Taylor Swift Donates $1 Million To Tennessee Following Tornado Outbreak
Although Taylor Swift has been cheering on the Chiefs Kingdon recently, her heart is always in Tennessee. The global superstar has donated $1 million to the Tennessee Emergency Fund at…
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – SEPTEMBER 20: NSAI Songwriter-Artist of the Decade honoree, Taylor Swift performs onstage during NSAI 2022 Nashville Songwriter Awards at Ryman Auditorium on September 20, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images)
Although Taylor Swift has been cheering on the Chiefs Kingdon recently, her heart is always in Tennessee. The global superstar has donated $1 million to the Tennessee Emergency Fund at the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee.
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As reported by USA Today, the CEO of the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, Hal Cato, confirmed the donation with the outlet. Swift's generous donation follows the tornado outbreak on Saturday, December 9 in Clarksville, Madison, and Hendersonville, among other counties.
The tornados that hit Tennessee killed six people and sent dozens of residents to area hospitals. According to CBS News, almost 40,000 people were without power across the state on Sunday morning (12/10).
This is not the first time Swift has donated following the destruction of devastating tornados. The singer-songwriter also donated $1 million to Tennessee in 2020.
"The Swifts found their original Tennessee home in Hendersonville and Sumner County and remain deeply committed to its continued well-being," says Hal Cato, CEO of Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee in a post to Facebook. "Taylor's incredibly generous gift sends a message to her hometown and the communities around it, that she has their backs during the long road to recovery following this devastating event."
The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee shared, "Give to the Tennessee Emergency Response Fund and together we'll help survivors and our communities recover from Saturday's disastrous storms."
Swift is currently in the midst of her record-breaking 'The Eras Tour' which will kick back up again with her international dates in February. The "Karma" singer celebrates her 34th birthday tomorrow (12/13), the same day her The Eras Tour concert film will be released for Swifites to watch at home on demand.
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In a show that lasted more than three hours, Taylor Swift opened her "Eras Tour" in Glendale, Arizona, over the weekend (3/17). She touched on and sang many of the hits that made her a country star. Taylor arrived on the country music scene with her debut album in 2006 at the tender age of seventeen. Her rise to superstardom in country music was quick, and soon at CMA Fest, everyone was seeing young girls in sundresses and cowboy boots just like Swift wore in the first few years. Her success was like no other country artist before her, and with her album 1989, she crossed into the world of pop, where she remains today as one of the biggest recording artists and touring acts in music history.
As we celebrate all things Taylor this spring as her "Eras Tour" continues to set records in stadiums all over the country, we look at what we believe are the five biggest moments of her career in country music.
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5 - 2007 - Taylor sang her debut single "Tim McGraw" at the ACM Awards
Taylor sang her debut single "Tim McGraw" at the ACM Awards - Just before she won the 2007 Academy of Country Music Award for New Female Vocalist of the Year, an 18-year-old Swift made her performing debut at the awards show. She entered the audience and stood right before Tim McGraw and sang her debut single, "Tim McGraw." The song references McGraw, but Taylor wrote it about parting ways with a high school boyfriend who left for college.
4 - 2009 - Taylor performing "15" at the Grammys with Miley Cyrus
Taylor performed alongside Miley Cyrus as she strummed guitar at the 2009 Grammy Awards.
3 - 2008 - Taylor performed "Should've Said No" at the ACM Awards
Swift began the performance in an oversized black hoodie and jeans and ended it by singing in the rain on-stage in a black dress as she gets drenched.
2 - 2006 - Taylor released her self-titled debut album
Swift released her self-titled debut, and her hit "Our Song," made her the youngest artist to write and perform a No. 1 track on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
1 - 2009 - Winning her first Entertainer of the Year Award at the CMA Awards
The award was handed to her by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill. Taylor said in her acceptance speech, "I will never forget this moment because in this moment, everything that I have ever wanted just happened to me."
