LOS ANGELES, CA  [Monday Sep.12.2005]  /WMQT.com/ -- More than 50 musical acts came together last Saturday to make music for Hurricane Katrina victims.

During the "ReAct Now: Music & Relief" special to benefit victims of the largest natural disaster in US history, artists from every genre delivered emotional performances and urged viewers to do whatever they could to help the hundreds of thousands displaced by Hurricane Katrina.

Every performance was heartfelt and seemed like a highlight. From blues, rock and country to R&B, hip-hop, dixieland and zydeco, the music heard on the show represented a melting pot of the New Orleans sound.

Alicia Keys opened the show with the song "You'll Never Walk Alone" from the musical "Carousel," while Neil Young and the Fisk Jubilee Singers closed the night with "Walking To New Orleans."

Green Day played "Wake Me Up When September Ends" live from its Boston concert, and Coldplay performed "Fix You" from its New York show. The cameras also caught 3 Doors Down in Charleston, South Carolina performing "Here By Me."

Common, David Banner, Kanye West, and the Game were among the hip-hop artists to perform, and country artists taking the stage included Big & Rich, Sugarland, Alan Jackson and Hank Williams Jr.

Among the other performers were Allen Toussaint, Audioslave, Beck, Bon Jovi, Brian Wilson, Buckwheat Zydeco, Chris Thomas King, Dave Matthews Band, Elton John, Emmylou Harris, Fiona Apple, Foo Fighters, Good Charlotte, Jewel, John Mellencamp, Linkin Park's Chester Bennington, Maroon 5, Melissa Etheridge, Motley Crue, Norah Jones, Pearl Jam, Rob Thomas, the Radiators, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sheryl Crow, Staind, Trent Reznor, and U2.

"ReAct Now" aired commercial-free on all MTV Networks' channels, including MTV, MTV2, VH1 and CMT and ran for four hours. MTV's Overdrive and VH1's VSpot broadband channels also ran the show live online.

The show featured studio performances from Los Angeles, Nashville, New York and also performances from concerts around the world. Phone numbers and details on how to contribute or get involved in relief efforts scrolled along the bottom of the TV screen as the concert took place. The Red Cross, the Salvation Army and America's Second Harvest are among the organizations who will benefit from ReAct Now.

For more information on how you can help relief efforts or to watch the ReAct Now: Music & Relief special, visit www.think.mtv.com.

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