"unit headed by Marc Schaffel, who traveled across the globe with a team to record the different artists. The all-star benefit followed a similar Jackson-effort, ""We Are the World"", which raised millions of dollars for famine relief in Africa. The recording of ""What More Can I Give"" was completed in October 2001. In addition to the English-language version of ""What More Can I Give"", a Spanish version of the song was recorded. Entitled ""Todo Para Ti"", the track features several of the musicians on the English version, as well as Latin artists such as Alejandro Sanz and Cristian Castro, who"
"by Michael Jackson and Lionel Ritchie, selling 20 million copies and raising 63 million dollars. In France, French supergroup Chanteurs sans frontières released ""SOS Éthiopie"", which sold 1 million copies and raised 10 million francs (about 1.2 million dollars). Other charity initiatives raised money for Ethiopia. On January 27, 1985, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints participated in a special fast, where members went without food for two meals and donated the money they would have used to buy food. The fast raised $6 million for the famine victims in Ethiopia. The manner in which international"
"Live Aid concerts, held July 13, 1985, which were an outgrowth of the 1984 charity single ""Do They Know It's Halloween?"" and became the largest musical concert in history with performers on two main stages, one in London, England and the other in Philadelphia, USA (plus some other acts performing in other countries) and televised worldwide. The concert lasted 16 hours and featured nearly everybody who was in the forefront of rock and pop in 1985. The charity event raised millions of dollars for famine relief in Africa. Live Aid became a model for many other fund-raising and consciousness-raising efforts,"
"1985 in British music This is a summary of 1985 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. The biggest British musical event of 1985 was the Live Aid concert in London's Wembley Stadium on 13 July. Held to follow up the previous year's charity record ""Do They Know It's Christmas?"", the biggest-selling single ever at the time, popular acts such as The Who, U2 and Queen performed in front of an estimated audience of 1.9 billion viewers. It raised £150 million to help famine in Ethiopia, and a similar event would happen 20 years"
"several dozen artists who wished to appear on the song. The group, known as USA for Africa, included Michael Jackson, Richie, Bruce Springsteen, Cyndi Lauper, Rogers, and many other pop music stars of the day. According to Ken Kragen, (who brought Quincy Jones on board to produce the song) a record company president suggested that he also organize an album of unreleased songs by the same group of artists and that helped the project ultimately raise $64 million for poverty relief both in Africa and the US. A year later, Kragen organized Hands Across America, a transcontinental human chain that"
"using artistic talent as art for charity. Some of the other early charity records came from the January 1979 Music for UNICEF Concert, with the likes of ABBA's ""Chiquitita"" and the Bee Gees' ""Too Much Heaven"" released as singles, all the royalties from which went to UNICEF. Band Aid's ""Do They Know It's Christmas?"" in November 1984 began the revolution of the charity record, which would be popularised throughout the 1980s. In the United States, charity records reached their peak with USA for Africa's ""We Are the World"" in 1985, but then essentially died out afterwards. In the United Kingdom,"
"organisations of live Benefit Concerts run by Celebrity Charity. The concerts were USA for Africa and Live Aid and were broadcast in over 160 countries across the globe. Band Aid and Live Aid combined raised about $150 million (USD) for the famine relief effort in Ethiopia. The first hit was so popular that several of the artists got together again to do a cover version of the original song ""Do They Know It's Christmas?"". These artists include Dido, Robbie Williams and Chris Martin. The group has come together on a total of four occasions composed of popular British and Irish"
"million copies sold. It won four Grammys for 1985, including Song of the Year for Jackson and Richie as its writers. Although the American Music Awards directors removed the charity song from the competition because they felt it would be inappropriate, the AMA show in 1986 concluded with a tribute to the song in honor of its first anniversary. The project's creators received two special AMA honors: one for the creation of the song and another for the USA for Africa idea. Jackson, Jones, and entertainment promoter Ken Kragan received special awards for their roles in the song's creation. Jackson's"
"for some time to have a song recorded by the most famous artists in the music industry at the time. He planned to have the proceeds donated to a new organization called United Support of Artists for Africa (USA for Africa). The non-profit foundation would then feed and relieve starving people in Africa, specifically Ethiopia, where around one million people died during the country's 1983–1985 famine. The idea followed Band Aid's ""Do They Know It's Christmas?"" project in the UK, which Belafonte had heard about. He also planned money to be set aside to help eliminate hunger in the United"
"1985) in the United Kingdom, No. 4 in West Germany, No. 6 in Canada and No. 3 (No. 5 on re-entry in 1985) in Ireland. The song is associated with the July 1985 Live Aid event, where it was performed by Benjamin Orr during the Philadelphia event; previously, the song was used as the background music to a montage of clips depicting the contemporaneous Ethiopian famine during the London event, which was introduced by English musician David Bowie. Following the concert it was re-released in the UK and peaked at No. 4 in August 1985. Proceeds from the sales of"
"were: 1985 in British music This is a summary of 1985 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. The biggest British musical event of 1985 was the Live Aid concert in London's Wembley Stadium on 13 July. Held to follow up the previous year's charity record ""Do They Know It's Christmas?"", the biggest-selling single ever at the time, popular acts such as The Who, U2 and Queen performed in front of an estimated audience of 1.9 billion viewers. It raised £150 million to help famine in Ethiopia, and a similar event would happen 20"
"Éthiopie ""Éthiopie"" is a charity song recorded in 1985 by the collective band known under the name 'Chanteurs sans Frontières'. The song achieved a huge success in France, topping the chart for two months and becoming one of the best-selling singles in that country. Chanteurs sans Frontières was a French association founded in 1985 following the English-speaking world model of the bands Band Aid and USA for Africa with the same purpose : providing assistance to victims of the famine then raging in Ethiopia. The association was presided by Antoine di Zazzo, the general director of EMI Pathé Marconi, and"
"by Bjorn Nessjø and Stargate. The money from the sale of this album was earmarked for Red Cross work in the hard-hit Aceh province in Indonesia. Forente Artister Forente Artister (English: United Artists) was a group of Norwegian artists that went together in 1985 to record the song ""Sammen for livet"" (English: ""Together for Life"") in order to raise money for the victims of hunger in Africa. The lyrics were written by Halvdan Sivertsen and the melody by Åge Aleksandersen. This project was inspired by Band Aid and Forente Artister was thus part of a large humanitarian initiative. The project"
"and the third-best-selling single of the 1980s in France. According to Infodisc website, the song is the eighth-best-selling single of all time in France, with about 1,724,000 copies sold. To date, this song remains the best-selling charity single in France. Éthiopie ""Éthiopie"" is a charity song recorded in 1985 by the collective band known under the name 'Chanteurs sans Frontières'. The song achieved a huge success in France, topping the chart for two months and becoming one of the best-selling singles in that country. Chanteurs sans Frontières was a French association founded in 1985 following the English-speaking world model of"
"We Are the World ""We Are the World"" is a song and charity single originally recorded by the supergroup United Support of Artists (USA) for Africa in 1985. It was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie and produced by Quincy Jones for the album ""We Are the World"". With sales in excess of 20 million copies, it is one of fewer than 30 retail singles to have sold at least 10 million copies worldwide. Following Band Aid's 1984 ""Do They Know It's Christmas?"" project in the United Kingdom, an idea for the creation of an American benefit single for"
"Tears Are Not Enough ""Tears Are Not Enough"" is a 1985 charity single recorded by a supergroup of Canadian artists, under the name Northern Lights, to raise funds for relief of the 1983–85 famine in Ethiopia. It was one of a number of such supergroup singles recorded between December 1984 and April 1985, along with Band Aid's ""Do They Know It's Christmas?"" in the United Kingdom, USA for Africa's ""We Are the World"" in the United States, ""Cantaré, cantarás"" by a supergroup of Latin American and Spanish singers, Chanteurs sans Frontières's ""Éthiopie"" in France, and Fondation Québec-Afrique's ""Les Yeux de"
"later included on the band's comprehensive 2003 compilation, ""The Box"". The album sold over 3 million copies. According to ""Billboard"" on April 27, 1985, it reached number one in 2 weeks, something only formerly accomplished by The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. We Are the World (album) We Are the World is a 1985 album that contains USA for Africa's ""We Are the World"", a superstar charity recording for famine relief efforts in Ethiopia. In addition to the title track, the album includes nine previously unreleased songs by donating artists, including Prince, Chicago, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band"
"last tour he would do with his brothers. Following controversy over the concert's ticket sales, Jackson held a press conference and announced that he would donate his share of the proceeds, an estimated , to charity. His charitable work and humanitarian awards continued with the release of ""We Are the World"" (1985), co-written with Lionel Richie. The song was recorded on January 28, 1985 and released worldwide in March 1985 to aid the poor in the United States and Africa. The song earned $63 million for famine relief, and became one of the best-selling singles of all time, with 20"
"brains behind the original Band Aid. It was she who became the driving force that inspired (and helped) Geldof to rally the most famous pop stars of the 1980s to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia. The group was composed of forty artists to raise awareness and funds for the Ethiopian famine in 1983–1985 . The group's name stemmed from the idea that the musicians were providing aid to the less fortunate and suggested that their project was likened to putting a band-aid on a wound. Geldof was looking for support from all nations for Africa beginning in the"
"later in 2005, with Live 8. After the huge success of Band Aid's ""Do They Know It's Christmas?"", several more charity songs reached number 1 this year. USA for Africa, inspired by Band Aid, released ""We Are the World"", a song written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, while David Bowie and Mick Jagger released a cover of ""Dancing In The Street"", the music video being premiered at Live Aid and all proceeds going to the charity. In May, a fire at a football stadium in Bradford killed 56 people, and supergroup The Crowd released a charity cover of popular"
"make available enough surplus grain to end the immediate hunger crisis in Africa. Many artists and performers at Live Aid gained prominence and positive commercial influence. For all the cultural, charitable, and technological significance of 1985's Live Aid, its most immediate impact was on the charts. In the UK, for example, ""No Jacket Required"" by Phil Collins and Madonna's ""Like a Virgin"" leapt back into the top ten. Queen's three year old ""Greatest Hits"" rose fifty-five places into the top twenty, followed by Freddie Mercury's ""Mr. Bad Guy"". Every U2 album available at the time also returned to the chart."
"""a little bit more contemporary"". In 1985 Dylan sang on USA for Africa's famine relief single ""We Are the World"". He also joined Artists United Against Apartheid providing vocals for their single ""Sun City"". On July 13, 1985, he appeared at the climax at the Live Aid concert at JFK Stadium, Philadelphia. Backed by Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood, he performed a ragged version of ""Hollis Brown"", his ballad of rural poverty, and then said to the worldwide audience exceeding one billion people: ""I hope that some of the money ... maybe they can just take a little bit of"
"of 1985, Mitchell was contacted by Bob Geldof, an English rock musician, that had been working on issues of drought and famine in Africa. Geldof asked Mitchell to produce a worldwide televised music show to raise funds to help alleviate the catastrophic consequences of the worst African famine in a century. Mitchell became the Executive Producer of the worldwide Live Aid broadcast (under a newly formed venture Worldwide Sports and Entertainment) and President of the Live Aid Foundation in America. The July 13, 1985 broadcast was the world's first large globally interactive show seen by 1.5 billion viewers in 150"
"Hear 'n Aid Hear 'n Aid was a one-time collaboration of various individual hard rock and heavy metal artists in 1985 to raise money for famine relief in Africa. According to Ronnie James Dio's MySpace profile, the project raised $1 million within a year. While attending a 48-hour charity ""Radiothon"" at the radio station KLOS, Dio members Jimmy Bain and Vivian Campbell noticed that representation from hard rock or heavy metal stars was low. In light of the success of Band Aid's ""Do They Know It's Christmas?"" and USA for Africa's ""We Are the World"", they forwarded an idea to"
"We Are the World (album) We Are the World is a 1985 album that contains USA for Africa's ""We Are the World"", a superstar charity recording for famine relief efforts in Ethiopia. In addition to the title track, the album includes nine previously unreleased songs by donating artists, including Prince, Chicago, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (a rendition of Jimmy Cliff's obscure ""Trapped"" recorded live at Meadowlands Arena on their Born in the U.S.A. Tour, which achieved considerable album-oriented rock radio airplay and topped the Mainstream Rock chart), Tina Turner and others. In addition, ""Grace"", by Quincy Jones,"
"Africa. Tanzanian Prime Minister Salim Ahmed Salim greeted and praised Belafonte, telling him, ""I personally and the people of Tanzania are moved by this tremendous example of human solidarity."" One year after the release of ""We Are the World"", organizers noted that $44.5 million had been raised for USA for Africa's humanitarian fund. They stated that they were confident that they would reach an initial set target of $50 million (equivalent to $ million in 2019). By October 1986, it was revealed that their $50 million target had been met and exceeded; CBS Records gave USA for Africa a check"
"South Africa that catered to wealthy white tourists. The resort upheld racist apartheid policies, yet many famous entertainers chose to perform there. Artists that took part in the making of the album included Bruce Springsteen, Peter Gabriel, Miles Davis, Bob Dylan and Lou Reed. The ""Sun City"" project was originally meant to only be one song, but other musicians contributed their own pieces which transformed it into a full-length album. ""Sun City"" was one of the first musical collaborations among major recording stars to support a political cause rather than a social cause. The album raised over $1 million in"
"the poor in Africa and the US. He was one of 39 music celebrities who performed on the record. The single became one of the best-selling singles of all time, with nearly 20 million copies sold and millions of dollars donated to famine relief. It was also the first time Jackson was recognized for his humanitarian efforts. Jackson founded the charity in 1992, naming it after his hit song, ""Heal the World"". The purpose of the charity was to provide medicine to children and fight world hunger, homelessness, child exploitation and abuse. Jackson stated that he wanted ""to improve the"
"In 1984, Bono and Adam Clayton participated in Band Aid to raise money for the 1983–85 famine in Ethiopia. This initiative produced the hit charity single ""Do They Know It's Christmas?"", which would be the first among several collaborations between U2 and Bob Geldof. In July 1985, U2 played Live Aid, a follow-up to Band Aid's efforts. Bono and his wife Ali, invited by World Vision, later visited Ethiopia where they witnessed the famine first hand. Bono would later say this laid the groundwork for his Africa campaigning and some of his songwriting. In 1986, U2 participated in the A"
"calling the move ""way overdue"". In November 1984, Michael joined other British and Irish pop stars of the era to form Band Aid, singing on the charity song ""Do They Know It's Christmas?"" for famine relief in Ethiopia. This single became the UK Christmas number one in December 1984, holding Michael's own song, ""Last Christmas"" by Wham!, at No. 2; Michael also donated the royalties for ""Last Christmas"" to Ethiopia. ""Do They Know It's Christmas?"" sold 3.75 million copies in the UK and became the biggest selling single in UK chart history, a title it held until 1997 when it"
"Forente Artister Forente Artister (English: United Artists) was a group of Norwegian artists that went together in 1985 to record the song ""Sammen for livet"" (English: ""Together for Life"") in order to raise money for the victims of hunger in Africa. The lyrics were written by Halvdan Sivertsen and the melody by Åge Aleksandersen. This project was inspired by Band Aid and Forente Artister was thus part of a large humanitarian initiative. The project resulted in an album which in addition to ""Sammen for livet"" also consisted of several newly recorded songs by some of the participators. The song and"
"musicians who inspired ""Graceland"". Before leaving the US for Johannesburg with Halee, Simon was persuaded to contribute to the recording of ""We Are the World"", a charity single benefiting African famine relief organized by Quincy Jones and Harry Belafonte. Released in March 1985, the single became one of the top-selling singles ever. Simon spoke with Jones and Belafonte about recording in South Africa, considering the region's charged political atmosphere, and they both encouraged him to do it. In addition, the black musician's union in the country voted to let Simon come, as it could potentially benefit their culture's music, placing"
"Les Yeux de la faim ""Les Yeux de la faim"" (meaning ""The Eyes of Hunger"") is a charity single released in 1985 in Quebec. It was recorded by a one-off supergroup of many musicians to raise funds for the Quebec-Africa Foundation, a charity to help people facing famine in Africa, and released concurrently with similar singles such as the English Canadian ""Tears Are Not Enough"" and the American ""We Are the World"". Artists participating in the recording included Daniel Lavoie, Martine St-Clair, Michel Rivard, Celine Dion, Jean-Pierre Ferland, Gilles Vigneault, Nicole Martin, Claude Léveillée, Donald Lautrec, Claude Gauthier, Véronique Béliveau,"