Bruce Springsteen enlists Bon Jovi and Whoopi Goldberg for New Jersey COVID-19 relief event 

Bruce Springsteen enlists Bon Jovi, Whoopi Goldberg and Chelsea Handler for New Jersey COVID-19 relief event

By David Lawrance For Dailymail.com

Published: 11:08 EDT, 14 April 2020 | Updated: 11:19 EDT, 14 April 2020

 They’re two of the biggest names to come out of New Jersey.

And Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi are teaming up to help raise funds for the Garden State’s pandemic relief fund, by performing at the #JerseyForJersey benefit on April 22.

The 70-year-old Born In The USA hitmaker made the announcement from his New Jersey home on Tuesday. 

Born in Jersey: Bruce Springsteen [L] and Jon Bon Jovi are teaming up to help raise funds for the Garden State’s pandemic relief fund, by performing at the #JerseyForJersey benefit on April 22

Also joining Springsteen’s fundraiser, to be broadcast on ABC next week, are such luminaries as Tony Bennett, Whoopi Goldberg, Danny DeVito and Chelsea Handler.

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‘New Jersey has been hit especially hard by the coronavirus pandemic, and the people of New Jersey have always stepped up during difficult times,’ Springsteen told Good Morning America.

‘This is our effort to do everything we can for our folks in the Garden State, and I hope you’ll join us.’ 

Big news: The 70-year-old Born In The USA hitmaker made the announcement from his New Jersey home on Tuesday

All star cast: Also joining Springsteen’s fundraiser, to be broadcast on ABC next week, are such luminaries as Tony Bennett, Whoopi Goldberg [seen here in 2018], Danny DeVito and Chelsea Handler

Legend: Tony Bennett [seen here in 2013] will also perform

As of Tuesday, New Jersey was the US state hit second hardest by the pandemic, with 64,584 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 2443 deaths.

Only New York has recorded more fatalities.

Across the country, there have been almost 600,000 recorded cases of coronavirus, with 23,649 deaths to date. 

Doing her part: As of Tuesday, New Jersey was the US state hit second hardest by the pandemic, with 64,584 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 2443 deaths. Chelsea Handler seen here  in April 2019

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