Broadcast on television and radio in more than 180 countries, and broadcast globally via YouTube, Facebook and Twitter, the “Global Citizen Global Goal: Unite for Our Future” – presented in two parts on Saturday, as “The Summit” and “The Concert” – featured a host of musical performances while announcing $ 6.9 billion in funds raised before the specials. The money was raised by governments, private sector entrepreneurs, and foundations for funds dedicated to causes that fight racial, sexual, and social injustice and the still-deadly coronavirus.
Presented by stoic Dwayne Johnson, “The Concert” featured performances by Usher, Miley Cyrus, Chloe x Halle, Christine and the Queens, Coldplay, J Balvin, Jennifer Hudson, Shakira, Yemi Alade, and the pair of Justin Bieber and Quavo. Lin-Manuel Miranda and members of the original cast of “Hamilton” joined forces with Jimmy Fallon and The Roots, while J’Nai Bridges performed with Gustavo Dudamel, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and YOLA (Youth Orchestra Los Angeles). Performance clips included appearances by Billy Porter, Charlize Theron, David Beckham, Forest Whitaker, Hugh Jackman, Ken Jeong, Kerry Washington, Naomi Campbell, Olivia Colman, Salma Hayek Pinault, and more.
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The hard-core mixed entertainment and political “Global Goal” portion of the “Summit” outlining the social justice initiatives following the assassination of George Floyd, along with a new Tool Access Accelerator plan COVID-19 ( ACT) to develop and fairly assign tests, treatments, and vaccines to people who need them. Worldwide broadcast “The Concert” performances were most frequently shown live on social media and recorded, with a breadth of live viewing that was often impressive in scope and artfully staged and filmed.
After announcing that “unity power creates change,” Jennifer Hudson performed a sly version of Gladys Knight and Pips’ classic “Where Peaceful Waters Flow,” while riding a slow boat on the Chicago River. With a guitarist and percussionist behind her, resplendent in a goddess gown with dolmen sleeves blowing in the gentle breeze, she started with a soft, low voice, then opened her full G # 2-C6-A6 voice. in the choir “take my hand, come walk with me for a while”, all in apparent time to the flow of the river.
Miley Cyrus was also wearing something fluid, an asymmetrical one-shoulder dress with a mermaid vibe, swaying in the Pasadena breeze as she stood alone on the Rose Bowl pitch singing “Help!” From the Beatles. while standing at the exclamation point of that title, at the end of a giant sequence of lyrics that spells the name of the song that spread across the field. On a vibrant backing track with a country-ish tilt, Cyrus used her patented low growl, signaling that everyone needs help, sometimes.
Starting in the foreground, bathed in the crimson hue of a deep red filter, Usher debuted his new ballad, “I Cry.” As the camera panned away from Usher’s face and his scream became pronounced and dramatic, we saw protesters with Black Lives Matters signs beside them, also bathed in earthy red tones.
Following in the footsteps of their part of “Tonight Show”, where they use homemade instruments and toys for delightful cover versions with special guests, Fallon and the Roots did the same to the directors of “Hamilton” in a raucous, part-time version of Helpless. “Cast member Philippa Soo took most of the lead with the rest of the cast harmonizing around him (except for Daveed Diggs, who played what looks like a glass of ice whiskey and a spoon to score), at least until Lin-Manuel Miranda – wearing a Roots T-shirt – did his rap dedicated to being a man with a brain and an educated plan.
The simple and poignant “Intentions”, performed by Justin Bieber with guest rapper Quavo, were filmed in black and white in a socially distant setting in a recording studio in Los Angeles. With his pensive cap singer on the piano, the repetitive ballad of Biebs’ latest album “Changes” seemed to stop time during the “heart full of equity” line, apparently to carry out the quest for the race, equality show sexual and social.
Live and alone from the historic Grand Palais in Paris, window-covered Christine and Héloïse Adelaïde Letissier said that this “is not a time for silence”, before launching into the galloping and emotional cabaret of “La Vita Nuova”. The open sky space and its large land area gave the impression that Letissier was jumping around the arena of a bullfight, while rocking, weaving and laughing out loud in the most theatrical and puffy-shouldered outfit of the night .
Also dressed theatrically were Chloe x Halle, dressed in punk tech gear and sunglasses and performing a throbbing “Rest of Your Life” by Gaga-eseque under a green laser triangle.
After Coldplay (from London, with an airy “Paraíso”) and J Balvin (from Medellín, with a disorder “Que Calor y MI Gente”) relied heavily on cheerfully psychedelic and lively backgrounds for their filmed parts, opera singer modernist mezzo-soprano. J’Nai Bridges brought everything home with great warmth and the help of Gustavo Dudamel, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the young YOLA of that organization. Live and socially estranged from an empty Hollywood Bowl, a tall and majestic bridge made “Heaven” and “He has the whole world in his hands” become something earthy and spiritual, with a sense of inclusion in his third stanza. : “She’s has the whole world in their hands”.
