Shakira & The Weekend will headline the 2025 Global Citizen Festival in New York's Central Park, along with Tyla, Ayra Starr and Mariah the Scientist.

Global Citizen Festival 2025 returns to Central Park with performances by The Weeknd, Shakira, Tyla, and more, combining music with a mission for global change.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Weeknd and Shakira — two of the world’s biggest touring artists — will headline this fall’s Global Citizen Festival in New York’s Central Park, supporting campaigns to improve energy access across Africa and defend the Amazon against deforestation.