It's a marriage of MOR. REM's Michael Stipe and Coldplay's Chris Martin have got together to record a track to raise money for victims of Hurricane Katrina. The song, 'In The Sun' will premiere in the US on Sunday, on TV Drama 'Grey's Anatomy'. The following day it will be available from iTunes in a number of formats, including a live version recorded by the pair at the Austin City Limits festival last year, a version featuring the song's writer, the wonderful Joseph Arthur, and a remix by Justin Timberlake and his new production buddy will.i.am Black Eyed Peas.
Stipe says: "The news cycle has moved on and I don't want the public to forget about those who were affected by Katrina or to believe that everything is fine now. It's a unique place, not only to this country but to the world. I had to do something as a Southerner. I had to do something as a public figure. The one thing I can do is sing, and it's probably the best way to get people to pay attention."