WHAT'S HOT?

Kanye West and Adam Levine Teaming Up for Barack Obama's Campaign Soundtrack

September 24, 2008 06:09:02 GMT

Along with such big names as Stevie Wonder, Lionel Richie, and Sheryl Crow, Kanye West and Adam Levine will lend their voices to Barack Obama's campaign anthems.
Kanye West and Adam Levine Teaming Up for Barack Obama's Campaign Soundtrack
See larger image

Rapper will collaborate with 's vocalist Adam Levine in a compilation album to benefit Democratic candidate Barack Obama. Entitled "Yes We Can: Voices of a Grassroots Movement", the soundtrack album will be released in conjunction with Hidden Beach Recordings and sold to raise money for Barack's campaign until November 4.

Joining Kanye and Adam in single "Promised Land" is African-American spoken word poet, Malik Yusef. Meanwhile, other stars who will lend their voices to the theme songs collection include , who will sing "Signed Sealed Delivered" and who will perform "Pride in the Name of Love".

"The whole concept [was] how do we translate that to inspire and invigorate and also give people a keepsake that they can own," a spokesperson from Hidden Beach, Steve McKeever, explains. "While at the same time providing some important capital needed for this campaign."

Tracklisting of "Yes We Can: Voices of a Grassroots Movement":

  1. Eternity by
  2. Signed Sealed Delivered by
  3. Waiting on the World to Change by
  4. American Prayer by Dave Stewart
  5. Battle Cry by Shontelle
  6. Make It Better by
  7. Pride in the Name of Love by
  8. I Have a Dream by BeBe Winans
  9. Am I All Alone by Suai
  10. One Is the Magic # by
  11. Love & Hope by Ozomatli
  12. Looking East by
  13. Out of Our heads by
  14. Promised Land by Malik Yusef with and Adam Levine of
  15. Hold on by
  16. America the Beautiful by Keb' Mo'
  17. America by Ken Stacey
  18. Wide River by Buddy Miller




Post Your Comments


Screen Name
Comment
 
 

KANYE WEST VIDEO
Street Lights
 
2009 Summer Movies Preview