Janet Jackson & Cardi B To Headline New York Global Citizen Festival Aimed At Eradicating Extreme Poverty

Janet Jackson & Cardi B To Headline New York Global Citizen Festival Aimed At Eradicating Extreme Poverty

 Janet Jackson and fast-rising female rapper Cardi B will headline the Global Citizen festival in New York to rally support for preserving international aid to eradicate extreme poverty.

The critically acclaimed experimentalist Janelle Monae, R&B sensation The Weeknd, activist songwriter John Legend and young pop star Shawn Mendes will also play the September 29 festival in Central Park, organizers announced Tuesday.

Taking place each year since 2012 as world leaders gather in New York for the UN General Assembly, Global Citizen distributes tickets for free to supporters who pledge to take actions such as sending letters to their governments in support of development aid.