Mariah, Miley, Beyonce join voices to fight cancer
LOS ANGELES (AP) -August 19, 2008 That's when "Just Stand Up" hits airwaves and iTunes. The song
features Mariah Carey, Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Rihanna, Fergie,
Sheryl Crow, Miley Cyrus, Melissa Etheridge, Ashanti, Natasha
Bedingfield, Keyshia Cole, Ciara, Leona Lewis, LeAnn Rimes and
Carrie Underwood. All sales of the star-studded single will benefit
cancer research.
The charity tune was conceived by Antonio "L.A." Reid, who
produced it with longtime creative colleague Kenny "Babyface"
Edmonds.
All 15 singers will share the stage to perform the song live on
Sept. 5 during the "Stand Up to Cancer" television special, set
to air simultaneously on ABC, NBC and CBS. Other stars expected to
turn out for the hourlong fund- and awareness-raising program
include Jennifer Aniston, Lance Armstrong, Katie Couric, Sally
Field, Salma Hayek, Meryl Streep, Forest Whitaker and Reese
Witherspoon.
Founded in 2007, Stand Up to Cancer is a program of the
Entertainment Industry Foundation that calls on
entertainment-industry people and platforms to help fight cancer.