In fact, many artists have shown a great willingness to help by paying tribute to the victims of this week's terrorist attacks at concerts and donating to different relief funds.
At a concert at the Staples Center in Los Angeles Friday, Madonna led a prayer for peace and pledged proceeds from Thursday's performance to disaster victims and their families.
The Backstreet Boys also asked audiences to observe a moment of silence for the victims at a concert on Wednesday and announced it was donating $1 from each concert ticket to a relief fund established by the tour's sponsor, ClearChannel.com.
Other artists such as Sade, Earth, Wind & Fire, Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Robert Clay Band have agreed to donate $10,000 from their respective concerts on Sept. 12. Singer Dave Navarro will have mobile units for blood at his upcoming shows in Charlotte, N.C., and Atlanta, Ga., on Sept. 15 and 21.
Even Vivendi Universal, parent of the Universal Music Group (Interscope, Geffen, A&M, Island Def Jam) said it will donate $5 million to relief efforts.
The "King of Pop" Michael Jackson also announced plans to put together an ensemble recording to raise $50 million for the survivors and families of victims of Tuesday's attacks.
The song, "What More Can I Give?" is currently being recorded and will feature Destiny's Child, Backstreet Boy Nick Carter, Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake of 'N Sync.
"I believe in my heart that the music community will come together as one and rally to the aid of thousands of innocent victims," Reuters reported Jackson as saying. "There is a tremendous need for relief dollars right now and through this effort each one of us can play an immediate role in helping comfort so many people."
Closer to the heart of the tragedy, soprano Heidi Grant Murphy, baritone Thomas Hampson, the New York Choral Artists and The American Boychoir will join the New York Philharmonic in a Sept. 20 memorial concert for victims of the terrorist attack.
At the urging of Mayor Giuliani and the commissioner of cultural affairs Schuyler G. Chapin, New York's theaters and museums opened their doors Sunday.
At Lincoln Center, the New York City Opera is also working to arrange a benefit in October.