May 23, 2023

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Billie Eilish, Lenny Kravitz among headliners for Global Citizen's concert

Billie Eilish, Lenny Kravitz, H.E.R., Jon Batiste, Ben Harper will be performing this at year's Global Citizen's concert

By Jean Valjean May 23, 2023
Billie Eilish, Lenny Kravitz among headliners for Global Citizen's concert 

Billie Eilish and Lenny Kravitz making headlines for Global Citizen's ‘Power Our Planet: Live in Paris’ concert.

The no-ticket event, whose objective is to mix music and activism to help end poverty and tackle climate situations. The free entry concert will take place on the iconic Champ De Mars in the French capital on June, 22.

Along with Kravitz, 58, and Eilish, 21, Eilish’s brother FINNEAS will also be in the concert, heating the stage with H.E.R., Jon Batiste, Ben Harper and Mosimann.

H.E.R. was one of the last year’s concert contenders which was hosted by Priyanka Chopra Jonas.

Talking openly about performing at the Global Citizen Festival, Hunger Games star Kravitz said: "The next generation are inheriting a planet that’s being devastated by climate change. We have the power to change things with our voices and our actions. Join me on June 22, from wherever you are, and act today to save tomorrow."

The fund raising event is taking place with the support of French President Emmanuel Macron. "We need a world with more solidarity. Crises are multiplying and the number of those who place their hope in peace and multilateralism will only grow if we, as a global community, demonstrate that we are there to help the most vulnerable," the 45-year-old French leader said in a release.

"Inequality and poverty are the grounds of today's and tomorrow's wars," added Macron. 

"There will be no climate transition worldwide if we don't fight for more justice and equity. Halfway to the sustainable development objectives, we need a new financial pact between all countries, so that the world of tomorrow is more united."