By Jem Aswad
07.04.2020 - 18:27 / peoplemagazine.co.za
Lady Gaga’s upcoming One World: Together at Home concert will not be a fundraising event as she feels it is inappropriate to ask fans for donations amid the coronavirus crisis.
The Oscar winner will serve as curator for the show, set to be staged in partnership with officials from Global Citizen and the World Health Organization, on 18 April.
But while Gaga has already helped raise $35 million (£28 million) to fight the deadly illness over the past week, by reaching out to corporations and
Yesterday, Lady Gaga and Global Citizen put on a livestreamed concert special featuring performances from a number of queer artists.
It seems we weren’t the only ones glued to our TV screens during the “One World: Together At Home” global event. Lady Gaga, 34, took to Instagram Live during the concert to film her reactions, and she was totally blown away by Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder’s spine chilling performance Of “River Cross”.
Lady Gaga co-organized the One World: Together At Home concert along with Global citizen, that aired on Saturday night on the television. The two-hour-long show featured many A-lister music stalwarts come together virtually in order to pay tribute to the frontline staff working amidst the Coronavirus outbreak and to keep the audience entertained during the crisis.
Global Citizen's One World: Together at Home in partnership with WHO saw all the music stalwarts come together last evening in order to express gratitude towards people working on the frontline to combat the Coronavirus pandemic. The event co-organized by Lady Gaga, featured Jennifer Lopez, Shawn Mendes, Taylor Swift, Rolling Stones, Oprah Winfrey, Camila Cabello, Billie Joel, Usher, John Legend, Kacey Musgraves, Keith Urban, and many other stars.
The best performance of the night during the One World: Together At Home special was saved for last – Celine Dion made a surprise appearance to perform “The Prayer” with some friends!
Reminding the world that our hearts will go on, even in the middle of the unimaginable, Celine Dion joined in during the global livestream concert to perform with John Legend, the incomparable Andrea Bocelli and Lady Gaga, who curated the event, to perform The ‘Prayer’ for One World: Together at home.
Lady Gaga, 34, can do no wrong! The Grammy winning singer used her star power to pull together the incredible “One World: Together At Home” concert and fundraiser, and dazzled with her beautiful cover the song “Smile.” Comfortable at her home piano, Gaga addressed the millions of viewers around the world.
Lady Gaga is spreading joy across the globe.
By Jazz Tangcay
Lady Gaga is spreading joy across the globe.
Lady Gaga is spreading joy across the globe.
Today, Global Citizen is holding One World: Together at Home, a special broadcast to celebrate and support frontline healthcare workers in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The two part broadcast begins with a six-hour digital livestream at 2 p.m. Eastern before a special televised broadcast at 8 p.m. Eastern, which will air on ABC, NBC, CBS, iHeartMedia, and other platforms. Check out the livestream below.
The Rolling Stones will perform during Lady Gaga’s star-studded One World: Together At Home live-streamed concert this weekend.
The Rolling Stones will perform during Lady Gaga’s star-studded One World: Together At Home concert this weekend.
Taylor Swift, Jennifer Lopez, Celine Dion, and Sam Smith have answered Lady Gaga’s call to join the line-up of stars for the One World: Together At Home concert extravaganza.
Taylor Swift, Jennifer Lopez, Celine Dion, and Sam Smith have answered Lady Gaga’s call to join the line-up of stars for the One World: Together At Home concert extravaganza.