STARS UNITE FOR HAITI TELETHON
GEORGE CLOONEY gathered a galaxy of stars in three cities including MADON= NA, JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, JAY-Z, RIHANNA and BONO on Friday night (22Jan10) = to raise money for victims of the earthquake in Haiti.
While Hollywood’s elite, including Jack Nicholson, Daniel Day-Lewis, Be= n Affleck and Mel Gibson manned a bank of telephones in Los Angeles, tens= of millions of TV viewers were treated to a string of performances from = chart-topping stars in LA, New York and London.
Alicia Keys kicked off proceedings with a performance of her hit Prelud= e to a Kiss, before Chris Martin teamed up with Beyonce to perform her song Halo.
Bruce Springsteen followed Keys with a rendition of folk song We Shall = Overcome; Sheryl Crow, Kid Rock and Keith Urban sang Lean on Me; Madonna = performed Like A Prayer; Justin Timberlake and Matt Morris covered Leonar= d Cohen classic Hallelujah and Jennifer Hudson belted out Let it Be.
Jay-Z, Rihanna, Bono and the Edge united in London to perform Stranded = (Haiti Mon Amour) - a track Bono and Jay-Z wrote over the phone especiall= y for the telethon.
Neil Young and Dave Matthews rounded out the night with a sombre duet o= f Hank Williams song Alone and Forsaken.
Other performers on the night included Christina Aguilera, Mary J. Blig= e, Coldplay and Taylor Swift.
Between performances, stars including Denzel Washington, Robert Pattins= on, Nicole Kidman and Matt Damon shared the stories of just some of the e= arthquake’s victims.
Speaking to MTV after the event, Clooney said, "I hope we made some mon= ey out of this. The only way to make this a success is to make a consider= able amount of money." The telethon was beamed live into 640 million homes around the globe, a= nd all performances are available for purchase on iTunes, with proceeds g= oing to benefit earthquake victims.
To donate, visit Hopeforhaitinow.org.
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