We Are the World wins People’s Choice Award

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Tuesday, 11 March 1986

Award Bad

We Are the World wins the 1985 People's Choice Award as Favourite New Song; Kenny Rogers accepts on behalf of USA for Africa.

Songs: We Are the World
People: Michael Jackson Lionel Richie
Source: Adrian Grant, Michael Jackson: A Visual Documentary 1958-2009, p. 97

“We Are the World” wins the People’s Choice Award for Favourite New Song.

Neither Michael Jackson nor Lionel Richie attend the presentation, which is aired on CBS-TV. Kenny Rogers accepts the award on behalf of USA for Africa, keeping the project in the public eye after its extraordinary 1985 chart and fundraising success.

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Date: Tuesday, 11 March 1986
Source: Adrian Grant, Michael Jackson: A Visual Documentary 1958-2009, p. 97

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