Lady Gaga announces 'One World: Together at Home' coronavirus benefit telecast

Lady Gaga. Picture: Instagram

Lady Gaga. Picture: Instagram

Published Apr 7, 2020

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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.

— GM ❾❻ (@gagamonster96) April 6, 2020

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 Tonight Show (@FallonTonight)

%%%twitter https://twitter.com/WHO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WHO pic.twitter.com/AFqMvnzrAC

— Gaga Daily (@gagadaily)

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.

Reuters

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