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Created by Lady Gaga in partnership with the World Health Organization and Global Citizen, Saturday night’s One World: Together At Home festival featured performances from some of the music industry’s best. With tours and concerts canceled all across the world as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the livestream festival was a perfect way for fans to hear their favorite artists perform as well as honor the healthcare workers who continue to fight the virus.

Making a surprise appearance at the festival, Beyonce joined the broadcast to deliver an important message as the world watched.

Beyonce thanked the frontline workers, those she labeled as “true heroes,” for their constant fight and delivered hope for their safety before diving into her central message, speaking on the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on African Americans.

“Black Americans disproportionately belong to these essential parts of the workforce that do not have the luxury of working from home,” she said. “And African American communities at large have been severely affected in this crisis. Those with pre-existing conditions are at an even higher risk. This virus is killing black people at an alarmingly high rate here in America.”

Continuing, she shared a recent report about the virus from her hometown of Houston. “A recent report from my home city of Houston, Texas, shows that of COVID-19 deaths within Houston city limits, 57 percent of fatal cases are African Americans.” Concluding her message, Beyonce begged viewers to stay safe and protect themselves in the midst of the virus.

“Please protect yourselves. We are one family, and we need you. We need your voices, your abilities, and your strength all over this world. I know it’s very hard,” she said. “Please be patient, stay encouraged, keep the faith, stay positive, and continue to pray for our heroes.”

The One World: Together At Home festival also saw performances from Lady Gaga herself, Lizzo, Taylor Swift, and Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello.

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Sharing her seventh album Lover last summer, Taylor Swift has kept her name in headlines for the majority of 2020, for reasons both in and out of her control. Keeping things on a positive note, the year saw Taylor debut the video for “The Man” and well as make a number of charitable donations to Tennessee tornado relief efforts and a worried and broke freelance music photographer for their rent.

The world’s best-selling musician of 2019 joined the lengthy list of artists for Saturday’s One World: Together At Home festival hosted by Lady Gaga in partnership with the World Health Organization and Global Citizen for a livestreamed performance.

One of the final performers of the night, Taylor decided to perform a song of her own, tapping Lover to play “Soon You’ll Get Better.” The performance came after Taylor was forced to postpone all of her 2020 performances due to the coronavirus pandemic. New tour dates have yet to be announced, but all purchased tickets for the 2020 dates will be transferred over to the rescheduled date.

A two-hour special, the One World: Together At Home festival also saw performances from Lady Gaga, Lizzo, and Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello, all who performed classic records by Nat King Cole, Aretha Franklin, and Louis Armstrong respectively.

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In a year where the coronavirus pandemic has postponed or canceled a number of tours for artists in all genres, Saturday night’s One World: Together At Home festival was a way to bring live performances to fans all around the world in a safe way thanks to the beauty of livestream. Organized by Lady Gaga in partnership with the World Health Organization and Global Citizen, the festival brings performances from Gaga herself, Lizzo, Pharrell, Billie Eilish and more.

Joining the star-studded lineup, Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes performed a cover of a Louis Armstrong classic.

Just days after the couple put smiles of the faces of young kids in a hospital thanks to surprise video chats, the two delivered a heart-warming performance of Louis Armstrong’s “What A Wonderful World” from the comfort of their quarantine setup in Miami. Their performance followed that of Lady Gaga and Lizzo’s who shared covers of Nat King Cole’s “Smile” and Aretha Franklin’s “A Change Is Gonna Come,” respectively.

Cabello and Mendes also participated in the iHeartRadio Living Room Concert For America where they performed “My Oh My” from Cabello’s Romance album.

One World: Together At Home can be seen on all major networks or on Global Citizen’s website here.

Lizzo was rewarded for a strong 2019 when she won three Grammy awards for Best Contemporary Album with Cuz I Love You, Best Pop Solo Performance with “Truth Hurts,” and Best Traditional R&B Performance with “Jerome.” Almost a month after winning the awards, Lizzo announced that she was back in the studio recording new music with an energetic video. Unforeseen at the time, the coronavirus pandemic would later rock the music industry, as well as the world.

Through it all, Lizzo has repeatedly done her part to contribute and help relieve the struggles for many. Returning to do the same once again, she joined a plethora of performers for the One World: Together At Home festival on Saturday to perform an Aretha Franklin cover.

Led off by Lady Gaga in partnership with the World Health Organization and Global Citizen, Lizzo joined in later to perform Aretha Franklin’s “A Change Is Gonna Come” during the livestreamed festival. Lizzo also shared some words of optimism for viewers at the end of her set.

“Thank you to everyone working hard to keep us safe, thank you to everyone staying home, keeping themselves safe,” she said. “I love you, we got this, we’ll get through this together.”

Her performance follows Lady Gaga’s set where she delivered a cover of Nat King Cole’s “Smile.” Lizzo has joined Diddy’s dance-a-thon in support of healthcare workers and prior to that, she donated lunches to workers all across the country as a thank you for fighting the virus.

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Earlier this month, Lady Gaga took to The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon to share plans she had to honor healthcare workers battling the COVID-19 pandemic. Appearing on the show to make the announcement, she held off on it saying “I can’t tell you everything right now because I’m still ironing out the details and I have a lot of phone calls to make.”

Returning that following Friday, she revealed that she and a number of musicians would join her in a partnership with the World Health Organization and Global Citizen for One World: Together At Home.

Kicking off the show, Lady Gaga covered Nat King Cole’s “Smile” for her performance. Before beginning her set, Gaga shared her thoughts and prayers regarding the crisis.

“I feel very honored to be apart of the World Health Organization and Global Citizen in the fight against COVID-19 in raising money for the Solidarity Response Fund,” she said. “I care so much about all of the medical workers that are putting their lives at risk for us right. I think of them every day, I pray for them every day, and I am also thinking of all of you that are at home who are wondering when this is all going to be different.”

The performance comes after she was forced to postpone her upcoming album, Chromatica, which was slated for an April 10 release. In describing the album, Gaga said, “I would like to put out music that a big chunk of the world will hear, and it will become a part of their daily lives and make them happy every single day.”

In addition to Lady Gaga, Pharrell, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Lizzo and more are also expected to deliver performances at the festival.

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