A-listers like Michael Jackson, Ray Charles ... held a short distance across town mere hours before the “We Are the World” recording was due to begin on Jan. 28, 1985. The recording date ...

“We Are the World” was a once-in-a-generation meeting of musical giants when it was recorded Jan. 28, 1985 — and released two months later on March 7 — to benefit African famine relief.

and superstar Michael Jackson assembled a who’s-who of the pop-music universe. The impetus for that gathering was “We Are the World,” a ditty designed as a fundraising tool for African ...

had been asked to take part in “We Are the World.” They both said yes initially but thanks (or no thanks) to Prince and Michael Jackson’s rivalry (which Richie and others confirmed was a ...

Star power of 'We are the World' remains unmatched: Inside the dramatic 1-night recording Michael Jackson's edgy 'Bad' and 'Man in the Mirror' The duo's third and final collaboration, 1987's "Bad ...

On “Man in the Mirror,” his 1988 No. 1 smash, Michael Jackson famously set out to ... Jean,” “Black or White” and “We Are the World” before finishing with “Heal the World ...

“We Are The World” did do a lot of good in its time ... She co-writes the song with Taylor Swift, the contemporary analogue to Michael Jackson. Paul McCartney plays the “elder statesman ...

The Greatest Night in Pop features new present-day interviews from Lionel Richie, who was a songwriter on "We Are The World" along with pop star Michael Jackson. Richie and Jackson had become ...

Chris Walter/WireImage Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson's collaborations are ... In 1985, Jones produced "We Are the World" with the help of Jackson. The single that helped humanitarian aid ...

It’s been 40 years since a supergroup of America’s biggest stars came together in a Los Angeles studio to record We Are the World - the fastest-selling US pop single in history. Inspired by ...

"Off the Wall was the first record where we hear Michael Jackson exercising full creative ... This episode of World Cafe was produced and edited by Kimberly Junod. The web story was created ...