October 15, 2008
Associated Press
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NEW YORK – MTV’s Choose or Lose campaign and CNN have partnered to broadcast a concert supporting veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
“A Night for Vets: An MTV Concert for the BRAVE” will air Oct. 24 on MTV (8 p.m. EDT) from a performance taped in New York the previous day. The show’s name alludes to a petition MTV and several veterans’ organizations created called the Bill of Rights for American Veterans (BRAVE).
On Oct. 25, CNN will air a special of “Anderson Cooper 360″ titled “Back From Battle” that focuses on stories of young veterans.
The concert will feature performances by 50 Cent, Ludacris and Saving Abel, as well as taped performances by Kanye West, Kid Rock, Fall Out Boy, Angels and Airwaves, Nelly, Juanes and Taylor Swift. Making taped appearances will be Beyonce, Will Ferrell, Jennifer Hudson, John Legend and others.
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