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Beyonc, Oprah, Streisand and Blake Shelton to headline Hurricane Harvey telethon

Celebrities including George Clooney, Matthew McConaughey, Julia Roberts and Jamie Foxx are also expected to bring live or taped messages to the event in support of thousands of people affected by the flooding disaster.

Star-studded event to benefit survivors of the disaster, airing live on Sept. 12

Beyonce, pictured in a file photo from November 2016, will headline a one-hour benefit telethon for Hurricane Harvey victims along with Blake Shelton, Barbra Streisand and Oprah Winfrey. (Andrew Harnik/Associated Press)

Beyonc, Blake Shelton, Barbra Streisand and Oprah Winfrey will headline a one-hour benefit telethon to benefit Hurricane Harvey victims next Tuesday.

The star-studded telethonis being organized by Houston rap artist Bun B and Scooter Braun, founder of SB Projects, and is expected to include live or taped messages fromGeorge Clooney, Matthew McConaughey, Dennis Quaid, Julia Roberts, Jamie Foxx, Ryan Seacrest, Michael Strahan, Kelly Rowland, George Strait, Reese Witherspoon and others.

Journalists Matt Lauer and Norah O'Donnell will also participate in the event, which will be broadcast liveat8 p.m. ETon Sept. 12, and on tape delay at 8 p.m. PT on the West Coast. It will air on multiple networks, includingABC, CBS, NBC, Fox and CMT, and will streamed live on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.

The telethon will benefit several organizations, including United Way of Greater Houston, Habitat for Humanity, Save the Children, Direct Relief, Feeding Texas and The Mayor's Fund for Hurricane Harvey Relief.

Afhley Lluvia, left, and her mother, Julia, remove clothing from their home which was destroyed by floodwaters in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. (David J. Phillip/Associated Press)

Other entertainment figures have already stepped up to help flood victims. ABC and its sister networks held a "day of giving" last week, and singers Paul Simon and Edie Brickell pledged $1 million US.

The telethon will air from Los Angeles, but there will be stages in New York and Nashville, Tennessee.