Lady Gaga recently announced that she and the organization Global Citizen have raised $35 million for the World Health Organization’s coronavirus response fund — in seven days.

The pop icon said during a WHO briefing on April 6 that she reached out to corporate executives and philanthropists for donations, Business Insider reports.

But Lady Gaga isn’t stopping there.

Partnering with the WHO and Global Citizen, the singer/actress is organizing a star-studded virtual music festival — an event that could be the next Live Aid, the Verge reports.

Called “One World: Together At Home,” the concert will be broadcast live on major networks in the U.S. (NBC, ABC, CBS) on April 18 at 8 p.m. ET, and be available for streaming on most social media platforms.

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Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert will host “One World.” The lineup includes big-name artists like Gaga, Lizzo, Billie Eilish, Stevie Wonder, Elton John and Paul McCartney, according to Yahoo! News.

The concert will also highlight the stories of health care workers across the globe, and include information from WHO experts about the risks of COVID-19 and how to prevent further spread, according to Today.

“What’s very important is three things happening for all of us. That we celebrate and we highlight the singular kind global community that is arising right now. Two, we want to highlight the gravity of this historical, unprecedented cultural movement. And three, we want to celebrate and encourage the power of the human spirit,” Lady Gaga said in a press conference Monday, according to Fox Business.

Along with Gaga, several big names in the entertainment industry are helping raise money to fight COVID-19 and provide relief to those affected by the pandemic. In March, Elton John hosted the “iHeart Living Room Concert for America,” raising $8 million for the First Responders Children’s Foundation and Feeding America. James Corden hosted “Homefest: James Corden’s Late Late Show Special,” and encouraged viewers to donate to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention foundation and Feed the Children, CNET reports.

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