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(Courtesy of TheYBF.com)The A-Listers are coming out in droves for this Friday’s (1/22) “Hope For Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief”. The 2-hour telethon has been organized by George Clooney and will actually take place simultaneously in 3 major cities while airing on 17 networks. Alicia Keys, John Legend, Stevie Wonder, and so many others are performing from the L.A. show.

It’s will be an international event as London has also been added to the lineup. Jay-Z, Bono, The Edge and Rihanna will all do a special joint performance. In New York, Jennifer Hudson, Mary J. Blige, and a gang of A-Listers will all perform.

Haitian native Wyclef Jean will anchor the show from New York, while George Clooney will do so from Los Angeles. CNN’s Anderson Cooper will report from Haiti.