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On Saturday, big name artists like Andrea Bocelli<\/a>, John Legend<\/a> and Jennifer Hudson are uniting for a massive concert that will be streamed live from somewhat of an unexpected venue: St. Peter\u2019s Square in Vatican City.<\/p>\n \u201cGrace for the World,\u201d a concert co-directed by Bocelli and Pharrell Williams, \u201cwill celebrate the Catholic Jubilee Holy Year \u2014 the 2,025th anniversary of the incarnation of Jesus Christ \u2014 and also mark the closing of the third World Meeting on Human Fraternity,” per The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>.<\/p>\n It marks the first musical event of this nature to take place at the Vatican.<\/p>\n \u201cLet us shine a spotlight on humanity with music from the very heart of Christianity and the most important spiritual square, reaching the entire world with a single message of brotherhood and peace,\u201d Bocelli said in a statement shared on the Disney+ website<\/a>.<\/p>\n The concert will feature a wide variety of styles, including gospel, soul, hip-hop, pop and classical, according to the Disney+ website<\/a>.<\/p>\n The lineup includes:<\/p>\n Pharrell Williams, alongside the Voices of Fire Gospel Choir<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n The historic event comes five years after Bocelli put on a live recital from the Duomo of Milan on Easter Sunday, just one month into the COVID-19 pandemic. That performance generated more than 28 million views <\/a>on YouTube in its first 24 hours and became the most-watched classical music concert<\/a> on YouTube, as the Deseret News<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n Bocelli, who co-directs the \u201cGrace for the World\u201d event, has previously spoken with the Deseret News about the power of faith and music in his own life.<\/p>\nWhat is the \u2018Grace for the World\u2019 concert?<\/h3>\n
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