Lady Gaga, Billie Eilish To Hold Benefit Concert For Coronavirus
Lady Gaga has stepped up her efforts to fight the coronavirus pandemic, and she's inviting some of the biggest stars in the world to help her.
The Guardian reports that the benefit concert will be live-streamed and televised on April 18 at 8 pm. This concert will be for the benefit of the World Health Organization, for their solidarity response fund.
It also aims to celebrate all the health workers around the world who are in the frontlines fighting the batter against the novel coronavirus and COVID-19. The televised concert will be shown live across NBC, CBS, and ABC and can also be viewed live.
Late-night hosts Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert, and Jimmy Kimmel will serve as the host. Aside from Lady Gaga, artists like Paul McCartney, Billie Eilish, Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Keith Urban and many more will be joining the concert. The event will be produced by WHO and Global Citizen and will be called 'One World: Together at Home.'
According to Huff Post, the mother monster herself appeared during WHO's daily briefing to announce some details for the benefit concert. She also reports that they have already raised about $35 million dollars to buy vital equipment to support healthcare staff all over the world.
She was quick to point out that the concert itself was not a fundraising event. The actual fundraising will be before the concert, and they are asking businesses and philanthropists to donate for the event's cause. At the actual concert, she just wants everyone to sit back, and relax, and enjoy the show.
This is not the first time that a virtual concert was held for the benefit of those battling COVID-19. A few weeks ago, it was Sir Elton John who hosted the event and many artists also heeded the call to perform from their own living rooms.
Other artists have gone to make generous donations to different organizations. Some athletes have pledged to pay for the salaries of some workers whose jobs were affected due to the crisis.
As of today, there are now around 1.3 million cases all over the world, with deaths at almost 75,000. The United States continues to have the most positive cases, with more than 360,000. They are followed by Spain, Italy, Germany and then France.
While the numbers in the country are expected to rise in the coming days, some countries are reporting fewer infections in a day, such as Italy and South Korea.