Fox has announced that Idol Gives Back - the fund-raiser that in its inaugural edition generated $76 million for charity - this season will be broadcast Wednesday, April 9, from 8 to 10 pm/ET.

Promising an event "bigger and more ambitious than ever," Fox thus far has lined up the following celebrities:

• Bono
• Brad Pitt
• Reese Witherspoon
• Miley Cyrus
• Mariah Carey
• Eli Manning
• Peyton Manning
• Fergie
• Chris Daughtry
• Carrie Underwood
• Annie Lennox
• John Legend
• Snoop Dogg

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