GRANDE, FRIENDS RAISE $13M FOR MANCHESTER
Ariana Grande paid tribute to the city of Manchester, England, on Sunday with an energetic, all-star concert that raised millions for victims of a suicide bombing that tore through her last performance in the city nearly two weeks ago.
Grande was emotional and teary-eyed throughout the One Love Manchester concert, which the British Red Cross said raised more than £10 million ($13 million) for the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund, created for those affected by the attack at Grande's May 22 show.
"Manchester, I love you with all of my heart," Grande said before the performance, and just after singing One
Last Time with Miley Cyrus, Pharrell and more of the show's performers standing behind her in solidarity.
Grande enlisted some of music's biggest names for the benefit concert, including Justin Bieber, Katy Perry and Liam Gallagher.
Coldplay was also a crowd favorite, performing well-known songs like Viva La Vida and Fix You.
Grande performed throughout the show, singing her hits from Side to Side to Break
Free. She even collaborated with others onstage: She sang Fergie's verse on the Black Eyed Peas hit, Where Is the Love? along with the group; she performed a duet with Cyrus; and she sang her debut song, The Way, with rapper and boyfriend Mac Miller.
Cyrus said she was "so honored to be at this incredible event" and performed Happy alongside former The Voice cocoach Pharrell Williams, who also sang Get Lucky.
"I don't feel or smell or hear or see any fear in this building. All we feel here tonight is love, resilience, positivity," Williams said.
Take That, who is from Manchester, followed with fun energy that the crowd danced to.
"Our thoughts are with everyone who has been affected by this," singer Gary Barlow said. "We want everyone to stand strong."
Former Take That member Robbie Williams also performed, changing some of his lyrics of
Strong to honor the Manchester victims.
"Manchester we're strong ...we're still singing our song," he sang with the audience of 50,000.
The Manchester concert came the day after attackers targeted the heart of London, killing seven people. Authorities have said the attack started with a van plowing into pedestrians and then involved three men using large knives to attack people in bars and restaurants at a nearby market.
The One Love Manchester concert aired across the globe. Other performers included Little Mix, Niall Horan, Imogen Heap and Victoria Monet.