Carrie Underwood – along with plenty of other fellow country music stars – is honoring the lives lost following the school shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee.
Nashville, one of the biggest hubs for country music and beyond, is the home of stars such as Carrie as well as Thomas Rhett, Tyler Hubbard, the members of Lady A, and more, who have now banded together to support the school and survivors of the shooting in the wake of the tragedy.
Carrie took to Instagram Thursday to reveal that she had joined the line-up of musicians who live in Nashville and will be performing at the special event, A Night of Joy, which will be held at The Fisher Center on Belmont Boulevard on Wednesday, April 12th.
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The event will aim to not only honor the six lives lost, but fundraise for the school as well, and all proceeds from the event – which will be hosted by motivational book author Annie F. Downs – will go to The Covenant School in support of its students, faculty, staff and families.
Other artists who will take part in the event are Chris Tomlin, Dave Barnes, Drew Holcomb, Ellie Holcomb, Ketch Secor, Mat Kearney, Matt Maher, Natalie Hemby, and more.
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Bands who will also take the stage include Colony House, Sixpence None the Richer, The War and Treaty and The Warren Brothers.
Upon sharing the news of her involvement on Instagram, Carrie was promptly praised by her fans, who took to the comments and wrote: "One of the many reasons I love living here. So thankful y'all are coming together to help and support the Covenant families!" and: "This is beautiful, prayers going up for this event," as well as: "This is amazing. Good for you."
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On March 27, a mass shooting occurred in the Green Hills neighborhood private school at the hands of former student Aiden Hale, 28, who killed three nine-year-old third graders and three adults in their 60s who were employees of the school.
© GettyTheir names were Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs, William Kinney, Cynthia Peak, 61, Katherine Koonce, 60, and Mike Hill, 61.
The shooting was the 19th school shooting and 139th mass shooting in the US in the less than 100 days of 2023.
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