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Haiti single to get first airplay | Haiti single to get first airplay |
(about 7 hours later) | |
The all-star fund-raising single for the victims of the Haiti earthquake due to get its first radio play later. | |
Acts including Take That, Kylie Minogue, Rod Stewart, Cheryl Cole and Mariah Carey have contributed to a cover of REM's Everbody Hurts. | Acts including Take That, Kylie Minogue, Rod Stewart, Cheryl Cole and Mariah Carey have contributed to a cover of REM's Everbody Hurts. |
Pop mogul Simon Cowell hastily arranged the record, which will be available to download on February 7. | Pop mogul Simon Cowell hastily arranged the record, which will be available to download on February 7. |
The song, which involved more than 20 artists, has been made available to all radio stations to play from 0800 GMT. | |
Artists such as James Morrison and Alexandra Burke sang their lines at Trevor Horn's Sarm Studios in Notting Hill - where the original Band Aid single was recorded in 1984. | Artists such as James Morrison and Alexandra Burke sang their lines at Trevor Horn's Sarm Studios in Notting Hill - where the original Band Aid single was recorded in 1984. |
Among others whose voices can be heard on the record are Susan Boyle, Miley Cyrus, James Blunt, Leona Lewis and members of Westlife and JLS. | Among others whose voices can be heard on the record are Susan Boyle, Miley Cyrus, James Blunt, Leona Lewis and members of Westlife and JLS. |
Money raised will go to The Sun's Helping Haiti appeal. | Money raised will go to The Sun's Helping Haiti appeal. |
In the US, an album of artists who performed at George Clooney's fundraising telethon, including Madonna, Jay Z, Rihanna and Mary J Blige, has been released on iTunes. | In the US, an album of artists who performed at George Clooney's fundraising telethon, including Madonna, Jay Z, Rihanna and Mary J Blige, has been released on iTunes. |