Posted August 19, 200816 yr 'Just Stand Up' Star-Studded Charitable Single Sets Pace for Stand Up To Cancer Fundraising Campaign Song Unites Megastar Cast: Mariah Carey, Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Rihanna, Fergie, Sheryl Crow, Miley Cyrus, Melissa Etheridge, Ashanti, Natasha Bedingfield, Keyshia Cole, Ciara, Leona Lewis, Leann Rimes, and Carrie Underwood Premiere TV performance of 'Just Stand Up' on ABC, CBS and NBC simultaneous broadcast of Stand Up To Cancer nationwide fund-raising event, September 5th 'Just Stand Up' will be available to purchase exclusively on the iTunes Store September 2nd 'Just Stand Up' produced by Kenny 'Babyface' Edmonds and Antonio 'L.A.' Reid NEW YORK, Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- More than a dozen of the world's most accomplished female recording artists -- a cast that includes Mariah Carey, Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Rihanna, Fergie, Sheryl Crow, Miley Cyrus, Melissa Etheridge, Ashanti, Natasha Bedingfield, Keyshia Cole, Ciara, Leona Lewis, LeAnn Rimes, and Carrie Underwood -- have joined together for "Just Stand Up," an unprecedented charity single in support of Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), a new initiative to raise philanthropic dollars for accelerating ground-breaking cancer research. "Just Stand Up" was conceived by Antonio "L.A." Reid, Chairman, Island Def Jam Music Group, after a powerful and inspiring meeting with the women who organized the Stand Up To Cancer campaign (whom Reid affectionately dubbed the "magnificent seven"). The song was produced by L.A. and Kenny 'Babyface' Edmonds -- their first creative reunion on record in nearly two decades. "Just Stand Up" will be released to radio and will be available to purchase exclusively on the iTunes Store starting September 2nd. "Just Stand Up" is all about the singers and the composers banding together behind SU2C's mission: rallying the public around the goal of ending cancer's reign as a leading cause of death. The all-star television performance premiere of the song will take place live on Friday, September 5th (8pm EDT and PDT), when ABC, CBS, and NBC simultaneously devote one hour of commercial-free prime time to this nation wide event. This will be the first simultaneous cross-network broadcast ever to raise funds for the fight against a disease. In addition to performances by legendary recording artists, the Stand Up To Cancer special will feature stars from film and television who will perform as well as present filmed content giving viewers insight into cancer. Various screening tests will be demonstrated in novel and entertaining ways. Network news anchors Charles Gibson, Katie Couric and Brian Williams will report on potentially life-saving research, speaking with both patients and scientists. Laura Ziskin will produce the September 5th broadcast. Ziskin is a cancer survivor and her film credits include the Spider-Man trilogy, As Good As It Gets, and Pretty Woman, and she also produced the 74th and 79th Annual Academy Awards. As of today, celebrities confirmed for the broadcast (both for personal appearances or answering telephone calls) include: Casey Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Christina Applegate, Lance Armstrong, Abigail Breslin, Josh Brolin, David Cook, Katie Couric, Dana Delany, Fran Drescher, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Kirsten Dunst, Elizabeth Edwards, Jon Favreau, America Ferrera, Charles Gibson, Neil Patrick Harris, Salma Hayek, Scarlett Johansson, Masi Oka, Danica Patrick, Christina Ricci, Robin Roberts, Homer Simpson, Marge Simpson, Meryl Streep, Hilary Swank, Charlize Theron, Goran Visnjic, Forest Whitaker, Brian Williams and Reese Witherspoon. Additional participants and musical performers are still to be announced. Since its formation, SU2C has been embraced en masse by the entertainment community which is supporting a host of creative projects across a wide array of platforms on the web in order to ignite passion in the American people so they realize that significant advances in cancer treatment are within reach. There is plenty to view and link to on SUTC's website, http://www.standup2cancer.org, including a variety of PSAs (featuring Jessica Biel, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Jodie Foster, Morgan Freeman, Tony Hawk, Tobey Maguire, Sidney Poitier, Keanu Reeves, Susan Sarandon, Tilda Swinton, Christy Turlington Burns, and others); as well as videos on the SUTV channel (with the cast of The Daily Show, Larry David, Ryan Seacrest, and others). Stand Up To Cancer is a program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), a 501©(3) charitable organization, and was established by a group of media, entertainment and philanthropic leaders, whose lives have all been affected by cancer in significant ways. Stand Up To Cancer is bringing industry resources -- people, as well as mediums such as television and the web -- to bear in the fight against cancer as never before. Stand Up To Cancer's leadership team includes Katie Couric; Laura Ziskin; the Entertainment Industry Foundation, represented by Board of Directors Chairperson Sherry Lansing (who is also Founder of the Sherry Lansing Foundation), CEO Lisa Paulsen, and Vice President Kathleen Lobb; the Noreen Fraser Foundation and its executives Noreen Fraser (who is also a cancer survivor) and Woody Fraser, and Rusty Robertson and Sue Schwartz also of the Robertson Schwartz Agency; and nonprofit executive Ellen Ziffren, whose husband, noted L.A. attorney Ken Ziffren, played a pivotal role in bringing together the three networks for the broadcast special. In addition to the Island Def Jam Music Group, many leading philanthropists, organizations and corporations support the Stand Up To Cancer Mission, including the Sidney Kimmel Foundation as well as Major League Baseball, Amgen, AARP, GlaxoSmithKline, Revlon, Wallis Annenberg & The Annenberg Foundation, Alliance for Global Good, Lee Jeans, New York Giants, Philips, Saks Fifth Avenue, Steve Tisch, Stonyfield Farm and many others. In addition to ABC, CBS and NBC, SU2C major media partners include AOL, Conde Nast Media Group, eBay Inc., Facebook, Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S., Hearst Corporation, Los Angeles Times, Meredith Corporation, Paypal, The New York Times Company, Time Inc., and WebMD. Link
August 19, 200816 yr Author I'm very excited! But with such a big line-up, the solo parts are going to be short I think.
August 19, 200816 yr Author Massive line up. Why is Miley Cyrus there, it would be perfect without her. I was about to say that! She totally ruins it IMO.
August 19, 200816 yr that list is laughable :lol: Miley Cyrus and Ciara in a song with people with massive voices like Mariah and Leona :lol: What are they doing backing vocals? :lol:
August 19, 200816 yr This could be great or awful, that Annie Lennox song, "Sing", has a great line up of artist singing on it but it was just a big mess. It was basically Annie, Madonna and too many backing singers. Hopefully this wont follow the same route, it could sound wonderful.
August 19, 200816 yr why the the is miley cyrus there, that just ruins this whole things credability. Mariah and Leona sharing a stage for the first time, should be very interesting.
August 20, 200816 yr Although she isn't very likedon here you can't deny that Miley is popular in America. AMAZING line-up but could it be all hype?
August 21, 200816 yr Author You can hear it here: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,408423,00.html Leona doesn't have many lines and I can't tell if she has any adlibs either. Mariah has some whistles and stuff at the end. Edited August 21, 200816 yr by Ethereal
August 21, 200816 yr Here are the lyrics: Beyonce: The heart is stronger than you think It's like it can go through anything And even when you think it can't it finds a way to still push on, though Carrie: Sometimes you want to run away Ain't got the patience for the pain And if you don't believe it look into your heart the beat goes on Rihanna: I'm tellin' you that Things get better Through whatever If you fall, dust it off, don't let up Sheryl: Don't you know you can go be your own miracle Beyonce: You need to know CHORUS Sheryl: If the mind keeps thinking you've had enough But the heart keeps telling you don't give up Sheryl/Beyonce: Who are we to be questioning, wondering what is what Don't give up THROUGH IT ALL, JUST STAND UP! Fergie: It's like we all have better days Problems getting all up in your face Leona: Just because you go through it Fergie: Don't mean it got to take control, no Leona: You ain't gotta find no hiding place Keyshia: Because the heart can beat the hate Leona: Don't wanna let your mind keep playin' you Keyshia: And sayin' you can't go on Rihanna: I'm tellin' you that Miley: Things get better Through whatever Rihanna: If you fall Miley: Dust if off, don't let up LeAnn: Don't you know you Natasha: Can go LeAnn: Be your own Natasha: Miracle Carrie: You need to know Ensemble: CHORUS Mary: You don't gotta be a prisoner in your mind Ciara: If you fall, dust it off Mary: You can live your life Rihanna/Carrie: Yeah Mary: Let your heart be your guide Rihanna/Carrie: Yeah yeah yeah Mariah: And you will know that you're good if you trust in the good Ashanti: Everything will be alright, yeah Light up the dark, if you follow your heart Mary: And it will get better Mariah: Through whatever CHORUS Fergie: You got it in you, find it within You got in now, find it within now You got in you, find it within You got in now, find it within now You got in you, find it within Find it within you, find it within Everyone: THROUGH IT ALL, JUST STAND UP
August 21, 200816 yr Cant believe Natasha Bedingfield only sings 3 words And i cant believe that Fergie, who had the second worst voice after Miley has so much to sing.
August 21, 200816 yr Author Yup Fergie has far too much and her voice is awful. Her bit at the end is the worst.
August 21, 200816 yr Does anyone else think Fergie's voice in the song sounds a bit like a man? Or is that just me?
August 21, 200816 yr Author Does anyone else think Fergie's voice in the song sounds a bit like a man? Or is that just me? I've always thought that lol. :P
August 22, 200816 yr will there be a video for this? u no like the usual charity/band aid type video where people sing around a microphone?
August 22, 200816 yr Its kind of a mess. That ending with fergie is pretty awful. Some singers only got a couple of words. it will be interesting to see this live with the different singers jumping in and out every few seconds. But i do actually quite like it, was just hoping for a mariah leona battle somewhere within the song. Edited August 22, 200816 yr by Gerid
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