Articles from Global Citizen

Just days after producing the first-ever FIFA Club World Cup halftime show, international advocacy organization Global Citizen today announced the lineup of the 2025 Global Citizen Festival, set to take place on Central Park’s Great Lawn on September 27. The Weeknd and Shakira will headline this year’s festival, with performances by Tyla, Ayra Starr and Mariah the Scientist. Global Citizen Ambassador Hugh Jackman will host the event, with additional participants to be announced in the coming weeks.

The inaugural FIFA Club World Cup™ Final Halftime Show, presented by Panini, made history yesterday, bringing together a truly international lineup of superstars who captivated audiences worldwide while advancing the opportunity for millions of children to receive access to quality education. The first-of-its-kind halftime show, produced by Global Citizen and curated by Chris Martin of Coldplay, showcased the power of music to unite cultures and drive meaningful change, and was viewed live around the world.

Today, Bridgewater Associates, one of the largest, most successful hedge funds of all-time, in partnership with Global Citizen, the world’s leading international advocacy organisation, announced the launch of an ambitious new global economics challenge, Forecasting the Future: A Modern Economics Challenge. This new global prediction challenge invites applicants from around the world to participate in Bridgewater’s idea meritocracy, where a good idea can come from anyone anywhere, to tackle one of the most significant global economic transformations of our time.

Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations; Sarah, Duchess of York; Bill Nye, Science Educator and Global Citizen Ambassador; José Manuel Barroso, Professor, Chair of Gavi Board; Ashlyn Harris, Host of Wide Open Podcast, Creative Consultant, Entrepreneur & Retired Professional Athlete; James Blake, Award-Winning Music Artist; Laverne Cox, Emmy-nominated Actor, Producer, Advocate; and Seu Jorge, Actor, Composer & Performer have joined the growing list of participants for this year’s edition of Global Citizen NOW. James Blake is also set to perform during the summit, taking place in New York City on Wednesday, April 30, which will convene leaders in government, policy, advocacy, the private sector, media, entertainment, and philanthropy to drive action to end extreme poverty.