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Billie Eilish, BTS, Ed Sheeran, Coldplay to perform at Global Citizen Live
Global Citizen Live on Saturday will be a round-the-world event (including Mumbai) to raise awareness on climate change, vaccine equality, and famine.

Priyanka Chopra Jonas apologises for participation in The Activist: 'Show got it wrong'
Priyanka Chopra Jonas apologised for the original format of The Activist a day after the makers issued a statement announcing that it has decided to change the competition series into a documentary due to social media backlash

Priyanka Chopra Jonas competition show The Activist to now be a documentary after backlash
"Global activism centres on collaboration and cooperation, not competition," the makers of The Activist said after the TV series got flak for its celebration of "Insta-activism."

Mumbai among cities to host Global Citizen Live broadcast on 25 September
Amitabh Bachchan, Anil Kapoor, Farhan Akhtar, Hrithik Roshan, Ayushmann Khurrana, Bhumi Pednekar, Janhvi Kapoor, and Kiara Advani among other celebs will be part of the Global Citizen Live broadcast in Mumbai.

Global Citizen's Vax Live concert raises $302 million, exceeding the goal for the organisation's campaign
Selena Gomez hosted the show, which was attended by several thousand fully-vaccinated concertgoers who cheered on performances by Eddie Vedder, Foo Fighters, J Balvin, H.E.R. and Lopez, who enjoyed a duet with her mom.

Shawn Mendes Foundation, Global Citizen Year commit $250,000 towards scholarships for high school graduates
The Shawn Mendes Foundation will partner with Global Citizen Year to fund the Global Citizen Academy, a 'leadership experience' for high school graduates

Global Citizen documentary Louder Together's trailer launched, ahead of film's 13 September release
Louder Together | A Global Citizen Documentary: New York to Mumbai is set to premiere in the days before the GLobal Citizen Festival 2017 concert in New York

Coldplay concert: Pledging support for sanitation, attendees litter venue, waste water
The 80,000-strong crowd at the Coldplay-headlined Global Citizen India Festival, left behind a trail of trash; including water bottles and food

Hymn for the weekend: Coldplay, Jay-Z and Narendra Modi thrill concertgoers at Global Citizen Festival
While Chris Martin and AR Rahman took the cake because of their rendition of 'Vande Maataram', Modi made an impact too.

Global Citizen Festival plans to launch a new app in coming weeks
With the aim to encourage more active participation from people across the globe, Global Citizen Festival's CEO Huge Evans said that they are planning to launch a new app within few weeks.

David Guetta concerts getting cancelled shows why event organisers in India have an unenviable job
The last-minute cancellation of the David Guetta concerts have transported us to 19 November when news of the Coldplay concert getting cancelled came in.

Coldplay concert in Mumbai to take place as scheduled, fire licence obtained
The much-talked about Global Citizen India Festival concert headlined by British rock band Coldplay looks to stand cancelled, even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi has turned down the invite to appear as a guest of the event.

PIL against Coldplay-headlined Global Citizen Festival in Bombay HC: Tax waiver questioned
Just two days away from its scheduled date — 19 November — the Coldplay-headlined Global Citizen Festival concert in Mumbai, India, has found itself the subject of a public interest litigation (PIL).

Coldplay's Mumbai concert in jeopardy? Congress wants gig scrapped, cites poll code
It's one of the most anticipated events on Mumbai's cultural calendar, but it seems like British band Coldplay's concert in the city — scheduled for 19 November — could be in jeopardy, thanks to opposition from political parties like the Congress

Rejoice Coldplay fans! Tickets for their India concert are going on sale for Rs 5000
It was earlier reported that Coldplay concert’s tickets were priced at Rs 25,000.

Coldplay, Jay Z and all you need to know about the Global Citizen India festival
From the line-up to ticket and events details, and information about the charity programme, here's everything you need to know about the Global Citizens Festival India

Image of the day: NaMo shares stage with Wolverine, Jay-Z and Sting
Hailing the Global Citizen movement to end poverty and provide education and basic sanitation to all, Modi said, "Some believe that the world changes with the wisdom of the old. I think that the idealism, innovation, energy and 'can do' attitude of the youth is even more powerful."