 Lady GaGa is set to join Elton John, Sting and Shirley Bassey to perform together for the Rainforest Fund Concert at The Carnegie Hall in New York on May 13th. The charity institution is celebrating it’s 21st. birthday, it’s aim is help to protect and preserve the world’s threatened rainforest areas. The performers and guests will attend a live auction and a gala dinner. Trudie Styler (one of the organization founders) invited Lady GaGa to take a break from her European tour to perform at the event, he told Billboard “She’s such a great young woman[...]Its a winning combination – we’re going to have a riotous time up there. Sting, Elton and Gaga will play together, and the boys will be performing with Dame Shirley, doing a great rendition of ‘Hey Big Spender’.” Over the last 21 years, the Rainforest Fund has raised more than $30 million for its efforts, which have expanded from the Amazonian rainforest in Brazil to include efforts in 23 different countries. “One of the things about this night,” Styler said, “the audience comes expecting to see unusual combinations of singers. Because I’ve never recorded it, everyone let’s their hair down. We raise a good amount of money for what I consider to be an incredibly important cause, but they have one heck of a night.”  |
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