{"id":67937,"date":"2020-04-27T10:40:55","date_gmt":"2020-04-27T14:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=67937"},"modified":"2020-04-27T10:40:55","modified_gmt":"2020-04-27T14:40:55","slug":"scoop-historic-benefit-sees-canadian-musicians-unite-sing-lean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2020\/04\/27\/scoop-historic-benefit-sees-canadian-musicians-unite-sing-lean\/","title":{"rendered":"THE SCOOP | Historic Benefit Sees Canadian Musicians Unite To Sing &#8216;Lean on Me&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-67938\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/Lean_on_Me-fearture_image.jpg\" alt=\"Lean On Me Canadian musicians\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/Lean_on_Me-fearture_image.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/Lean_on_Me-fearture_image-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/Lean_on_Me-fearture_image-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/Lean_on_Me-fearture_image-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sunday night\u2019s Stronger Together, Tous ensemble event was billed as the largest single broadcast event in Canadian history.<\/p>\n<p>With the goal of generating $150M in support for Food Banks Canada, the broadcast saw a mix of actors, comedians, and musicians drop into the 90-minute event. Among the who\u2019s who were Celine Dion, Justin Bieber, Drake, Avril Lavigne, Michael Bubl\u00e9, and Sarah McLachlan encouraging viewers to donate.<\/p>\n<p>The event included a new song produced by Jon Levine featuring musicians performing Bill Withers 1972 hit, \u201cLean on me\u201d. All proceeds will go to support the Canadian Red Cross for use in battling COVID-19 in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Watch here:<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/athd5_CW_z0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"western\"><em>#LUDWIGVAN<\/em><\/h3>\n<p class=\"western\"><em>Want more updates on classical music and opera news and reviews? 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