Wednesday 3 September 2008

"Just Stand Up" live from Fashion Rocks

Conde Nast Media Group announced today that Ashanti, Carrie Underwood, Ciara, Fergie, Keyshia Cole, Leona Lewis, Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, Miley Cyrus, Rihanna, Natasha Bedingfield, and Sheryl Crow will join together on stage at Radio City Music Hall for the 5th Anniversary of Fashion Rocks in a live performance of "Just Stand Up", the unprecedented charity single in support of Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), a new initiative to raise philanthropic dollars for accelerating ground-breaking cancer research.

The star-studded television premiere of the song will be fed live from the Fashion Rocks stage to the Stand Up To Cancer's special, which will be airing simultaneously on ABC, CBS, and NBC on Friday, September 5th. Proceeds from the Fashion Rocks concert will also be donated to the charity.

"We are so pleased to be the venue that brings together such a unique and talented group of artists to draw attention to such a worthwhile cause," said Richard Beckman, president Conde Nast Media Group and executive producer of Fashion Rocks. "That Fashion Rocks can use its power to shine the spotlight on Stand Up To Cancer's mission makes all of us associated with the production very proud."

"We are indebted to Richard Beckman and his team for making such an extraordinary moment possible," said Lisa Paulsen, President and CEO of the Entertainment Industry Foundation, the charitable organization that helped establish Stand Up To Cancer. "Conde Nast Media Group has been a tremendous champion for Stand Up To Cancer."

"Our goal with this initiative and TV show is to 'tip' the conversation in this country about cancer - to get people riled up, so they want to do something about the fact that it still takes so many lives," Laura Ziskin, Stand Up To Cancer Executive Producer of the September 5 television special and a cancer survivor. "We are grateful to L.A. Reid, Kenny Edmonds and the performers for donating their talent to our cause, and I can't think of a more perfect venue then Fashion Rocks to showcase this amazing song which only helps further our momentum to fight cancer as never before."

"Just Stand Up", conceived by Antonio "L.A." Reid, Chairman, Island Def Jam Music Group, and produced by L.A. and Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds, will be released to radio and will be available to purchase at iTunes and mobile carriers worldwide.

(excerpt from Yahoo!)



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