Jay-Z, Eminem To Take Part In 'We Are the World' Remake For Haiti

Jay-Z and Eminem will join the likes of Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake, Bono and Barbra Streisand as two of the 100-plus stars tapped to record the remake of "We Are the World" to benefit Haiti.

According to Rolling Stone, producer RedOne has revealed that the remake of the 1986 USA for Africa charity single, originally penned by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, will also feature Celine Dion, Fergie, WyclefJean and Enrique Iglesias. According to the Associated Press, Jason Mraz and Akon will also be involved.

“I’m so delighted and so happy to get a dream call from Quincy Jones and Randy Phillips and Lionel Richie,” said RedOne to Rolling Stone. “I know that Lionel Richie has been asked like 150-something times to redo ‘We Are the World’ and he said no to everything until this Haiti thing happened. The moment he saw that it happened he was like, OK, ‘We Are the World.’ And to be one of the people they called to have fresh input to the song, to help produce the song — I have no words.”

According to the producer, recording for the remake took place yesterday (Feb. 1) in a Los Angeles studio.

“With music you want to help people feel something in a certain way, and this is something devastating that just happened and I am and we are the world,” added RedOne. “We’re going to be helping people that we don’t know. I have Haitian friends and stuff like that, but we’re going to be helping people that need help right now.”