Music / NewsMusic / NewsLorde, Billie Eilish, and more to perform in 24-hour COVID benefit concertThe Global Citizen concert will also feature performances from BTS, Christine and the Queens, Doja Cat, and LizzoShareLink copied ✔️July 14, 2021July 14, 2021TextThom WaiteBillie Eilish – spring/summer 2020 An upcoming 24-hour livestreamed concert is set to bring together musicians including Billie Eilish, Lorde, and Doja Cat, in an effort to raise funds for famine relief and the donation of COVID-19 vaccines. Run by the anti-poverty charity Global Citizen, the Global Citizen Live event will feature performances from New York, Paris, London, Los Angeles, Lagos, Sydney, Rio de Janeiro, and Seoul, raising money to benefit worldwide coronavirus recovery efforts. BTS, Christine and the Queens, The Weeknd, Lizzo, Ed Sheeran, Burna Boy, Demi Lovato, Green Day, Metallica, Tiwa Savage, Shawn Mendes, and Usher are also among the artists set to perform, with the event going live across the BBC, YouTube, Twitter, and several other platforms. “Covid-19 has drastically reversed the progress towards achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, pushing upwards of 160 million people back into extreme poverty,” says Global Citizen chief executive Hugh Evans, announcing the event. “There are now more than 40 million people on the brink of famine.” “Progress on climate change has halted,” he adds, “as the majority of the Fortune 500 fail to set science-based carbon reduction targets. We must rectify the damage done and hold world leaders and businesses accountable for ensuring that the entire world recovers from this pandemic together.” Global Citizen previously partnered with Billie Eilish to provide free tickets to fans fighting climate change, while Lady Gaga partnered with the organisation to help raise $35 million via her star-studded One World: Together at Home concert in 2020. Global Citizen Live will take place on September 25. View the announcement below. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREListen to Slushy Noobz’ loverboy playlist5 times Charli xcx soundtracked the big screenEscentric MoleculesMolecule 01 + Champaca is Escentric Molecules’ latest sultry scentLondon rapper Ledbyher is the outlier of UK UgDanny L Harle: ‘You can’t overestimate the power of your own club night’Pop music isn’t fun anymoreSonic warfare: How musicians are using ‘noise protests’ against ICEJudeline is the past, present and future of Spanish music Chanel Beads is searching for meaning in “this big old world”Giggs urges government to make lyrics inadmissible in courtHow waterbaby went from make-up artist to Sweden’s next star‘Together We Are America’: Unpacking Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performanceEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy