Pepsi partners Global Citizen and Lady Gaga for concert to battle Covid-19
Pepsi has partnered music festival Global Citizen to produce a live-streamed concert featuring Lady Gaga, who will be also curating the event. The live-streamed event will raise funds for World Health Organisation (WHO), and is being produced in support of front-line healthcare workers.
The “One world: together at home” event on 18 April at 8pm EST (1am 19 April BST) will be available live on Amazon Prime Video, Apple, Twitch, YouTube and a number of TV networks. BBC One will run the programme on 19 April.
Commenting on the partnership, Todd Kaplan, vice-president of marketing at PepsiCo, said: “While social gatherings look a bit different these days, we are excited to do our part to help bring people around the world together – while staying at home – to reconnect around a shared love of music and a strong desire to take action in the fight against Covid-19.”
This follows the announcement that Pepsi has committed more than $45m to a global initiative to support communities impacted by the outbreak. The funding will go towards personal protective equipment for healthcare workers, testing and screening services, and distributing nutritious meals.
The soft-drinks giant has suspended its “That’s what I like” campaign, which debuted in the US in January, to reallocate marketing resources to support the broadcast.
Over the past three weeks, the Global Citizen campaign “Together at home” has seen performances on artists’ Instagram pages aimed at raising funds for the WHO Covid-19 response fund. This idea has now been extended into a multi-hour one-night production involving multiple artists.
Apart from Lady Gaga, other musicians due to perform include Sir Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder, Billie Eilish and Lizzo. There will be appearances from TV hosts, athletes, activists and world leaders, while stories from the world’s healthcare heroes will also be featured.
Source: Campaignlive
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