AFRO-NETS> Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report - Tue, 25 Sep 2001

[Cecilia Snyder <csnyder@ccmc.org>]

Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report - Tue, 25 Sep 2001
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Proceeds of Marvin Gaye Remake to be Split Between AIDS Initiatives, 
Terrorist Attack Relief Fund

The proceeds from a new all-star re-recording of Marvin Gaye's 1971 
single "What's Going On?" will now benefit both anti-AIDS efforts in 
Africa and a fund established to help the victims of the Sept. 11 
terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, accord-
ing to a U2 release. Musical artists such as Bono, Michael Stipe, 
Jennifer Lopez, Britney Spears and Mary J. Blige gathered on Sept. 5 
and Sept. 7 to record five different mixes of the song. The recording 
is being produced by Artists Against AIDS Worldwide, and the sales of 
the CD were initially intended to "raise awareness and funds to fight 
the scourge of AIDS in Africa." However, following the attacks of 
Sept. 11, Artists Against AIDS decided that "the recording's powerful 
healing message extended beyond the scope of the project's original 
aim [and] decided to donate 50% of its proceeds to the United Way's 
Sept. 11 Fund and 50% to the AIDS relief effort." The press release 
concludes, "While America works to heal the wounds on its shores, the 
horror of AIDS and the war against it continues in Africa and the 
rest of the world." The recordings are scheduled for release in the 
United States on Oct. 23 (U2 release, 9/24).

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