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'We Are The World 25 For Haiti' Is Top Digital Single

Well, Jay-Z may not be down with the remake of "We Are the World" but online music shoppers would disagree with him. "We Are the World 25 for Haiti," which features 80 entertainers including Jennifer Hudson, Keri Hilson, Toni Braxton, Usher, Kanye West and Wyclef Jean, debuted at number two on Billboard's Hot 100 chart and was downloaded from iTunes 267,000 times in only three days, making it the week's best-selling digital single, according to L.A. Times. Looks like some things are not better left untouched. Read More: Jay-Z: 'We Are the World' Should Be Left Untouched'We Are the World 25 For Haiti' VideoStars Remake 'We Are the World' for Haiti
By Essence · Updated October 29, 2020
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Well, Jay-Z may not be down with the remake of “We Are the World” but online music shoppers would disagree with him. “We Are the World 25 for Haiti,” which features 80 entertainers including Jennifer Hudson, Keri Hilson, Toni Braxton, Usher, Kanye West and Wyclef Jean, debuted at number two on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart and was downloaded from iTunes 267,000 times in only three days, making it the week’s best-selling digital single, according to L.A. Times. Looks like some things are not better left untouched. Read More:
  • Jay-Z: ‘We Are the World’ Should Be Left Untouched
  • ‘We Are the World 25 For Haiti’ Video
  • Stars Remake ‘We Are the World’ for Haiti