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On Wednesday night at the UN, Stevie Wonder and I were talking backstage. He said, “You have to hear the song!” We promptly got into a conversation about six other things. Now this afternoon on YouTube, Stevie has released a new song he wrote for President Obama. It’s called “Keep Moving Forward.” Here’s the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=qCbiHSOf9nc&noredirect=1

At the same time, a group of musicians including the Goo Goo Dolls have posted their own song called “Forward” at www.forwardsong.com. Here’s the link to that one: http://www.showbiz411.com/wp-admin/post-new.php Featured are Natasha Bedingfield, Herbie Hancock, NeYo, the group Delta Rae and Johnny Rzeznick of the Goo Goo Dolls.

Roger Friedman

Roger Friedman began his Showbiz411 column in April 2009 after 10 years with Fox News. Friedman previously wrote the Intelligencer column at New York Magazine, He writes for Parade magazine and has written for Details, Vogue, the New York Times, Post, and Daily News and many other publications. He is the writer and co-producer of a film about R&B Music called “Only the Strong Survive,” which was released by Miramax in 2003 and was a selection of the Cannes, Sundance, and Telluride Film festivals.