Jay-Z and U2, Plus Springsteen and 100-Plus Stars Join MTV’s Haiti Benefit

Jay-Z will team up with Bono and the Edge for MTV’s “Hope for Haiti” television special, airing commercial-free this Friday, January 22nd on MTV, VH1, CNN and every major network. Jay will perform with the U2 duo at a London venue for the special, and their collaboration has generated a new song, produced by Swizz Beatz, which will go on sale via iTunes in the near future, MTV reports.

Bruce Springsteen, Coldplay, Taylor Swift, Shakira and Rihanna have been added to the “Hope for Haiti” event, which will be co-hosted by George Clooney, Anderson Cooper and Wyclef Jean. Dave Matthews Band, Justin Timberlake, Alicia Keys, Sting, Christina Aguilera, Stevie Wonder, John Legend, Jennifer Hudson and Mary J. Blige will also perform on the show; all proceeds raised will benefit Oxfam America, Partners in Health, Red Cross, UNICEF and Wyclef’s Yéle Haiti Foundation. According to MTV, more than 100 stars have also signed on for the special.

Talking about U2’s partnership with Jay-Z, the Edge told Ireland’s 2FM, “Bono got a call from a producer, Swizz. He and Jay-Z wanted to do something for Haiti. So, Bono came up with the phrase on the phone, and last night we wrote a song — finished, recorded, and sent it back to them.” Jay-Z previously teamed with U2 during November’s MTV European Music Awards, when he added a verse to “Sunday Bloody Sunday” and lead a sing-along of Bob Marley’s “Get Up Stand Up” with Bono.

MTV “Making His Band” DIDDY
Here is an Chance to Get In The Game

MTV’s “Making His Band”
Casting Musicians & Vocalists!!
Audition to Tour with P. DIDDY
Saturday, Mar 7 10:00a to 6:00p
at CENTERSTAGING, Burbank, CA

CASTING CALL
Musicians & Vocalists
Diddy is recording his next album “Last Train to Paris,” and he’s looking for anall-star band to back him up on tour, and YOU could be a part of it!

MAKING HIS BAND is looking for
Male & Female who play:GUITAR • BASS • KEYBOARDS • DRUMS

BACKUP SINGERS
Male or Female

Guitars and Bass, bring your instruments; Drums, bring your sticks;Keyboards and Singers, bring yourselves. We’ll provide the rest!

AUDITIONS START AT 10:00AM:
(Line starts at 7am)

LOS ANGELES:
Saturday, March 7, 2009
CENTERSTAGING
3400 Winona Ave.Burbank, CA 91504
CHICAGO:
Saturday, March 14,
2009AVILA (formally Club 720)203 W. Superior st.
Chicago, IL 60620
DETROIT:
Saturday, March 21, 2009
MUSIC HALL - Center for the Performing Arts350 MadisonDetroit, MI 48226
NEW YORK:
Saturday, March 28, 2009
S.I.R. REHEARSAL STUDIOS
520 West 25th St. (Between 10th & 11th Ave)New York, NY 10001

If you’re 18 or older and you think you’ve got what Diddy’s is looking for, come out and prove it!
You must be a U.S. Citizen or legal resident to audition
(You must bring a valid I.D. to show proof of age)

THE SONG LIST HAS BEEN POSTED – VISIT OFTEN FOR UPDATES
www.myspace.com/mtvmakinghisband or go to makinghisband.mtv.com

Get in the Game and have FUN