アヴリル・ラヴィーン、ヌーノ・ベッテンコート、オリアンティら参加、ビートルズのカヴァー「Let It Be」のMV公開

アヴリル・ラヴィーン（Avril Lavigne）、エクストリーム（Extreme）のヌーノ・ベッテンコート（Nuno Bettencourt）とゲイリー・シェローン（Gary Cherone）、オリアンティ（Orianthi）、ボン・ジョヴィ（Bon Jovi）のフィル・X（Phil X）、キングスX（King's X）のダグ・ピニック（Doug "Dug" Pinnick）らが参加した、ビートルズ（The Beatles）「Let It Be」のカヴァー・ヴァージョンが完成。ミュージックビデオが公開されています。

これは、アヴリル・ラヴィーンのミュージカルディレクターで、ライヴ・イベント「Soundcheck Live」の創設者であるスティーブ・フェルラッツォが、新型コロナウイルスの影響で仕事を失い、経済的に苦労している音楽業界の人々を支援する目的で企画したチャリティー・プロジェクト。すべての収益は、MusiCares.org救済基金に寄付されます。

このカヴァー・ヴァージョンには、先述のミュージシャンのほか計68人が参加しています

■「Let It Be」performer credits

Drums:

* Glen Sobel (ALICE COOPER, HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES, RICHIE SAMBORA)
* Mike Mangini (DREAM THEATER, EXTREME, solo artist)
* Kevin "Kfigg" Figueiredo (EXTREME, DRAMAGODS)
* Chad Wright (BRUCE HORNSBY & THE NOISEMAKERS, THE JACKSONS)
* Chris Reeve (AVRIL LAVIGNE, TOM MORELLO, FILTER)
* Mike Bennett (RICHIE KOTZEN, HILARY DUFF, STEVE STEVENS)
* Randy Cooke (SMASH MOUTH, GONE WEST, DAVE STEWART)
* Christian Hogan (RZA, ROSE'S PAWN SHOP, FAULKNER)

Percussion:

* Rodney Howard (AVRIL LAVIGNE, GAVIN DEGRAW, REGINA SPEKTOR)
* Ryan Brown (DWEEZIL ZAPPA)

Bass:

* Doug "Dug" Pinnick (KING'S X, KXM)
* Stu Hamm (STEVE VAI, JOE SATRIANI, CAIFANES)
* Ashley Reeve (CHER, FILTER, ADAM LAMBERT)
* Marty O'Brien (LITA FORD, KELLY CLARKSON, CELINE DION)
* Jerry Jemmott (KING CURTIS, ARETHA FRANKLIN, B.B. KING)
* Derek Frank (SHANIA TWAIN, GWEN STEFANI)
* Joe Pessia (STEELHEART, DRAMAGODS, TANTRIC)
* Jennifer Jo Oberle (FIVE FOR FIGHTING, VERTICAL HORIZON, AIR SUPPLY)

Keyboards:

* Steve Ferlazzo (AVRIL LAVIGNE, SOUNDCHECK LIVE, DRAMAGODS)
* Brian London (BRUNO MARS, LADY GAGA, RIHANNA)
* Michael Bluestein (FOREIGNER, BOZ SCAGGS)
* James King (FITZ AND THE TANTRUMS, JEFF GOLDBLUM)
* Korel Tunador (ROB THOMAS, KATY PERRY, GOO GOO DOLLS)
* Mike Mangan (BIG ORGAN TRIO, GLENN HUGHES)
* Sven Martin (JONATHAN DAVIS, T.A.T.U., LIZ PHAIR)
* Dave Kerzner (IN CONTINUUM, SOUND OF CONTACT)
* Robbie Genett (FUEL, EVERCLEAR, NICK LACHEY)
* Alexander Burke (BILLY RAY CYRUS, BEN LEE, JILL SOBUEL)

Guitars:

* Nuno Bettencourt (EXTREME, GENERATION AXE, RIHANNA)
* Phil X (PHIL X, PHIL X & THE DRILLS, BON JOVI)
* Orianthi (MICHAEL JACKSON, ALICE COOPER, solo artist)
* Steve Fekete (AMERICA, GWEN STEFANI, AVRIL LAVIGNE)
* Joe Augello (ROBIN THICKE, JENNIFER HUDSON, BACKSTREET BOYS
* Joey Sykes (THE BABYS, HONEY RIVER, COWARD)
* Fernando Perdomo (ECHO IN THE CANYON, THE DIRTY DIAMOND, DAVE KERZNER)
* Barry Pointer (HOLLYWOOD ROSES, HILLBILLY HERALD)
* Luis Gil Bettencourt (MARIA BETTENCOURT)
* David Immerman (AVRIL LAVIGNE, GOLDFINGER, JULIET SIMMS)
* August Zadra (DENNIS DEYOUNG & THE MUSIC OF STYX, WAITING FOR MONDAY)
* Dan Ellis (AVRIL LAVIGNE, GLASSJAW, FENDER PLAY)
* Devin Bronson (AVRIL LAVIGNE, SEBASTIAN BACH, DAVID COOK)

Background Vocals:

* Annette Marie Frank (AXS TV WORLDS GREATEST TRIBUTE BANDS, Soundcheck Live)
* Lisa Margaroli (LOU GRAMM, LINDA PERRY, SEAL)
* Angela Michael (ROD STEWART, DISNEY'S KIM POSSIBLE TV SHOW, GET HIM TO THE GREEK)
* Felice Hernandez (OINGO BOINGO FORMER MEMBERS, HILARY DUFF, PITCH PERFECT 2)
* Holly Bisaha (THE BABYS, STEVIE WONDER, BANG TANGO)
* Maria Bettencourt (solo artist)
* Mark Lennon (VENICE, ROGER WATERS)

Strings:

* Eliza James (BURT BACHARACH, PAUL ANKA, QUARTET 405)
* Danica Pinner (AVRIL LAVIGNE, JONAS BROTHERS, DEADMAU5)
* Rebecca Schlappich-Charles (MARIACHI EL BRONX, MARIACHI DIVAS, QUARTET405)
* Rachel Grace (ARIANA GRANDE, FOO FIGHTERS, RHYE)
* Ginny Luke (BRITNEY SPEARS, SHAWN MENDES, MEAT LOAF)
* Kinga Bacik (EMINEM, CAMILLA CABELLO, FOO FIGHTERS)

Horns:

* Jon Manness (THE RED LINE HORNS, GLORIA TREVI, ALEJANDRA GUZMÁN)
* Alexander Mathias (AMY WINEHOUSE, GLORIA TREVI)

Vocalists:

* Avril Lavigne
* Nuno Bettencourt (EXTREME, GENERATION AXE, RIHANNA)
* Gary Cherone (EXTREME, HURTSMILE)
* Carl Restivo (TOM MORELLO, PERRY FARRELL'S SATELLITE PARTY, RIHANNA)
* John Bisaha (THE BABYS, RAIDING THE ROCK VAULT, BISAHA)
Gabriela (solo artist)
* Tommy Dempsey (solo artist)
* Leah Martin-Brown (EVOL WALKS)

Engineers:

* Matthew King Ross, audio engineer: Eliza James (violin)
* Adam Bartow, audio engineer: Tommy Dempsey (vocals)

Mixed By:

* Paul Hager

Mastering By:

* Maor Applebaum at Maor Applebaum Mastering

Video Editor:

* Mike Savage