<P> On January 12, 2010, Haiti was struck by a magnitude - 7.0 earthquake, the country's most severe earthquake in over 200 years . The epicenter of the quake was just outside the Haitian capital Port - au - Prince . Over 230,000 civilians have been confirmed dead by the Haitian government because of the disaster and around 300,000 have been injured . Approximately 1.2 million people are homeless and it has been reported that the lack of temporary shelter may lead to the outbreak of disease . </P> <P> To raise money for earthquake victims, a new celebrity version of "We Are the World" was recorded on February 1, 2010, and released on February 12, 2010 . Over 75 musicians were involved in the remake, which was recorded in the same studio as the 1985 original . The new version features revised lyrics as well as a rap segment pertaining to Haiti . Michael Jackson's younger sister Janet duets with her late brother on the track, as per a request from their mother Katherine . In the video and on the track, archive material of Michael Jackson is used from the original 1985 recording . </P> <P> On February 20, 2010, a non-celebrity remake, "We Are the World 25 for Haiti (YouTube Edition)", was posted to the video sharing website YouTube . Internet personality and singer - songwriter Lisa Lavie conceived and organized the Internet collaboration of 57 unsigned or independent YouTube musicians geographically distributed around the world . Lavie's 2010 YouTube version, a cover of the 1985 original, excludes the rap segment and minimizes the Auto - tune that characterizes the 2010 celebrity remake . Another 2010 remake of the original is the Spanish - language "Somos El Mundo". It was written by Emilio Estefan and his wife Gloria Estefan, and produced by Emilio, Quincy Jones and Univision Communications, the company that funded the project . </P> <P> "We Are the World" has been recognized as a politically important song, which "affected an international focus on Africa that was simply unprecedented". It has been credited with creating a climate in which musicians from around the world felt inclined to follow . According to The New York Times' Stephen Holden, since the release of "We Are the World", it has been noted that movement has been made within popular music to create songs that address humanitarian concerns . "We Are the World" was also influential in subverting the way music and meaning were produced, showing that musically and racially diverse musicians could work together both productively and creatively . Ebony described the January 28 recording session, in which Quincy Jones brought together a multi-racial group, as being "a major moment in world music that showed we can change the world". "We Are the World", along with Live Aid and Farm Aid, demonstrated that rock music had become more than entertainment, but a political and social movement . Journalist Robert Palmer noted that such songs and events had the ability to reach people around the world, send them a message, and then get results . </P>

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