The telethon will be hosted by journalist Anderson Cooper in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, musician Wyclef Jean in New York, and producer/director George Clooney in Los Angeles, California. Perfomances will be made by Beyonce and husband Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake, Bruce Springsteen, Taylor Swift, Mary J. Blige, Coldplay, Alicia Keys and Christina Aguilera, Rihanna and U2′s Bono and The Edge in London. All donations from the telethon will benefit the not-for-profit organizations involved in the Haiti Earthquake relief effort.

WoW! With so many of your favorite celebrities and musicians, how could you miss this. Mark your calendar and cancel your date for this Friday night, the show starts at 8 p.m. The only way you’ll miss this is if you don’t have access to a television set, which is rare in 2010.