Madonna Releases New Song for Charity

Saturday, May 19, 2007

Madonna Releases `Hey You' for Charity; Will Sing It at July's Live Earth Concert in London

Madonna performs during her first ever concert in Russia at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow, late Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2006. For tens of thousands of Muscovites, the show is one of the most exciting events of the year's cultural calendar, a sold-out blowout to end the summer.

Madonna, one of the headliners at this summer's "Live Earth" concerts, has released a new digital song for the musical event.

The global concert series, taking place July 7, is designed to raise awareness about climate issues. "Hey You," which Madonna produced with Pharrell Williams, doesn't specifically talk about Earth issues, but the ballad's lyrics refer to loving and saving each other.

Madonna is scheduled to perform the song during the show at Wembley Stadium in London. Other shows will take place in Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.; Tokyo; Shanghai, China; Johannesburg, South Africa; Sydney, Australia; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Hamburg, Germany; and Istanbul, Turkey.

"Hey You" is available on MSN.com. The first million downloads are free, and Microsoft is pledging to donate 25 cents per download to the Alliance for Climate Protection.

Besides Madonna, other headliners slated for the London concert include the Hot Chili Peppers, Genesis and the Beastie Boys.

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