Lady Gaga was on a call with the World Health Organization on Monday where she announced that entertainers from around the world will be coming together for a global televised benefit concert for the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. All proceeds from the event will go towards funding protective equipment for health-care professionals.
Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, and Stephen Colbert will be hosting the event along with feature characters from “Sesame Street.” There will be a significant number of artists performing such as Andrea Bocelli, Billie Eilish, Kacey Musgraves, Lizzo, Keith Urban, Paul McCartney, and many more! The concert will be broadcasted live on April 18th at 8 p.m on ABC, NBC, ViacomCBS Networks, NBC, and iHeart Media. There will also be a virtual broadcast that will be streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Apple, Facebook, Instagram, Yahoo, and YouTube.
“We are all so very grateful to all of the health-care professionals across the country and the world who are on the front lines during COVID-19.” -Lady Gaga