Madonna Joins ‘Hope for Haiti’, Lionel Richie Planning “We Are The World” Remake

Posted on January 21, 2010 by Lolita Carrico

It’s official — pretty much every major celebrity will be a part of the televised “Hope for Haiti” benefit tomorrow night. The word now is that Madonna will be performing alongside dozens of other A-listers including Beyonce, Jay-Z, Taylor Swift, Keith Urban, Rihanna and Taylor Swift…to name a few.

Lionel Richie is also rumored to be planning a remake of the 25-year-old “We Are The World” — originally performed in 1985. So far, Usher, John Legend and Natalie Cole have signed on for the remake.

Other new additions to the amazing cast include Charlize Theron, the Jonas Brothers, Will Smith with Muhammad Ali, Meryl Streep, Tim Allen, David Archuleta, Alec Baldwin, Kristin Chenoweth, Cindy Crawford, Sacha Baron Cohen, John Krasinski, Jack Nicholson, Vanessa Hudgens and Ashley Tisdale.