Hot! Appeals Fill Hour Of Stand Up To Cancer

Taylor Swift on the 2012 Billboard Awards

(Credit: file,Photo by means of John Shearer/Invision/AP) (CBS News) Accompanied exclusively by just a piano, vocalist Taylor Swift settled homage to a beginning most cancers target which includes a exclusive melody throughout Friday's "Stand Up in order to Cancer" telethon.

" Stand Up to be able to Cancer," feraturing plenty of A-list stars, aired with all the major networks as well as cable tv channels.

The 22-year-old Swift, putting on a crimson dress using her locks drawn to come back in a horse tail, sat on a chair with your simple stage as the girl sang "Ronan," focusedon a 4-year-old youngster exactly who past away this past year of neuroblastoma.

At the song's end, the actual little one's graphic exhibited on a screen inside background. Swift said she composed that tune following examining the weblog involving Ronan's mother, Maya Thompson, that is usually a percentage while your co-writer. It will probably be obtainable with iTunes along with almost all proceeds going to cancer-related charities.

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow, whose father died involving cancer, can be an account manager producer from the fundraiser that is broadcast commercial-free in the Shrine Auditorium around Los Angeles.

Matt Damon in addition to Michael Douglas, who seem to herself fought can range f cancer, opened the telethon. Among the celebs getting section usually are Tom Hanks, Sofia Vergara, Julia Roberts, Samuel L. Jackson, Jeremy Renner, Emma Stone, Justin Timberlake as well as Jessica Biel.

Alicia Keys along with Coldplay ended up on the list of performers