We also want women from villages all over the world to sing along on the refrain of the song, "We Shall Shine." No idea how to make that happen. But we will.
Mario Almonte | Posted 11.14.2011
Approaching what would have been John Lennon's 71st birthday, it is finally time to look back through more sober eyes, and to finally acknowledge that Yoko Ono did not destroy the Beatles.
Richard Walden | Posted 10.11.2011
It's more than a bit disconcerting to look at the low level of the African famine relief response -- especially when you've been around long enough to remember the 1984 Ethiopian famine and its massive tug on the hearts of the world.
Bettina Korek | Posted 05.25.2011
For the final Engagement Party project, Heffington Moves MOCA presents the punk-rock dance event Heavy Metal Parking Lot: The Musical.
Posted 05.25.2011
It's been over 25 years since the original "We Are The World" was recorded, and while earlier this year it was remade by today's hottest stars to bene...
Ashley Wren Collins | Posted 05.25.2011
Let's hold the legacy of the passionate, hardworking Michael Jackson up to today's youth all over the world and open a can of whoop ass on the massive, pathetic atrophy of their work ethic
Posted 05.25.2011
The Japanese have not only outdone themselves on this one, they've outdone us. Remember when America recorded a remake of "We Are The World" and it wa...
Posted 05.25.2011
Diane Sawyer conducted an online interview today with Lisa Lavie, producer and editor behind the YouTube phenomenon, We Are The World: YouTube Edition...
Posted 05.25.2011
The rerecording of "We Are The World" was meant to raise awareness of the Haiti earthquake disaster. But according to Quincy Jones (Kenan Thompson), "...
Posted 05.25.2011
Since the earthquake struck Haiti back on January 12, millions have asked what they can do to help. Some of the biggest names in music stepped forward...
Kelly Conaboy | Posted 05.25.2011
If everyone in the world has to watch the Olympics for months at a time every year, it should at least be somewhat entertaining. Here are a few ideas.
Posted 05.25.2011
Though a gaggle of pop stars recently rerecorded the classic charity song, "We are the World," none of the original performers were invited to take pa...
Danny Schechter | Posted 05.25.2011
Twenty-five years later, We Are The World is back, this time with 80 artists and a corporate sponsor. It is star studded and sentimental, conjuring up memories, and echoing a mission that matters.
Nick Demas | Posted 05.25.2011
The chorus of "We Are The World," of course, is instantly recognizable to anyone over 30, and now too by all Haitians, as it has been translated into the Creole "Nou Se Mond La."
Mira Veda | Posted 05.25.2011
The song is its own public service announcement. It brings public awareness to a massive global problem through the use of the universal language of music.
Posted 05.25.2011
LOS ANGELES (AP)- The revamped "We Are the World" made its world premiere Friday during NBC's coverage of the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympic...
Nick Demas | Posted 05.25.2011
I'm really looking forward to returning to Haiti. The fatigue forces you to take a break from it all, but I am excited to reconnect with the many wonderful people I met on my trip.
AP | SOLVEJ SCHOU | Posted 05.25.2011
LOS ANGELES — The charity anthem "We Are the World" has been rerecorded by 80 artists who came together in the same Hollywood studio where the o...
AP | SANDY COHEN | Posted 05.25.2011
LOS ANGELES — Quincy Jones is re-recording the charity song "We Are the World" and sending the proceeds to Haiti. The 76-year-old music legend ...
Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011
Flashbulbs popping non-stop, H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General of the United Nations in New York, entered the U.N. General Assembly Hall in New ...
Lauri Lyons | Posted 05.25.2011
The Apollo Theater's memorial tribute to Michael Jackson might as well have been Mardi Gras in Harlem.
Michelle Bart | Posted 05.25.2011
Thanks for all the music, memories, and efforts to embrace humanity, Michael.
Joan E. Dowlin | Posted 05.25.2011
As the public, we only got to see one side of you as portrayed by the paparazzi. But as so many friends expressed at your memorial, there was a private, shy, caring, deep soul residing within you.
David Finkle | Posted 11.17.2011
On the day after Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett went to their fabulous maker(s), The Breakfast Club kicked off its daily meeting with discussions of both departed celebs.
Beth Blatt | Posted 12.05.2011