--- description: Britney Spears, Pink, Jennifer Lopez and other artists teamed up for a recording that will raise money for victims of the Orlando shooting title: Listen to Britney, Pink, J. Lo and Others Sing for Orlando image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Listen to Britney Spears, Pink, Jennifer Lopez and Others Sing 'Hands' for Orlando by [Casey Quackenbush](/author/casey-quackenbush/) ## Casey Quackenbush Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 6, 2016 6:47 AM CUT by [Casey Quackenbush](/author/casey-quackenbush/) ## Casey Quackenbush Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 6, 2016 6:47 AM CUT In honor of the [Pulse nightclub massacre](http://time.com/4365260/orlando-shooting-pulse-nightclub-what-know/?iid=sr-link3 "undefined"), an all-star panel of 24 artists, including Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez, Selena Gomez, Jason Derulo, Gwen Stefani, Mary J. Blige and Pink, have teamed up for a recording that will raise money for the shooting victims and their families, [_Billboard_](http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7424145/britney-spears-pink-selena-gomez-hands-orlando "undefined") reports. The megatrack “Hands” is the brainchild of hit songwriter Justin Tranter, co-writer of Justin Bieber’s “Sorry” and songs for DNCE, Fall Out Boy and Stefani. Tranter was on tour in Miami with Gomez, for whom he’s also written songs, when news poured in of the June 12 carnage in Orlando that killed 49 and injured 53 — the deadliest mass shooting in American history. Tranter, an LGBT advocate since coming out at the age of 14, immediately went to the Center Orlando, the region’s chief LGBT community center, to volunteer. “I called them and said, ‘If I fly up, is there something for me to help with?’” he told [_Billboard_](http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7424145/britney-spears-pink-selena-gomez-hands-orlando "undefined"). “They say, ‘We need as many hands as we can possibly get.’” “Hands” was born the following day, attracting a whole litany of artists. [Mark Ronson](http://www.billboard.com/artist/309564/mark-ronson/chart "undefined") co-produced the track. “We didn’t want to have any trendy electronic elements,” Tranter told _Billboard_. “We wanted it to sound classic, timeless and human. We want this anthem of positivity to be played for years to come.” Tranter joins the ranks of several other artists and musicians who have paid tribute to the victims of Orlando, including [Lin-Manuel Miranda and Lopez](http://time.com/4392741/lin-manuel-miranda-jennifer-lopez-orlando-shooting/?iid=sr-link1 "undefined"), [Demi Lovato and Nick Jonas](http://time.com/4392638/demi-lovato-nick-jonas-orlando-nightclub-shooting-victims/?iid=sr-link1 "undefined"), and [Adele](http://time.com/4366136/adele-tribute-orlando-shooting-victims-belgium-concert/ "undefined"). “Hands” is available to [download](https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/hands-single/id1130519695?app=itunes "undefined") on iTunes. \[[_Billboard_](http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7424145/britney-spears-pink-selena-gomez-hands-orlando "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4394342/orlando-shooting-tribute-hands-britney-spears-pink-jennifer-lopez/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4394342/orlando-shooting-tribute-hands-britney-spears-pink-jennifer-lopez/"},"headline":"Listen to Britney Spears, Pink, Jennifer Lopez and Others Sing 'Hands' for Orlando","datePublished":"2016-07-06T06:47:00.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T23:04:02.374Z","description":"The track is available now to download from iTunes","url":"https://time.com/4394342/orlando-shooting-tribute-hands-britney-spears-pink-jennifer-lopez/","keywords":["Music","Selena Gomez","Britney Spears","tribute","Pink","Jennifer Lopez","gwen stefani","Orlando Shooting","American Voices"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Casey Quackenbush","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/casey-quackenbush/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4394342/orlando-shooting-tribute-hands-britney-spears-pink-jennifer-lopez/","name":"Listen to Britney Spears, Pink, Jennifer Lopez and Others Sing 'Hands' for Orlando"}}]}] ```