Beyoncé To Headline Gucci's Chime For Change Concert In London This Summer

Beyoncé will headline a concert for Gucci's Chime For Change in London this summer.
The charity's ambassador Salma Hayek Pinault with Mariane Pearl, John Legend and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy gave the news during a press conference at the Soho Hotel yesterday morning.

Chime For Change, the recently launched global campaign founded by Gucci, serves to raise funds and awareness for girls’ and women’s empowerment and has the support of some of Hollywood's leading figures.
The singer - who is the co-founder of Chime For Change and the concert creative director - will take to the stage on 1 June 2013 to raise money for the female empowerment charity.
The event will be broadcast globally, and will also feature sets from Florence + The Machine, Ellie Goulding, Iggy Azalea, John Legend, Rita Ora, Timbaland and Laura Pausini.

The concert, called The Sound Of Change Live, will also show short inspirations films and stories highlighting women's issues around the world.