Post by PDC1987 on Feb 2, 2010 12:38:19 GMT -5
so sick of these haiti relief tracks, too many right now... this will indeed be a hot mess, rappers, Nicole Scherzinger, are you kiding me? it's gonna be ridiculous lol F.Y.I....rappers are the most talented people who can really express their feelings... Sorry but... no. |
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Post by chopped89 on Feb 2, 2010 13:00:15 GMT -5
F.Y.I....rappers are the most talented people who can really express their feelings...listen to DRUNK BY MYSELF AND WHEN I'M GONE!!nobody could do better than those 2 songs, if u listen to them and gave a respond with a better song then i'll stop listening to RAP...rap is culture, and rappers are the best in describing life, because they really been through it, i'm not talkin about rich rappers that came in 05 and so..i'm talkin about eminem, nas, 50, pac, biggie, ice cube, and the list goes on....hate rap all u want, but they are the best, R&B Is all Auto-tune right now, that means no talent, and ghostwriting!!if rappers weren't the best to describe horrible things and make wonderful tribute to their dears then u would have not heard the word "CONTROVERSY"...thats all i wanted to say... did I ever say otherwise? I just posted what I posted because, in my opinion, rappers shouldn't be in this song, I don't think it's a song adequate for a rapper to me Jay-Z and Eminem aren’t the only rappers featured on the “We Are The World” remake. MTV reports that Lil Wayne’s been added to the fray and will recite Bob Dylan’s (3:53 mark) portion of the recording. Other MC’s included in the session were Snoop Dogg, Kanye West, LL Cool J, Swizz Beatz, T-Pain, Wyclef Jean, Will.I.Am, Busta Rhymes, Kid Cudi, Drake, Nipsey Hussle and Bizzy Bone.......STAY MAD!! |
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