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Rolling Stones join major artists for Lady Gaga ‘Together At Home’ virtual concert

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NEW YORK, NY., APRIL 17, 2020 –– Today Global Citizen and that rock legends the Rolling Stones will join in the fun Saturday night as Lady Gaga is has been gathering together (apart) a who’s who of the music industry for One World: Together at Home. The concert is a live-streamed and televised benefit in support of the World Health Organization’s Covid-19 solidarity response fund and in celebration of health workers around the world. The virtual concert will be available on both CTV and CP24

Very similar to Elton John’s living room concert last month, the two-hour event will be televised live across Canada’s Bell Media channels and US television networks ABC, CBS and NBC. It will be hosted by rival talk show hosts Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert will also host the event, which broadcasts live at 8 pm EST on April 18th.

The concert features performances from world-renowned musicians from the comfort of their own homes. In addition to Lady Gaga and the Rolling Stones, the concert will feature Canada’s Alanis Morissette, as well as Andrea Bocelli, Billie Eilish and Finneas, Lizzo, Finneas, John Legend, Keith Urban, Stevie Wonder, Chris Martin of Coldplay, J Balvin, Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam, Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day, Burna Boy, Taylor Swift, Chris Martin of Keith Urban, John Legend, Kacey Musgraves, Lang Lang and Paul McCartney.

Other celebrities expected to appear include David Beckham, Orah Winfrey Idris and Sabrina Elba, Kerry Washington, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Shah Rukh Khan and Sesame Street cast members.

Before the airing of “One World: Together At Home” there will be a six-hour streamed event on honouring health care workers, beginning at 2 p.m. EDT. It will be available on YouTube, Instagram, Twitter and Facebook and will include appearances and performances by numerous other celebrities including The Killers, Samuel L. Jackson, John Legend, Annie Lennox, Common, Heidi Klum, Jack Black, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jacky Cheung, Kesha, Jennifer Hudson, Juanes and Canada’s Michael Bublé.

The funds raised will go towards essential Personal Protective Equipment supplies and testing kits around the world and will help improve the lab capacity to rapidly process coronavirus tests, said Lady Gaga. It will also go towards research and development.

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