Mariah, Beyonce, Miley, Rihanna And Others Teaming For Cancer Charity Track

Posted by Mitch Michaels on 08.20.2008

15 of the hottest females in music standing up to cancer...

On September 2nd, "Just Stand Up", a song that features Mariah Carey, Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Rihanna, Fergie, Sheryl Crow, Miley Cyrus, Melissa Etheridge, Ashanti, Natasha Bedingfield, Keyshia Cole, Ciara, Leona Lewis, LeAnn Rimes and Carrie Underwood, will hit iTunes. All sales of the single will benefit cancer research.

The charity tune was conceived by L.A. Reid, who produced it with longtime creative colleague Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds.

All 15 singers will share the stage to perform the song live on September 5th during the "Stand Up to Cancer" television special, set to air simultaneously on ABC, NBC and CBS.

Founded in 2007, Stand Up to Cancer is a program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation that calls on entertainment-industry people and platforms to help fight cancer.

Credit: AP