Taylor Swift donates $500,000 after Nashville floods

BBC Published May 7, 2010 Reviewed Jun 30, 2026 ✓ Reviewed by citations.press editors

Taylor Swift pledged $500,000 (about £340,750) to Nashville flood relief.

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The Country Music Association stated it will donate half of the profits from this summer's CMA Music Festival to flood relief.

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The Country Music Association will donate half of the profits from this summer's CMA Music Festival to flood relief.

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Taylor Swift pledged $500,000 (£340,750) to the flood relief effort in Nashville.

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Record weekend storms killed 20 people in Tennessee, six in Mississippi and four in Kentucky.

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The CMA Music Festival takes place in Nashville from 10 June to 13 June.

Country star Taylor Swift has pledged $500,000 (£340,750) to the flood relief effort in Nashville, Tennessee.

Record weekend storms killed 20 people in Tennessee as well as six in Mississippi and four in Kentucky.

The money will go directly to flood relief organisations in Nashville, where thousands of homes were damaged.

Swift, who moved to Nashville at the age of 14, said she "could not believe what was happening to the city and the people I love so dearly".

"Nashville is my home and the reason why I get to do what I love," she told the AP news agency.

"I have always been proud to be a Nashvillian but especially now, seeing the love that runs through this city when there are people in crisis."

Meanwhile, The Country Music Association has said it will donate half of the profits from this summer's CMA Music Festival to flood relief.

The festival takes place in Nashville from 10 June to 13 June.

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