<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1acMWN_0w1pD9mH00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1acMWN_0w1pD9mH00" width="980" height="653" ><figcaption>Carena Liptak</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://tasteofcountry.com/tags/keith-urban">Keith Urban</a>, <a href="https://tasteofcountry.com/tags/sheryl-crow/">Sheryl Crow</a> and <a href="https://tasteofcountry.com/tags/bailey-zimmerman">Bailey Zimmerman</a> have been added to the lineup for the <a href="https://tasteofcountry.com/luke-combs-eric-church-hurricane-helene-benefit-show/">Concert for Carolina</a>.</p><p>The event, a benefit show for Hurricane Helene victims, started as a promise from <a href="https://tasteofcountry.com/tags/luke-combs">Luke Combs</a> to help storm victims in his home state of North Carolina.</p><p>The show was officially announced earlier this week. Combs is headlining the event, alongside his fellow North Carolinians <a href="https://tasteofcountry.com/tags/eric-church">Eric Church</a> and James Taylor, plus <a href="https://tasteofcountry.com/tags/billy-strings">Billy Strings</a> — a bluegrass star who has a special connection to the state.</p><p>For its next round of announced performers, the Concert's outreach is extending beyond artists specifically connected to North Carolina. Crow hails from Missouri, Zimmerman is from Illinois and Urban was born in New Zealand and grew up in Australia.</p><p>Still, all performers share a commitment to philanthropy, and to helping those who have been affected by the devastating effects of Hurricane Helene.</p><p>The show will take place on Oct. 26 at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. Tickets <a href="https://www.concertforcarolina.com/">are on sale</a> as of Thursday (Oct. 10) at 10AM ET, with all proceeds being funneled to help hurricane victims.</p><p>The funds will be split between Combs and Church's Chief Cares Foundation. Combs will send his portion to <a href="https://www.samaritanspurse.org/disaster/hurricane-helene/?utm_source=Ggl&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=m_YGND-B24V&amp;utm_content=HurricaneHelene&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjwjY64BhCaARIsAIfc7YYcqgZY185NSl6oJyqEBB3ZS3omdLEU1f0-j9tLGfUFMA-8-v_9-BsaAv96EALw_wcB">Samaritan's Purse</a>, <a href="https://www.mannafoodbank.org/">Manna Food Bank</a>, <a href="https://www.secondharvestnwnc.org/">Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC</a> and one more yet-to-be-announced organization.</p><h2>What to Know About Hurricane Helene</h2><ul><li>Hurricane Helene first made landfall in Florida in late September, and over the next several days, it traveled through the southeast, leaving a trail of flooding damage and loss of life.</li><li>More than 230 deaths were reported across six states — North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee and Virginia — according to <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/05/us/helene-death-toll-rises-saturday/index.html">CNN</a>.</li><li>North Carolina returned the highest death toll. 117 people from the state lost their lives in the storm.</li><li>Many more people remained unaccounted for after the storm, amid widespread road closures, flooding and power outages.</li></ul><h2>What Are Country Stars Doing to Help With Hurricane Relief?</h2><ul><li>Many country stars, including those who hail from the southeast, have cut large checks or shared support for those impacted by the storms.</li><li>Taylor Swift <a href="https://tasteofcountry.com/taylor-swift-donation-hurricane-relief-2024/">donated $5 million</a> to Feeding America, sending those funds for relief efforts for both Hurricane Helene and the subsequent Hurricane Milton.</li><li><a href="https://tasteofcountry.com/tags/dolly-parton">Dolly Parton</a>, who hails from Sevierville, Tenn., <a href="https://tasteofcountry.com/dolly-parton-donation-hurricane-helene/">pledged $2 million</a> in relief efforts, including a personal donation of $1 million.</li><li><a href="https://tasteofcountry.com/tags/morgan-wallen">Morgan Wallen</a>, a native of east Tennessee, <a href="https://tasteofcountry.com/morgan-wallen-hurricane-helene-relief-donation/">made a $500,000 donation</a> to the Red Cross to help residents of that area and the hard-hit western North Carolina region.</li><li>Wallen also visited affected families in Tennessee, and even <a href="https://tasteofcountry.com/morgan-wallen-bible-verse-home-hurricane-helene/https://tasteofcountry.com/morgan-wallen-bible-verse-home-hurricane-helene/">wrote a Bible verse</a> on the studs of one damaged home.</li><li>Eric Church released a song called "Darkest Hour (Helene Edit)" and earmarked the proceeds for relief efforts.</li><li><a href="https://tasteofcountry.com/tags/miranda-lambert">Miranda Lambert</a> and her MuttNation Foundation <a href="https://tasteofcountry.com/miranda-lambert-muttnation-hurricane-helene-fundraiser/">created a fundraiser</a> for relief efforts, with a focus on aiding animal shelters hit by the storm, as well as emergency response efforts. She made a personal donation of nearly $100,000.</li></ul><h2>Top 20 Luke Combs Songs That Prove 'Em All Wrong</h2><p>Check out Luke Combs' best songs, and the songs that changed his life when so many thought he wasn't good enough to be a country star.</p></div></body>

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Keith Urban, Sheryl Crow Sign on for Hurricane Benefit Show

Keith Urban, Sheryl Crow and Bailey Zimmerman have been added to the lineup for the Concert for Carolina. The event, a benefit show for Hurricane Helene victims, started as a promise from Luke Combs to help storm victims in his home state of North Carolina. The show was officially announced...