In support of the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic led by the World Health Organization, international advocacy organization Global Citizen has announced an expanded list of artists who will appear in the ONE WORLD: TOGETHER AT HOME global broadcast special. The concert will air across all BET/Comedy Central/MTV/MTV base channels on Sunday, April 19, by 8 pm (WAT), with a repeat on BET DStv channel 129 and Comedy Central DStv channel 122 on Monday, April 20 by 3.30 pm (WAT).
The newly announced artists include Cassper Nyovest, Sho Madjozi, Lupita Nyong’ o, Black Coffee, Alicia Keys, Celine Dion, Ellen DeGeneres, Jennifer Lopez, Oprah Winfrey, Pharrell Williams, Usher and Victoria Beckham. Curated in collaboration with Lady Gaga, the artists announced join a lineup of entertainers who were unveiled last week that includes Burna Boy, David Beckham, Andrea Bocelli, Billie Eilish, Idris and Sabrina Elba, John Legend, Stevie Wonder among others.
Leading up to the global broadcast special, there will be a six-hour streamed event, curated from around the world, to support brave healthcare workers doing life-saving work on the front lines. The ONE WORLD: TOGETHER AT HOME streamed event will reach millions around the world digitally, and include performances and appearances from BET and MTV EMA 2019 winner, Burna Boy, South African rapper Cassper Nyovest, Best New International Act, BET Awards 2019, Sho Madjozi, Bet and Nickelodeon awards winner, Lupita Nyong’ o and many more.
One World: Together at Home is a broad global entertainment special to support the World Health Organization and the global fight to end COVID-19 through artists who share music with their fans for a purpose, to educate and inform millions around WHO’s critical effort to prevent, detect and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The eight-Hour globally streamed event will help uplift local and regional charities that provide food, shelter and healthcare to those that need help most and will feature interviews with experts from WHO as well as stories of frontline healthcare workers from around the world.