Chris Brown, Mary J. Blige to perform at BET’s Haiti Telethon

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Celebrities are lining up to lend their support to “S.O.S. Saving OurSelves: Help for Haiti,” which is a three-hour fundraising concert to benefit Haiti relief organizations such as Yele Haiti, CARE, and Project Medishare.  Mary J. Blige, Pharrell, Ludacris and Robin Thicke, Chris Brown and Ciara are some of the artists that will perform and appear at the event.
 
Queen Latifah and Diddy will co-host the telethon from Miami and will air Friday, Feb 5 at 7 p.m. central time on BET, Centric, MTV and VH1.

Lauryn Hill performs at Raggamuffin Festival

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Check out Lauryn Hill performing “Doo Wop (That Thing)” Saturday at the Raggamuffin Festival in Rotorua, New Zealand.  So what do you think?  Does she still got it?

Hear new single from Nas and Damien Marley’s new album

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There is a new single from Distant Relatives, the joint album from Nas and Damien Marley, which is expected April 20.  The single, “Strong Will Continue” features production from Stephen Marley.  Nas tweeted Wednesday about his excitement for the upcoming album.
 

Listening to the album with some friends. Distant Relatives is almost ready for ya’ll!!! Its powerful music people LETS GO!!

 
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Video: Maxwell and Rihanna perform on Oprah’s Haiti special

 
Maxwell and Rihanna performed Wednesday on Oprah’s show dedicated to the crisis in Haiti.  Check out their performances below. Maxwell gets even better with age!   He looked great and gave a stirring performance.
 
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Rihanna, Maxwell and Wyclef Jean to appear on Oprah’s Haiti special

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 Oprah Winfrey will give special attention to the crisis in Haiti Wednesday.  Rihanna will sing Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song” and Maxwell will perform “Fistful of Tears.”  Wyclef Jean will also give a first hand account of the devastation in his homeland and will show footage of the destruction.  He will also address the recent concerns of fiscal mismanagement within his Yele Haiti organization.