{"id":2258860,"date":"2026-01-30T22:11:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T22:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2258860"},"modified":"2026-01-30T22:11:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T22:11:29","slug":"mustafa-shawn-mendes-daniel-caesar-and-more-raise-5-5-million-for-sudan-and-palestine-aid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/mustafa-shawn-mendes-daniel-caesar-and-more-raise-5-5-million-for-sudan-and-palestine-aid\/","title":{"rendered":"Mustafa, Shawn Mendes, Daniel Caesar and more raise $5.5 million for Sudan and Palestine aid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"ttsIcon-cIBsl\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/a\/assets\/texttospeech.svg\" alt=\"Text to Speech Icon\" width=\"44\" height=\"44\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Listen to this article<\/p>\n<p>Estimated 2 minutes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"toggletip-tKLKF ttsToggleTip-DSCNQ\">\n<p>The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. 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We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Juno-winning folk singer Mustafa put on the third edition of his Artists for Aid benefit concert on Jan. 10 in Los Angeles, raising $5.5 million for the Sudanese American Physicians Association and the Palestine Children\u2019s Relief Fund.<\/p>\n<p>The civil war in Sudan has killed more than <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/kidsnews\/post\/the-war-in-sudan-how-it-began-and-why-people-are-starving\" target=\"_blank\">40, 000 people according to several aid groups<\/a>, while more than <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/radio\/asithappens\/gaza-ceasefire-schools-9.7042673\" target=\"_blank\">20,000 Palestinian children<\/a> have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war<u>,<\/u> according to estimates by Save The Children.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Yesterday, we raised 5.5 million dollars for the Palestine Children\u2019s Relief Fund and the Sudanese American Physicians Association, a historic victory for people being buried at the hands of hells that are subsidized by us,&#8221; Mustafa wrote on Instagram on Jan. 11. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am forever indebted to every artist, every organizer, every believer,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;I am nothing but a bridge and if all I\u2019ve done in this life is walk artists to each other, and walk artists to people whose voices are missing, then I\u2019ve lived a life worth dying for. &#8220;<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\" custom content\" class=\"customHtml\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In an Instagram story, Mustafa shared that a limited edition zine featuring images and poems would be released to commemorate the show.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Mustafa's story with text about a zine.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/403b722a-ad20-4822-b599-86fc97e29999,1768328330282\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1206%2C2437%29%3BResize%3D796 796w,https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/403b722a-ad20-4822-b599-86fc97e29999,1768328330282\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1206%2C2437%29%3BResize%3D1083 1083w,https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/403b722a-ad20-4822-b599-86fc97e29999,1768328330282\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1206%2C2437%29%3BResize%3D1280 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 762px) calc(100vw - 32px),730px\" src=\"https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/403b722a-ad20-4822-b599-86fc97e29999,1768328330282\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1206%2C2437%29%3B\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.49487074271645465\" data-cy=\"image-img\"\/><\/div>\n<p>A screenshot of Mustafa&#8217;s Instagram story. (@mustafathepoet\/Instagram)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Canadian musicians Daniel Caesar and Shawn Mendes performed at the event. Also on the lineup were Geese, Alex G, Blood Orange, Clairo, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/stereogum.com\/2484832\/watch-lucy-dacus-cover-the-magnetic-fields-with-chappell-roan-at-artists-for-aid-benefit\/news\" target=\"_blank\">Chappell Roan<\/a> and more, who took the stage, while model Bella Hadid and actor Pedro Pascal served as hosts.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel Caesar has performed at previous Artists for Aid concerts, and this time he sang Who Knows, Superpowers and Toronto 2014, which he performed with Mustafa. <\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\" custom content\" class=\"customHtml\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Shawn Mendes made his Artists for Aid debut and brought out Maggie Rogers to sing Youth with him. He later performed his hit song Stitches.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\" custom content\" class=\"customHtml\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Mustafa&#8217;s previous Artist for Aid benefit concerts took place in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/crackmagazine.net\/2024\/06\/mustafa-announces-london-line-up-artists-for-aid\/\" target=\"_blank\">London in 2024<\/a>, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefader.com\/2023\/12\/18\/mustafa-gaza-sudan-benefit-concert-feat-stormzy-faye-webster-clairo-daniel-caesar\" target=\"_blank\">Newark, N.J., in 2023<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.cbc.ca \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. 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