Music for Relief
Music for Relief was founded by American rock band Linkin Park in response to the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. MFR has organized benefit concerts, online auctions and events with multi-platinum musicians and celebrities to help rebuild and donate supplies to people in need. Music for Relief has also planted over 1 million trees to help reduce global warming.
Music for Relief has two immediate goals. The first goal is to respond to natural disasters as they occur to help survivors recover and rebuild. The organization also recognizes the environmental consequences of global climate change, which has demonstrated the capability to accelerate and strengthen certain types of natural disasters. Therefore, the second goal of Music for Relief is to mitigate damage caused by natural disasters by reducing greenhouse gasses and educating the public about climate change.
About
Music for Relief is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization supported by musicians, music industry professionals and fans to aid survivors of natural disasters and initiate programs to reduce global warming. Since its inception in 2005, Music for Relief has raised funds for the following:
Music for Love
"Music for Love" is an R&B song from Mario's third studio album Go, which was released on December 11, 2007 and is the third official single. Mario announced on 106 & Park that "Music for Love" would be the third official single to be released in April 2008.
It first appeared on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart on the week of April 3 at number 100.
It was produced by Ralph B. Stacy and written by Theron Thomas, Timothy Thomas, Jerrod Stacy and Mario.
Critical reception
Andy Colleman from allmusic says "bearing a definite resemblance to J. Holiday's gently rocking and swaying "Bed"".
Aaron Fields from KSTW.com says "This is one of the standout beats on this album. Talk about bumpin' this is the one to bump right here. A nice mid-tempo track with much bass. You'll want to put this one on repeat. His voice sounds great on this track and the arrangement is on point once again".
Music video
Mario announced that he would be shooting the video for "Music for Love" and it was rumored that Karina Smirnoff of Dancing with the Stars would appear in the video. However, as of July 2008 there was still no news of a music video for the song. Later it was revealed that there would be no video for "Music For Love" since Mario was working on his fourth album titled D.N.A.
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