Billie Eilish, Mariah Carey and Alicia Keys are amongst stars participating in a fund-raising “living room” gig hosted by Sir Elton John to supply home entertainment throughout seclusion.

The stars, who are remaining at home throughout the coronavirus pandemic, will movie themselves carrying out by themselves mobile phone or video camera and audio equipment “to ensure the health and safety of all involved”, according to a declaration.

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Alicia Keys will likewise be carrying out from home

In an hour-long show, stars will likewise pay homage to health employees on the frontline of the battle versus COVID-19, the illness triggered by the coronavirus, and fans will be able to contribute to charities assisting victims and crucial employees.

Audiences will be asked to support 2 of the charitable organisations helping victims and first responders throughout the pandemic: Feeding America and First Responders Children’s Foundation.

The show will air on Sunday in the broadcasting slot on United States network Fox that had actually initially been scheduled for the iHeart Radio Music Awards. The awards show entered into a wave of cancelled occasions as the infection began to spread.

Other artists set to participate are Backstreet Boys, Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong and Tim McGraw.

Sir Elton, who commemorated his 73 rd birthday on Wednesday, shared a video of his lockdown birthday events with his family on his Instagram page.

Previously in March, he posted a picture of himself holding a poster referencing his other half and kids, stating “#IStayHomeFor David Furnish, Zachary and Elijah”.

The day after Sir Elton’s show, Eilish will be participating in another streamed show, hosted by James Corden.

The British speaker will bring stars from all over the world together for a Late Late Show unique, called Homefest, from his garage on Monday.

Along with Eilish, acts set to carry out consist of BTS in South Korea, Dua Lipa in London, and John Legend in LA.

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Scores of music tours, shows and celebrations have actually been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, consisting of Glastonbury in the UK and Coachella in the United States.

On the big screen, numerous movies have actually seen release dates pressed back – consisting of the much-anticipated brand-new James Bond movie, No time at all To Pass Away, for which Eilish has actually tape-recorded the style song

Initially due to launch at the start of April, Daniel Craig’s last getaway as 007 is now arranged for release in November.

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