Faith Hill & Tim McGraw's Star-Studded Nashville Benefit

Country music bands together to help raise funds for disaster relief in Tennessee

By Marc Malkin May 10, 2010 5:40 PMTags
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It's country time.

Faith Hill and Tim McGraw have just announced that they're spearheading Nashville Rising: A Benefit Concert for Flood Recovery on June 22 in the city's Bridgestone Arena.

And they've recruited some heavy hitters...

The superstar lineup already includes Hill, McGraw, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, Miley Cyrus, LeAnn Rimes, Brooks & Dunn, Jason Aldean and Miranda Lambert, among many others. Special guests include Tennessee Titans head coach Jeff Fisher and Barry Trotz, head coach of the NHL's Nashville Predators.

"The damage that we've seen to people's homes and the effect that the flooding has had on their lives in unimaginable," Hill and McGraw said in a statement this morning. "But we've seen the spirit of our community firsthand, as volunteers, church groups and our local business leaders rally to help."

Nashville Rising will benefit the Community Foundation, which provides services to the Middle Tennessee area. Tickets go on sale on May 14.

Twenty-three people have died in Tennessee from the flooding. The disaster has also reportedly caused more than $1.5 billion in property damage. On Saturday, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced that more than $4 million in federal assistance has already been approved for individuals. More than 17,000 people have already requested aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Performances at the Grand Ole Opry House have had to be moved to other venues because of the flooding. No word yet on when the legendary Opry will be up and running again.

For more info on Nashville Rising, go to nashvillerising.org.

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