Purchase Digital Music to Help Japan

Recording artists are banding together to raise money for the Red Cross in Japan.

Stars including Justin Bieber, Rihanna and Nicki Minaj are offering up their songs for a compilation album to raise funds for Japan following the devastating earthquake and tsunami earlier this month.

Executives at Universal Music are releasing a digital record later this week, with the profits going towards the Japanese Red Cross relief appeal.

A spokesperson for the label says, "We are doing it only digitally because it is faster, and this will be a worldwide release. The plan is to have it available later this week."

Other artists rumoured to be on the playlist include U2, Lady Gaga and Bon Jovi.

source: MSN

NME confirms the Jovi as part of the effort, so we'll have to wait and see to find out for sure (as per usual lol)

If you don't want to wait, and want to purchase music NOW to help Red Cross Japan, check this out:

‘Heartbeats’ is a 34-track album featuring the collaborative talents of some of the finest producers in the house, garage and dubstep spectrum.

The brainchild of Rob ‘Submerse’ Orme, Andy Bee and Toby ‘Price’ Godwin, all revenue from the release will be donated to Red Cross Japan to help the relief effort in the wake of the recent earthquake and tsunami. For just £5 (~$8 USD) you can support the cause and grab yourself a load of fresh, unmixed tracks from the likes of Rob Sparx, Kanji Kinetic, Klaxons, DJ Madd, Phaeleh and many more.

You can listen to these tracks and buy the album here.

If you'd like to forego the music altogether, and just donate, you can do so at the website of the American Red Cross (amongst hundreds of others).

~ Hath