[magic]

We Are The World to be re-recorded

Lionel Richie is to re-record We Are The World


Lionel Richie and Quincy Jones are planning a 25th anniversary re-recording of We Are The World.

The Hollywood Reporter says that Usher, Natalie Cole and John Legend have been invited to take part in the supergroup single, which was originally released in 1985 after the success of Band Aid in the UK.

Lionel and Quincy, who co-wrote and co-produced the song respectively with Michael Jackson, hope an abundance of stars will take part in the celebration on February 1 - a day after the Grammy Awards ceremony, which will include a tribute to the late King of Pop.

All the Grammy nominees and participants will also be asked to take part, the Hollywood Reporter said.

The event was originally due to take part on January 28 but the date changed in the wake of the Haiti earthquake - and now all proceeds will go towards the relief fund.

http://music.uk.msn....entid=151825460

[soap]

I'm not sure I would like that song to be released without Michael..

[magic]

soap, on 21 January 2010 - 10:41 PM, said:

I'm not sure I would like that song to be released without Michael..

I agree...

Or at least they have to add Michael's part with his voice.

[witchanna]

magic, on 21 January 2010 - 06:47 PM, said:

We Are The World to be re-recorded

Lionel Richie is to re-record We Are The World


Lionel Richie and Quincy Jones are planning a 25th anniversary re-recording of We Are The World.

The Hollywood Reporter says that Usher, Natalie Cole and John Legend have been invited to take part in the supergroup single, which was originally released in 1985 after the success of Band Aid in the UK.

Lionel and Quincy, who co-wrote and co-produced the song respectively with Michael Jackson, hope an abundance of stars will take part in the celebration on February 1 - a day after the Grammy Awards ceremony, which will include a tribute to the late King of Pop.

All the Grammy nominees and participants will also be asked to take part, the Hollywood Reporter said.

The event was originally due to take part on January 28 but the date changed in the wake of the Haiti earthquake - and now all proceeds will go towards the relief fund.

http://music.uk.msn....entid=151825460

no news is good news if only michael voice will be in it
it would be a nice tribute to michael and music will have new meaning :cutehug

[30 thousand faces]

yes.. I agree.. without Michael.. it will bee nothing..

[magic]

From MTV News:

Grammy producer Ken Ehrlich will produce the "We Are The World" event, which will then be turned into a video and single just like it was in 1985. The Hollywood Reporter also said that Michael Jackson will be invoked in the song in some way.

[30 thousand faces]

well, that's good news.. :)

[witchanna]

magic, on 22 January 2010 - 11:38 PM, said:

From MTV News:

Grammy producer Ken Ehrlich will produce the "We Are The World" event, which will then be turned into a video and single just like it was in 1985. The Hollywood Reporter also said that Michael Jackson will be invoked in the song in some way.

no news is good news :whistling

[magic]

witchanna, on 23 January 2010 - 11:20 AM, said:

no news is good news :whistling

but those are news. So if these are news then they are bad? :confused

[Sharon007]

I remember We Are The World was sung live at Pavarotti & Friends concert. Michael couldn't attend because Prince was sick and I believe Ronan Keating sang Michaels parts. The song wasn't the same without Michael. So I do hope they include him after all it is his song he wrote all of it.

[magic]

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List of singers:
Carlos Santana, Orianthi, Jennifer Hudson, Jamie Foxx, Sugarland, Adam Levine, Jason Mraz, Earth Wind & Fire, Natalie Cole, The Jonas Brothers, T-Pain, Brian Wilson, Justin Bieber, Nicole Scherzinger, India.Arie, Julianne Hough, Mary Mary, Melanie Fiona, BeBe Winans, Mya, Tyrese Gibson, Anthony Hamilton, Raphael Saadiq, Gladys Knight, Keri Hilson, Joel and Benji Madden, Heart, Brandy, Pink, Musiq Soulchild, Miley Cyrus, Akon, Jordin Sparks, Celine Dion, Rob Thomas, Katharine McPhee, Jeff Bridges, Randy Jackson, Patti Austin, Kid CuDi, Usher, Will.i.am, Kanye West, LL Cool J, Issac Slade (of The Fray), Snoop Dogg, Nicole Richie, Trey Songz, Ethan Bortnick, Taryll Jackson, Taj Jackson, TJ Jackson, Vince Vaughn, Drake, Freda Payne, Faith Evans, Robin Thicke, Rashida Jones, Barbra Streisand, Jimmy Jean Louis, Enrique Iglesias, Zac Brown, Lil Wayne, Tony Bennett, Josh Groban, Sean Garrett, Harry Connick Jr., Al Jardine, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony (Bizzy Bone)

Rumorse tell:

that Michael's children can be there o speak some peom in the end of song (but it's very weak rumours).

Some singers like Beyonce refused to take a part in it cause they refused to have lyrics change. Some other singers refused like Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake, Jennifer Lopez, Madonna.

As I mentioned some lyrics will be changed to fit it with Haiti.

Rumors tell that Janet may sing Michael's part.

Natalie Cole said she doing the "When you're down and out" line....

[magic]

p.s. I don't know half of them! And I hate the fact they are going to cut Michael's vocals and change lyrics! You don't change classics, it's like being respectful to the classic song! Instead of it they should write a new song then!

[mjroxxs]

Awww, I really want Michael to be a part in the song somehow. I agree to all, it wouldn't be the same. It's always going to be in my head during the song if Michael isn't there.

[magic]

http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2010/galleries/we-are-the-world/snoop-dogg-435.jpg
Teen sensation Justin Bieber finds a new friend in rapper Snoop Dogg while participating in an updated recording of "We Are the World" at L.A.'s Henson Studios Monday.

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Nicole Richie and partner Joel Madden step away from the studio, joining Joe Jonas outside for a friendly chat.

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Nashville has come to Hollywood! Country star Julianne Hough gets between (from left) Sugarland stars Kristian Bush and Jennifer Nettles – with rocker Rob Thomas along for the ride.

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Lionel Richie gets some support (literally!) from rapper Kanye West and R&B crooner Robin Thicke, who are clearly focused on their task at hand.

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The recording session isn't just for professional singers! Funny guy Vince Vaughn raised his voice along with rapper-turned-NCIS: Los Angeles star LL Cool J (left) and Oscar nominee Jeff Bridges.

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It's a mini-American Idol reunion! Jennifer Hudson comes face to face with the reality show judge Randy Jackson (left) and Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger.

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Music superstar Barbra Streisand gets a little hip-hop cred during a close encounter with Black Eyed Peas star Will.I.Am, who wrote a brand-new rap verse about Haiti for the "We Are the World" reboot.

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Nick Jonas leaves his brothers behind and steps into the booth with pop star Enrique Iglesias.

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And the cutest (and littlest!) performer is Harlow Madden, 2, who spent the star-studded session in her daddy Joel 's arms. Lionel Richie, whose daughter Nicolejoined Michael Jackson on the original 1985 recording, tells PEOPLE seeing his granddaughter in the studio was emotional. "It’s kind of surreal," he says. "And [it's been] 25 years! It went that fast."

[magic]

forgot to mention that premiere of the song will be during Winter Olympic games opening in Feb 12

[magic]

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[magic]

WATW will come out in 3D. As it was said before in 12th Feb during Olypic's opening ceremony.

[Sharon007]

Where Will 'We Are The World' Remake Money Go?

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AEG Live CEO and Lionel Richie's manager Randy Phillips explains how song/video will benefit Haitian earthquake relief.

On Monday, producer Quincy Jones and singer Lionel Richie accomplished a tremendous feat in the name of charitable outreach: They brought together dozens of superstars from the music world (along with a handful of Hollywood guests) to record a new version of "We Are the World."

When the tune, which was originally recorded 25 years ago as a way to raise money for hunger relief in Africa, is finally released, the proceeds will go to help survivors of the catastrophic earthquake that destroyed a large portion of the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince. But where exactly will the money go, and who will benefit the most?

"All my executives and staff that are here are working for nothing," said Randy Phillips, the CEO of AEG Live and Richie's manager. (AEG Live underwrote much of the operational costs for the recording of the track, as did Visa.) "No one's making any money. This is strictly a charitable event. We want as much as possible, if it's 99 percent, to go to charity. That's what we want to happen here. What we're going to do is we've formed a charitable foundation called the We Are the World Foundation LLC."

Phillips explained that for some people, their involvement in the song won't end when the tape stops rolling. "The money will go [to the foundation] as a pit stop, and then it will be distributed. There's a board that's going to decide where it goes," he said. "And on that board is Quincy and ['Crash' director] Paul Haggis and Luis Alberto Moreno, who runs the [Inter-American] Development Bank."

The entire recording process was filmed by Haggis, who will turn it into a special called "We Are the World — 25 for Haiti," which will premiere on NBC during the Opening Ceremony of the Winter Olympics on February 12.




This report is provided by MTV News

Source: VH1