The recording session for the remake of “We Are the World” is happening in Los Angeles tonight (Feb 1), and you can add Jordin Sparks and Carrie Underwood to the list of stars set to participate in the re-recording of the Michael Jackson classic for Haiti relief.
Jennifer Hudson and Katharine McPhee were previously confirmed for the event. Idol judge, Randy Jackson is also involved.
“We Are the World” is produced by Quincy Jones who also helmed the original back in 1985 with Michael Jackson. Idol music director, Rickey Minor is directing the remake, so I would not be surprised if there were even more Idols amongst the 100+ stars tapped for the single.
In other news, Kris Allen has the Celebrity I-Pod Playlist feature this week on iTunes. Very cool stuff. He definitely has an eclectic taste in music. Coldplay, Stevie Ray Vaughan, MGMT, Donny Hathaway, Allison Krause...I liked just about everything I heard. I knew he was a huge Michael Jackson fan, but he's quite the audiophile (is that a word?)