iHeart Living Room Concert for America | |
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Presented by | Elton John |
Starring |
Alicia Keys Backstreet Boys Billie Joe Armstrong Billie Eilish Finneas O'Connell Camila Cabello Shawn Mendes Tim McGraw Dave Grohl Sam Smith H.E.R. Demi Lovato Mariah Carey |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producers |
Joel Gallen
[1] Rob Wade John Sykes Tom Poleman |
Camera setup | Videotelephony |
Original release | |
Network |
Fox iHeartRadio |
Release | 29 March 2020 |
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]
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]
Artist(s) | Song(s) |
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Alicia Keys | " Underdog" |
Backstreet Boys | " I Want It That Way" |
Billie Joe Armstrong | " Boulevard of Broken Dreams" |
Billie Eilish Finneas O'Connell |
" Bad Guy" |
Camila Cabello Shawn Mendes (on guitar) |
" My Oh My" |
Tim McGraw | " Something Like That" |
Dave Grohl | " My Hero" |
Sam Smith | " How Do You Sleep?" |
H.E.R. | "Keep Holding On" |
Demi Lovato | " Skyscraper" |
Mariah Carey | " Always Be My Baby" |
Elton John | " Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" |
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]