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13 of the world’s most renowned female singers pose with song creators/producers LA Reid and Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds at Fashion Rocks to sing “Just Stand Up!”, the worldwide charity single benefiting Stand Up 2 Cancer at Radio City Musical Hall in New York City on Friday.

Keyshia Cole, Leona Lewis, Fergie, Ciara, Mariah Carey, Beyonce, Mary J Blige, Rihanna, Carrie Underwood, Miley Cyrus, Ashanti, Nicole Scherzinger and Natasha Bedingfield are all decked out in their black Stand Up To Cancer t-shirts.

All three major TV networks, NBC, ABC and CBS will create a roadblock at 8pm EST on Friday to broadcast the event. Hosts include Halle Berry, Jessica Alba, Sheryl Crow, Charles Barkley and Melissa Etheridge.

“For the first time we can envision the possibility of stopping cancer in its tracks,” the group said in its mission statement. “But just when science is on the verge of giving us the breakthroughs that can end cancer, the will and the funding to do so are disappearing from the national agenda and from our collective consciousness.”

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Check out the new all-star charity single “Just Stand Up” as recorded by 15 of the most well-known singers in anticipation of the Sept. 5 “Stand Up for Cancer” telethon.

The track, produced by Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds and L. A. Reid, starts off with solos by powerhouse singers Beyonce and Carrie Underwood. You’ll later hear Fergie, Leona Lewis and Mary J. Blige belt it out. Other vocalists include: Mariah Carey, Sheryl Crow, Rihanna, Melissa Etheridge, Miley Cyrus, Ashanti, Natasha Bedingfield, Keyshia Cole, Ciara and LeeAnn Rimes.

Listen to the single at FOXNews.com.

“Just Stand Up” officially debuts on iTunes on Sept. 2. For more info on the charity, visit StandUp2Cancer.org.

Ashanti promotes her latest album and participates in a handprint ceremony during an appearance at Planet Hollywood Times Square on Tuesday in New York City.

Ashanti, 27, returns with her fourth studio album, The Declaration, which hits stores yesterday.

Her first single off the album is “The Way That I Love You,” and became her 14th top ten hit on the Billboard R&B/Hip Hop chart, making her the only female artist to achieve that within the last decade.

“One of the reasons I call the album The Declaration, is because I feel it’s important to present all sides of what being a woman is about,” Ashanti said.

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Soul siren Ashanti plays it sexy in the June 2008 issue of Maxim. She’s promoting her new album, The Declaration, out June 3. Here’s a snippet of her interview:

Your new album is called The Declaration. Would you like to take this moment to declare anything? Absolutely. I’m declaring that I’m here. The album is a new sound for me. I found out so much about myself working with new people. Everything had kind of been in-house for me, so I was used to having a security blanket—like Linus from Peanuts with his blue blanket. I’m declaring that it’s been four years and a lot of people had questions, but I’m here, baby.

The video of your debut single, “Foolish,” costarred a then-unknown Terrence Howard. How was that? Terrence Howard is a lot older than me. I was young when I made that video, only 21. He was so funny on set. He’s going to get mad at me for saying this, but at the end of the video they put the camera close up on my face as he gives me a hug. And he squeezed my ass! I was like, “Oh, my God, I know this dude did not just squeeze my ass! I’m going to get him.” It was hilarious.

For more pictures from Ashanti‘s cover shoot, visit Maxim.com.

R&B songstress Ashanti, aka Inmate #03529480, works her best mug shot.

You thought she was arrested for DUI or drug possession, didn’t you!

Well, no. This is shot from Ashanti‘s new version of her “The Way that I Love You” music video.

Ashanti and her fake mug shot is expected to drop tomorrow.

Ashanti arrives for the 35th annual American Music Awards Sunday, Nov. 18, 2007, at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles.

11+ photos of Ashanti at the 2007 American Music Awards inside…

Ashanti and pop rock group the Jonas Brothers — Nick, Kevin and Joe — were on hand to announce the list of nominees for the 2007 American Music Awards at The Beverly Hills Hotel on Tuesday.

Jimmy Kimmel is returning for his fourth time to host the 35th anniversary of the popular awards show.

For the first time in AMAs history, winners will be determined by online voting at ama.abc.com. Justin Timberlake, Beyonce, Linkin Park and Daughtry lead the pack with three nominations each.

The ceremony will broadcast live from the Nokia Theater in downtown L.A. on Sunday, Nov. 18 @ 8PM on ABC.

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