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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.

Carrie Underwood continues to prove she’s a little bit country, a little bit rock n’ roll.

Taylor Swift is doing her part to help her home city.

The tornadoes hit Nashville on Monday night

Country star Dierks Bentley avoided the destruction from the recent tornadoes in Nashville, but his longtime drummer Steve Misamore was not so lucky. The drummer took to Instagram on Tuesday, sharing a video from outside the heavily damaged home he shares with his wife, CarryAnn.

As Tennessee continues to assess the devastation of several tornadoes that hit the city Tuesday morning, killing at least 24 people and destroying 140 buildings, concert venues and music businesses are beginning to rebuild.

Dierks Bentley's longtime drummer Steve Misamore lost his house in the deadly tornados that struck Nashville and Central Tennessee this week.

Loretta Lynn is doing all she can to help the Nashville tornado victims who lost their homes after the deadly vortex ripped through parts of Tennessee this week. The country music legend told Fox News that her beloved ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tenn.

Ready to help. Reese Witherspoon, Dolly Parton and more stars reacted to the Nashville tornado disaster that struck the city and surrounding Tennessee area on Tuesday, March 3.

The Nashville community is mourning following the aftermath of two tornados that swept through Tennessee early Tuesday morning (March 3). At least 19 people have been confirmed dead by the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, while the devastation includes countless businesses, concert venues and homes.Several country artists shared their prayers following the tornados and offered hope to the Nashville community.

Two tornadoes touched down in Nashville early Tuesday morning, killing at least eight people, destroying homes and businesses, and leaving more than 50,000 residents without power.

Laura Monks and Tom Lewis have been upped to co-managing directors, Decca Records Group, Decca president Rebecca Allen announced Feb. 21, along with a wave of other promotions at the company. Both will continue reporting to Allen.

Some music companies’ stock prices took a hit Monday (Feb. 24) as markets around the world fell sharply on fears the coronavirus is not contained and will leave a large impact on economies around the world.

This week brought a Steven Spielberg blockbuster no one saw coming. On Wednesday, the director’s daughter Mikaela announced to the world that she is embarking on a film career of her own — as a porn star.

On March 3, Carrie Underwood will release her first book, Find Your Path: Honor Your Body, Fuel Your Soul and Get Strong with the Fit52 Life. To herald the milestone, the country music superstar sat down at Country Radio Seminar in Nashville Friday (Feb. 21) with veteran radio programmer Beverlee Brannigan and CRS executive director RJ Curtis to discuss the various paths she’s taken through her life.

David Stouck has been named regional director, A&R at Warner Music Asia, the company was announced Friday (Feb. 21). In his new role, he will oversee A&R operations in 10 markets: China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand.  

“2020 needs to be the year of the female artist” at country radio declared David Corey, country brand manager for the Beasley Media Group and program director at WKLB Boston at the launch of the Country Radio Seminar panel All the Singles, Ladies: Breaking Female Artists on Thursday (Feb. 20) in Nashville.

A live rarity by David Bowie is to be released on Record Store Day 2020.