Ringo Starr will help those affected by the fires ravaging Los Angeles. The former member of the Beatles announces a concert intended for television, part of the profits of which will be donated to the American Red Cross and the victims of the disaster, as revealed by the Hollywood Reporter.
Titled Ringo & Friends at the Rymanthis concert will be recorded between Tuesday January 14 and Wednesday January 15 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, for broadcast in the spring on the American channel CBS and the Paramount+ platform. The 84-year-old singer will defend Look Uphis new country album unveiled Friday January 10, as well as other pieces from his solo career and the Beatles.
Several artists will join him on stage, including Jack White, Sheryl Crow, Brenda Lee and Billy Strings. In particular, they will give a collegial interpretation of With a Little Help From My Friendsby the Beatles, and the proceeds from this song will be donated to the Red Cross and the victims of the fires in California. Enough to deduce that this title will be the subject of separate marketing.
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For a week, and despite the massive mobilization of firefighters, entire sections of the second largest city in the United States are devastated: more than 12,000 structures have been destroyed and more than 15,000 hectares have gone up in smoke. Around 92,000 people are still affected by an evacuation order. The balance sheet amounts to at least 24 deaths.
Faced with the disaster, several figures in American show business have announced donations to help those affected. Jamie Lee Curtis pledged a million dollars and BeyGOOD, Beyoncé’s foundation, announced a payment of 2.5 million.
In addition, the Hollywood calendar could be disrupted in the middle of the awards season. The Critics Choice Awards ceremony, which was to be held on Sunday, was thus postponed, and the nominations for the SAG Awards (SAG), the awards of the American actors’ union, were revealed by simple press release. The Oscar nominations, which were to be announced on January 17, will finally be there on the 23rd.
Hollywood, Malibu or even Pacific Palisadesupscale neighborhoods of the city of angels, are ravaged by flames. Several celebrities, from Paris Hilton to Laeticia Hallydaysaw their properties go up in smoke.
Original article published on BFMTV.com
