Many assume that a fierce rivalry with Michael Jackson kept His Royal Badness from participating in the star-studded charity single — but the truth is more complicated.

Getting dozens of music's biggest acts in one room to record the legendary 1985 charity single "We Are the World" was ... Belafonte enlisted Richie, 74, and Michael Jackson to write the benefit ...

Experience powerful themes of unity, hope, and global compassion in "We Are the World", and reflect on the lyrics that ...

"If you’re thrown in a room with a bunch of singers, you have a tendency to get psyched out." “Poor Bob was having a nervous breakdown,” Richie admitted. “He’s trying to sing it.

Prince famously didn’t appear in the star-studded 1985 charity single We Are the World. It featured some of Hollywood’s A-listers like Michael Jackson, Ray Charles, Diana Ross, Lionel Richie, Billy ...

USA, — On March 7, 1985, U.S.A. for Africa introduced the world to "We Are the World ... which was written by pop icons Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie. The song, which captured the hearts ...

I can’t help but watch the making of the timeless song “We Are the World” again and again. This charity single, recorded by a supergroup in January 1985 to benefit USA for Africa, never ceases to ...

Based on comments from others familiar with the situation, it seems Prince's feud with Michael Jackson ... He got angry.” Lionel Richie, one of the co-writers of "We Are the World," also made ...