haiti relief

Wyclef Jean Provides Haiti Update in CNN Editorial
Wyclef Jean Provides Haiti Update in CNN Editorial
Wyclef Jean Provides Haiti Update in CNN Editorial
Wyclef Jean has taken to CNN's website to provide an update on relief efforts in Haiti at the six-month anniversary of the country's devastating earthquake. As has been reported throughout the week, it's not going so well. Progress is nearly non-existent and Bill Clinton recently revealed that only 10 percent of promised donations across the globe have actually come through...
Master P Announces Super Bowl Benefit Concert for Haiti
Master P Announces Super Bowl Benefit Concert for Haiti
Master P Announces Super Bowl Benefit Concert for Haiti
New Orleans rapper-turned-entrepreneur Percy "Master P" Miller is planning a Super Bowl benefit concert that will raise money to rebuild Haitian schools in the aftermath of the country's devastating 7.0 earthquake. The former rapper and No Limit Records founder witnessed the disaster of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans and has since dedicated much of his time towards humanitarian efforts
Questlove Talks ‘Hope for Haiti’ Telethon
Questlove Talks ‘Hope for Haiti’ Telethon
Questlove Talks ‘Hope for Haiti’ Telethon
Tonight, pretty much every major American television network will air "Hope For Haiti Now" -- a multi-site telethon that you've probably heard about by now. MTV News spoke about the event with the Roots' Questlove, a man who will be backing a good chunk of the night's performers on his trusty drum kit...
Swizz Beatz Chronicles Jay-Z, Bono Relief Track ‘Stranded’
Swizz Beatz Chronicles Jay-Z, Bono Relief Track ‘Stranded’
Swizz Beatz Chronicles Jay-Z, Bono Relief Track ‘Stranded’
After Swizz Beatz sparked the initial buzz about Jay-Z and Bono's new Haiti relief track, 'Stranded,' via short Twitter messages last weekend, the producer divulged the full details of the collaboration this week. Swizzy told Rolling Stone that text messages to both Jay-Z and Bono prompted the first interest in working on a benefit track...
Quincy Jones, Lionel Richie Remaking ‘We Are the World’ to Benefit Haiti
Quincy Jones, Lionel Richie Remaking ‘We Are the World’ to Benefit Haiti
Quincy Jones, Lionel Richie Remaking ‘We Are the World’ to Benefit Haiti
Legendary producer Quincy Jones is set to remake his 1985 hit 'We Are the World,' to benefit earthquake victims in Haiti. Jones will team with the song's original co-writer, Lionel Richie, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the record. According to Billboard, Jones has commissioned the help of big name performers like Usher, Natalie Cole and John Legend, and will record the single Feb... Read
Lupe Fiasco and Kenna Record Charity Single for Haiti
Lupe Fiasco and Kenna Record Charity Single for Haiti
Lupe Fiasco and Kenna Record Charity Single for Haiti
Fresh off their recent accent up Mt. Kilimanjaro to promote clean drinking water in developing countries, Lupe Fiasco and Kenna are back in the United States, diving head first into the Haiti relief effort. The pair joined a group of eclectic celebrities including Linkin Park, Slash, Peter Gabriel, The All-American Rejects, Alanis Morissette and Dave Matthews Band to produce a new Music for Relief
Diddy: ‘Wyclef Should Run for President of Haiti’
Diddy: ‘Wyclef Should Run for President of Haiti’
Diddy: ‘Wyclef Should Run for President of Haiti’
Last night, Sean "Diddy" Combs was among the celebrities that helped raise an estimated $5 million for the Red Cross and UNICEF on Larry King's two-hour CNN special 'Haiti: How Can You Help.' Diddy commended fellow hip-hop musician Wyclef Jean and his Haitian charity, the Yele Haiti Foundation, for raising more than $1 million in relief funds for the country, despite the recent allegatio
Wyclef Responds to Attacks on Yele Haiti Charity
Wyclef Responds to Attacks on Yele Haiti Charity
Wyclef Responds to Attacks on Yele Haiti Charity
Since the devastating earthquake shook Haiti last Tuesday (Jan. 12), former Fugees frontman and Haiti native Wyclef Jean has been passionate and outspoken in the frantic effort to raise money for the country. Within three days of the quake, Wyclef's Yele Haiti organization had raised over $1 million for the cause, thanks to appearances on several TV and Internet outlets urging the public to donate