In the global population of over 6 billion people, there is hardly an individual who hasn’t heard about one of the biggest natural disasters ever to struck Japan in the form of the earthquake and the resulting tsunami that had caused widespread destruction and has brought the country the threshold of one of the gravest nuclear crisis of all times. As the numerous countries and aid organizations scramble for an international relief effort, some of the most prominent music artists are also doing their bid to help Japan recover of this insurmountable trauma.
The incredibly popular Pop artist, Lady Gaga has now come out with an all ‘Japan Prayer Bracelet’, that is reportedly has been designed by Lady Gaga herself and the bracelet comes in red and white wristband, stenciled with words of prayer in both English and Japanese. As per reports, Gaga has already raised about $250,000 for the Japan relief fund. Another famed musician, Mike Shinoda of the incredibly popular rock band Linkin Park has also designed a Japan relief T-shirt, that has been designed to raise funds for relief efforts and these funds are to be donated to the charity organization, Music for Relief, that was formed by the band itself in the year 2005, after the Indian Ocean tsunami. Blink 182, the famous punk rock band is also busy with gathering funds for relief efforts in Japan, as the band has now begun a charity auction of rare band items such as handwritten lyric sheets, clothes from music videos etc, and all have been put up on eBay and the proceeds from the sale are to be diverted to Red Cross.
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