Topix — George Clooney says the "Hope for Haiti" benefit for victims of the earthquake in Haiti will include performances from Bono, Sting, Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera and Alicia Keys. more info

NME — Actor is organising US telethon for earthquake survivors more info

The Independent — "Hope for Haiti," a telethon benefit for victims of the earthquake in Haiti hosted by actor George Clooney and musician Wyclef Jean, will feature performances by Bono, Sting, Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera, and Alicia Keys. The telethon will ... more info

MSN Music — George Clooney says Bono, Timberlake, Sting among those to perform at Haiti benefit more info

MTV.com News — Telethon airs on MTV, other networks Friday at 8 p.m. ET/PT.By Eric Ditzian, with reporting by Josh Horowitz George Clooney at the Golden Globes Photo: Jason Merritt/ Getty Images As the crisis in Haiti continues in the wake of Tuesday's d... more info

MTV.com News — This Is It choreographer says MJ wanted Gaga as one of his guests at London concerts.By Gil Kaufman Lady Gaga Photo: Kristian Dowling/ Getty Images It could have been one of the most bizarre musical hookups in pop history. According to a n... more info

The Music Fix — News Flash: Fiction Plane, featuring Sting's eldest son Joe Sumner, have just finished recording their 3rd album which is scheduled for major international release in the new year. The band has recently toured with Snoop Dogg, 311, The Bravery and Th... more info

Guardian Music — Will Brad and Jen get back together? Where will Sting's private jet take him in his quest to save the planet?The difficulty in predicting what will happen in the glamorous world of showbiz in the coming year is that the glamorous world of showbiz te... more info

Rolling Stone — Earlier this month, Eddie Vedder, Melissa Etheridge, John Mellencamp, Ben Harper and Sting brought the songs of Bruce Springsteen to an unlikely venue: Washington, DC’s opulent Kennedy Center. The full Kennedy Center Honors aired on CBS last night,... more info

Topix — Sting, whose occasional voyages into the sea of pontification can be forgiven due to his contributions to rock, is right about one thing: popular music is in a "crisis." "In this crisis, how do you create novelty in a situation that is played out?" h... more info