some of the biggest stars in entertainment gathered on friday night to help raise money for haiti.
the event, called "hope for haiti now", was organized by actor george clooney.
he persuaded dozens of singers, sports stars and actors to answer telephones in a telethon to raise money for the earthquake-hit country.
rock and pop legends performed on both sides of the atlantic.
madonna, mary j blige, shakira and sting sang in new york, while
Jay-Z, rihanna and u2's bono took part in a concert in london.
a special moment came when haitian-american singer wyclef jean sang for his nation.
the event was televised on every major tv network and streamed on websites around the world.