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"Famed producer and soon-to-be-former American Idol judge Simon Cowell brought together 21 noted musical artists to record a rendition of R.E.M.'s \"Everybody Hurts.\" Both it and a benefit cover \"We Are the World\" with 80 artists are making a big splash on the web.\nRelief efforts in Haiti have already seen huge influxes of aid from sources connected with social media and technology.  First the text message donation campaign and online donation push spread rapidly with the help of Facebook, Twitter, and blogs. Then the star-studded Hope For Haiti benefit concert was broadcasted online in addition to the TV broadcasts, raising even more money as a resut.\nNow social media users are turning up the buzz around these two singles, likely boosting sales in the process.\nMusic retailer HMV says pre-orders for \"Everybody Hurts\" are through the roof. HMV's rep was quoted in The Inquisitr saying \"It is well on course to become a million seller, easily the biggest single for a decade.\" Revenue from those big sales will go to Haiti relief.\nThe artists on that one include Mariah Carey, Jon Bon Jovi, Susan Boyle, Rod Stewart, Kylie Minogue, Robbie Williams, and Leoni Lewis. R.E.M. has relinquished all royalty rights for the song, so they won't be taking a penny. \nThe other single \u2014 \"We Are The World\" \u2014 is produced by Quincy Jones, who also produced the original 1985 song featuring Michael Jackson. It has contributions from Celine Dion, Wyclef Jean, Pink, Jamie Foxx, Carlos Santana, LL Cool J, Barbra Streisand, Miley Cyrus, Kanye West, Akon, Jeff Bridges, Usher, Jason Mraz, Brian Wilson, Brandy, Lil Wayne, Josh Groban, and numerous others. Vince Vaughn is even part of the chorus.\nAn ABC news video on the \"We Are The World\" recording is making the rounds on social media channels. It's a behind-the-scenes look at the recording process, with brief clips from the song. Celebrities tweeted about the recording, including socialite Nicole Richie; she tweeted a claim that she outsang Jennifer Hudson. Watch the ABC News clip below if you're interested.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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