Justin Bieber and
Quavo,
Miley Cyrus,
Chloe x Halle,
Shakira and
Usher are among the artists who will perform at
Global Citizen and the
European Commission’s
Global Goal: Unite for Our Future—The Concert on 6/27.
iHeartMedia and
NBC (8PM ET/PT) will broadcast the performance in the U.S. on mulltple platforms.
The globally televised and digitally streamed special will highlight the disproportionate impact COVID-19 has on marginalized communities—people of color, those living in extreme poverty and others facing discrimination.
Dwayne Johnson is the host.
Billy Porter,
Charlize Theron and
Chris Rock will make appearances as will
Forest Whitaker,
Hugh Jackman,
Ken Jeong,
Kerry Washington and others.
Also performing are
Christine and the Queens,
Coldplay,
J Balvin,
Jennifer Hudson and
Yemi Alade.
"Global Citizens around the world are calling for systemic change, change that brings about justice for everyone, everywhere, regardless of where they were born or the color of their skin,” said
Hugh Evans, Co-Founder and CEO Of Global Citizen. If we are to end COVID-19 for all, we need our world leaders to commit the billions of dollars needed to develop and equitably deliver testing, treatments and vaccines."
The concert, which follows Global Goal: Unite for Our Future—The Summit, will also be streamed on
Apple,
Roku,
TIDAL,
Twitch,
Twitter,
Yahoo! and
YouTube. The Summit will feature panel discussions and interviews with experts and thought-leaders moderated by journalists
Katie Couric,
Mallika Kapur, Morgan Radford, Isha Sesay and
Keir Simmons. http://globalgoalunite.org.
Producers of
Global Goal: Unite for Our Future include
Michele Anthony of
Universal Music Group,
Declan Kelly of
Teneo,
Live Nation,
Scooter Braun and
SB Projects,
Adam Leber on behalf of
Maverick,
The Lede Company,
Roc Nation and
Derrick Johnson on behalf of
NAACP.
