Hope for Haiti Now - global telethon hosted by George Clooney, Wyclef Jean - please donate!

Please tune in tonight, Friday, January 22nd, to the broadcast of Hope for Haiti Now, the global telethon to benefit the Haitian people and aid workers.

Hope for Haiti Now

A very special performance of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" will be performed by Justin Timberlake and his friend Matt Morris in honor of the earthquake victims.

More information: Hope For Haiti bands and artists

The two-hour telethon will air on ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CNN, BET, The CW, HBO, MTV, VH1, CMT and more on Friday at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT and 7:00 p.m. CT.

The telethon will be hosted by George Clooney in Los Angeles, Wyclef Jean in New York City, and CNN's Anderson Cooper live from Haiti.

Performances by some of the biggest names in music including Jay-Z, Shakira, Alicia Keys, Dave Matthews, John Legend and Sheryl Crow will be broadcast coast to coast to raise awareness and funds for the victims.

Starting Saturday, all performance recordings will be available for $.99 per song through iTunes with all proceeds benefiting Haiti relief funds managed by "Hope for Haiti Now" charities.

Hope for Haiti Now Website






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