Music stars perform from home for Lady Gaga’s livestream concert to fight coronavirus | ABC News

Australian artists Keith Urban and Delta Goodrem joined some of the music industry’s biggest names performing from their homes for a live-streamed concert to support frontline healthcare workers and the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund.

Beginning early Saturday morning, the eight-hour global event curated by musician and actress Lady Gaga in collaboration with the WHO and non-profit group Global Citizen featured music and comedy performances as well as personal stories from frontline health workers working during the coronavirus pandemic.

Europe correspondent Linton Besser reports.

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