Posts Tagged ‘Lionel Richie’

‘The Voice’ Season 2 Mentors Include Alanis Morissette, Robin Thicke & More

Mon Jan 9 2012 by Becky Bain
Kelly Clarkson isn't the only artist planning to hit up The Voice's second season. A whole new batch of celebrity guest mentors will advise coaches Blake Shelton, Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green and Adam Levine as they help manage their team of singers. Find out who else will be doling out the advice on NBC's hit singing competition when it returns in February.  More »

CMA Awards: Taylor Swift, Kelly Clarkson & The Full List Of Winners

Thu Nov 10 2011 by Robbie Daw
At last night's 45th Country Music Association Awards, the Band Perry — who snagged trophies for Song, Single and New Artist Of The Year — emerged as the big winners from the event, which was hosted for a fourth time by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood and held at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena. Other noteworthy wins included Entertainer Of The Year, which went to Taylor Swift, and Musical Event Of The Year, which was lauded to Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson's duet "Don't You Wanna Stay". More »

The “We Are The World 25 For Haiti” Video

Fri Feb 12 2010 by Robbie Daw
After all the press coverage and buildup over the past two weeks, the 25th anniversary update of "We Are The World" finally premiered Friday during the opening of the 2010 Winter Olympics. Jamie Foxx introduced the Paul Haggis-directed video for the charity song by asking viewers to "do more than just watch—reach deep into your hearts and give anything you can, as we have, for Haiti."

Both the digital single and music video were added to iTunes Friday night, with proceeds going to Haiti earthquake relief efforts. Watch the full eight-minute-and-30-second clip—which features everyone from Pink and Justin Bieber to Barbra Streisand and Janet Jackson—below the jump. More »


Simon Cowell And Quincy Jones Plan Haiti Charity Singles

Thu Jan 21 2010 by Robbie Daw
Twenty-five years after the recording of "We Are The World," Quincy Jones, who produced the 1985 charity single, is teaming up with the song's co-writer Lionel Richie to pull together a new version of the tune, reports Billboard. "We Are The World" was originally being dusted off to simply mark its anniversary, but Billboard now notes that all the proceeds will go toward Haiti relief efforts.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the pond, Simon Cowell has been asked to produce a charity effort of his own for Haiti. More »