The result, “We Are the World” by USA for Africa, hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 April 13, 1985 — 40 years ago Sunday. It became the fastest-selling pop single of all time, raising more ...

Prince would ultimately contribute the song “4 the Tears in Your Eyes” to the album that contained “We Are the World,” but for many, it was seen as too little, too late. The response ...

Richie, who co-wrote the song, cleared up any misconceptions about Dylan’s mindset during a 2022 interview with The Hollywood Reporter. ... "We Are the World" recording session with Bob Dylan.

Together, Richie and Jackson wrote the song "We Are the World," a song dozens of popular musicians recorded for charity January 28, 1985. File Photo by Mark J. Terrill/Pool | License Photo.

The angrier, more pointed, more adventurous cousin to “We Are the World,” “Sun City” gathered the superstars of rock, hip-hop, punk, jazz, and more to promote awareness of South African ...

There came a time when the biggest names in music united to record the song “We Are the World” — and it was no easy feat. Smokey Robinson, who was there 40 years ago, looks back at the ...

On this day (January 28) in 1985, some of the biggest names in music formed the short-lived supergroup called USA for Africa to record “We Are the World” to raise money to combat the famine in ...

Luce Forward and MoFo put in some intense pro bono hours for the mod version of We Are the World that, 25 years after the original song, has been raising money for Haiti relief.