Some of music's biggest stars are joining forces for a night focused on addressing one of America's thorniest issues.
A&E and iHeartMedia will present a concert, currently titled “Shining a Light: A Concert for Progress on Race in America,” on Nov. 20. The two-hour show will be followed by a one-hour special that will feature the artists "engaging a diverse group of residents in local communities at the center of the national conversation on racial inequality and violence," a press release says. The artists will go to communities like Charleston, Baltimore, Chicago and Ferguson.
Here's the full, star-studded lineup of artists, who will perform a series of duets: Zac Brown Band, Eric Church, Jamie Foxx, Rhiannon Giddens, Tori Kelly, John Legend, Miguel, Pink, Jill Scott, Ed Sheeran, Sia, Bruce Springsteen, Sting and Pharrell Williams.
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"The current racial situation in America is at a critical point,” executive producer Ken Ehrlich said in a statement. “Today's musical artists, much like those of the civil rights movement's history, have strong feelings about what's going on today, and we're hopeful that ‘Shining a Light’ does, in fact, give a voice to their concerns, their hopes, and their thinking about solutions to the alarming events that we see around us every day.”
“As a global media company, A+E Networks has the privilege of being invited into the homes of millions of Americans every day and believe that it is our responsibility to use this incredible platform to inform as well as entertain," Nancy Dubuc, President & CEO of A+E Networks said. "By shining a light on the uncomfortable truth that racial inequity and bias still impact our society, we are looking to inspire people to go beyond short-lived, symbolic gestures."
The concert, which will be recorded on Nov. 18 at Los Angeles's Shrine Auditorium, will air on A&E, History, Lifetime, H2, LMN and FYI, and will also be broadcast on iHeartRadio stations nationwide as well as iHeartRadio's digital platforms.
Tickets for the concert will be available on Oct. 28 at 1 p.m. EST. Proceeds will benefit the Fund for Progress on Race in America.