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"We Are the World" is a song and charity single originally recorded by the supergroup USA for Africa in 1985. It was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, and co-produced by Quincy Jones and Michael Omartian for the album We Are the World. Following Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?" project in the UK, an idea for the creation of an American benefit single for African famine relief came from activist Harry Belafonte, who, along with fundraiser Ken Kragen, was instrumental in bringing the vision to reality. Several musicians were contacted… read more
"We Are the World" is a song and charity single originally recorded by the supergroup USA for Africa in 1985. It was written by Michael Jac… read more
"We Are the World" is a song and charity single originally recorded by the supergroup USA for Africa in 1985. It was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, and co-produc… read more

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USA for Africa (United Support of Artists for Africa), was the name under which forty-five U.S. artists, led by Lionel Ritchie, Michael Jackson, and Quincy Jones, recorded the hit single "We Are the World" in 1985. The song was a US and UK Number One for the collective in April of that year. The artists also won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year. The considerable profits from the enterprise went to the USA for Africa Foundation, which used them for the relief of famine and disease in Africa; critics, however, claim that this money went directly to the (often military… read more
USA for Africa (United Support of Artists for Africa), was the name under which forty-five U.S. artists, led by Lionel Ritchie, Michael Jackson, and Quincy Jones, recorded the hit single &q… read more
USA for Africa (United Support of Artists for Africa), was the name under which forty-five U.S. artists, led by Lionel Ritchie, Michael Jackson, and Quincy Jones, recorded the hit single "We Are the World" in 1985. The song w… read more

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