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Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi and others to participate in New Jersey benefit

Performances will air on Apple TV and SiriusXM
Jon Bon Jovi (pictured) during a sold-out show at Philips Arena on April 20, 2018, will participate in a fundraiser for the New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund.Photo: Melissa Ruggieri/Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Jon Bon Jovi (pictured) during a sold-out show at Philips Arena on April 20, 2018, will participate in a fundraiser for the New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund.Photo: Melissa Ruggieri/Atlanta Journal-Constitution
By Melissa Ruggieri
April 14, 2020

A New Jersey-based crew of Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi, Tony Bennett, Halsey and others with ties to the Garden State will perform during a fundraiser for the New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund.

The “Jersey 4 Jersey” fundraiser will be broadcast at 7 p.m. EST April 22 on Apple Music and Apple TV apps, E Street Radio on SiriusXM, local New Jersey TV and radio stations and the radio.com app.

Other familiar names participating (from home) to help the state's fight against the coronavirus pandemic are Chelsea Handler, Jon Stewart, Danny DeVito, Whoopi Goldberg, Charlie Puth, SZA, Saquon Barkley and Kelly Ripa. 

The show will be produced by Joel Gallen, who handled the iHeart Living Room Concert Benefit last month with a top-name cast led by Elton John. 

About the Author

Melissa Ruggieri has covered music and entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 2010 and created the Atlanta Music Scene blog. She's kept vampire hours for more than two decades and remembers when MTV was awesome.

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