Amazon Music has partnered with
Twitch to announce
Twitch Stream Aid, a 12-hour charity livestream kicking off this Saturday 3/28 at 12 noon ET/9am PT on
Twitch. The online event will feature some of the biggest names in gaming, music and sports, and will benefit the
COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for the
World Health Organization.
Twitch Stream Aid will feature performances from:
Diplo,
Ellie Goulding,
Cole Swindell,
Lauv,
Charlie Puth,
Die Antwoord,
Ingrid Andress,
Barry Gibb,
Ryan Tedder of
OneRepublic,
Wes and
Jeremiah of
The Lumineers,
John Legend,
Scotty McCreery,
SHAED,
Yola and more. Throughout the day, there will also be competitions featuring
Fortnite and
UNO, athletes stopping by and more. The full lineup and more details are listed
here.
All proceeds and donations made during
Twitch Stream Aid will go to the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for the WHO. This event will launch more fundraising opportunities on Twitch, where Amazon Music has been working closely with artists to help them stream shows for their fans. Peep the blog post about that
here.
For more information on the event go
here, where an updated schedule of performances will live. Fans can also check out the
Twitch Stream Aid playlist on Amazon Music, featuring artists from the event
here.