Elton John to host COVID-19 relief concert

Singer-cum-songwriter Elton John will soon host a music event to raise money for the groups who are fighting to stop the spread of coronavirus in the United States.

Los Angeles: Legendary singer Elton John is set to host a coronavirus relief concert that will also feature Mariah Carey, Alicia Keys and Billie Eilish among other artists.

According to news reports, John will front the iHeart Living Room Concert for America on March 29, 2020, presented by Fox.

Backstreet Boys, Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong, Mariah Carey and Tim McGraw will also be a part of the big event, which will feature all the musicians performing from the comfort of their own homes, using video and audio equipment.

The benefit concert will take place the same day the "cancelled" award show of iHeartRadio was set to be aired.

According to FOX network, the hour-long gig will "pay tribute to the front line health professionals, first responders and local heroes who are putting their lives in harm's way to help their neighbours and fight the spread of the virus."

The hour-long, commercial-free concert will air on Fox as well as on iHeartMedia radio stations nationwide and the iHeartRadio app.

Viewers will be encouraged to donate to Feeding America and the First Responders Children's Foundation as John and his famous friends belt out their hits.

With inputs from IANS.