Taylor Swift Donates $1 Million to Fund Tornado Relief After Devastation in Tennessee: ‘Nashville is My Home’

“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.”

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

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.

Dan + Shay are kicking off their massive The (Arena) Tour by helping out Nashville.The duo announced on Thursday (March 5) that they will be donating $100,000 to tornado relief efforts following the devastating storms that ripped through Tennessee on Tuesday morning. The gesture comes a day before their first tour stop, a two-day sold-out run at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.“We are heartbroken by the devastation the tornadoes left upon Tennessee earlier this week.

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.

She’s the hitmaker with a heart of gold.

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.