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Rhiannon Giddens, Lumineers Join 'Event for the Environment'

Rhiannon Giddens performs during rehearsal for the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular in Boston, on July 3, 2018. Giddens will participate in an online fundraiser for the environment that will be shown on YouTube. The organization Playing for Change is putting on the event in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
Rhiannon Giddens performs during rehearsal for the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular in Boston, on July 3, 2018. Giddens will participate in an online fundraiser for the environment that will be shown on YouTube. The organization Playing for Change is putting on the event in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
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New York (AP) -- More than 200 musical artists will perform next month as part of an online fundraiser for the environment that will be shown on YouTube.

Black Pumas, Jack Johnson, Ben Harper, the Lumineers, Rhiannon Giddens, Cat Stevens, Taj Mahal and Rosanne Cash are among the musicians that have signed on for “Peace Through Music: A Global Event for the Environment,” organizers said on Tuesday.