Gomez will host Vax Live concert

Some of music’s top stars will come together in harmony for a special concert in support of COVID-19 vaccines.

Selena Gomez is set to host “Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World,” with the Foo Fighters, Jennifer Lopez, H.E.R., J Balvin and Eddie Vedder slated to perform, organizers announced Tuesday.

The event, which will air May 8 across numerous networks and platforms, is being put together by the advocacy group Global Citizen. Organizers hope the concert will “inspire vaccine confidence worldwide and help get the COVID-19 vaccines to everyone, everywhere.”

Networks broadcasting the concert include CBS and ABC at 8 p.m. The event will also stream on ABC News Live, iHeartRadio and YouTube. Fox will air the event at 11 p.m.

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