Sunday’s Elton John-hosted “Living Room Concert for America,” featuring Billie Eilish, Mariah Carey, Alicia Keys and many others, has raised nearly $8 million for coronavirus relief.
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Alicia Keys released the single "Underdog" back in January, but she might as well have written it after the coronavirus pandemic struck the United States given its all-too-appropriate lyrics.It was the perfect song to kick off the iHeart Living Room Concert for America on Sunday night (March 29), the at-home concert special hosted by Elton John that aired in place of the 2020 iHeartRadio Music Awards.
Following an intro from John, viewers saw Keys sitting at her home (purple) piano."This song is
.Sunday’s Elton John-hosted “Living Room Concert for America,” featuring Billie Eilish, Mariah Carey, Alicia Keys and many others, has raised nearly $8 million for coronavirus relief.
LOS ANGELES — A weekend benefit broadcast featuring recording stars performing live music online from home raised nearly $8 million for two charities serving first responders and Americans facing economic hardship amid the coronavirus crisis, sponsors said on Monday.
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Fox’s “iHeart Living Room Concert for America,” which saw Elton John lead a whole chorus of famous singers in calling for social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic, tied “American Idol” for first place in the Sunday night TV ratings race.
On Sunday night (March 29), Elton John hosted the iHeart Living Room Concert for America to help combat the current coronavirus pandemic.
Billie Eilish was among numerous musicians to take part in Sunday’s iHeart Living Room Concert for America.
There’s something refreshing about something being about what it’s actually about.
One of the more unexpected moments of Sunday (March 29) night's nationally-aired Concert For America featured two-time Grammy-winning R&B virtuoso H.E.R. breaking out some new music.
Sir Elton John enlisted some of the biggest names in music to perform live from their homes in a televised concert to raise money for the coronavirus relief effort.
Mariah Carey was the second-to-last performer to close the Fox Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America on Sunday night (March 29) with one of her many classics, "Always Be My Baby."
At the top of the hourlong iHeart Living Room Concert for America, host Elton John alerted fans that he was streaming from the one home that he doesn't have a piano in. But, as it turned out, John is never too far away from a keyboard.
At iHeart's Living Room Concert for America on Sunday night (March 29), Demi Lovato sought to inspire viewers with her triumphant rendition of "Skyscraper."Before her piano-tinged performance, Lovato issued a moving speech to the folks at home in distress over the rising COVID-19 pandemic, which has surged dramatically over the last two weeks in the United States. "Help the first responders," she said.
“Here we are, all together at home,” Sir Elton John declared at the beginning of the star-studded iHeart Living Room Concert For America.
Exactly one year ago today, Billie Eilish released her debut album, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? Quarantined indoors with the rest of America probably isn't how she envisioned celebrating the anniversary of 2019's biggest album, but the 18-year old superstar made the most of it.
With social distancing concerns pre-empting any possibility of an actual awards show, iHeartRadio made the best out of a terrible situation, instead coordinating a number of music's best and brightest regaling America from the comfort and safety of their respective living rooms -- while host Elton John told viewers where they could donate to help those in need.It wasn't your typical award show experience or even your typical telethon, certainly, but it still made for some highly memorable
Camila Cabello's "My Oh My" single is a bouncy anthem meant for the clubs, but for the iHeart Living Room Concert for America on Sunday night (March 29), the singer opted to transform it into a more subtle rendition.Cabello, who was stationed at her Miami home, was joined by boyfriend Shawn Mendes, who assisted with his acoustic guitar.
Sam Smith didn't have a band on deck for their performance during the iHeart Living Room Concert for America on Sunday night (March 29), so they took on their hit "How Do You Sleep?" a cappella. "I hope that's okay," they said.
Tim McGraw lightened the mood while supporting a serious cause, playing his upbeat 1999 hit "Something Like That" while dangling from his pool diving board for the iHeart Living Room Concert for America on Sunday night (March 29).