Singer Norah Jones and Fugees rapper Wyclef Jean have recorded a ballad to raise funds for hurricane aid.
“Any Other Day” will only be offered digitally through MSN Music. It will be available for download starting Friday for 99 cents, according to a statement released Thursday.
Both Jones and Jean helped write the song, which is written from the perspective of victims seeking help.
Elsewhere, Ben Affleck is urging continued contributions to the relief effort. The actor has donated several items–including a “Good Will Hunting” script he and Matt Damon signed–to an online auction by Charity Folks and Citizens Helping Heroes.
“I think one of the dangers of great tragedies like this is, once they fall away from the 24-hour news cycle, there’s a tendency to think, ‘Well that’s dealt with,’ ” Affleck told The Associated Press.
STORK REPORT: It’s a boy for ex-“ER” star Ming Na, people.com reports. The actress gave birth to Cooper Dominic Zee on Wednesday afternoon, and “Mother and baby are doing great,” says the actress’s husband, Eric Zee. Elsewhere, TV’s “Blossom,” Mayim Bialik, gave birth to a boy too. He’s the first child for Bialik and husband Michael Stone.
UP IN SMOKE: Damian Marley didn’t do much to dispel Rasta stereotypes in a new interview with Stuff magazine. Of smoking the, uh, stickiest of the icky, Marley says: “It’s part of our daily routine. Like, all day, every day. We’re herbalists.” At least he reveals the origin of his nickname, “Jr. Gong”: His father, reggae legend Bob Marley, went by “Gong,” so when a security guard at the Bob Marley Museum called Damien “Gong Jr.,” it stuck.
OPEN “HEARTS”: “American Idol” winner Carrie Underwood’s debut album has a name: “Some Hearts,” according to billboard.com.
It also has a release date: Nov. 15. The disc will include her “Idol” hit “Inside Your Heaven” and a track called “Jesus Take the Wheel.” Thankfully, what it doesn’t have is a guest appearance from Simon Cowell.
