SIRIUS XM Radio Joins Stand Up To Cancer Campaign with Live Broadcast of Star-Studded 'Just Stand Up' Fundraising Event on September 5
Tuesday August 26, 12:18 pm ET
"Just Stand Up" to be heard on both the SIRIUS and XM services on SIRIUS Hits 1 SIRIUS channel 1 and 20 on 20 XM channel 20 and The Pink Channel XM channel 24
NEW YORK, Aug. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SIRIUS XM Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI - News) is partnering with the Entertainment Industry Foundation's Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C)
Campaign to broadcast its "Just Stand Up" national fundraising event live on Friday, September 5. With a focus of raising philanthropic dollars for accelerating ground-breaking cancer research, the hour-long live broadcast will feature a who's who from the worlds of music, film, television and sports, including the premiere performance of "Just Stand Up," the charity single recorded in support of SU2C that features more than a dozen of the world's most accomplished female recording artists -- a cast that includes Mariah Carey, Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Rihanna, Fergie, Sheryl Crow, Miley Cyrus, Melissa Etheridge, Ashanti, Natasha Bedingfield, Keyshia Cole, Ciara, Leona Lewis, LeAnn Rimes, and
Carrie Underwood.
SIRIUS XM's broadcast will air live from 8-9 pm ET on both SIRIUS and XM on SIRIUS Hits 1 SIRIUS channel 1 and 20 on 20 XM channel 20 and The Pink Channel XM channel 24 -- joining ABC, CBS and NBC as part of this unprecedented, commercial-free national simulcast. This will be the first simultaneous cross-network broadcast ever to raise funds for the fight against a disease.
In addition to performances by legendary recording artists, the Stand Up To Cancer special will feature stars from film and television who will perform as well as present filmed content giving viewers insight into cancer. Network news anchors Charles Gibson, Katie Couric and Brian Williams will report on potentially life-saving research, speaking with both patients and scientists. Celebrities confirmed for the broadcast (both for personal appearances or answering telephone calls) include: Casey Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Christina Applegate, Lance Armstrong, Abigail Breslin, Josh Brolin, David Cook, Katie Couric, Dana Delany, Fran Drescher, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Kirsten Dunst, Elizabeth Edwards, Jon Favreau, America Ferrera, Charles Gibson, Neil Patrick Harris, Salma Hayek, Scarlett Johansson, Masi Oka, Danica Patrick, Christina Ricci, Robin Roberts, Homer Simpson, Marge Simpson, Meryl Streep, Hilary Swank, Charlize Theron, Goran Visnjic, Forest Whitaker, Brian Williams and Reese Witherspoon. Additional participants and musical performers are still to be announced.
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