The “We Are the World: 25 for Haiti” music video has debuted, less than two weeks after a star-studded lineup gathered in Hollywood to record the remake to benefit victims of January’s devastating earthquake in Haiti.
A three-minute version of the video first aired Friday night during NBC’s coverage of the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympics. It was introduced by Lionel Richie and fellow producer Quincy Jones, who were also behind the original 1985 anthem.
The contemporary version opens with teen sensation Justin Bieber. Other artists featured include Jennifer Hudson, Nicole Scherzinger, Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion, Fergie, Josh Groban, LL Cool J, Nick Jonas, Lil Wayne, Kanye West, Miley Cyrus and Wyclef Jean.
The video, which was directed by Paul Haggis, also includes Janet Jackson singing alongside her late brother, Michael Jackson, who appears via footage taken from the original recording.
The Bay Area music and arts scene came together and pulled off a sincere, heartfelt benefit for Vanessa Smith. Vanessa is a talented musician, artist, the mother of a five year old son, and generally just making the world a better place for being in it. She was recently diagnosed with colon cancer while visiting family in Texas. She is currently at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. We have all been touched by these unfortunate slaps to the face either personally or to friends and family. Donations can be made directly through paypal and all support helps.
With the help of many friends and talented people a successful benefit was thrown Friday February 5th at The Metro in Oakland. With music from The Turks, Beats Antique, Sugar Butt Tiger and Extra Action Marching Band. And a performance by The Cowboy Girls. Vanessa checked in on skype from Houston and the outpouring of support and donations were very much appreciated. Read more…
In honor of the performance of what is left of The Who during halftime of tonight’s Superbowl, we thought it would be appropriate to feature the band with its full original lineup in tonight’s music byte. This is the last full video of all four band members playing together. Drummer Keith Moon died shortly after taping in 1978.
The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of vocalist Roger Daltrey, guitarist Pete Townshend, bassist John Entwistle, and drummer Keith Moon. They became known for energetic live performances including the pioneering spectacle of instrument destruction.The Who have sold about 100 million records and have charted 27 top forty singles in the United Kingdom and United States with 17 top ten albums,including 18 Gold, 12 Platinum and 5 Multi-Platinum album awards in the United States alone.
The Who rose to fame in the UK with a series of top ten hit singles, boosted in part by pirate radio stations such as Radio Caroline, beginning in January 1965 with “I Can’t Explain”. The albums My Generation (1965), A Quick One (1966) and The Who Sell Out (1967) followed, with the first two hitting the UK top five. They first hit the U.S. Top 40 in 1967 with Happy Jack” and hit the top ten later that year with “I Can See for Miles”. Their fame grew with memorable performances at the Monterey Pop and Woodstock music festivals. The 1969 release of Tommy was the first in a series of top ten albums in the U.S., followed by Live at Leeds (1970), Who’s Next (1971), Quadrophenia (1973),The Who By Numbers (1975), Who Are You (1978) and The Kids Are Alright (1979). Read more…
In honor of the performance of what is left of The Who during halftime of tonight’s Superbowl, we thought it would be appropriate to feature the band with its full original lineup in tonight’s music byte. This is the last full video of all four band members playing together. Drummer Keith Moon died shortly after taping in 1978.