“#WHERESTHELOVE (feat. The World)” will feature the Peas, plus an all-star cast of singers and celebrities, including A$AP Rocky, Jaden Smith, Snoop Dogg, Quincy Jones, Mary J. Blige, Nicole Scherzinger and many, many more, lending their vocals in the name of charity. Proceeds from the track will be going to the i.am.angel foundation, a charity started by will.i.am to help underprivileged children through providing college scholarships, in an effort to curb gun violence in the United States.
This is obviously not the first time musicians have come
together in such a way for a cause. Go back to Band Aid in 1984 with “Do They
Know It’s Christmas.” Bob Geldof wrote the song to raise awareness of the
famine that was going on in Ethiopia. “We Are the World,” written by Michael
Jackson and Lionel Richie, was inspired by Band Aid and also raised money for
African famine relief. Over the years, these songs have been recorded and
re-recorded to benefit various charities and relief funds.
Charity concerts have also been a popular way to get the
word out. We’ve seen with Live Aid and Live 8 that music can bring the whole
world together for a united cause.
While the idea behind “#WHERESTHELOVE (feat. The World)” is
not new, it is an effective way to get a message out there. Because the song
was so popular and political for its time, giving it a facelift and a new
meaning will breathe new life into it.
You can check out music from all of the artists featured in “#WHERESTHELOVE
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