EMI Music has announced the release of Unity, the official Athens 2004 Olympics pop album.

A host of superstars will appear on the album, including Lenny Kravitz, Sting, Moby, Destiny's Child and Avril Lavigne. The album will feature mostly duets between these musical luminaries.

In conjunction with the release of Unity, EMI Music will make a donation of at least US$180,000 to Unicef's HIV/AIDS programmes in sub-Saharan Africa.

"The Unity album is so much more than a collection of songs. It is a message of participation, friendship and peace," said Athens 2004 president Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki. "We are delighted to have EMI supporting the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. As the Olympic flame makes its way around the world for the first truly global Torch Relay, this album will also be an invitation for people everywhere to join us in the historic homecoming of the Olympic Games to Greece."

"EMI is privileged to be involved with the Athens Olympic Games and, through the involvement of the artists on the record, to embrace the Olympic values of peace and unity. This is a unique record for what is the greatest of sporting occasions," said David Munns, Vice Chairman of EMI Music. "I would personally like to thank all the artists for their contribution and commitment to the record's theme of peace".

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