Mark Your Calendars for the Star-Studded "Can't Cancel Pride" Virtual Concert
On June 25, iHeartMedia and Procter & Gamble are sponsoring a virtual Can't Cancel Pride benefit concert to help the LBGTQ+ community during COVID-19.
The event will feature prominent stars like Billy Porter, Laverne Cox, Ricky Martin, Adam Lambert, Katy Perry, Sia and more.
Here's how you can watch Can't Cancel Pride from home, as well as a special preview of Ricky Martin's performance below.
Yet another Pride celebration is going viral this month with a star-studded online concert happening this Thursday evening. Prominent LGBTQ artists and celebrity allies have banded together to create a special event on June 25 called Can’t Cancel Pride: A COVID-19 Relief Benefit for the LGBTQ+ Community.
Hosted by Laverne Cox and Elvis Duran, the event's visuals are inspired by the rainbow Pride flag and the lineup will feature words from Billy Porter, as well as performances by Adam Lambert, Katy Perry, Ricky Martin, Sia and more. Co-sponsored by Proctor & Gamble and iHeartMedia, the goal is to raise $5 million. Donations will benefit a range of organizations serving the LGBTQ+ community like GLAAD, SAGE, National Black Justice Coalition, The Trevor Project, CenterLink and OutRight Action International.
"As part of Can't Cancel Pride, we are assembling companies and brands to chip in, raise support for those people that are on the front lines helping within the LGBTQ community most impacted by COVID-19," said Brent Miller, the co-founder of the Can't Cancel Pride event in a video statement promoting the event. "Although so many people are going through so many difficult times right now, it's a reminder that you can't cancel the strength that comes from within all of us."
Miller continued: "If you can't be seen, you can't be heard. That's what Pride helps to create. It's about being seen and it's also about having fun and being out there and being just completely over the top. It reiterates how critical those moments of visibility are."
Excited to take part in Can't Cancel Pride? Here's all the details:
How can I watch the event?
There are multiple ways to tune into the hour-long Can't Cancel Pride event on June 25. You can watch via Hulu at 9 p.m. EST, or viewers can also stream the event on iHeartRadio’s Facebook and Instagram pages. The event will also be broadcast at 9 p.m. local time on iHeartMedia stations nationwide as well as on the iHeartRadio app.
Wish to contribute donations to the Can’t Cancel Pride benefit event? Visit their website to chip in.
Who will be performing?
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Can't Cancel Pride has organized a star-studded lineup for Thursday evening.
Billy Porter and Adam Lambert will kick off show, with Porter speaking about issues that affect the LGBTQ+ and other marginalized communities and Lambert performing his hit song, “Roses." Pop star Katy Perry is slated to perform an “Exclusive Pride remix” of her song “Daisies” alongside other hit songs from the singer's discography. Ricky Martin and Latin Grammy award winner Carla Morrison are performing a duet of a new song off of Martin's EP "Pausa."
Other appearances will include Big Freedia, Melissa Etheridge performing “Come To My Window," Sia, Kim Petras, Nico Tortorella, Titus Burgess, Hayley Kiyoko, The Politician's Ben Platt—not to mention a cameo from Kermit the Frog.
Is there a preview of the concert I can watch?
Yes! If you're excited about Can't Cancel Pride and want a sneak peek at one of the many performances streaming Thursday night, OprahMag.com has an exclusive video of Ricky Martin's duet with Latin Grammy Award winning Carla Morrison performing "Recuerdo," a song off of Martin's new EP "Pausa." Enjoy!
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