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Emceed by\u00a0Theo Von<\/strong>, Wallen played alongside friends and contemporaries including\u00a0HARDY<\/strong>,\u00a0Dierks Bentley,<\/strong>\u00a0Cole Swindell<\/strong>,\u00a0Lainey Wilson<\/strong>,\u00a0ERNEST<\/strong>,\u00a0Ben Burgess<\/strong>,\u00a0Lathan Warlick<\/strong>, and\u00a0Jared Mullins<\/strong>\u00a0with surprise guest\u00a0BRELAND<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The first round of all-star Country risers kicked off the night playing crowd favorites and breakout songs they have written and recorded. With a live auction in between rounds, Wallen then took the stage with Bentley, HARDY and Swindell while the audience roared and sang along to every word from each artist. Wallen played many of his soaring hits including\u00a0\u201cMore Than My Hometown,\u201d “Whiskey Glasses,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cHeartless,\u201d \u201cChasin\u2019 You,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0and his brand-new single that was #1 most added at Country radio this week,\u00a0\u201cSand In My Boots.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0With a surprise guest BRELAND showing up and joining Bentley and HARDY as they sang their current single\u00a0\u201cBeers On Me,\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>the show was a once in a lifetime experience as they raised such an outstanding amount for Humphreys County.<\/p>\n Before Wallen closed out the night, he invited\u00a0Amy Fair, Vice President of Donor Services\u00a0<\/strong>from\u00a0The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee\u00a0<\/strong>onto the stage. In this emotional moment, he presented a check to help support their relief efforts.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is the most money raised so far for our fund, and it\u2019s going to make a big difference,\u201d shared Fair with the capacity crowd. \u201cAnd when we give the money to the organizations, we\u2019re going to let them know how many of you care about them and that\u2019s going to mean the most.\u201d<\/p>\n Fair continued, \u201cSo I just want to tell you, we\u2019ve already made grants out to 11 organizations and many of them as you can expect in a small community like Waverly have been the churches, who\u2019ve come together and that have cared for people as well as some other local non-profits who are providing direct financial assistance. We gave money early, but we want everybody in Waverly and Humphreys County that we\u2019re here for the long haul, just like you have been for our tornado relief, bombing relief. We\u2019ve learned a lot, so besides the money we\u2019re going to let them know what we\u2019ve learned and be here for the long haul and be here for the people of Waverly. Thank y\u2019all.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWell first of all, thank you guys so much for being here,\u201d Wallen responded. \u201cMost of you probably know that I\u2019m a Tennessee boy. I was born and raised in Tennessee and I\u2019m proud of it. The people here mean so much to me and I was watching the news and reading some articles and I read some stories that really touched my heart and made me feel like it could\u2019ve been my hometown. I wanted to do something about it\u2026 Just seeing people hurtin\u2019 man, nobody likes to see that and we\u2019re going to try to do something about it tonight.”<\/p><\/div>\n (L-R):\u00a0RONDAL RICHARDSON, SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT AND DONOR RELATIONS LIAISON, THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE;\u00a0THEO VON;\u00a0MORGAN WALLEN;\u00a0AMY FAIR, VICE PRESIDENT OF DONOR SERVICES, THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE;\u00a0CHRIS JOHNSON, BIG LOUD PHOTO CREDIT: DAVID LEHR MORGAN WALLEN RAISES A MASSIVE … Continue reading To make a direct donation to\u00a0The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee<\/strong>\u00a0and the\u00a0Tennessee Emergency Response Fund<\/strong>, click\u00a0here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/div>\nJust hours after the end of show, Wallen was announced as 2021 CMA Awards nominee for his record-breaking, critically acclaimed album\u00a0Dangerous: The Double Album<\/em>. \u201cA sprawling coronation at the beginning of 2021\u201d (Billboard<\/em>), rave reviews for\u00a0Dangerous<\/em>\u00a0quickly came pouring in nationwide, alongside high-profile features in\u00a0GQ<\/a>,<\/em>\u00a0The New Yorker<\/a><\/em>, and\u00a0The Tennessean<\/a><\/em>.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"