The benefit concert Hope for Haiti was hosted by George Clooney who said the Haitian people needed to know "they are not alone".
Haitian-born Wyclef Jean, who set up the charity foundation Yele Haiti, performed draped in a Haitian flag.
More than 100 Hollywood and music stars participated in the two-hour event which took place in New York, Los Angeles, London and Haiti.
George Clooney was joined by actors Mark Wahlberg and Jack Nicholson who manned phones and took donation pledges from members of the public.
Kid Rock, Sheryl Crow and Keith Urban sang together at the concert, shown live on all major US TV channels, MTV and YouTube.
Bono, Jay-Z and Rihanna were among a number of artists who took part in the concert from London.
Rihanna performed a cover version of Bob Marley's Redemption Song, which she has released to raise money for the people of Haiti.
Among those who made appearances in Los Angeles were retired boxer Muhammad Ali and actor John Cusack.
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio signed a cheque for $1m to the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, which was started by former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W Bush.
Robert De Niro took donations from the public for the Haiti earthquake victims: more money will be raised through the sale of songs performed on the show.
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