The song was also covered by the band Boyce Avenue on their 2010 album '' Influential Sessions '' . Sales of this song on iTunes were used to raise money for relief of the 2010 Haiti earthquake through the American Red Cross . Band member Alejandro Manzano said " ... though we knew that any cover of Michael Jackson 's music would pale in comparison to the original , we were still compelled to give a shout out to the late great in this time of need , by doing our rendition of one of our favorite songs of his , ' Will You Be There . ' " Michael Lynche performed the song on the ninth season of '' American Idol '' on May 11 , 2010 , prior to being eliminated from the Final 4
2010 Haiti earthquake
2010 Haiti earthquake
Will You Be There