Academy Award-Winning Artist John Legend To Be Featured Alongside Cirque du Soleil In One Night For ONE DROP March 20

Academy Award-Winning Artist John Legend To Be Featured Alongside Cirque du Soleil In One Night For ONE DROP March 20

MGM Resorts International presents Third Annual Global Philanthropy Event Imagined by Cirque du Soleil

LAS VEGAS, March 9, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- One Night for ONE DROP imagined by Cirque du Soleil welcomes R&B recording artist John Legend for an exclusive performance at The Mirage Hotel & Casino Friday, March 20. The Academy Award-winning musician will celebrate World Water Day alongside more than 100 Cirque du Soleil artists in an original, one-night only production created by Mukhtar O.S. Mukhtar.

"We are honored to have award-winning musician John Legend featured in One Night for ONE DROP," said Mukhtar O.S. Mukhtar, creator/director of One Night for ONE DROP. "I admire his innovative approach to music, and his ability to combine different styles and genres seamlessly. His performance will be a huge asset to this unique, once in a lifetime performance."

Legend first broke into the music scene with his debut album Get Lifted, which went platinum and earned him three GRAMMY Awards for Best R&B Album, Best R&B Male Vocal Performance and Best New Artist. Following the album's success, the R&B icon continued to produce countless hits including "Heaven" and "Green Light." He has collaborated with a wide array of artists including Lauryn Hill, Alicia Keys, Twista, Janet Jackson and Kanye West. Recently, Legend accepted a Golden Globe as well as an Oscar for Best Original Song, with fellow musician Common, for their smash hit "Glory" from the movie Selma.

One Night for ONE DROP is an annual celebration to raise funds and awareness for water issues worldwide. All proceeds will benefit ONE DROP's global initiatives, along with innovative educational programming in Nevada through a partnership with the Las Vegas Springs Preserve. Individual, tax-deductible VIP tickets which include the post-party extravaganza are available for $1500 with show-only tickets starting at $100. For more information on sponsorship packages or to purchase individual tickets for One Night for ONE DROP visit onedrop.org/onenight or call 1-844-33-WATER.

Click to tweet: Oscar winner @JohnLegend gives exclusive performance @cirque #1Night1Drop in #Vegas on 3/20! #DoGoodInVegas Tix/Info: http://cirk.me/1nPIudK



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CONTACT: MEDIA CONTACTS: Alexandria Baum, Kirvin Doak Communications, abaum@kirvindoak.com, 702.737.3100; Pien Koopman, ONE DROP, Pien.koopman@onedrop.org, 702.352.0101; Katharine Sherrer, MGM Resorts International, ksherrer@mgmresorts.com, 702.692.6724

Web Site: http://onenight.onedrop.org


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