A few days ago, tragedy struck Manchester. A bomb blast at the Ariana Grande concert claimed the lives of 22 people, mostly consisting of children below the age of 18. Ariana was pretty shaken up after the whole incident, which is understandable.

broken.
from the bottom of my heart, i am so so sorry. i don't have words.

And, now she has decided to return to Manchester to headline a special ‘One Love Manchester’ benefit concert, to be held on Sunday, to honour and raise funds for the victims and families who were affected by the suicide bombing after her show on May 22nd.

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She has also roped in Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Coldplay, Pharrell, Usher, Miley Cyrus and Niall Horan to perform for this amazing cause. All the proceeds from this benefit concert will go to the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund, which was set up by the Manchester City Council in partnership with the British Red Cross for the families and the victims of the attack.

Ariana announced her plans to return to Manchester in an open letter she posted on her Twitter account.

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"Our response to this violence must be to come closer together, to help each other, to love more, to sing louder and to live more kindly and generously that we did before," she wrote. "I'll be returning to the incredibly brave city of Manchester to spend time with my fans and to have a benefit concert in honour of and to raise money for the victims and their families."

Because of the attack, Ariana had cancelled several dates of her European tour, but is now expected to resume the tour after the benefit concert.