Overview
- The Weeknd withdrew from Saturday’s event citing personal reasons, and Global Citizen announced Cardi B as his replacement.
- Shakira, Tyla, Ayra Starr, Mariah the Scientist, Camilo and Elyanna remain on the bill, with Hugh Jackman serving as host.
- The festival will stream worldwide across YouTube, Apple Music, the Apple TV app, Amazon Music’s En Vivo on Twitch, Veeps, iHeartRadio and additional partners.
- Attendance uses Global Citizen’s action-for-tickets model via its app, and ticketholders seeking refunds will receive instructions from Ticketmaster by email.
- This year’s campaign targets include energy access for 1 million people in Africa, $200 million to protect 30 million hectares of the Amazon and education access for 30,000 children.