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‘We Are The World’ Was Recorded This Day In 1985
January 28, 2022
Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie hold their GRAMMY Award for "We Are The World" on February 25, 1986 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California.

On this day in 1985, “We Are the World” songwriters Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie and producer Quincy Jones led an all-night, celebrity recording session to record the charity single. Jackson and Richie won the 1986 “Song of The Year” Grammy for their efforts.

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