International advocacy organization Global Citizen and the World Health Organization today announced the One World: Together At Home – a globally televised and streamed special in support of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. One World: Together At Home will be broadcast live on Saturday, April 18, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. PDT/8:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 a.m. GMT airing on ABC, NBC, ViacomCBS Networks, iHeartMedia and Bell Media networks and platforms in Canada. According to a press release, “the virtual broadcast will show unity among all people who are affected by COVID-19 and will also celebrate and support brave healthcare workers doing life-saving work on the front lines.”
The event is being “curated in collaboration” with Lady Gaga and will feature performances from Alanis Morissette, Andrea Bocelli, Billie Eilish, Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day, Burna Boy, Chris Martin, David Beckham, Eddie Vedder, Elton John, FINNEAS, Idris and Sabrina Elba, J Balvin, John Legend, Kacey Musgraves, Keith Urban, Kerry Washington, Lang Lang, Lizzo, Maluma, Paul McCartney, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Shah Rukh Khan and Stevie Wonder.
In a virtual press conference this afternoon, Gaga said, “We are all so very grateful to the healthcare professionals across the country and the world – this global pandemic is a catastrophe; I’m praying for them and also those who are sick. I would like to send my prayers to people who are losing their jobs and having a hard time feeding themselves and their children.” She added that even before the special, they have already raised $35 million in advance for the organization.
The networks’ late night hosts, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert, along with the cast of Sesame Street, will host One World: Together At Home.
Hugh Evans, Co-Founder/CEO of Global Citizen, said, “As we honor and support the heroic efforts of community health workers, One World: Together At Home aims to serve as a source of unity and encouragement in the global fight to end COVID-19. Through music, entertainment and impact, the global live-cast will celebrate those who risk their own health to safeguard everyone else’s.”
