VARIOUS ARTISTS, "Hands," 2016

By Karen Bliss 7/6/16 | www.samaritanmag.com

Two dozen major artists — including Mary J. Blige, Jason Derulo, Selena Gomez, Imagine Dragons, Juanes, Adam Lambert, Jennifer Lopez, P!nk, fun.’s Nate Ruess, Britney Spears, Gwen Stefani, and Meghan Trainor — have come together to sing on this ballad “Hands" benefitting the victims of the Orlando massacre. The song about the good and bad that hands can do (ie. “can hold a gun and hold your heart) was co-written by Justin Tranter & Julia Michaels and BloodPop with Ely Rise; and produced by BloodPop, Mark Ronson and Tranter. Proceeds from each song sale via iTunes will be divided equally (43 cents to each) to Equality Florida, GLBT Community Center of Central Florida, and GLAAD. Buy it here. — Karen Bliss