British musicians Mick Jagger, Ronnie Wood and Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones.
A-listers including Celine Dion, Elton John, Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder are all set to participate. It also will urge philanthropists and governments to support the WHO in its coronavirus response efforts, saying its already raised $35 million for the international health body.“This is really an important age that we live in, where people are grappling with — do they become more isolationist or do they become global citizens?” CEO Evans told AFP.
Over 107 artists are scheduled to participate in Saturday’s event, said Evans, who added that many of the performers — including the Stones — had heard of the effort and contacted Global Citizen wanting to take part.“Music provides this moment for us to pause to reflect, to unite as one humanity,” he said, to “come back together and say you know what, we truly — it’s not just hyperbole — we truly are all in this together.