Songs by the late John Lennon will be recorded by Christina Aguilera, Corinne Baily Rae, Green Day, Snow Patrol, Jack Johnson and R.E.M. The CD will be available on June 12.
Twenty songs written by the former Beatle are expected to be on the disc, which is being produced to aid the Sudan population affected by war. Lennon’s widow, Yoko Ono, has donated all of the royalties for the CD.
The first single from the collection, #9 Dream, originally recorded for the Walls and Bridges album in 1974, will be recorded by R.E.M.