Veterans’ fundraiser going virtual
This year’s StandUp for Heroes fundraiser is going virtual for the first time and The Boss will once again be there. But so will a real prince.
Bruce Springsteen, Sheryl Crow, Tiffany Haddish and Brad Paisley have all signed up to participate aswell as Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, for the first time.
The fundraiser, which benefits injured veterans and their families, will also feature comedians and musicians including Nate Bargatze, Ronny Chieng, Mickey Guyton, Patti Scialfa, Iliza Shlesinger, Jeannie Gaffigan and Ray Romano. It will air on ABC News Live, TikTok, Facebook Watch, Cheddar, Twitch and Armed Forces Network on Nov. 18.
Jon Stewart will again be host.
StandUp for Heroes was first held in 2007 and is produced by the NewYork Comedy Festival and the Bob Woodruff Foundation.
Woodruff was nearly killed during a 2006 attack in Iraq while embedded with U.S. troops for ABC News.
“This year, it is especially important thatwe unite to show support for their sacrifices aswe come together virtually to stand up for our heroes,” Woodruff said in a statement.
Another star-studded concert? This one benefits nurses:
Stevie Wonder, Celine Dion, Gloria Estefan will be among the entertainers honoring nurses in a star-studded benefit virtual concert on Thanksgiving.
Nurse Heroes announced Tuesday that the concert called Nurse Heroes Live will stream on the organization’s YouTube and Facebook along with Live X Live on Nov. 26. The benefit will provide money for a variety of programs including scholarships for nurses and their children.
Whoopi Goldberg will host the concert with special appearances by Oprah Winfrey and Billy Crystal.
Other performers include Josh Groban, BlackEyedPeas, Pitbull, The Wailers, Carole King, Maluma and Andrea Bocelli. Taylor Swift will donate a signed collectible edition “Folklore” guitar, which will be auctioned for the benefit of the Nurses Heroes Foundation.
For even more performances, checkout these additions to the AMAs’ lineup:
The American Music Awards showis solidifying its lineup for this year’s broadcast, adding Megan Thee Stallion, Shawn Mendes, Lil Baby and BadBunny to the list of artists scheduled to perform Nov. 22.
BTS and Dua Lipa were previously announced as performers for the ABC show, which will be hosted by Taraji P. Henson.
Lil Baby’s song was named as part of the performance reveal— it’s “Emotionally Scarred,” which will be getting its TV debut— but the network was mumon what Mendes will be up to, other than that it’s a “world premiere performance (that) will give fans the unexpected from the moment he takes the stage.”
The AMAs also teased that Megan Thee Stallion will be doing “an unrevealed track,” while Bad Bunny will be teaming up with reggaeton star Jhay Cortez.
Some suspense remains over whether the AMAs might land the two top nominees, The Weeknd and Roddy Ricch, each of whom have eight nods.
Nov. 11 birthdays:
Singer Narvel Felts is 82. Keyboardist Jim Peterik is 70. Actor Stanley Tucci is 60. Actor Demi Moore is 58. Actor Calista Flockhart is 56. TV personality Carson Kressley is 51. Actor David De Luise is 49. Actor Leonardo Di Caprio is 46. Musician Jon Batiste is 34. Actor Christa B. Allen is 29.