Country music stars help raise $373,000 for tornado relief efforts

Rihanna's charity organization, the Clara Lionel Foundation, has donated $5 million to support efforts combating the novel coronavirus. CLF will be "helping the most vulnerable in the United States, the Caribbean and in Africa prepare for what is to come," read a statement from the charity.The generous donation will be used to purchase medical supplies, benefit several food banks and help accelerate testing efforts in more vulnerable countries.

By Anita Bennett, Bruce Haring

Rihanna is contributing to the global coronavirus relief efforts in a big way. The singer and fashion mogul's Clara Lionel Foundation announced on Saturday that it has donated $5 million to COVID-19 rapid response efforts in the United States and across the globe.

Grammy-winning country singer Kenny Rogers died late on Friday night at the age of 81, his family said on Saturday.

Kenny Rogers has died at the age of 81. Rogers “passed away peacefully at home from natural causes under the care of hospice and surrounded by his family,” a representative for the singer said in a statement.

The Warner Music Nashville roster has joined forces to release the digital compilation Nashville Strong.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Academy of Country Music said its April 5 awards show will still go on at the MGM Garden Arena in Las Vegas, but officials are monitoring the spread of the coronavirus.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Academy of Country Music said its April 5 awards show will still go on at the MGM Garden Arena in Las Vegas, but officials are monitoring the spread of the coronavirus.

The communal spirit of Nashville was felt at Marathon Music Works on Monday night (March 9), where over $500,000 was raised as part of the benefit concert To Nashville, With Love. All the proceeds made at the show went to the people of Nashville affected by the March 2020 tornado.

The communal spirit of Nashville was felt at Marathon Music Works on Monday night (March 9), where over $500,000 was raised as part of the benefit concert To Nashville, With Love. All the proceeds made at the show went to the people of Nashville affected by the March 2020 tornado.

Marathon Music Works is hosting a benefit concert to raise money for the people of Nashville who were affected by the deadly tornado that struck Tennessee earlier this week. The show, called “To Nashville, With Love,” is set to take place on Monday, March 9.

Musicians in Nashville, Tenn., are coming together to hold a benefit concert Monday to raise money for people impacted by tornadoes that ripped through the state earlier this week and left several dead.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Sheryl Crow, Brandi Carlile, Jason Isbell, Dan Auerbach and more Nashville artists will hold a benefit concert to raise money for people impacted by a recent deadly tornado.

Taylor Swift is using her status and popularity to help an important cause following the damage done by the recent tornadoes in Nashville, Tennessee. The singer donated USD 1 million to the Middle Tennessee Emergency Response Fund to support those affected by the tornadoes, E! Online reported.

After four tornadoes hit the state on Tuesday

Taylor Swift has donated $1 million (£770,000) to aid Nashville, Tennessee tornado relief efforts.

Taylor Swift is donating $1 million to tornado relief efforts in Middle Tennessee, where deadly storms ravaged counties this week, including in Nashville. In an Instagram post made Thursday, Swift said "Nashville is my home." She added that "the fact that so many people have lost their homes and so much more in Middle Tennessee is devastating to me." She included a link to the Middle Tennessee Emergency Response Fund.