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(CNN) -- Several recording artists have been added to the list of performers for Friday's cross-network Hurricane Katrina benefit concert, and many more celebrities are adding their money and energy to the cause.

Among the latest musicians announced for "Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast" are Sheryl Crow, the Dixie Chicks, Randy Newman, Neil Young, Rod Stewart, Alicia Keys and Paul Simon, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Newman's song "Louisiana 1927," from his 1974 album "Good Old Boys," has been one of the most-played songs since the disaster. Aaron Neville performed the tune, about the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927, on last Friday's NBC Katrina fund-raiser.

Jennifer Aniston, Ellen DeGeneres, Ray Romano, Jack Nicholson, Cameron Diaz, Sela Ward and Chris Rock are among the celebrities who have already committed to the program, which will air on all the major broadcast networks as well as several cable networks. Ninety-five countries will carry the show, which will air live at 8 p.m. ET and on tape delay in the Pacific and Mountain time zones.

A separate show, "ReAct Now: Music & Relief," will air Saturday on MTV, VH1 and CMT (8 p.m. ET) with artists including the Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Neil Young, Sheryl Crow, Alan Jackson, Kelly Clarkson, the Neville Brothers and Kanye West.

Donations coming in

A number of celebrities and entertainment entities have announced donations to organizations raising funds for victims of Hurricane Katrina, which decimated parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida in late August. According to The Associated Press, the list includes the following:

Steven Spielberg and his family are donating $750,000 to the American Red Cross and $750,000 to the Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund.

George Clooney will donate $1 million to the United Way Hurricane Katrina Response Fund. The actor-director is a member of the United Way Board of Trustees.

Barry Manilow will match every dollar donated through the Manilow Fund for Health and Hope, with the fund also adding a dollar, turning $1 into $3.

The Recording Academy and its MusiCares Foundation have pledged an initial donation of $1 million to help "music people" affected by the hurricane.

From September 11-18, jazz musicians in Manhattan will raise money for the American Red Cross with shows in clubs throughout the city.

Jazz at Lincoln Center will host a benefit concert September 17 in New York City. Among those participating: Wynton Marsalis, Bill Cosby, Elvis Costello, Robert De Niro, Paul Simon and Bette Midler.

"Gospel Angels," a live concert from Atlanta, will air September 22 (8 p.m. ET) on the Gospel Music Channel and Paxson Communications' i network. The show will include performances from hurricane victims' shelters.

John Grisham and his wife have made a $5 million contribution to establish a relief fund to help Mississippians rebuild after Hurricane Katrina.

Michael Jackson has written a song -- tentatively titled "From the Bottom of My Heart" -- and will soon record it, with funds going to Katrina benefit efforts. He plans on asking other musicians to join him in the recording, according to a spokesperson.

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