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Jackson Names 8 Artists for Katrina Song
By SOLVEJ SCHOU Thursday, September 15, 2005
LOS ANGELES - Michael Jackson's publicist says eight performers so far have agreed to join a song to benefit Hurricane Katrina victims.
Raymone K. Bain said artists who will appear on Jackson's song, tentatively titled "From the Bottom of My Heart," include James Brown, Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige, Missy Elliott, Lenny Kravitz, R. Kelly, Snoop Dogg and Ciara.
But representatives for some of the artists said it was premature to say their clients were committed to the charity single, which hopes to duplicate the 1984 worldwide hit "We Are the World," which Jackson co-wrote to benefit African starvation victims.
Representatives for Snoop Dogg said he would take part. But Jay-Z's publicist, Jana Fleishman, said the rapper had "been approached, but Jay told me directly he is not yet confirmed to be on that song." Several other publicists said their clients were in talks and had yet to confirm.
Bain, however, insisted during a telephone interview Wednesday that Jackson had personally contacted all the artists himself. She said Jackson will record the tune on 2 Seas Records, the label owned by Sheik Abdulla bin Hamad Al Khalifa, son of the king of Bahrain. Jackson, who was acquitted after a grueling child molestation trial four months ago, has been a guest of Sheik Abdulla for the past several weeks.
To confirm her account, Bain handed the phone to Sheik Abdulla, who said that he and Jackson had had talked to each artist personally. "He made every single call himself," the sheik said.
Following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Jackson tried unsuccessfully to put together a benefit song called "What More Can I Give."
For now, Bain said, the Katrina relief song is "a work in progress," with a time, date and place of recording yet to be scheduled.
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in pratica Raimon Bain ha dato la conferma ufficiale di 8 artisti: James Brown, Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige,Missy Elliott,Lenny Kravitz, R. Kelly, Snoop Dogg e Ciara
poi ha detto che Michael inciderà la canzone su etichetta 2 Seas Records di proprieta' dello Sceicco Abdulla Bin Hamad Al Khalifa figlio del re del Bahrain
poi lo Sceicco Abdulla ha detto che Michael ha fatto ogni singola chiamata agli artisti
li ha chiamati tutti lui
e la Bain ha detto che la canzone è un lavoro in corso con tempo data e luogo di registrazione ancora da stabilire
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a questo punto mi chiedo...
perche' Michael disse "ci vorranno due giorni per fare questo ...due giorni per fare quest altro ecc"
perche' fare questi proclami quando siamo ancora a lavori in corso?
speriamo almeno che prima o poi la incidano sta canzone...
io credo che uscira'...dobbiamo solo aspettare un po'
[Modificato da Checco Jackson 87 15/09/2005 13.13]