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USA for Africa

Summary

USA for Africa is a supergroup[1]. It draws 6,935 Wikipedia views per month (supergroup category, ranking #8 of 32).[2]

Key Facts

  • USA for Africa received the MTV Video Music Award – Viewer's Choice[3].
  • USA for Africa received the MTV Video Music Award for Best Group[4].
  • USA for Africa's instance of is recorded as supergroup[5].
  • USA for Africa's genre is charity record[6].
  • USA for Africa's genre is pop music[7].
  • USA for Africa's record label is recorded as Columbia Records[8].
  • USA for Africa's country of origin is recorded as United States[9].
  • USA for Africa comprises Quincy Jones[10].
  • USA for Africa comprises Lionel Richie[11].
  • USA for Africa comprises Stevie Wonder[12].
  • USA for Africa comprises Paul Simon[13].
  • USA for Africa comprises Kenny Rogers[14].
  • USA for Africa comprises James Ingram[15].
  • USA for Africa comprises Tina Turner[16].
  • USA for Africa comprises Billy Joel[17].
  • USA for Africa comprises Q2831[18].
  • USA for Africa comprises Diana Ross[19].
  • USA for Africa comprises Dionne Warwick[20].
  • USA for Africa comprises Willie Nelson[21].
  • USA for Africa comprises Al Jarreau[22].
  • USA for Africa comprises Bruce Springsteen[23].
  • USA for Africa comprises Kenny Loggins[24].
  • USA for Africa comprises Steve Perry[25].
  • USA for Africa comprises Daryl Hall[26].
  • USA for Africa comprises Huey Lewis[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Group[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1985-01-10[30]

  • Genre(s): gospel[31]

  • Community tags: gospel[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 45e3c90f-2de6-4452-99b3-8dbf7a3cf6df[33]

Body

Founding

1985 marks the founding of USA for Africa[34].

Recognition

Awards received include MTV Video Music Award – Viewer's Choice[3], a class of award[35] and MTV Video Music Award for Best Group[4], a class of award[36].

Why It Matters

USA for Africa draws 6,935 Wikipedia views per month (supergroup category, ranking #8 of 32).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

What awards did USA for Africa receive?

Honors received include MTV Video Music Award – Viewer's Choice[3] and MTV Video Music Award for Best Group[4].

Related Entities

Al Jarreau Bette Midler Billy Joel Bob Dylan Bob Geldof Bruce Springsteen Columbia Records Cyndi Lauper Dan Aykroyd Diana Ross Dionne Warwick Harry Belafonte Huey Lewis Jackie Jackson Jermaine Jackson Kenny Rogers Kim Carnes La Toya Jackson Lindsey Buckingham Lionel Richie Marlon Jackson Paul Simon Quincy Jones Randy Jackson Ray Charles Smokey Robinson Stevie Wonder Tina Turner Tito Jackson United States

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . etsy.com. etsy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . karaoke-version.com. karaoke-version.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1985-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Sitelink count → 23
    Official website → http://www.usaforafrica.org/
    Country of origin → United States
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