NEW YORK — Lady Gaga and advocacy organization Global
Citizen have raised $35 million to fight the coronavirus and will launch a TV
special featuring Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder and Billie Eilish to combat the
growing virus.
Gaga said on Monday that the money was raised in seven days
and will benefit The World Health Organization. The pop star and Global Citizen
also announced “One World: Together At Home,” a televised event aimed at
fighting the coronavirus. It will air April 18 at 8 p.m. Eastern simultaneously
on ABC, NBC, CBS, iHeartMedia and Bell Media networks.
“We want to highlight the gravity of this historical,
unprecedented cultural movement ... and we want to celebrate and encourage the
power of the human spirit,” Gaga said during a news conference Monday.
The multi-hour TV special, which will also stream live on
YouTube, Apple, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and more platforms, will include
appearances by Elton John, David Beckham, John Legend, Eddie Vedder, Kerry
Washington, Coldplay’s Chris Martin, Lizzo, J Balvin, Andrea Bocelli and
Maluma. Idris Elba and his wife, Sabrina Elba, who both tested posted for
coronavirus will also take part in the special.
Gaga said she plans to raise more money and explained that
the TV special is not a fundraiser: “Put your wallets away ... and sit back and
enjoy the show you all deserve.”
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Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, and Jimmy Kimmel will host
“One World: Together At Home,” which will also highlight those affected by the
virus and celebrate health care workers on the front lines.
For most people, the new coronavirus causes mild or moderate
symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks. For
some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can
cause more severe illness, including pneumonia and death.
Others taking part in the TV special include Green Day’s
Billy Joe Armstrong, Lang Lang, Kacey Musgraves, Alanis Morissette, Priyanka
Chopra Jonas, Shah Rukh Khan, Keith Urban, Burna Boy and Eilish’s
producer-brother, Finneas.
GoXtraNews.com
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