One Love Manchester: Ariana Grande’s record label donates half a MILLION to victims' fund
ARIANA GRANDE’S record label, Universal Music Group, has donate $500,000 (£390,000) to the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund.
Ariana Grande performs One Last Time at Manchester Arena
Set up for the victims and their families of last week’s Manchester attack, the fund has so far raised almost £6 million.
Now Grande, who performed at Manchester Arena the night of the bombing, has seen her label, Universal, donate a whopping $500,000 (£390,000).
The company stated: “The Universal Music Group global family is proud to stand with Ariana Grande and its other performing artists in their support for the victims and families affected by the Manchester attack.”
The donation comes ahead of Sunday’s charity concert, One Love, which Ariana has returned to the UK to sing at.
One Love Manchester: Ariana Grande’s record label donates half a MILLION to victims' fund
The 23-year-old star will perform to an audience of 50,000 at Old Trafford cricket ground, alongside a star-studded ensemble which includes Coldplay, Justin Bieber, Take That and One Direction’s Niall Horan.
They will be joined by Miley Cyrus, Pharrell Williams, Usher, Katy Perry, Black Eyed Peas, Little Mix and Robbie Williams.
It’s also rumoured that Oasis will make a surprise reunion appearance after Liam Gallagher, who performed his own charity gig in Manchester earlier this week, said that he and Noel “have unfinished business.”
Ticketa for One Love were prioritised for those who attended Ariana’s concert the night of the attack, with others selling out after just 20 minutes on Thursday.
The We Love Manchester Emergency Fund has raised almost £6 million
However ticket touts have since been criticised for trying to sell them on again through third-party sites, making a profit out of the charity gig.
Ticketmaster also revealed that they received 10,000 fake applications of people falsely claiming they attended Ariana’s concert the night of the bombing.
One Love Manchester will air from 6:55pm this Sunday on BBC One.