In what I would call one of the coolest moves by the entertainment industry, American Idol (on FOX) has decided to use there over-whelming popularity and resources for something bigger than their own bank accounts. Tomorrow (tuesday) they are having a 2 day event to raise money to fight poverty in Africa and right here in the US. Other huge corporate companies have joined with American Idol in this fight. Ford, Coca-Cola, AT&T, Allstate, Exxon Mobil, Myspace (another reason it's better than facebook) etc. This thing is gonna be huge... For each vote cast after Tuesday's performance show, those companies will donate money to go towards poverty relief... So make sure you vote like 20 million times!
Did I mention that Kelly Clarkson, Daniel Radcliffe (AKA Harry Potter), and Borat will be there? ummm yeah who doesn't wanna watch that? Also Carrie Underwood, Josh Groban (gag me!), Pink, Gwen Stefani, Akon, etc., will be there...
Also for you sophisticated bunch, Annie Lennox will be there, Quincy Jones is writing a song (I hope it's We are the World-esque), and BONO is calling this event "Pop History"...
For more info (like where all this money is going, and how else to donate) go to
http://www.americanidol.com/idolgivesback/
PLEASE! PLEASE! I BEG OF YOU, WATCH AND VOTE! this is something that if it gets enough ratings, can be done again, and if it gets enough votes, can make the world a better place.
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