be an amazing celebration of global activism and artry. the legendary john mellencamp has been entertaining crowds for decades. he also uses his music for the greater good. he is one of the founding members of farm aid, an annual concert that much like global citizen creates a platform for change. its cause, raising money for family farmers since 1985. he sat down with morning joe s own joe scarborough to discuss the vision behind farm aid and the current state of u.s.
welcome back. we are just miptsz away from the start of this year s global citizen fest. and among the people that we ll be seeing on the stage just behind us tonight is the host demi lovato and she has distinguished herself as a global citizen with her tireless work supporting refugees and as a mental health activist. our very own kate snow sat down with debbie and joins us now. we all know her, right, for her huge hit songs. you also need to know that at 25 years old she is trying to reduce the stigma around mental illness. she told me that fans sometimes come up to her and tell her that she literally saved their lives because of her advocacy and speaking out. and that all ties in with a surprise announcement she ll make right here tonight. i sat down with denim i and global citizen cofounder hugh
whoa, oh, oh, oh you don t have to change a thing, the world could change its heart no scars to you re beautiful we re stars and we re beautiful [ cheers and applause ] here we go. thank you, global citizen, for having us. i appreciate it. let s do this one together. waiting for the time to pass you by hope the winds of change will change your mind i could give a thousand reasons why and i know you, and you ve got
the whole central park was just quiet. make some noise for yourselves. [ cheers and applause ] . make some noise for the people we lost and the people who couldn t be here today. make some noise for me. [ cheers and applause ] look, we all living in the same world. we know it s crazy right now, everything is crazy, man. no matter what, every tragedy we go through, everything that happens, every natural disaster we always bounce back man. we always bounce up from it ever single time. so right now, you ever bounced back from something in your life, man, became a champion, a better person. i need to sing this. let s go. i look an l, i bounced back msnbc s coverage of the global citizen festival is sponsored by
space, so with the help and support of global citizen we were able to set up this health center and currently we deliver over 30 babies and over 120 women. thank you guys so much. both for coming here and for the work you do. yeah. thanks for all you do. appreciate it. all right. and coming up, nbc s indicate snow talks with demi lovato about her work with global citizens.