{"id":2348,"date":"2010-02-14T07:14:35","date_gmt":"2010-02-14T14:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/?p=2348"},"modified":"2010-02-25T11:05:24","modified_gmt":"2010-02-25T18:05:24","slug":"we-are-the-world-25-for-haiti-premieres-in-effort-to-aid-earthquake-relief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/thornton-weather\/we-are-the-world-25-for-haiti-premieres-in-effort-to-aid-earthquake-relief\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;We Are the World 25 for Haiti&#8217; premieres in effort to aid earthquake relief"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mceTemp\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_2396\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2396\" style=\"width: 299px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2396\" title=\"Just some of the artists performing \u2018We Are the World: 25 for Haiti\u2019. Watch the video below. \" src=\"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/2010-02-25_110347.jpg\" alt=\"Just some of the artists performing \u2018We Are the World: 25 for Haiti\u2019. Watch the video below. \" width=\"299\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/2010-02-25_110347.jpg 299w, https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/2010-02-25_110347-150x72.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2396\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Just some of the artists performing \u2018We Are the World: 25 for Haiti\u2019. Watch the video below. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One month after a devastating magnitude earthquake struck Haiti claiming the lives of more than 230,000 a band of musicians released a new song and video to aid relief efforts. Premiering at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, \u2018We Are the World 25 for Haiti\u2019 is a remake of the song originally recorded 25 years ago to aid famine relief in Ethiopia.<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#video\">Watch the video: \u2018We Are the World: 25 for Haiti\u2019 <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/x-25803-Natural-Disasters-Examiner~topic612176-Haiti-Earthquake?selstate=topcat#breadcrumb\">Complete coverage of the Haiti earthquake\u00a0from the Natural Disasters Examiner<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The song was originally written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie and performed by music artists of the time. According to USA for Africa, more than $63 million was raised as the song went on to become the biggest selling single of all time.<\/p>\n<p>Bringing together more than 80 contemporary artists from across the music industry and all genres, the new version seeks to repeat that success on the 25th anniversary of the original. A new non-profit organization named the <a href=\"http:\/\/wearetheworldfoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">We Are the World Foundation<\/a> will collect and distribute funds collected via cash donations and the purchase of the song and the video.<\/p>\n<p>The video and song are reminiscent of the original showing the various artists singing in unison with many performing brief solos.<\/p>\n<p>Introduced by Jamie Foxx, the video intersperses footage of the devastation on the ground in Haiti with that of the artists performing in a studio. A veritable who\u2019s who in the music industry takes part \u2013 see the complete list below the video.<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"video\"><\/a><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"560\" height=\"340\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/Glny4jSciVI&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x006699&amp;color2=0x54abd6\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"560\" height=\"340\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/Glny4jSciVI&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x006699&amp;color2=0x54abd6\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p><!--more-->On the net:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/wearetheworldfoundation.org\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>We Are the World Foundation<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<strong>Artists performing on \u2018We Are the World: 25 for Haiti\u2019 <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>QUINCY JONES \u2013 Executive Producer<\/li>\n<li>LIONEL RICHIE \u2013 Executive Producer<\/li>\n<li>WYCLEF JEAN \u2013 Executive Producer<\/li>\n<li>RICKEY MINOR \u2013 Producer<\/li>\n<li>RedOne \u2013 Producer<\/li>\n<li>CARLOS SANTANA<\/li>\n<li>JENNIFER HUDSON<\/li>\n<li>JAMIE FOXX<\/li>\n<li>SUGARLAND<\/li>\n<li>ADAM LEVINE<\/li>\n<li>JASON MRAZ<\/li>\n<li>EARTH WIND &amp; FIRE<\/li>\n<li>NATALIE COLE<\/li>\n<li>THE JONAS BROTHERS<\/li>\n<li>T PAIN<\/li>\n<li>BRIAN WILSON<\/li>\n<li>JUSTIN BIEBER<\/li>\n<li>NICOLE SCHERZINGER<\/li>\n<li>INDIA.ARIE<\/li>\n<li>JULIANNE HOUGH<\/li>\n<li>MARY MARY<\/li>\n<li>MELANIE FIONA<\/li>\n<li>BEBE WINANS<\/li>\n<li>MYA<\/li>\n<li>TYRESE GIBSON<\/li>\n<li>ANTHONY HAMILTON<\/li>\n<li>RAPHAEL SAADIQ<\/li>\n<li>GLADYS KNIGHT<\/li>\n<li>KERI HILSON<\/li>\n<li>JOEL &amp; BENJI MADDEN<\/li>\n<li>HEART<\/li>\n<li>BRANDY<\/li>\n<li>P!NK<\/li>\n<li>MUSIQ SOULCHILD<\/li>\n<li>MILEY CYRUS<\/li>\n<li>AKON<\/li>\n<li>JORDIN SPARKS<\/li>\n<li>CELINE DION<\/li>\n<li>ROB THOMAS<\/li>\n<li>KATHARINE McPHEE<\/li>\n<li>JEFF BRIDGES<\/li>\n<li>RANDY JACKSON<\/li>\n<li>PATTI AUSTIN<\/li>\n<li>KID CUDI<\/li>\n<li>USHER<\/li>\n<li>WILL.I.AM<\/li>\n<li>KANYE WEST<\/li>\n<li>LL COOL J<\/li>\n<li>ISSAC SLADE (aka The Fray)<\/li>\n<li>SNOOP DOGG<\/li>\n<li>NICOLE RICHIE<\/li>\n<li>TREY SONGZ<\/li>\n<li>ETHAN BORTNICK<\/li>\n<li>TARYLL JACKSON<\/li>\n<li>TAJ JACKSON<\/li>\n<li>TJ JACKSON<\/li>\n<li>VINCE VAUGHN<\/li>\n<li>DRAKE<\/li>\n<li>FREDA PAYNE<\/li>\n<li>FAITH EVANS<\/li>\n<li>ROBIN THICKE<\/li>\n<li>RASHIDA JONES<\/li>\n<li>BARBRA STREISAND<\/li>\n<li>JIMMY JEAN LOUIS<\/li>\n<li>ENRIQUE IGLESIAS<\/li>\n<li>ZAC BROWN<\/li>\n<li>LIL WAYNE<\/li>\n<li>TONY BENNETT<\/li>\n<li>JOSH GROBAN<\/li>\n<li>SEAN GARRETT<\/li>\n<li>HARRY CONNICK, JR.<\/li>\n<li>AL JARDINE<\/li>\n<li>BONE THUGS AND HARMONY (BIZZY BONES)<\/li>\n<li>AR RAHMEN<\/li>\n<li>FERGIE<\/li>\n<li>MARY J. BLIGE<\/li>\n<li>ORIANTHI<\/li>\n<li>MANN<\/li>\n<li>NIPSEY HUSSLE<\/li>\n<li>IYAZ<\/li>\n<li>KEITH HARRIS<\/li>\n<li>NIKKA COSTA<\/li>\n<li>TONI BRAXTON<\/li>\n<li>FARNSWORTH BENTLEY<\/li>\n<li>PLAIN PAT<\/li>\n<li>IL TRIO<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><script src=\"http:\/\/www.google-analytics.com\/ga.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One month after a devastating magnitude earthquake struck Haiti claiming the lives of more than 230,000 a band of musicians released a new song and video to aid relief efforts. Premiering at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, \u2018We Are the World 25 for Haiti\u2019 is a remake of the song originally recorded 25 years &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/thornton-weather\/we-are-the-world-25-for-haiti-premieres-in-effort-to-aid-earthquake-relief\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8216;We Are the World 25 for Haiti&#8217; premieres in effort to aid earthquake relief<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2348"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2348"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2348\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2397,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2348\/revisions\/2397"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}