Musicians for Haiti
Two years later, see artists who gave Haiti a helping hand.
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Musicians for Haiti - Two years ago, Haiti was struck by a catastrophic 7.0 earthquake, killing hundreds of thousands, leaving a million homeless and throwing the country into chaos. Progress has been slow (a half a million still live in displacement camps, for example), but it's been abetted by the generous donations from millions around the world — including some of our most prominent musicians, who pitched in with gifts, concerts, benefit songs and more. Click on to see artists who pitched in and gave Haiti a helping hand.(Photo: Frederic Dupoux/Getty Images)
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Jay-Z, Rihanna and Bono of U2 - Hov, Rihanna and U2's Bono linked with Swizz Beatz just days after the earthquake to record and release "Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour)." All proceeds from the hit song went to the Hope for Haiti Now charity.(Photo: WENN.com)
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Beyoncé and Chris Martin - Beyoncé sang an acoustic version of "Halo" accompanied by Coldplay front man on piano at the all-star Hope for Haiti Now telethon in 2010.(Photo: WENN.com)
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Wyclef - Wyclef's Yele Haiti charity took in $16 million worth of donations in the wake of the disaster, though the organization has been dogged by accusations that it squandered much of the money. (Photo: Reuters)
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Common - Common hasn't forgotten about Haiti and its troubles. The rapper shot his raw video for "Sweet" while in the island nation, shooting an exposé on child slavery with CNN. When the video debuted, fans initially had to donate $1 to the J/P Haitian Relief Organization to view it. (Photo: Warner Music Group)
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Wale - Just days after the quake, Wale headlined a D.C. benefit concert for Haiti that featured other dope artists from the DMV — that's D.C., Maryland and Virginia, for the uninitiated. Photo: John Ricard/BET)
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Rick Ross - Rick Ross hosted a Miami blood drive with the Community Blood Centers to help injured earthquake victims six days after the disaster. (Photo: John Ricard/BET)
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Justin Bieber/Drake - In April 2010, Drake, Justin Bieber and several other Canadian superstars joined forces to remake K'Naan's "Wavin' Flag" in order to raise funds for earthquake victims. (Photo: Universal Music Canada)
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"We Are the World 25" - Meanwhile, south of the border, icons including Snoop Dogg, Lil Wayne, Janet Jackson and Quincy Jones remade 1985's "We Are the World," the standard-bearing benefit song, reworking the lyrics to address the Haitian earthquake. (Photo: Kevin Mazur/Handout/Getty Images)
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Pitbull - Pitbull and an all-star cast of Latino musicians pitched in with "Somos El Mundo 25 Por Haiti," a Spanish-language version of "We Are the World," with all proceeds going to earthquake victims. (Photo: We Are the World Foundation)