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Jennifer Hudson and BamBam Join Grace for the World Concert in Vatican City

September 8, 2025
September 8, 2025

Full Lineup Includes Pharrell Williams with the Voices of Fire Gospel Choir, Maestro Andrea Bocelli, John Legend, Karol G, Clipse, Teddy Swims, Jelly Roll, and Angélique Kidjo 

Grace for the World Will Stream Live Exclusively on Disney+, Hulu, and ABC News Live September 13

Fever Joins as Presenting Partner of Grace for the World

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Disney+, Hulu, and ABC News today announced additional artists have been added to the historic concert from Vatican City titled Grace for the World. Jennifer Hudson and BamBam join the lineup of live performances by Pharrell Williams with the Voices of Fire Gospel Choir, Maestro Andrea Bocelli, John Legend, Karol G, Clipse, Teddy Swims, Jelly Roll, The Choir of the Diocese of Rome led by Maestro Marco Frisina, and Angélique Kidjo, plus an international choir assembled for the occasion with musical direction by Adam Blackstone. A spectacular aerial drone and light show by Nova Sky Stories, featuring imagery inspired by the Sistine Chapel, will further enhance the show.

Grace for the World will be live streamed globally on Disney+, Hulu, and ABC News Live on September 13 starting at 3pm ET / 12pm PT, with a replay of the concert available on Disney+ after the event. Live from the heart of Vatican City at St. Peter's Square, this historic event marks the first time that a concert will be staged in this significant setting. 

Fever joins as the Presenting Partner of Grace for the World. The event is Executive Produced by Pharrell Williams, Maestro Andrea Bocelli, Nova Sky Stories, and Something in the Water, with Additional Executive Producers including Solina Chau, Mark & Roma Burnett, Kimbal Musk, and Fever. The live broadcast is produced by Jesse Collins Entertainment and directed by Sam Wrench.

This performance will both celebrate the 2025 Jubilee year and mark the closing of the third World Meeting on Human Fraternity, a conference held by the Fratelli Tutti Foundation consisting of two days of spiritual and cultural initiatives, to celebrate the strength of fraternity, offer the world a symbolic embrace, and renew the collective commitment to the protection of Creation. With support from the Vatican, the concert will bring together music, reflection, and visual storytelling in a singular live experience. 

The event joins the growing lineup of live events on Disney+ and Hulu, and alongside ABC News Live, these streaming platforms are bringing audiences around the globe together for a monumental cultural and musical experience.

Attendance at the concert in Vatican City is free and open to all. Guests are asked to arrive at St. Peter’s Square by 8pm CEST, with the concert commencing at 9pm CEST. More information at www.gracefortheworld.live.

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