By Rondell Conway -

Organizers of the “Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief” telethon have annouced that Jay-Z, Alicia Keys and Justin Timberlake will be among a all-star line up performers for the upcoming benefit.

According to MTV.com, rapper Jay-Z, Grammy winner Alicia Keys, and pop/R&B star Justin Timberlake will join Coldplay, Bruce Springsteen, Wyclef Jean, Bono, and The Edge as performers at Friday nights telethon. The MTV Netowrks-sponsored event will raise money for the Haitians suffering from the deadly earthquake that rocked their country last week.

Organizers have planned several one-of-a-kind collaborations for the event, including a hookup between U2’s Bono and The Edge with Jay-Z and Rihanna in London and a jam featuring Kid Rock, Keith Urban and Sheryl Crow in Los Angeles.

The New York arm of the function will be hosted by Wyclef Jean, a native of Haiti. Springsteen, Jennifer Hudson, Mary J. Blige, Shakira and Sting will also grace the NYC stage, while the Los Angeles show will feature performances from Keys, Christina Aguilera, Dave Matthews, John Legend, Timberlake, Stevie Wonder and Taylor Swift.

The two-hour program will air commercial-free across ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CNN, BET, the CW, HBO, MTV, VH1 and CMT on Friday at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The special will also air on PBS, TNT, Showtime, Comedy Central, Bravo, E! Entertainment Network, National Geographic Channel, Oxygen, G4, Centric, Current TV, Fuse, MLB Network, Epix, Palladia, SoapNet, Style, Discovery Health and Planet Green, as well as Canada’s CTV, CBC Television, Global Television and MuchMusic.

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