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Celebrities are coming collectively, nearly, on Saturday night time for an enormous livestreamed live performance organized to acknowledge front-line well being care staff and to assist the World Well being Group’s work in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Beginning at eight p.m. ET, “One World: Collectively At House,” curated by Woman Gaga, guarantees performances from Andrea Bocelli, Billie Eilish, Elton John, Lizzo, Paul McCartney and Stevie Surprise. Late-night funnymen Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel will share internet hosting duties.
In partnership with the World Well being Group, the anti-poverty group International Citizen is placing on the occasion to boost cash for the WHO’s COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund.
“The World Well being Group is dedicated to defeating the coronavirus pandemic with science and public well being measures, and supporting the well being staff who’re on the frontlines of the response,” WHO Director-Normal Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus mentioned in a information launch Saturday. “We might need to be aside bodily for some time, however we will nonetheless come collectively nearly to take pleasure in nice music.”
Woman Gaga, who’s anticipated to kick off the present, posted an emotional video on Instagram main as much as the occasion. Thanking important staff world wide, the pop star referred to as the hassle “a real love letter,” saying she hopes it serves as “a reminder of the kindness that is occurring proper now.”
All kinds of social media platforms will run the published, together with Twitter, YouTube and Fb, along with main networks like CBS, ABC, and NBC.
It’s also possible to watch it stay right here:
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