Musical group Linkin Park has organized a compilation CD to benefit Haiti’s earthquake victims, EW.com reports.  The compilation, “Download to Donate” features unreleased songs from Dave Matthews Band, All-American Rejects, Alanis Morrisette, Lupe Fiasco, Peter Gabriel, and Slash, among others.  Linkin Park’s own contribution to the CD is a song they recorded for their 2007 album, “Minutes to Midnight,” but never completed.

Though Linkin Park had a vested interest in providing aid to Haiti prior to the earthquake, through their non-profit organization, “Music for Relief,” the band has no plans to organize a benefit concert. The CD can be purchased on the Music For Relief Web site. According to the site, “100% of funds received will support those affected by the tragic earthquake in Haiti.”

Tweeps are encouraging others to support the cause by purchasing the album and those who have heard tracks from the album say they liked what they’ve heard.

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   Dynamomagician everyone go and donate and download @lupefiasco ’s Haiti Album now from www.lupefiasco.com all proceeds go to Haiti relief. Retweet this!!!
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   snailboy1 download to donate is a wonderfull album definately worth the donation
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   larryrusso This is a great album of music too…RT @biz: Download to Donate: www.musicforrelief.org
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   AilinaBennett please check out download to donate on musicforrelief.org.like mike said if u can’t donate to help Haiti just download the album
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   zmoney682 Really digging Lupe’s track on the Download to Donate album.a
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   pps1fan www.musicforrelief.org go & donate & download the album & help out the people of Haiti 100% of all proceeds go to helping Haiti !
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   theGhost_k8 And one more nice song in the album “Download to Donate for Haiti” named Still by Alanis Morissette !! And I love you still….

In other benefit news, the “Hope for Haiti Now” telethon performers have been announced, according to PEOPLE.com.  In New York, Sting, Bruce Springsteen, Shakira and Mary J. Blige will take the stage.  Los Angeles’s star-studded cast of performers includes Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera, Alicia Keys, Dave Matthews, John Legend, Taylor Swift, Stevie Wonder and a trio of Keith Urban, Sheryl Crow and Kid Rock.  Finally, in London, Rihanna, Sting, Coldplay, Jay-Z and The Edge will perform.

The Twitterverse is abuzz with speculation that Kanye West was deliberately not invited to perform during the telethon, since he infamously lashed out at then-president George W. Bush during a telethon for Hurricane Katrina:

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   GSorensen I was all set to complain about the “Hope for Haiti Now” telethon performers until I saw that Coldplay, Bono and The Edge are taking part!
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   BlairClark210 Springsteen, Bono, Rihanna, Keys, Coldplay, Jay-Z, Sting, Stevie Wonder – all in for the Hope for #Haiti Concert. WOW – amazing line up!
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   KiddingAround All performances from Hope for Haiti Now telethon will be available from Apple® iTunes® Store: http://tinyurl.com/yfx68q6
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   Rand__alThor There’s a benefit concert planned for Haiti relief efforts? Springsteen, U2, among others? Absolutely disgusting.
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   csteelejr722 RT: KANYE CAN’T HELP HAITI! MTV says they don’t want Kanye perform’g on the Help Haiti Telethon cuz he may F&*K it up! Dayum, its like that?
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   DeanLeong Kanye West isn’t allowed to participate in the Haiti telethon. Good! http://bit.ly/4MI5X9
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   catelouie RT @pitchforkmedia Kanye West wasn’t invited to the Haiti telethon. We can’t imagine why. http://bit.ly/6dO9ry –> #smh
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   BlurtMagazine Today’s “no duh!” news comes via Popeater: Kanye West not invited to Friday’s celeb-studded Haiti telethon: http://tinyurl.com/ydke68x
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   iamlumina HAHAHAHA RT @pitchforkmedia Kanye West wasn’t invited to the Haiti telethon. We can’t imagine why. http://bit.ly/6dO9ry

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