Jelly Roll, Jonas Brothers, CeCe Winans and Dan+Shay are among a group of artists who are helping in the fight against cancer, when they take part in Stand Up To Cancer’s ninth biennial televised fundraising special, which will air Friday, Aug. 15 at 8 p.m. ET, marking the first time the special will broadcast from Nashville.
The special will feature additional from Noah Cyrus, Gavin DeGraw, Marcus King, Brothers Osborne and Jon Pardi.
Aimed at raising essential funds for cancer research, the special will also include pre-taped segments from Kevin Bacon, Jamie Foxx, Tim McGraw, Zoe Saldaña, Keith Urban, and Reese Witherspoon. Sheryl Crow will serve as the evening’s host, while Stand Up To Cancer co-founder Katie Couric will also offer remarks. Dolly Parton also previously took part in a tune-in campaign to help raise awareness of the telecast. Meanwhile, the event will also highlight stories from cancer survivors as well as recent breakthroughs in early cancer detection and treatment.
The one-hour special will air on over 30 media platforms in the United States, including all four major U.S. broadcast networks, with broadcasters donating time slots to aid the special’s mission. The telecast will also be available to watch on several digital and streaming platforms.
The fundraising concert event will be held at Nashville venue The Pinnacle, and will be co-produced by Stand Up To Cancer and Done + Dusted. Executive producers for the event are Done + Dusted’s David Jammy and Liz Kelly, Stand Up To Cancer co-founders Pamela Oas Williams and Lisa Paulsen, Rod Essig of Creative Artists Agency (CAA), Kevin Yorn of Yorn Levine / BroadLight Capital, and Rick Yorn of LBI Entertainment / BroadLight Capital. James Merryman will be the show’s director, with two-time Academy of Country Music guitar player of the year winner Derek Wells serving as the musical director.
Leading up to the special, Stand Up To Cancer has launched the #StandUpToCancer campaign which runs through Aug. 31 and unites creators on platforms including Twitch, TikTok, Facebook and YouTube to support cancer research initiatives by hosting fundraising streams.
