‘We Are The World’ Was Recorded This Day In 1985
January 28, 2022
![Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie hold their GRAMMY Award for We Are The World February 25, 1986](https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/28d35d54a3c64e2b851790a18a1c4c18/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/220128_mj_grammys1986_FEAT.jpg)
On this day in 1985, “We Are the World” songwriters Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie and producer Quincy Jones led an all-night, celebrity recording session to record the charity single. Jackson and Richie won the 1986 “Song of The Year” Grammy for their efforts.