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After partnering up with Justin Timberlake and Charlie Sexton at the Hope For Haiti Now telethon two weeks ago, Matt Morris has found a suprise hit on his hands with "Hallelujah." The trio's cover of the Leonard Cohen tune initially debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at #48, and this week jumped up to #13.
Morris, who helped pen Kelly Clarkson's "Miss Independent" with Christina Aguilera, hit up Lopez Tonight to perform his reggae-inflected song "Love," which Matt wrote for his husband Sean Michael Morris. Watch below!
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Matt Morris Does ‘Lopez Tonight,’ Hears His Song On The Radio For The First Time
Fri Feb 5 2010 by Robbie Daw
iTunes Users Praise Justin Timberlake And Matt Morris’ “Hallelujah” All The Way To #1
Tue Jan 26 2010 by Robbie Daw
As of yesterday, Justin Timberlake and Matt Morris' take on "Hallelujah" from the Hope For Haiti Now telethon was the most downloaded track on iTunes from the charity event. Now it's simply the most downloaded song on iTunes, period.
The Hope For Haiti Now compilation will reportedly debut at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart this week, but it was the two pals' somber cover of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" that struck a particular chord with viewers. However, according to Morris, there was almost another song the pair went with for the telecast instead. More »
The Hope For Haiti Now compilation will reportedly debut at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart this week, but it was the two pals' somber cover of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" that struck a particular chord with viewers. However, according to Morris, there was almost another song the pair went with for the telecast instead. More »
Justin Timberlake’s “Hallelujah” Is The Most Downloaded From ‘Hope For Haiti’
Mon Jan 25 2010 by Robbie Daw
Friday's two-hour Hope For Haiti Now telethon raised roughly $58 million by the following day, which MTV noted is a new record for donations made by the general public through a disaster-relief telethon. That figure, however, only included donations made by telephone, texting and online. Large private donations and money given by corporations have yet to be calculated.
Also yet to be tallied up are the sales figures for the accompanying Hope For Haiti Now digital album of the telethon's live musical performances. So far the collection has topped the iTunes chart in 18 countries. More »
Also yet to be tallied up are the sales figures for the accompanying Hope For Haiti Now digital album of the telethon's live musical performances. So far the collection has topped the iTunes chart in 18 countries. More »
