Rolling Stone — The Simon Cowell-curated all-star rendition of R.E.M.’s “Everybody Hurts” premiered this morning on U.K. radio, Reuters reports. The Haiti benefit single, which will be available for download this Sunday, February 7th, features Mariah Carey, Le... more info

The Mirror — The Simon Cowell-led cover of REM's haunting ballad Everybody Hurts to raise money for Haiti earthquake victims received the thumbs-up from fans following its first airplay this morning. more info

Pop Crunch — Some of the biggest names in UK and American music have joined forces to record a cover of REM’s ’80s classic “Everybody Hurts” in a bid to raise money for a pair of British charities supporting the relief efforts in earthquake-ravaged Haiti.... more info

Guardian Music — Big names including Brian Wilson, Tony Bennett and Snoop Dogg gather to sing We Are the World in aid of disaster survivorsIt was widely seen as one of the worst charity records of all time – but that hasn't stopped an improbable line-up of sta... more info

Guardian Music — For their forthcoming LP, the sprawling Canadian collective have whittled themselves down to a lean and mean seven membersBroken Social Scene have revealed details of their as yet untitled fourth album, including appearances from members of Pavement,... more info

The Mirror — The cover of REM's haunting ballad Everybody Hurts to raise money for Haiti earthquake victims received the thumbs-up from fans following its first airplay this morning. X Factor supremo Simon Cowell put the single together for the Helping Haiti effo... more info

Rolling Stone — Last week, following the announcement of Apple’s new iPad, we asked our readers to focus on that primitive contraption called the “radio” by telling us their favorite radio-related songs. We tallied the votes, and it was Bruce Springsteen’s G... more info

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ContactMusic — Simon Cowell's Helping Haiti charity single was completed on Saturday night (30.01.10). The song, a cover of REM's 1992 single 'Everybody Hurts', features 21... more info

Idolator — :: Trouble in paradise already? Simon Cowell and Ellen DeGeneres are reportedly not getting along. Weird. We always pictured Simon to be the type to embrace change with open arms and treat newcomers as his equal. [Radar Online] :: The Simon Cowell-or... more info