Lady Gaga Will Headline Global Citizen's 'One World' Concert Special For Coronavirus Relief

By Jem Aswad

LOS ANGELES — Almost 21 million Americans watched the “One World: Together At Home” global special on Saturday in support of frontline workers battling the coronavirus pandemic, according to Nielsen data released on Monday.

The two-hour event, which also saw the participation of Bollywood stars and , featured performances by Gaga, Stevie Wonder, Paul McCartney, Elton John, Lizzo, and Taylor Swift among others, was not planned as a fundraiser but the April 18 show inspired people across America to donate, reports aceshowbiz.com.

The pop star curated the charity special, which raised money for the COVID-19 Response Fund

Yesterday, Lady Gaga and Global Citizen put on a livestreamed concert special featuring performances from a number of queer artists.

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.

By Jazz Tangcay

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!

By Jazz Tangcay

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.

Everything has turned digital given the present day and age. But now that we are all stuck at home due to the ongoing Coronavirus crisis, other things that happened in person, including concerts and festivals, have also turned digital, and rightly so.

One World: Together at Home is happening Saturday (April 18), and Lady Gaga is full of emotion.

My Chemical Romance has announced they are selling fabric face masks for coronavirus relief, as NME points out.

Global Citizen and the World Health Organization (WHO) announced last week that they have partnered up to help fight boredom and simultaneously raise funds for the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund with the “One World: Together At Home” concert show.

Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber joined the cast of Jesus Christ Superstar Live on Easter Sunday (April 12) to raise money for The Actor's Fund's coronavirus relief program.Appearing on digital Broadway talk show Stars in the House, the legendary composer reflected on the unique origins of the Biblical musical. "When Tim Rice came up with the idea of writing about the last seven days of the life of Christ, nobody thought that it could remotely work as a theater show," Webber told host Seth Rudetsky.

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Pop star and philanthropist Lady Gaga is collaborating with The World Health Organization (WHO) and Global Citizen for the historic One World: Together At Home television and streaming event.