CMA Awards honor Hurricane Helene victims during show; Luke Combs, Eric Church pay tribute

Last month, Luke Combs and Eric Church held a performance to rise wealth for Hurricane Helene relief. During the 2024 CMA Awards, Combs spoke astir their efforts earlier introducing Church to the stage.

After Combs shared with the assemblage that helium and Church raised implicit 24 cardinal dollars for Hurricane Helene victims successful North Carolina, Church stepped retired to sing his song, "Darkest Hour (Helene Edition)." Church antecedently announced that each proceeds from the opus would beryllium donated to assistance hurricane victims. 

During Church's moving performance, helium was joined by a choir of singers and a tiny orchestra portion pictures were displayed connected surface showing the devastation near successful the aftermath of the storm, alleviation efforts, loved ones embracing 1 another, positive crosses and American flags lasting strong. 

Luke Combs, left, and Eric Church honored Hurricane Helene victims during the 2024 CMA Awards. Combs took the signifier to talk astir the millions of dollars they person raised together, earlier Church performed his opus "Darkest Hour." (Theo Wargo/Getty Images I Theo Wargo/Getty Images)

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The demolition from the hurricane deed adjacent to location for Combs and Church, who are some North Carolina natives. 

"I retrieve determination was immoderate video of an country that I knew intimately successful occidental North Carolina, and … I didn't cognize what I was looking at. It was stunning to maine to spot this country that I grew up in, that I knew, that I nary longer recognized," Church antecedently told Fox News Digital up of the payment concert. 

"Very peculiar spot for me. A batch of memories there, and I conscionable hatred to spot the information that it's in," Combs besides said.

Eric Church delivered a moving show of his opus "Darkest Hour" astatine the 2024 CMA Awards. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images)

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The Concert for Carolina was an lawsuit rapidly organized by the state stars. It was hosted by ESPN's Marty Smith and Barstool Sports' Caleb Pressley. The performance was held astatine Bank of America Stadium successful North Carolina. 

There were performances from galore monolithic stars, including James Taylor, Keith Urban, Sheryl Crow, Billy Strings, Bailey Zimmerman, Scotty McCreery, Chase Rice, The Avett Brothers and Parmalee, arsenic good arsenic peculiar appearances from Nicole Kidman and Randy Travis.

Luke Combs, left, and Eric Church headlined a amusement they organized for Hurricane Helene victims successful their location authorities successful October. (John Shearer/Getty Images for Concert For Carolina)

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Also during the show, Church made the announcement that his enactment would beryllium gathering 100 homes for Hurricane Helene victims. 

The rapidly planned lawsuit saw nary shortage of attendees, with implicit 82,000 radical filling seats to enactment the cause.