Pop music superstar Lady Gaga on Monday
announced a worldwide telecast featuring Paul McCartney, Lizzo,
Billie Eilish and others to support healthcare workers
responding to the global coronavirus outbreak.
The event, called "One World: Together at Home," will be
shown on multiple television and digital networks around the
world on April 18.
It will be hosted by late-night television
comedians Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbert.
Gaga, who said she helped curate the celebrity lineup,
called in to World Health Organization's coronavirus briefing on
Monday to unveil the project, a joint effort with advocacy group
Global Citizen.
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Organisers already have raised R643 million to help with the
crisis, Gaga said. The money will benefit WHO’s Covid-19
Solidarity Response Fund. Their goal is to raise funds in
advance of the upcoming telecast so viewers can "sit back and
enjoy the show you all deserve," she said.
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The event will feature appearances and performances by
Alanis Morissette, Andrea Bocelli, Billie Eilish, Chris Martin,
David Beckham, Elton John, John Legend, Keith Urban, Stevie
Wonder and others, according to a statement.