Netflix behind-the-scenes documentary shows the impressive background behind 'We Are the World'
The biggest night in pop | Official Trailer | Netflix
This first report on The Greatest Night in Pop comes from our team following the premieres at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. It has been updated for the film's Netflix release.
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On January 28, 1985, more than 40 of America's most famous musicians, from Michael Jackson and Diana Ross to Paul Simon and Billy Joel, got together in secret to record a charity song. "We Are the World" was conceived as a fundraiser for famine relief in Africa. The Greatest Night in Pop, a documentary coming to Netflix soon, is about how that song was recorded in just one night.
