In an attempt to support and celebrate healthcare workers fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization and international advocacy group Global Citizen have announced plans for a benefit concert on the 18th of April, 2020. The Lady Gaga-curated event will be broadcasted live and will also be streamed across almost every major streaming service.
Burna Boy is to perform alongside the likes of Lizzo, Billie Eilish, and Elton John and will be hosted by Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, and Stephen Colbert. Other artistes to perform include Alanis Morissette, Andrea Bocelli, Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong, Chris Martin, David Beckham, Eddie Vedder, Finneas, Idris and Sabrina Elba, J Balvin, John Legend, Kacey Musgraves, Keith Urban, Kerry Washington, Lang Lang, Maluma, Paul McCartney, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Shah Rukh Khan, and Stevie Wonder.
See the post below;
.@LadyGaga, @Eltonofficial, @Lizzo, and more are standing in solidarity with us and the @WHO to support global response efforts to the coronavirus. Join us on April 18 for One World: #TogetherAtHome and take action now ?https://t.co/QMSMOngS2h pic.twitter.com/dpPYhmIEF1
— Global Citizen (@GlblCtzn) April 6, 2020