Ariana Grande announces benefit concert to raise money for Manchester victims

Friday, May 26, 2017

People gather ahead of a vigil in Albert Square, Manchester, England, Tuesday May 23, 2017. (Martin Rickett/PA via AP)

Ariana Grande will be returning to Manchester, England to perform a benefit concert "in honor of and to raise money for the victims and their families," the singer said in a note posted Twitter on Friday.

In her note, Grande said her "heart, prayers and deepest condolences are with the victims of the Manchester Attack and their loved ones" and that she does not "want to go the rest of the year without being able to see and hold and uplift my fans, the same way they continue to uplift me."
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"We will continue in honor of the ones we lost, their loved ones, my fans and all affected by this tragedy. They will be on my mind and in my heart everyday and I will think of them with everything I do for the rest of my life," Grande said.
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Twenty-two people were killed and over 100 treated for injuries in the wake of the explosion that happened at Grande's Manchester, England concert on Monday.

Queen Elizabeth II speaks to Amy Barlow, 12, from Rawtenstall, Lancashire, left, and her mother, Kathy, as she visits the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital on May 25, 2017.none
Queen Elizabeth II speaks to Manchester bombing victim Evie Mills, 14, from Harrogate, and her father Craig, as she visits the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital on May 25, 2017.none
Queen Elizabeth II speaks to Manchester bombing victim Millie Robson, 15, and her mother, Marie, as she visits the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital on May 25, 2017.none
People gather ahead of a vigil in Albert Square, Manchester, England, Tuesday May 23, 2017.AP
Britain's Prime Minister, Theresa May, writes a message at Manchester Town Hall in Manchester, England, Tuesday May 23, 2017.AP
A message is written on the pavement in Manchester, England, Tuesday May 23, 2017, the day after the suicide attack at an Ariana Grande concert .AP
The Union flag flies at half mast outside the British Embassy in Paris, Tuesday, May 23, 2017.AP
A couple embrace under a billboard in Manchester city centre, Tuesday May 23, 2017.AP
Police block roads near to the Manchester Arena, seen at the right, in central Manchester, England Tuesday May 23, 2017.none
Fan leaves the Park Inn hotel in central Manchester, England, Tuesday, May 23, 2017.none
President Donald Trump makes a statement on the terrorist attack in Manchester after a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Tuesday, May 23, 2017.none
British Prime Minister Theresa May departs 10 Downing Street, London, to go to Manchester, Tuesday May 23, 2017.none
Police investigate on a bridge which links Victoria railway station to the Manchester Arena in central Manchester, England, Tuesday May 23 2017.none
Police block a road outside the Manchester Arena in central Manchester, England Tuesday May 23, 2017.none
A fan leaves with parents at the Park Inn hotel in central Manchester, England Tuesday May 23 2017.none
Forensic personnel stand on a bridge which links Victoria railway station to the Manchester Arena in central Manchester, Britain, Tuesday May 23 2017.none
Armed police patrol the streets near to Manchester Arena in central Manchester, England, Tuesday May 23, 2017.none
A fan is comforted as she leaves the Park Inn hotel in central Manchester, England, Tuesday May 23, 2017.none
Police guard close to the Manchester Arena in Manchester, Britain, Tuesday May 23, 2017, a day after an explosionAP
Emergency services personnel speak to people outside Manchester Arena after reports of an explosion at the venue during an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England,AP
Nineteen people have died following reports of an explosion Monday night at an Ariana Grande concert in northern England, police said.AP
Police respond at Manchester Arena after reports of an explosion at the venue during an Ariana Grande gig in Manchester, EnglandAP
Police respond at Manchester Arena after reports of an explosion at the venue during an Ariana Grande gig in Manchester, EnglandAP
Police respond at Manchester Arena after reports of an explosion at the venue during an Ariana Grande gig in Manchester, EnglandAP
Police respond at Manchester Arena after reports of an explosion at the venue during an Ariana Grande gig in Manchester, EnglandAP
Police respond at Manchester Arena after reports of an explosion at the venue during an Ariana Grande gig in Manchester, EnglandAP
Police respond at Manchester Arena after reports of an explosion at the venue during an Ariana Grande gig in Manchester, EnglandAP
Armed police gather at Manchester Arena after reports of an explosion at the venue during an Ariana Grande gig in Manchester, EnglandAP
Police at the scene of the deadly incident in Manchester on Monday.ABCNews
Police at the scene of the deadly incident in Manchester on Monday.ABCNews
Police at the scene of the deadly incident in Manchester on Monday.ABCNews
Police at the scene of the deadly incident in Manchester on Monday.ABCNews
Police at the scene of the deadly incident in Manchester on Monday.ABCNews
Police at the scene of the deadly incident in Manchester on Monday.ABCNews
Police at the scene of the deadly incident in Manchester on Monday.ABCNews
Police at the scene of the deadly incident in Manchester on Monday.ABCNews
Police at the scene of the deadly incident in Manchester on Monday.ABCNews
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