Taylor Swift Donates $1 Million to Tennessee Tornado Relief

Sisters sticking together.

Okay, so last night . While asking fans to donate to , Taylor called the video "illegally recorded," and "edited and manipulated in order to frame me and put me, my family, and fans through hell for 4 years."

“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.

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.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Taylor Swift is donating $1 million to tornado relief efforts in Middle Tennessee, where deadly storms ravaged counties this week, including in Nashville.