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Star-studded virtual benefit concert will honor nurses on Thanksgiving Day

Performers include Gloria Estefan, Celine Dion, Josh Groban, Black Eyed Peas, Pitbull, The Wailers, Carole King, Maluma, Andrea Bocelli and more.

By Associated Press

Celine Dion, Stevie Wonder and Gloria Estefan are among the entertainers honoring nurses in a star-studded benefit virtual concert on Thanksgiving.

LOS ANGELES — Stevie Wonder, Celine Dion, Gloria Estefan will be among the entertainers honoring nurses in a star-studded benefit virtual concert on Thanksgiving.

Nurse Heroesannounced Tuesday that the concert called Nurse Heroes Live will stream on the organization’s YouTube channel and Facebook page along with LiveXLive at 6 p.m. Nov. 26. The benefit will provide money for a variety of programs including scholarships for nurses and their children.

Whoopi Goldberg will host the concert with special appearances by Oprah Winfrey and Billy Crystal.

Other performers include Josh Groban, Black Eyed Peas, Pitbull, The Wailers, Carole King, Maluma and Andrea Bocelli.

Taylor Swift will donate a signed collectible edition “Folklore” guitar, which will be auctioned for the benefit of the Nurses Heroes Foundation.

The nurses of New York’s Northwell Health will be the first beneficiaries of the concert. The event will also showcase 50 nurses from the hospital in an ensemble performance with several celebrities.

The concert will be produced by Emilio Estefan and Times Square Live Media.

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