It is available on streaming and download services, and proceeds will go to the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for the World Health Organization, powered by the United Nations Foundation. The fund provides tools and resources including personal protective equipment to people who do the critical work but take no bows or curtain calls.
“As a father with a daughter in the front line, I am ultra-aware of the vital work they are doing daily to save us and our society,” Taylor said in a news release. “Their bravery and sacrifice must not be prejudiced by anything less than a 100% effort by our governments to protect them. They are precious to us all and they are truly our champions.”
Celebs fight against coronavirus
Mercury died in 1991, and original Queen bassist John Deacon retired in 1997, even skipping the band’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001. Taylor and guitar god Brian May first performed with Lambert on “American Idol” in 2009. He has been touring with them since 2012.
The COVID-19 outbreak, which has dominated the news of the world this year, has forced the band to reschedule their 27-date U.K. and European tour to 2021
