When tragedy strikes, it can bring out the best in people. Now, it seems that music fans are finding a channel for their own good will toward Haiti, as iTunes and some of the world’s top artists are setting records with the Hope for Haiti Now album.
iTunes confirmed Thursday (January 28) that tracks from last week’s landmark benefit show have combined to generate more than $3 million in relief funds. On Wednesday, the Hope for Haiti Now album became the first-ever digital-only album to debut at #1 on the SoundScan charts. Through Sunday of this past weekend, the album was purchased and downloaded more than 170,000 times — nearly all of the sales coming from the iTunes store.
As the Hope for Haiti Now album approaches its one-week anniversary, records continue to be set: Read the rest of this entry…
Entertainment Weekly lists Christina Aguilera’s forthcoming album among others like Drake as one of the essential albums coming out in 2010.
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Her still-untitled April release will be the pop powerhouse’s first studio album since 2006’s Back to Basics. Alongside usual suspects Linda Perry, who penned Aguilera’s 2002 smash ”Beautiful,” and R&B hitmaker Tricky Stewart (Beyoncé, Rihanna), the guest list reads like a roll call of cool-girl cred: M.I.A., Santigold, Le Tigre, Ladytron, and ”Breathe Me” songstress Sia.
On Tuesday we brought you behind the scenes as sports icon and global humanitarian Muhammad Ali and multi-Grammy winner Christina Aguilera filmed a new Haiti relief effort PSA. Now we show you the final product!
Appearing together in a new public service announcement, the duo are teaming up to raise funds for the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Haitian relief effort. Donations will go directly to WFP’s efforts to get food to survivors of Haiti’s devastating earthquake.
The PSA urges viewers to donate $5 by texting FRIENDS to 90999 or visit www.fromhungertohope.com. Your donation of $5 will feed 20 hungry children in the earthquake-ravaged country, according to the WFP.
Aguilera is also the spokesperson for Yum! Brands World Hunger Relief, the world’s largest private-sector, hunger-relief effort that is underwriting the PSA.
“I’m devastated by the toll that the earthquake has taken, and as a mom, I am especially heartbroken by the children and families affected,” Aguilera said. “My goal for the PSA is to inspire as many people as possible to donate to the World Food Programme so they can continue to feed the survivors in Haiti and move them from hunger to hope.”
“The earthquake and the aftershocks in Haiti are among the worst tragedies of our lifetime,” Muhammad Ali said of the tragedy. “I urge people from around the world to open their hearts and give anything they can to help the World Food Programme’s relief efforts in Haiti.” Source: ET Online
Friday night a long list of Hollywood celebrities got together with some of the music industry’s biggest names for The Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief Telethon. The music was amazing and many are heading to iTunes to pre-order the soon to be released Hope for Haiti Now album. The track list on the album is amazing with moving performances from Madonna, Wyclef Jean, Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Christina Aguilera and many more.
Perhaps one of the more notable performances was done by Justin Timberlake and Matt Morris. They performed Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah on last night’s Hope For Haiti telethon.
iTunes customers can pre-order the “Hope for Haiti Now” album for $7.99 and the full two-hour video telecast for $1.99. The pre-orders will be delivered to those who purchased the album or video a few days after the telethon.
The full track list from the Hope for Haiti Now album is full of incredible performances: Read the rest of this entry…
Movie fans who somehow get to meet a movie idol vow never to wash their hands. Now some lucky and wealthy fan may promise never to wash their Chrysler 300C.
Chrysler division CEO Oliver Francois had his 300C autographed by 300 celebrities arriving at the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards last Sunday. The signing on the white car was intended to raise money for Haitian relief efforts when the Chrysler is auctioned off.
“Looking at the devastation this catastrophe has caused to an already impoverished country,there is no doubt that we have a social responsibility to assist in any way that we can,” he said in a statement. “We are pleased to join hands with Hollywood.”
He thinks the autographed 300C could be worth $1 million.
Chrysler also contributed a fleet of vehicles for celebrities’ arrivals. How it described them:
Presenter Christina Aguilera’s Chrysler 300 eco-style vehicle featured a water-based vanilla exterior color. On the inside were cactus-colored seat-inserts with bamboo applique placed on the door trim and center console.
Presenter Leonardo DiCaprio’s vehicle had cream exterior and aqua-blue seat inserts, a hydrographic water-themed applique was subtly placed throughout the interior.
Actor Colin Firth’s vehicle featured a stately and sleek black exterior color with black bamboo interior accents.
Presenter Tom Hanks arrived to the awards in an black Chrysler 300 eco-style edition vehicle with curry seat-inserts and organic appliques.
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