Jelly Roll, Jonas Brothers, CeCe Winans and Dan+Shay are amongst a bunch of artists who’re serving to within the combat in opposition to most cancers, once they participate in Stand Up To Cancer’s ninth biennial televised fundraising particular, which is able to air Friday, Aug. 15 at 8 p.m. ET, marking the primary time the particular will broadcast from Nashville.
The particular will function extra from Noah Cyrus, Gavin DeGraw, Marcus King, Brothers Osborne and Jon Pardi.
Aimed toward elevating important funds for most cancers analysis, the particular can even embrace pre-taped segments from Kevin Bacon, Jamie Foxx, Tim McGraw, Zoe Saldaña, Keith City, and Reese Witherspoon. Sheryl Crow will function the night’s host, whereas Stand Up To Most cancers co-founder Katie Couric can even supply remarks. Dolly Parton additionally beforehand took half in a tune-in marketing campaign to assist elevate consciousness of the telecast. In the meantime, the occasion can even spotlight tales from most cancers survivors in addition to current breakthroughs in early most cancers detection and therapy.
The one-hour particular will air on over 30 media platforms in america, together with all 4 main U.S. broadcast networks, with broadcasters donating time slots to assist the particular’s mission. The telecast can even be out there to observe on a number of digital and streaming platforms.
The fundraising live performance occasion can be held at Nashville venue The Pinnacle, and can be co-produced by Stand Up To Most cancers and Accomplished + Dusted. Govt producers for the occasion are Accomplished + Dusted’s David Jammy and Liz Kelly, Stand Up To Most cancers co-founders Pamela Oas Williams and Lisa Paulsen, Rod Essig of Inventive Artists Company (CAA), Kevin Yorn of Yorn Levine / BroadLight Capital, and Rick Yorn of LBI Leisure / BroadLight Capital. James Merryman would be the present’s director, with two-time Academy of Nation Music guitar participant of the yr winner Derek Wells serving because the musical director.
Main as much as the particular, Stand Up To Most cancers has launched the #StandUpToCancer marketing campaign which runs by Aug. 31 and unites creators on platforms together with Twitch, TikTok, Fb and YouTube to assist most cancers analysis initiatives by internet hosting fundraising streams.