Mariah Carey, Alicia Keys stage coronavirus benefit concert

NEW YORK (AP):

Billie Eilish, Mariah Carey, Alicia Keys and Dave Grohl have opened their doors to the world. The musicians performed from their homes for an hour-long benefit concert to raise money during the coronavirus crisis.

Keys kicked off the Sunday's event -- which also honoured health professionals and first responders -- singing her song Underdog from a piano in her home. She thanked those "risking their lives to keep us safe."

Carey, one of the last performers, sang Always Be My Baby from her home studio in New York, then told the audience she was going to put on gloves.

The homebound setting wasn't a stretch for the home-schooled Eilish, who typically performs live alongside her brother-producer Finneas, who is either on guitar or piano.

On Sunday, he strummed along as Eilish sang her No. 1 hit Bad Guy from their couch. The concert special came on the one-year anniversary of Eilish's Grammy-winning debut album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? -- which Finneas and Eilish produced and recorded from their home in Los Angeles.

The artistes were filmed with cell phones, cameras and audio equipment in their homes. The event took place during the time slot that was to belong to the iHeartRadio Music Awards, which became part of a wave of public-event postponements and cancellations because of the pandemic.