"We Are the World" is a pop music song written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie and performed by nearly 50 musicians in 1985. The song was produced to raise funds to assist in the famine relief in Africa.
Several musicians will reportedly perform the song at the memorial for Michael Jackson on July 7, 2009.
Performers
- Lionel Richie
- Stevie Wonder
- Paul Simon
- Kenny Rogers
- James Ingram
- Tina Turner
- Billy Joel
- Michael Jackson
- Diana Ross
- Dionne Warwick
- Willie Nelson
- Al Jarreau
- Bruce Springsteen
- Kenny Loggins
- Steve Perry
- Daryl Hall
- Huey Lewis
- Cyndi Lauper
- Kim Carnes
- Bob Dylan
- Ray Charles
- Dan Aykroyd
- Harry Belafonte
- Lindsey Buckingham
- The News
- Sheila E.
- Bob Geldof
- Jackie Jackson
- LaToya Jackson
- Marlon Jackson
- Randy Jackson
- Tito Jackson
- Waylon Jennings
- Bette Midler
- John Oates
- Jeffrey Osborne
- The Pointer Sisters
- Smokey Robinson