We Are the World

"We Are the World" is a pop song created to benefit African famine relief in the 1980s.
The award-winning song assembled some of the most well known artists of the time as the supergroup USA for Africa. Among them were Quincy Jones, Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, Kenny Rogers, Tina Turner, Billy Joel, Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, Dionne Warwick, Willie Nelson, Al Jarreau, Bruce Springsteen, Kenny Loggins, Cyndi Lauper, Bob Dylan, Ray Charles, Dan Aykroyd, Harry Belafonte, Waylon Jennings, Bette Midler, the Pointer Sisters, and Smokey Robinson. The star-studded song, and accompanying music video, was recorded at A&M Studios in Hollywood, California in what later became Henson Studios on The Jim Henson Company lot.
In 2010, on the 25th anniversary of the song, Quincy Jones and Lionel Richie assembled another supergroup to record "We Are the World 25 for Haiti" to benefit Haiti earthquake relief. The performance, recorded on the Jim Henson Studio lot (in the same place as the original), featured Justin Bieber, Jennifer Hudson, Jennifer Nettles, Josh Groban, Tony Bennett, Barbra Streisand, Miley Cyrus, Jamie Foxx, Wyclef Jean, Usher, Celine Dion, Fergie, Nick Jonas, LL Cool J, will.i.am, Snoop Dogg, Kanye West, Cher, Jeff Bridges, Kristian Bush, Natalie Cole, Harry Connick Jr., Tyrese Gibson, John Legend, India Arie, Randy Jackson, Bobby McFerrin, Joe Jonas, Kevin Jonas, Rashida Jones, Gladys Knight, Katharine McPhee, Jason Mraz, Jordin Sparks, and others.Henson.com Press Release
In 2020, to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the original recording session, a plaque was dedicated to the song on the Henson Company lot outside the Henson Recording Studio.
==Performances==
* The Sesame Street Muppets performed the song at the Sesame Workshop Benefit Gala 2012.
* The Electric Mayhem performed a portion of the song in a video for Elle where they played a "Song Association" game matching songs to word prompts. 
==References==
* Christopher Cerf and Norman Stiles credit "We Are the World" as their inspiration for the celebrity version of "Put Down the Duckie" in Sesame Street, Special.The Atlantic "The Songsmiths of Sesame Street" by Julie Beck, March 29, 2019
==Sources==
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