LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Mariah Carey, Billie Eilish and Tim McGraw will headline a benefit concert on Sunday, playing from their homes, to raise funds to support fight the unfold of the coronavirus, Fox tv stated on Wednesday.
The one-hour exclusive, to be hosted by Elton John and broadcast on Fox and iHeart radio stations, is the 1st key nationwide event in the United States to harness superstar electricity to support these afflicted by the disorder.
The “IHeart Living Space Concert for America” will also element performances from Alicia Keys, Backstreet Boys, and Inexperienced Working day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong. All of the musicians will movie themselves from homes with their cellphones or other gear.
The exclusive is aimed at having to pay tribute to wellbeing personnel and these on the front traces of attempts to cope with the pandemic, which has overcome hospitals. It will also motivate viewers to donate to two charities: Feeding The us and the To start with Responders Children’s Foundation.
Musicians have been fast to go online as U.S. states have issued shutdown and keep-at-residence orders, with free performances filmed at residence and streamed on social media from the likes of John Legend and Coldplay frontman Chris Martin.
Other people have produced particular person contributions to hospitals and nonprofits as the coronavirus has unfold throughout the United States.
They involve folk singer James Taylor, who this week produced a $1 million donation to Massachusetts General Healthcare facility, and Rihanna, whose foundation gave $five million to charities to supply food items and protecting gear to health care personnel.
Fox stated the “IHeart Living Space Concert for America” will be broadcast on Sunday at 9 p.m. EDT/six pm PDT (0100 GMT on Monday).
Reporting by Jill Serjeant enhancing by Jonathan Oatis
