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Irish rockers U2 and pop star Rihanna are among the artists expected to be featured on a digital-only album being rushed out by Universal Music to raise funds for Japanese quake and tsunami victims.
The world's biggest record label aims to make the album available by the end of the week, although the lineup of artists has yet to be finalized. Proceeds will go to the Japanese Red Cross, a spokesman for the group said on Monday.
"We are doing it only digitally because it is faster, and this will be a worldwide release. The plan is to have it available later this week," he added.
Key to the album's success will be finding more major acts willing to waive their royalties on the song appearing on the record.
Lady Gaga, also part of the Universal stable, may be one of the stars tapped to contribute to the album, having already raised money for the victims of Japan's recent natural disasters by selling a special wristband.
The March 11 earthquake and tsunami left at least 21,000 people dead or missing.
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Billboard.
i hope Bey or JT will somehow be on the album!
& also do you think this album will oppose as competition to the new albums that are being released this week/next week?
and i say this based on the 'Hope For Haiti Now' album..
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Hope for Haiti Now debuted on the Billboard 200 at number 1, selling 171,000 copies in only two days as Nielsen SoundScan's sales tracking week ends at the close of business each Sunday, thus becoming the first digital-exclusive set to top the tally in its nearly 54-year history of Billboard.
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lastly when do you think this album will drop? i say this coming Friday, March 25, 2011.
Discuss.
Ps- not too sure if this shud be here or in the "Album" section.
