Country Singer Taylor Dye Marries Songwriter Josh Kerr in Nashville Ceremony

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.

Taylor Hicks is lucky to be alive after getting caught up in the tornado that tore through Nashville, Tennessee on Tuesday.

“This tornado seemed like it came out of nowhere,” Taylor Hicks, 43, recalled after tornadoes devastated Middle Tennessee on March 3. American Idol‘s Season 5 winner was right there in Nashville when one of the tornadoes hit, and he retold his “life and death” experience three days later in an interview with PEOPLE.

The winner of “American Idol” season 5 has opened up about how a tornado hit his home this week, revealing that the experience was “the closest anyone can get to death.”

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- For weeks the National Rifle Association has been publicizing plans to hold a fundraising dinner at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum where it planned to auction off firearms, even as many country music artists have distanced themselves from the gun rights organization.

Country music stars, including Dave Haywood and Charles Kelley of Lady Antebellum, have helped the Rebuilding Tennessee telethon raise $373,000 (£286,900) for tornado relief efforts in Nashville.

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

Celebrities are finding a way to give back.

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.

Taylor Swift is donating $1 million to Tennessee tornado relief efforts after parts of the state were destroyed by two tornadoes on Tuesday.

Taylor Swift is standing with her city of Nashville, Tenn., after a tornado destroyed parts of the city earlier this week. The singer, 30, revealed she's donating $1 million to tornado relief efforts in Middle Tennessee where dozens of people have died and even more have lost their homes.

Taylor Swift is standing with her city of Nashville, Tenn., after a tornado destroyed parts of the city earlier this week. The singer, 30, revealed she's donating $1 million to tornado relief efforts in Middle Tennessee where dozens of people have died and even more have lost their homes.

Hometown glory. Taylor Swift donated $1 million to help fund tornado relief efforts in her home state of Tennessee after disaster struck in Nashville on Tuesday, March 3.

Taylor Swift is using her platform for good. On Thursday morning, the music superstar took to Instagram Stories and expressed her support for all those affected by the tornadoes in and around Nashville.