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August 5, 2009	Peer review	Reviewed
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"Do They Know It's Christmas?"

Iam the IP that made comments during the peer review, and I was kind of surprised that the article only mentioned "Do They Know It's Christmas?" once, apparently other users notice the same US-centrism that I saw back then, apparently the main contributor couldn't find sources stating that this song is based on DTNIC. Well here is a reliable source satting that song is an American version, not just song that followed DTNIC:

"This all started with a phone call from Harry Belafonte," Ken Kragen, president of the United Support of Artists for Africa foundation, said in Billboard. The singer telephoned Kragen with the idea of staging a concert by black performers to raise money for Africa. Kragen felt a concert would not raise enough money. "So we began to discuss alternatives. I suggested an American version of Band Aid."

Band Aid was the name adopted by the union of British artist who recorded "Do They Know It's Christmas?" That effort, organized by Bob Geldof of the Boomtown Rats, sold over 3 million copies in Britain alone. Belafonte acknowledged Band Aid's groundbreaking effort in Billboard. "After the success of Band Aid, and particulary Bob Geldof, it was obvious that USA for Africa was an idea whose time had come."

Taken from: Bronson, Fred (2003). The Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits. Billboard Books. p. 605. ISBN 0-8230-7677-6. 190.233.3.81 (talk) 18:31, 27 October 2009 (UTC) 190.233.3.81 (talk) 18:52, 27 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Here is another source:

It was veteran performer Harry Belafonte who initially came up with the idea for an American project to benefit famine relief. Belafonte had been impressed by the efforts of Bob Geldof, the former frontman of the Boomtown Rats, who had organized the union of British artist known as Band Aid. The group's single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" sold more than a million copies in the UK.

"I had spoken to Geldof", says Belafonte. "I said thought we should do that in the U.S." Belafonte telephoned personal manager Ken Kragen, who enlisted his client Richie. Richie asked Wonder to sign on, while Belafonte contacted Quincy Jones to produce the record.

Taken from: Rosen, Craig (1996). The Billboard Book of Number One Albums. Billboard Books. p. 287. ISBN 0-8230-7586-9. 190.233.3.81 (talk) 18:52, 27 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

We are the World, Haiti, Grammies

From what Kiss 107.1 FM Cincinnati and Lionel Richie report, Lionel plans to get as many artist at the Grammy Awards he can to sing We are the World for Haiti. Yami (talk) 21:26, 22 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]