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The star-studded \u201cHand in Hand<\/a>\u201d hurricane-relief benefit raised more than $44 million for the victims of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma Tuesday night, according to\u00a0ABC News<\/a>. A total of $14 million was raised during the hour-long live show, with $30 million donated in the hours that followed.<\/p>\n

The telethon, which aired live from New York, Los Angeles and Nashville on multiple networks, was produced by SB Projects\u00a0(Justin Bieber\/Ariana Grande management team Scooter Braun\u00a0and\u00a0Alison Kaye) and\u00a0Den of Thieves\u00a0(Jesse Ignjatovic\u00a0and\u00a0Evan Prager), along with\u00a0veteran Houston rapper Bernard \u201cBun B\u201d Freeman.<\/p>\n

During the telethon, Stephen Colbert announced that Apple was donating $5 million, Jimmy Fallon noted that Albertsons Cos. and Merck each gave $1 million, and Houston Rockets star Chris Paul said that the NBA Players Association not only donated $500,000, but would match any professional basketball player\u2019s donation up to $20,000.<\/p>\n

Other celebs taking part included\u00a0George Clooney<\/a>, Bieber, Beyonc\u00e9,\u00a0Oprah Winfrey, Sean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs,\u00a0Drake,\u00a0Julia Roberts,\u00a0Leonardo Dicaprio,\u00a0J Balvin,\u00a0George Strait, Hilary Duff,\u00a0Jamie Foxx,\u00a0Faith Hill,\u00a0DJ Khaled,\u00a0Tim McGraw,\u00a0 Blake Shelton,\u00a0Gwen Stefani,\u00a0Barbra Streisand, Justin Timberlake and others.<\/p>\n

The celebs were not subtle in their talk about global warming. Stevie Wonder, who led off the show with a cover of Bill Withers\u2019 classic \u201cLean on Me,\u201d said, \u201cAnyone who believes there is no such thing as global warming must be blind\u2026 or unintelligent.\u201d<\/p>\n

Continuing with the show\u2019s theme of empathy, Dave Matthews performed \u201cMercy,\u201d Usher\u00a0and\u00a0Blake Shelton\u00a0duetted on \u201cStand By Me,\u201d\u00a0and Brad Paisley,\u00a0Demi Lovato,\u00a0Darius Rucker\u00a0and\u00a0CeCe Winans\u00a0performed the Beatles\u2019 \u201cWith a Little Help from My Friends\u201d from Nashville. \u201cDespacito\u201d star Luis Fonsi teamed up Tori Kelly for Leonard Cohen\u2019s \u201cHallelujah,\u201d and George Strait kept it down-home performing \u201cTexas\u201d with Miranda Lambert\u00a0and\u00a0Chris Stapleton.<\/p>\n

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Source: variety.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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