Usher and No Doubt to lead performances at Earth Day rally

Usher, No Doubt and Common are to perform at the annual Earth Day Rally in Washington, D.C. next week (ends26Apr15).

The free concert will be co-hosted by Black Eyed Peas rapper will.i.am at the National Mall in the capital, and other stars on the bill include Mary J. Blige, Train and Fall Out Boy, while there will also be speeches from figures including United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim.

The initiative raises money to combat world hunger and environmental issues.