Friday's broadcast of the Hope for Haiti Now telethon featured hundreds of stars in film, TV and music performing, asking for donations on the air and manning the phones. Country’s own Taylor Swift and Keith Urban were among the artists that took part. Taylor performed "Breathless," and Keith teamed up with Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow for their rendition of the 1972 Bill Withers hit "Lean on Me." Some of the other celebrities that participated included George Clooney, Wyclef Jean, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera, Dave Matthews, John Legend, Justin Timberlake, Stevie Wonder, Nicole Kidman, Samuel L. Jackson and Tom Hanks. According to the latest count, Hope For Haiti Now has raised more than $58 million.
Hope For Haiti Now Raises Millions
The Hope for Haiti Now Album, which includes Taylor and Keith’s performances, is available at iTunes.com/Haiti. iTunes customer can now download the full 20 tracks of the Hope for Haiti Album for just $7.99. Alternatively, individual downloads of each artists’ performance is just 99 cents. All proceeds from Hope for Haiti Now Album sales of will go different Haiti foundations to help Haitians. Hope for Haiti Now will continue accepting donations for the next six months. To give, Text "GIVE" to 50555.
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