a plan was hatched to bring together American singers for a similar effort to raise money for drought relief. The result, “We Are the World” by USA for Africa, hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot ...

I can’t help but watch the making of the timeless song “We Are the World” again and again ... it’s delightful to reminisce and see the greatest singers of the era coming together to ...

Ken Kragen's 1984 charity single "We Are the World" raised $64 million for USA for Africa Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...