John Legend To Host Global Citizen Prize Awards

People.com: John Legend is lending his emceeing skills and voice toward honoring those who have helped out on a global scale.

The Grammy-winning singer, 41, will host the Global Citizen Prize Awards that's all about giving leaders recognition and acknowledgment for doing critically needed work to end extreme poverty.

In addition to Legend, the awards show, which will honor those around the world making extraordinary efforts to lift up the world's most vulnerable, will also feature performances by Alessia Cara, Carrie Underwood, Common, Gwen Stefani, JoJo and Tori Kelly.

On top of the star-studded musical lineup, the Global Citizen Prize Awards will also have appearances by John Oliver, Nick Jonas, wife Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Game of Thrones' Nikolaj Coster-Waldau.

Some of the night's top prizes include the Global Citizen of the Year, Global Citizen Prize for World Leader, Global Citizen Prize for Business Leader, Global Citizen Artist of the Year, Cisco Youth Leadership Award and the Global Citizen Country Hero Award.