What is Idol Gives Back and what does it have to do with American Idol?
Idol Gives Back is an Emmy Award-winning television fundraising event and music celebration airing Wednesday, April 9 (7:30-10:00 PM ET) on FOX. The program raises awareness and funds to benefit selected nonprofit organizations, including the Children’s Defense Fund. During the show, viewers will be able to make donations via toll-free lines and the Internet. The money raised by the charity special will be distributed equally by Idol Gives Back to the following beneficiaries: the Children’s Defense Fund, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Make It Right, Malaria No More, Save the Children and the Children’s Health Fund. This year’s broadcast will feature outstanding international artists and sports stars including Bono, Brad Pitt, Reese Witherspoon, Miley Cyrus, Eli Manning, Peyton Manning, Mariah Carey, Fergie, Chris Daughtry, Carrie Underwood, Annie Lennox, John Legend and Snoop Dogg, with Ryan Seacrest hosting alongside judges Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Simo
