MUMBAI: After 25 years of charity anthem We are the World, more then 70 stars rejoined to record a new version to raise money for Haiti.

Some of the biggest names in the international music, including Celine Dion, Wyclef Jean, Kanye West, Usher, Jennifer Hudson, Akon, Lil Wayne and Pink, on Monday night gathered to re-record the song to help the victims of the 12 January earthquake.

The same Hollywood studio was used in 1985 to record the original song, written by Lionel Richie and Michael Jackson and produced by Quincy Jones. That time, it was to raise money for African famine victims.

The 1985 version had featured 45 stars including Jackson, Bob Dylan, Tina Turner, Lionel Richie and Bruce Springsteen among others. It was released in March 1985 and helped in raising $30 million for African nations.

The re-make is expected to release on 12 February.