Artists and Celebrities from 50 Cent to Kid Rock to Beyonce Join Forces For A Night for Vets: An MTV Concert for the BRAVE to Support U.S. Veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars.

Leading artists from multiple genres will take-part in A Night for Vets: An MTV Concert for the BRAVE, taped in New York City on October 23, to raise awareness of veterans’ causes, including employment, healthcare, homelessness, and education. CNN will air Anderson Cooper 360: Back from the Battle, a special that delves into the stories of several young vets and the challenges facing them, on October 25 and October 26 at 8 p.m. ET.

A Night for Vets: An MTV Concert for the BRAVE will air Friday, October 24, 2008, at 8pm ET on MTV, followed by airings on MTV2, mtvU and MTV Tr3s. The special, hosted by MTV News Correspondent Sway Calloway and taped before an audience of specially invited young veterans and their families, will feature live performances by artists including 50 Cent, Ludacris and Saving Abel and taped erformances from Kanye West, Kid Rock, Angels + Airwaves, Fall Out Boy, Juanes, Nelly and Taylor Swift, performing songs dedicated to our nation’s veterans. Beyonce, Will Ferrell, Cameron Diaz, Common, Fat Joe, Seth Green, Elizabeth Banks, Jennifer Hudson, John Legend, James Marsden and Wyclef Jean will make taped appearances throughout the concert to show their support for our nation’s young heroes. The special will also include an interview with CNN international correspondent Michael Ware, via satellite from Baghdad. MTV News and CNN news packages, introduced by CNN’s Anderson Cooper, will air throughout the show. Headline News’ anchor Robin Meade (Morning Express with Robin Meade) will conduct interviews with young veterans in the audience. Additionally, the show will screen online in the MTV Virtual World. Viewers will be able to watch the concert in full and nteract with some of the artists participating in the show.

Source: PRNewsWire. Thanks to Sasha for the heads up.