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Beyonce has been named the ‘Face of Fashion for Haiti’

February 10th, 2010

Beyonce has been named the Face of Fashion for Haiti by the Council of Fashion Designers of America. Good choice in faces! Check out a pic, after the jump!

Tags: beyonce, Haiti
Posted in Blog, Celebrities & Pop Culture | Posted by Allison

Angelina visits Haiti

February 10th, 2010

Angelina Jolie arrived in Port-au-Prince, Haiti yesterday to meet with earthquake victims. Jolie is touring the devastated country as a representative of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees. The actress visited an SOS Villages orphan camp upon arrival – though it isn’t known whether she visited with any of the children – and later toured [...]

Tags: angelina jolie, Brad Pitt, Haiti
Posted in Blog, Celebrities & Pop Culture, News | Posted by Maddy

Controversy over Metric T-shirt

February 9th, 2010

Metric stirred up a bit of controversy over the T-shirt they designed in support of Haiti. The initial T-shirt design featured the words “help I’m alive” along with “Haiti relief, love Metric”. The design raised some eyebrows as to the appropriateness of the words “help I’m alive” with regards to the devastated country. Metric responded [...]

Tags: Haiti, metric, t-shirt
Posted in Blog, News | Posted by Maddy

Arcade Fire Licenses “Wake Up” to Super Bowl for Haiti

February 3rd, 2010

Arcade Fire announced today that they will be licensing their hit “Wake Up” for use during the Super Bowl. You may remember their less than happy reaction to the unapproved use of “No Cars Go” in a 2008 Super Bowl commercial. However, this time all proceeds from the airing of the song and any subsequent [...]

Tags: arcade fire, Haiti, Super Bowl
Posted in News | Posted by Jessica F

Live updates on the Grammys

January 31st, 2010

Hey! Hey you! Are you watching the Grammys tonight? Wanna watch with me? Sweet! Let’s do this! I’m gonna be like your very own Lionel Richie and do this all night long, baby! Who’s gonna win? Who’s gonna lose? Who’s gonna wear something that is considered a felony in most countries? Let’s see, shall we? [...]

Tags: Alanis Morissette, Andrea Bocelli, beyonce, black eyed peas, Carrie Underwood, Celine Dion, Dave Matthews, David Foster, drake, Elton John, eminem, Grammys, green day, Haiti, jamie foxx, jay-z, Jennifer Hudson, josh duhamel, Kings of Leon, Kristen Bell, Kylie Minogue, lady gaga, lil wayne, Lionel Richie, mary j blige, michael jackson, Pink, quentin tarantino, rihanna, Sheryl Crow, Slash, Solange, stephen colbert, Stevie Nicks, t-pain, taylor swift, travis barker, Wyclef Jean
Posted in Blog, Celebrities & Pop Culture, Concerts & Events, Music & Videos | Posted by Allison

Diddy & Pharrell to co-host Haiti benefit on BET

January 29th, 2010

The music world continues to lend its help to the people of Haiti. Queen Latifah, Sean “Diddy” Combs, and Pharrell Williams will headline a benefit concert February 5th, which will air on BET. Wyclef Jean, who helped spearhead last week’s Hope for Haiti Now telethon will also perform a special tribute to his native country.

Tags: BET, Haiti, pharrell williams, Queen Latifah, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Wyclef Jean
Posted in Blog, News | Posted by Cam

Wyclef returns to Haiti

January 26th, 2010

Wyclef Jean has returned to Haiti to help with relief efforts in the devastated country. The Haitian rapper tweeted: “So da day after the telethon I have been on the ground in Haiti. We provided cooked meals n water trucks from morn til Night! I am bless”. Wyclef also made a stop in the Dominican [...]

Tags: Haiti, vin diesel, Wyclef Jean, yele
Posted in News | Posted by Maddy

Pre-Order Hope For Haiti Performance Album on iTunes

January 22nd, 2010

The obvious draw of tonight’s Hope For Haiti Now benefit (8pm ET on MuchMusic) is the jaw-dropping line-up of artists set to perform: Madonna (who will sing “Like A Prayer”), Justin Timberlake, Beyonce, Coldplay, and tons more including a group effort from Jay-Z with Bono, The Edge and Rihanna. Tomorrow you’ll be able to buy [...]

Tags: Haiti, Hope For Haiti Now, iTunes, music
Posted in Concerts & Events | Posted by Wendy

Full List of Stars Appearing @ Tonight’s Benefits

January 22nd, 2010

[Canada For Haiti hosts Ben Mulroney, Cheryl Hickey and George Stroumboulopoulos] The sheer number of stars who have agreed to take part in tonight’s benefits for Haiti is mind-boggling. Canada For Haiti (7pm ET on MuchMusic) will see appearances from The Tragically Hip, Metric, Ryan Reynolds, Celine Dion, Justin Bieber, Nelly Furtado, Wayne Gretzky, Stephen [...]

Tags: Canada For Haiti, events, fundraisers, Haiti, Hope For Haiti Now
Posted in Concerts & Events | Posted by Wendy

Blink-182 raises $30K for Haiti

January 22nd, 2010

Perhaps inspired by Lady Gaga’s Haiti T-shirt, Blink-182 has designed a T-shirt in support of Haiti. The band announced via their Twitter account last night that they’ve raised $30K for relief efforts in Haiti by selling the T-shirt on their website. The T-shirts feature the band logo (a cartoon bunny) carrying a Haitian flag and [...]

Tags: blink 182, Haiti, Red Cross, twitter
Posted in Blog, News | Posted by MuchNews