Elton John's Living Room Concert Raises Over $1 Million for Coronavirus Relief Efforts

Celebrities are doing everything they can in order to help others amid concerns over the coronavirus.

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.

The Elton John-led starry benefit concert that featured Billie Eilish, Mariah Carey and Alicia Keys on Sunday has raised nearly $8 million to battle the coronavirus.

Elton John’s Living Room Concert for America has raised over $8 million supporting charities Feeding America and the First Responders Children’s Foundation.

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.

By Dino-Ray Ramos

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, Fox aired the first primetime coronavirus concert special — one of several which have been announced in recent days — and it made for one gripping hour of activism. Hosted by Elton John, Fox Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America featured a range of singer-songwriters performing music and sharing words of solidarity from their homes to encourage donations to Feeding America and First Responders Children's Foundation.

On Sunday night (March 29), Elton John hosted the iHeart Living Room Concert for America to help combat the current coronavirus pandemic.

YouTube is now streaming the benefit special “Fox Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America” through Wednesday at 10 p.m. ET on iHeartRadio’s YouTube Channel. The one-hour event, which debuted on Fox Sunday night, March 29, was created to help fight the spread of the coronavirus and to “celebrate the resilience and strength of the nation during this pandemic.”

Elton John and some of the biggest names in music are doing their part of to provide a ray of sunshine amid the darkness and celebrate the little joys of life.

Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello are performing a stripped-down version of her song “My Oh My.”

Mariah Carey is performing one of her classics during Elton John‘s iHeartRadio Living Room Concert for America!

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.

“Here we are, all together at home,” Sir Elton John declared at the beginning of the star-studded iHeart Living Room Concert For America.

The Backstreet Boys are teaming up with Elton John!

Mariah Carey did what no one else could do during Elton John’s Living Room Concert for America.