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| Haiti single gets first airplay | Haiti single gets first airplay |
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| The all-star fund-raising single for the Haiti earthquake victims has been played on radio for the first time. | The all-star fund-raising single for the Haiti earthquake victims has been played on radio for the first time. |
| More than 21 artists contributed to the cover of REM's Everbody Hurts, including Take That, Susan Boyle and Kylie Minogue. | More than 21 artists contributed to the cover of REM's Everbody Hurts, including Take That, Susan Boyle and Kylie Minogue. |
| Pop mogul Simon Cowell hastily arranged the record, which will be available to download on 7 February. | Pop mogul Simon Cowell hastily arranged the record, which will be available to download on 7 February. |
| Leona Lewis opened the track, followed by Rod Stewart, Mariah Carey, Cheryl Cole, Mika and Michael Buble. | Leona Lewis opened the track, followed by Rod Stewart, Mariah Carey, Cheryl Cole, Mika and Michael Buble. |
| Parts of the song were recorded in London, while artists - including Robbie Williams - put down their vocals in Los Angeles. | Parts of the song were recorded in London, while artists - including Robbie Williams - put down their vocals in Los Angeles. |
| 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, Jon Bon Jovi and members of Westlife and JLS. | Among others whose voices can be heard on the record are Susan Boyle, Miley Cyrus, James Blunt, Jon Bon Jovi and members of Westlife and JLS. |
| Cowell said making the record had been "an absolute priority for us all". | Cowell said making the record had been "an absolute priority for us all". |
| Half of the single's proceeds will go to the Sun's Helping Haiti fund and the rest will be donated to the Disasters Emergency Committee. | Half of the single's proceeds will go to the Sun's Helping Haiti fund and the rest will be donated to the Disasters Emergency Committee. |
| 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. |