Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Support for Haiti.




I'm glad to see as of lately creatives are finally using their creativity to aid those in Haiti. Shepard Fairy and Studio Number One are releasing an awesome poster this Friday to raise money for those in Haiti. I also just found out about this awesome poster contest called The Haiti Poster Project . If your are creative please enter this contest, and if you live here in Miami or South Florida you should go to SOS This Friday at the Triple A.

Wyclef, Ne-Yo, Justin Bieber, Keri Hilson, Chris Brown, Jazmine Sullivan, Pitbull, Akon, Ludacris, Mary J Blige, Robin Thicke, Monica, Kirk Franklin, Nas, Damian Marley, Busta Rhymes and India.Arie set to perform and participants to include Trey Songz, Common, David Banner, Missy Elliott, Gloria Estefan, Pete Wentz, Chrisette Michelle, Jeremih, The Dream, Jason Derulo, T-Pain and Sean Kingston. Hosted by Queen Latifah, Sean “Diddy” Combs and Pharrell.

The telecast, which will tape in Downtown Miami at the American Airlines Arena. The Telecast itself will air live on Friday, February 5th, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on BET, MTV, VH1 and Centric Concert to air LIVE in Haiti on TNH and Tripp TV.

BET Networks aligns with music’s brightest stars for “SOS Saving Ourselves – Help for Haiti,” benefit concert and telethon. Newly announced performances by Ne-Yo, Justin Bieber, Keri Hilson, Chris Brown, Jazmine Sullivan, Pitbull, Akon, Ludacris, Mary J Blige, Robin Thicke, Monica, Kirk Franklin, Nas, and Damian Marley will captivate audiences while assisting in the efforts of raising donations for the devastated victims of Haiti. Hosted by Queen Latifah, Sean “Diddy” Combs and Pharrell, in partnership with Procter and Gamble and Pepsi, “SOS Saving Ourselves – Help for Haiti” will be taped at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, FL on February 5th at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT and will air simultaneously on BET, MTV, VH1 and CENTRIC. Tickets are available now at ticketmaster.com.

Proceeds of the telecast will go to four charitable organizations – Yele Haiti, CARE, Project MediShare and Children’s Safe Drinking Water.

“SOS Saving Ourselves – Help for Haiti” will also be streamed live on www.bet.com for desktop and mobile viewers
To purchase tickets, please visit ticketmaster.com , the American Airlines Arena ticket office (www.aaarena.com) or call 1-800-745-3000 (toll free).

“SOS Saving Ourselves – Help for Haiti” is executive produced by Salli Frattini, in collaboration with BET Networks, Queen Latifah, Sean “Diddy” Combs and Pharrell. Ray Chew is the music director for this event.

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