• Facebook
  • Google Plus
  • Instagram
  • RSS Feed
  • Twitter

Menu

Skip to content
  • About
  • Staff
  • Contact
  • Advertise
  • FAQ
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
Header image

MyNewsLA.comLogo

Breaking news for greater Los Angeles and Orange County

Menu

Skip to content
  • Crime
  • Government
  • Business
  • Education
  • Sports
  • Hollywood
  • Life
  • OC
  • Judge Says Fired Princess Cruises Employee's Suit Needs Full Redo
  • Dodger Stadium Opens as COVID-19 Vaccination Site; 5 More Large Centers Coming
  • Coroner's Inquest Upholds Homicide Death Of 18-Year-Old By Deputy
  • City Council President Cancels Wednesday Meeting Due To Threats of Violence
  • USPS To Temporarily Remove Some Southland Mailboxes Prior to Inauguration

Home » OC » This Article

ABC, CBS, NBC and The CW to Simultaneously Air Coronavirus Music Special

Posted by Contributing Editor on April 18, 2020 in OC | Leave a response
Share this article:
Facebooktwitterredditpinterestlinkedinmail

A two-hour special featuring performances by some of music’s top names curated by Lady Gaga to help raise funds for the fight against the coronavirus outbreak will simultaneously air on ABC, CBS, NBC, The CW and several cable networks Saturday evening from 8-10 p.m.

Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder and Elton John are among the artists set to appear on “One World: Together at Home” which will support the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for the World Health Organization.

The special will also celebrate and support health care workers and feature experiences from doctors, nurses and families around the world.

It will be hosted by late-night talk show hosts Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel.

Other artists set to appear include Taylor Swift, Andrea Bocelli, Billie Eilish, Billie Joe Armstrong, Burna Boy, Chris Martin, Eddie Vedder, John Legend, Kacey Musgraves, Keith Urban, Kerry Washington, Lang Lang, Lizzo, Alicia Keys, Celine Dion and Sam Smith.

Oprah Winfrey, Ellen DeGeneres, Jennifer Lopez, Amy Poehler, David Beckham and the “Sesame Street” Muppets are also set to appear.

The special will also be shown on a variety of cable networks, including MTV and BET. It will also be shown in more than 180 nations.

A six-hour streamed event will lead up to the special. It will include performances and appearances by Adam Lambert, Billy Ray Cyrus, Common, Jack Black, Jason Segel, Jennifer Hudson, Kesha, Lady Antebellum, Michael Buble, Samuel L Jackson, Sarah Jessica Parker and Sheryl Crow.

The digital stream will be available on Amazon Prime Video, Apple, Facebook, Instagram, Twitch, Twitter, Yahoo and YouTube.

Like this story? Don’t miss any breaking news from MyNewsLA.com. Sign up here for your free newsletter.

 
ABC, CBS, NBC and The CW to Simultaneously Air Coronavirus Music Special was last modified: April 18th, 2020 by Contributing Editor

>> Want to read more stories like this? Get our Free Daily Newsletters Here!

Follow us:
Facebooktwitterrss
Posted in OC | Tagged abc, CBS, Coronavirus, music, Simultaneously, special

Advertisement

Get The Latest News by Email!

Sign up here for our free newsletters. We’ll send you the latest headlines every morning and every weekday afternoon.

 
FORECAST FOR LOS ANGELES
57°
Clear
Feels like: 57°F
Wind: 1mph W
Humidity: 31%
Pressure: 29.98"Hg
UV index: 0
SunMonTue
84/54°F
77/55°F
70/55°F
Weather forecast Los Angeles, California ▸

Most Popular Today

  • Rape Victim Unconscious, But She’s Dead! Suspect Nabbed, Unclear When Victim Died In Pomona 4,400 views
  • Evacuations Ordered as 600-Acre Fire Threatens Mountain Center in Riverside County 3,000 views
  • Lancaster Man Killed in Crash Involving Big Rig 2,400 views
  • Man Arrested On Suspicion Of Rape In Pomona 2,000 views
  • Motorcyclist Killed in Irvine Crash 1,800 views

©2021 CalNews Inc.

Menu

  • About
  • Staff
  • Contact
  • Advertise
  • FAQ
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service