iHeart Living Room Concert for America
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COVID-19 pandemic benefit concert
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The iHeart Living Room Concert for America was a concert special held on March 29, 2020, by iHeartMedia in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; to provide relief and support to the public in an effort to combat the spread of COVID-19. The special aired on Fox and was simulcast across their sister cable networks, along with a number of iHeartRadio broadcast radio stations and within its mobile app.[2]
Overview[edit]
The concert was hosted by Elton John, and it served as a partial replacement for the original timeslot for the 2020 iHeartRadio Music Awards, which was initially delayed to a later date and later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4] It also served as a benefit for Feeding America and the First Responders Children’s Foundation.[5] The entire production utilized video conferencing and video apps from each artist and band who appeared to compile the special.
John, himself, volunteered to host the special, despite not having a piano in his Los Angeles home. Originally, Fox and iHeart were in talks with an undisclosed comedian to host the special, but it fell through.[1]
It initially saw donations of nearly $8 million (and counting) raised for the charities.[6] This was credited from not only numerous fan contributions, but also $500,000 from corporate partner Procter & Gamble, which Fox matched, and also additional funds raised by Fox employees and corporate partner PricewaterhouseCoopers.[6] It was later reported that special eventually raised more $10 million for the charities as well.[7][8]
Performances[edit]
Appearances[edit]
Broadcast[edit]
The special was broadcast at 9pm EST on Fox and was simulcast on Fox Corporation-owned networks Fox News, Fox Business, Fox Sports 2, and Fox Deportes. It was also broadcast on a majority of iHeartRadio broadcast radio stations, including its mobile app.
In Canada, the special was simulcast on Much, MTV, and CP24, wherein its broadcast benefits the Canadian Red Cross.[11]
On Fox, the special scored 5.5 million viewers.[12][6] It also scored 1.5 in the key 18-49 ratings demographic, beating American Idol as most watched show for the evening in this demographic.[12][6] Overall, the special scored 8.7 million viewers.[6]
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References[edit]
- ^ a b Schneider, Michael (March 30, 2020). “Fox, iHeart Execs Reveal Secrets Behind ‘Living Room Concert’ Performances (EXCLUSIVE)”. Variety.
- ^ “iHeart Living Room Concert For America: Here’s What Happened”. Billboard. March 29, 2020.
- ^ “Camila Cabello & Shawn Mendes Perform ‘My Oh My’ at Concert for America”. Billboard. 2020-03-29. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
- ^ Grein, Paul (August 24, 2020). “iHeartRadio Music Awards Canceled For 2020 — But Winners Will Still Be Announced”. Billboard. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
- ^ Braine, Theresa. “How to catch Sunday’s iHeart Living Room concert hosted by Elton John”. nydailynews.com.
- ^ a b c d e “‘FOX Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America’ raises nearly $8 million (and counting) for Feeding America & First Responders Children’s Foundation”.
- ^ Alexander, Bryan (2020-04-03). “Elton John’s ‘Living Room Concert for America’ performance will re-air on Fox this Monday”. USA Today. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
- ^ Bell, Amanda (2020-04-05). “Elton John’s Living Room Coronavirus Benefit Concert Raises $10 Million, to Reair on Fox Monday”. TV Guide. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
- ^ a b c d “Lady Gaga & Ellen DeGeneres Join Elton John’s COVID-19 Relief Concert”. E! Online. March 29, 2020.
- ^ a b “All The Special Guests Who Appeared On iHeartRadio’s Living Room Concert”. iHeartRadio. March 29, 2020.
- ^ “iHeartRadio Living Room Concert”.
- ^ a b “UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.29.2020 | Showbuzz Daily”. www.showbuzzdaily.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-02.
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