The telethon broadcast last Friday night (January 22) on all the big U.S. networks raised more than $57 million in donations received by phone, text message and online. It is yet to be determined how much money has been raised from the sale of songs performed that evening.
On iTunes and Amazon, people can buy any song they heard during the telethon for 99¢ or all 20 songs, including a studio version of Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour) by Jay-Z, Rihanna and U2, for $7.99.
All music profits will go directly to the relief fund for Haiti to be given to Oxfam America, UNICEF and the Clinton-Bush Haiti Foundation.
Good news for fundraising efforts for Haiti: the Hope for Haiti Now album has set an all-time single day record on iTunes for album pre-orders while Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour), an original song by Jay-Z, Rihanna and U2, has also reached #1 on iTunes.