FireAid combines music’s biggest acts and stories of loss to raise money for LA wildfire relief
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Pop stars, first responders, rock stars and those who’ve lost everything in the devastating LA-area wildfires came together for FireAid, a massive benefit concert Thursday that combined spectacular performances with moving storytelling from survivors and reminders of the destruction.In a night full of surprises, a reunion of Nirvana — fronted by St. Vincent, Kim Gordon and Joan Jett in the place of the late Kurt Cobain — tops the list. They launched into “Breed,” “School” and “Territorial Pissings” respectively, inspired and unexpected choices.Drummer Dave Grohl's daughter, Violet, then emerged on stage for “All Apologies.”Closer Lady Gaga, after powering through the Oscar-award winning “Shallow” and “Always Remember Us This Way” from “A Star Is Born,” played a new song on the piano. “It’s just for tonight, it’s just for you,” she said of the song she wrote with fiancé businessman Michael Polansky. “Time is a healer.” “All I need is time,” she sang in the folk-y pop chorus. “To heal my…
31 Jan 11:58 · iNFOnews.ca