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The Global Citizen Festival took over New York Central Park to honor and give back to those individuals who are trying to tackle the planet’s most challenging issues.
The festival’s 8-year anniversary saw a crowd of over 60,000 Global Citizens attend the festival with over a million able to watch online or on MSNBC. Actor Hugh Jackman hosted the festival. It started with French Montana taking the stage to perform his hit “Unforgettable,” setting the tone for a memorable night for those in attendance.
Shortly after French finished his performance, OneRepublic took the stage to perform several of their hits including performing Beyonce’s “Halo,” a song which the group actually wrote for her. It was a powerful moment to hear the songwriter singing his song. Next to perform with the legendary Songbird herself Carole King who belted out hits like “Natural Woman.” She hadn’t performed in Central Park since 1973, but just like back then she urged those in the crowd to call the representatives and fight for the northern Rockies protection. Before she left the stage she performed with Kelly Clarkson, to which Kelly noted the moment was a dream come true for her.
Other notable performances from the night included Her who eventually did a duet with Alicia Keys covering Aerosmith song “Dream On.” Likewise, Alicia Keys debuted her new song “Show Me Love,” while Pharrell Williams stuck to his classic Tunes like “Happy.” Also making history that night was NCT 127 being the first-ever K-Pop group to grace the Global Citizen Festival stage. Closing out the night, Adam Lambert and Queen performed the group’s monster hits. Also, numerous famous faces were in attendance championing specific causes like Leonardo DiCaprio who emphasized the need to fight for climate change and highlighted young activists who weren’t waiting around but were trying to fix the future.In total, the festival’s efforts raised almost a billion dollars, which will go towards achieving the United Nation’s Global goals for sustainable development and ending extreme poverty by 2030.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: NCT 127 perform onstage during the 2019 Global Citizen Festival: Power The Movement in Central Park on September 28, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic performs onstage during the 2019 Global Citizen Festival: Power The Movement in Central Park on September 28, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: Becky Lynch and Seth Rollins speak onstage during the 2019 Global Citizen Festival: Power The Movement in Central Park on September 28, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: Parkwood Entertainment, BeyGOOD Director, Ivy McGregor (C) speaks onstage during the 2019 Global Citizen Festival: Power The Movement in Central Park on September 28, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: Anna Kendrick speaks onstage during the 2019 Global Citizen Festival: Power The Movement in Central Park on September 28, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: The Global Education Cannot Wait Fund Executive Director Yasmine Sherif and Rachel Brosnahan speak onstage during the 2019 Global Citizen Festival: Power The Movement in Central Park on September 28, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: Rachel Brosnahan and Hugh Jackman speak onstage during the 2019 Global Citizen Festival: Power The Movement in Central Park on September 28, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: Rachel Brosnahan and Hugh Jackman speak onstage during the 2019 Global Citizen Festival: Power The Movement in Central Park on September 28, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: Adam Lambert and Brian May of Queen perform onstage during the 2019 Global Citizen Festival: Power The Movement in Central Park on September 28, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: Amina Mohammed (L) and Chris Martin speak onstage during the 2019 Global Citizen Festival: Power The Movement in Central Park on September 28, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: David Gray performs onstage during the 2019 Global Citizen Festival: Power The Movement in Central Park on September 28, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: Natalie Portman speaks onstage during the 2019 Global Citizen Festival: Power The Movement in Central Park on September 28, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: Pharrell Williams performs onstage during the 2019 Global Citizen Festival: Power The Movement in Central Park on September 28, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: Pharrell Williams performs onstage during the 2019 Global Citizen Festival: Power The Movement in Central Park on September 28, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: Lars Ulrich speaks onstage during the 2019 Global Citizen Festival: Power The Movement in Central Park on September 28, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: Jon Batiste and Carole King perform onstage during the 2019 Global Citizen Festival: Power The Movement in Central Park on September 28, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: Jon Batiste performs onstage during the 2019 Global Citizen Festival: Power The Movement in Central Park on September 28, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: French Montana performs onstage during the 2019 Global Citizen Festival: Power The Movement in Central Park on September 28, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: Global Citizen CEO Hugh Evans and Rami Malek attend the 2019 Global Citizen Festival: Power The Movement in Central Park on September 28, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: Hugh Jackman, Deborra-lee Furness, and Global Citizen CEO Hugh Evans attend the 2019 Global Citizen Festival: Power The Movement in Central Park on September 28, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: Katie Holmes attends the 2019 Global Citizen Festival: Power The Movement in Central Park on September 28, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: Adam Lambert and Rami Malek attend the 2019 Global Citizen Festival: Power The Movement in Central Park on September 28, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: Laverne Cox attends the 2019 Global Citizen Festival: Power The Movement in Central Park on September 28, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: Brian May and Adam Lambert of Queen perform onstage during the 2019 Global Citizen Festival: Power The Movement in Central Park on September 28, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: Taraji P. Henson attends the 2019 Global Citizen Festival: Power The Movement in Central Park on September 28, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: Kal Penn and Bill Nye attend the 2019 Global Citizen Festival: Power The Movement in Central Park on September 28, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: Kal Penn and Aasif Mandvi attend the 2019 Global Citizen Festival: Power The Movement in Central Park on September 28, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: H.E.R. and Iman attend the 2019 Global Citizen Festival: Power The Movement in Central Park on September 28, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: Adam Lambert of Queen performs onstage during the 2019 Global Citizen Festival: Power The Movement in Central Park on September 28, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: (L-R) Johnny, Haechan, Mark, Jaehyun, Taeyong, Yuta, Taeil, and Doyoung of NCT 127 attend the 2019 Global Citizen Festival: Power The Movement in Central Park on September 28, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: Dianna Agron attends the 2019 Global Citizen Festival: Power The Movement in Central Park on September 28, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: Brian May of Queen performs onstage during the 2019 Global Citizen Festival: Power The Movement in Central Park on September 28, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: Brian May of Queen performs onstage during the 2019 Global Citizen Festival: Power The Movement in Central Park on September 28, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: Rami Malek introduces Queen onstage during the 2019 Global Citizen Festival: Power The Movement in Central Park on September 28, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: Roger Taylor, Adam Lambert, Rami Malek, and Brian May attend the 2019 Global Citizen Festival: Power The Movement in Central Park on September 28, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: Selina Neirok Leem, Xiye Bastida, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Alexandria Villaseñor pose onstage during the 2019 Global Citizen Festival: Power The Movement in Central Park on September 28, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: Alicia Keys performs onstage during the 2019 Global Citizen Festival: Power The Movement in Central Park on September 28, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: Alicia Keys performs onstage during the 2019 Global Citizen Festival: Power The Movement in Central Park on September 28, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: Ryan Tedder, Carole King, and Kelly Clarkson attend the 2019 Global Citizen Festival: Power The Movement in Central Park on September 28, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic performs onstage during the 2019 Global Citizen Festival: Power The Movement in Central Park on September 28, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: Ben Platt and Jon Batiste perform onstage during the 2019 Global Citizen Festival: Power The Movement in Central Park on September 28, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: Ben Platt performs onstage during the 2019 Global Citizen Festival: Power The Movement in Central Park on September 28, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: Hugh Jackman, Deborra-lee Furness, and Rachel Brosnahan pose onstage during the 2019 Global Citizen Festival: Power The Movement in Central Park on September 28, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: Rachel Brosnahan attends the 2019 Global Citizen Festival: Power The Movement in Central Park on September 28, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: (L-R) Deborra-lee Furness, Chris Martin, and Rachel Brosnahan attend the 2019 Global Citizen Festival: Power The Movement in Central Park on September 28, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: Adam Lambert and Brian May of Queen perform onstage during the 2019 Global Citizen Festival: Power The Movement in Central Park on September 28, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: Carole King and Kelly Clarkson perform onstage during the 2019 Global Citizen Festival: Power The Movement in Central Park on September 28, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: Dakota Johnson speaks onstage during the 2019 Global Citizen Festival: Power The Movement in Central Park on September 28, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: H.E.R. performs onstage during the 2019 Global Citizen Festival: Power The Movement in Central Park on September 28, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: Katie Holmes and Proctor & Gamble President – Feminine Care Jennifer Davis speak onstage during the 2019 Global Citizen Festival: Power The Movement in Central Park on September 28, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: Carole King performs onstage during the 2019 Global Citizen Festival: Power The Movement in Central Park on September 28, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: Becky G and Vice Minister for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights, Mexico, Martha Delgado Peralta speak onstage during the 2019 Global Citizen Festival: Power The Movement in Central Park on September 28, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
