Ellen DeGeneres, Lady Gaga, Ryan Seacrest join COVID-19 benefit concert from home

As the fear of the pandemic coronavirus is sweeping across the globe, popular personalities from television and music are set to join a concert hosted with a view to bring relief amid the deadly health scare. The artists will stream their performances live from their home.

Washington: Celebrities including Lady Gaga, Ellen DeGeneres, Ryan Seacrest, Melissa McCarthy, Ken Jeong and Ben Falcone will appear in 'iHeart Living Room Concert for America'.

A representative from Fox News confirmed the same. The special concert will feature performances from some of music's biggest stars to benefit Americans struggling during the coronavirus pandemic.

Elton John will host the benefit with the artists streaming their performances from their homes.

Lovato, Lizzo, Ciara, Russell Wilson, Camila Cabello, Dave Grohl, H.E.R. and Sam Smith are some of the celebrities set to appear at the concert. They join the previously announced line up of Alicia Keys, Backstreet Boys, Billie Eilish, Billie Joe Armstrong, Mariah Carey and Tim McGraw.

The one-hour special musical event is a tribute to the front-line responders and all medical professionals fighting to stop the rapid spread of coronavirus that has brought the whole world to a stand-still.

The concert is also an initiative to raise money for charities like Feeding America and the First Responders Children's Foundation.

The commercial-free special concert will air tonight at 9 p.m. ET on all FOX platforms and iHeartMedia radio stations nationwide.

With inputs from ANI.