If you want your favourite artists to contribute a track to Japan's relief effort "Download to Donate", a compilation of unreleased music presented by Music for Relief, just send them a tweet and ask them. This is what Mike Shinoda, Linkin Park's singer, songwriter and producer, told ArtisanNews. The important thing is that the fans make noise. Help collecting money for Music For Relief's project by tweeting Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, 30 Seconds To Mars, Kanye West, Katy Perry, Rihanna, My Chemical Romance, etc. the following:
Please help #Japan through @MusicforRelief's Download to Donate by contributing a song http://t.co/dTeCq7O"You could also write on their message boards and Facebook walls. 100% of the proceeds go to Save The Children! Check out the current tracklist and Mike's Interview after the jump. ...
Linkin Park's Chester Bennington is celebrating his 35th birthday today! All the best!
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Awww, so sad. Just heard the news:
Berlin's beloved polar bear Knut, who rose to international stardom as a cuddly cub hand-raised by zookeepers, died suddenly on Saturday, a zoo official said.
The world-famous bear died alone in his compound without warning, bear keeper Heiner Kloes told The Associated Press.
"It was a completely normal day: He was with the female bears before, who had just been shut away," Kloes said. "Then, Knut strolled around the enclosure, went into the water, had a short spasm and died." A post mortem will be conducted on Monday to try to pinpoint the cause of death, he said.
Between 600 and 700 people were at Knut's compound and saw the four-year-old bear die, German news agency DAPD reported.
One visitor said she watched Knut lying on the surface of the water motionless with only his back showing for ten minutes until zookeepers came and fenced off the compound. "Everybody was asking, 'What's going on, why is Knut not moving?'" said Camilla Verde, a 30-year-old Italian who lives in Berlin.
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