Elton John’s Oscar Party Raises Millions Of Dollars

Elton John’s 2010 18th annual post-Oscars AIDS Foundation party raised over $3.7 million dollars on March 7th, all to raise money for the fight against AIDS.

Elton had a bunch of celebrities that hit up his party that included: Betty White, Victoria Beckham, Perez Hilton, and Nicole Richie.

Grace Jones performed during the party and there was an auction held that included items such as a photo of President Barack Obama in college, and private tennis lessons from tennis star, Andre Agassi.

Elton John was very pleased with the outcome, here’s what he had to say.

“I’m so blown away this year. We’re supposedly struggling though a recession and yet it keeps getting better every year.”

Leona Lewis To Pose For PETA

Leona Lewis might be stripping some clothes off for the world famous PETA Campaign (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.) Leona was named PETA’s person of the year and 2008. She said she will be participating only if the photos taken of her are “tasteful.”

She says, “I would love to do a campaign for them in the future. I’d definitely look to do something if it was done tastefully and for the plight of animals everywhere around the world.”

Leona Lewis would not be the first female celebrity to pose naked for PETA, other supporters include Pamela Anderson, Eva Mendes, and Alicia Silverstone.

Taylor Swift Auctions Off Her Lucky Guitar

Taylor Swift is auctioning off her lucky guitar online, and the auction has turned into a big bidding war.

She signed the guitar, which featured a large number 13 (Taylor’s lucky number) affixed to the body.

The highest bidder will be the owner of the guitar on February 26. Within just 7 days, bids have already passed $8,000.00.

Swift is famous for helping people and supporting great causes, so all proceeds from the online auction will benefit the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tennessee.

If you would like to see what the guitar looks like, or to make a bid, click here.

U.K. Haiti Benefit Single ‘Everybody Hurts’ Debuts At No. 1

Simon Cowell may not be the nicest man in the entertainment business, but there’s no denying that he is generous and willing to lend a hand to those in need.

Syco Music/Sony Music Entertainment’s charity cover of R.E.M.’s “Everybody Hurts,” which was released under the name Helping Haiti to raise funds for victims of the Haiti earthquake, topped the new U.K. singles chart at No. 1.

Helping Haiti sold 453,000 copies last week to become the U.K.’s fastest-selling charity single of this century.

“We Are The World 25 For Haiti” Premiers At The Olympics Opening Ceremonies

If you missed the Opening Ceremonies of the Vancouver Olympics on Friday night, chances are you missed the world premier of the ‘We Are The World 25 For Haiti’ remake.

A shortened, tightly edited version aired on NBC and there were definitely some surprises. The remake included many trends in popular music including everyone’s best friend, auto-tune. It also included rap, as well as translation into Creole, one of Haiti’s official languages. Michael Jackson posthumously appeared in the video alongside his sister, Janet. What was meant to be a touching tribute to Jackson was kind of awkward. Every other singer was filmed in front of a microphone while they were recording, however Janet was shot in front of a green screen with no microphone in sight and you couldn’t really hear her.

The song also started with Justin Bieber. I’m sure Bieber’s fans went nuts, but really? And I was surprised that Miley Cyrus wasn’t included in the shortened version. Cyrus sang on the second verse, which you can see in the extended version of the video here on iMusicDaily.

Regardless of what we think, ‘We Are The World 25 For Haiti’ is a great effort to raise money for Haiti. You can download the remake of ‘We Are The World 25 For Haiti’ and donate HERE.

John Mayer Donates $500,000 To Haiti

John Mayer has become the latest celebrity to help with tragedy of the Haiti earthquake. He has donated $500,000 to the American Red Cross to help with the relief effort.

He has also given charity bosses permission to use “The Heart of Life,” the song he performed on CNN TV special “Haiti: How You Can Help,” in a new public service announcement.

John Mayer joins the likes of Gisele Bundchen, Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, who have all given large sums of money to the relief effort.

Simon Cowell’s Haiti Charity Song Expected To Be Huge in The U.K.

A cover of R.E.M.’s 1992 classic “Everybody Hurts,” produced by Simon Cowell and re-recorded to help the victims of last month’s natural disaster in Haiti, is predicted to be a huge hit in the United Kingdom. It has even been said that it will most likely be Britain’s biggest-selling single in 10 years.

Stars that lent their voices to the single, include Kylie Minogue, Leona Lewis, Mariah Carey, Miley Cyrus, and Susan Boyle.

The track was released on Tuesday, but is expected to go platinum across the pond by the end of the week.

Stars Unite For ‘We Are The World’ Remake [Video]

The original ‘We Are The World’, which raised at least $30 millions for African humanitarian programs 25 years ago, was updated last night as dozens of stars united at a Hollywood Studio in an effort to raise money for Haitian earthquake relief.

Young acts like Justin Bieber and The Jonas Brothers joined music legends such as Barbra Steisand and Tony Bennet in the very same studio that was used for the original recording.

The remake of ‘We Are The World’ will be premier at the Winter Olympics on February 12th.

Check out this behind the scenes look from Entertainment Tonight –

The roster of stars who reportedly participated in the recording include Carlos Santana, Orianthi, Jennifer Hudson, Jamie Foxx, Sugarland, Adam Levine, Jason Mraz, Earth Wind & Fire, Natalie Cole, The Jonas Brothers, T-Pain, Brian Wilson, Justin Bieber, Nicole Scherzinger, India.Arie, Julianne Hough, Mary Mary, Melanie Fiona, BeBe Winans, Mya, Tyrese Gibson, Anthony Hamilton, Raphael Saadiq, Gladys Knight, Keri Hilson, Joel and Benji Madden, Heart, Brandy, Pink, Musiq Soulchild, Miley Cyrus, Akon, Jordin Sparks, Celine Dion, Rob Thomas, Katharine McPhee, Jeff Bridges, Randy Jackson, Patti Austin, Kid CuDi, Usher, Will.i.am, Kanye West, LL Cool J, Issac Slade (of The Fray), Snoop Dogg, Nicole Richie, Trey Songz, Ethan Bortnick, Taryll Jackson, Taj Jackson, TJ Jackson, Vince Vaughn, Drake, Freda Payne, Faith Evans, Robin Thicke, Rashida Jones, Barbra Streisand, Jimmy Jean Louis, Enrique Iglesias, Zac Brown, Lil Wayne, Tony Bennett, Josh Groban, Sean Garrett, Harry Connick Jr., Al Jardine, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony (Bizzy Bone) and A.R.Rahman.

Miley Cyrus To Sell Grammy Dress For Haiti

Miley Cyrus is stepping up her efforts to help victims of the Haiti earthquake. She is planning on raising money by selling the dress she wore to Sunday night’s Grammy Awards.

Miley stepped out on the red carpet in Los Angeles wearing a teal-colored gown by Herve Leger. She has decided to put her dress on internet auction site eBay.com to raise money for charity efforts in Haiti, which was devastated by a massive tremor last month.

She tells USA Today, “I’m going to auction it (the dress) off on eBay for the Red Cross. It’s the little things you can do. I think it’s really important that everybody come (sic) together because disaster relief isn’t just now. It’s how we’re going to help years from now. We have to restore an entire place. It just can’t be one person, one foundation, one group of people. All people have to come together.”

Hope For Haiti – Christina Aguilera Performs New Song ‘Lift Me Up’

I was in Egypt during the Hope For Haiti Telethon and missed the television broadcast, so I’ve been catching up on the performances since I returned home a couple of days ago. Christina Aguilera performed a new song off of her upcoming album called ‘Lift Me Up’ and I believe this is one of her best performances to date. Aguilera is known for incredible vocal performances, but here she takes it to another level with the power of her emotions in the delivery of each word. It was truly and inspiring moment and a great way for Aguilera to introduce the world to her upcoming album. After her Back To Basics album, it’s good to have the old Aguilera back that we’ve come to know and love.

Check out Aguilera’s performance of ‘Lift Me Up’ on the Hope For Haiti Telethon –

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