Elle King is headlining Jack Daniel’s weekly Friday night livestream this Friday (May 15) targeted at raising money for musicians who are in need during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Airing live on Elle King’s Facebook and Instagram page at 7 p.m. ET, the livestream will feature “Ex’s & Oh’s,” “Told You I Was Mean,” and “Good to Be a Man,” among other hits. Fans will be able to donate throughout the livestream through a Facebook link to Sweet Relief’s COVID-19 fund, which provides financial assistance to all types of musicians and music industry workers including immediate assistance with medical expenses, lodging, clothing, food and other vital living expenses to those impacted due to sickness or loss of work.

Kesha, Ashley McBryde, Chase Rice, Kip Moore, and Rotimi have also participated in the Jack Daniel’s livestreams from home and have helped raise thousands of dollars for Sweet Relief to date. Additional artists will continue to perform every Friday night live on their social channels to connect with fans through the power of music and help raise money for Sweet Relief.

CMT has teamed with Feed The Front Line to present a virtual benefit concert, “Feed The Front Line LIVE, Presented By CMT,” to help raise support and awareness of Feed The Front Line’s mission to offer free meals to frontline COVID-19 employees, essential workers and others in need, all while supporting local restaurants.

Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, Sheryl Crow, Billy Ray Cyrus, Kelsea Ballerini and more are signed on for the day-long livestreaming event, which will air on Wednesday, May 20 via CMT’s Facebook and YouTube channels, with three “mealtime” streams airing at 10 a.m. ET, 2 p.m. ET, and 8 p.m. ET.

“Feed the Front Line is grateful to partner with CMT and country music’s biggest stars in our mission to support restaurants and feed frontline workers and other people most in need during the COVID-19 crisis,” said Maggie McGraw, Vice President of Feed the Front Line’s Nashville chapter and daughter of Tim McGraw. “We hope viewers that are able to make a donation will consider doing so to help us bring more food to more people across the country.”

“Feed The Front Line LIVE, Presented By CMT” will feature special at-home performances from the following (in alphabetical order): Avril Lavigne, Billy Ray Cyrus, Blanco Brown, Brad Paisley, Brett Young, Caitlyn Smith, Carly Pearce, Cassadee Pope, Caylee Hammack, Charlie Worsham, Chase Rice, Dustin Lynch, Faith Hill, Grace Potter, Hailey Whitters, Jimmie Allen, Jon Pardi, Jordan Davis, Kelsea Ballerini, Kenny Chesney, Kip Moore, Kylie Morgan, Lori McKenna, Rita Wilson, Russell Dickerson, Sam Williams, Scotty McCreery, Sheryl Crow, Tenille Townes, Tim McGraw, Tucker Beathard and more.

The event will also include surprise virtual appearances, as well as stories from frontline workers and restaurant owners who have been aided by Feed The Front Line donations. The livestream event’s viewers will be able to make donations directly to Feed The Front Line by visiting ftfl.org/give.

Feed The Front Line was founded in March 2020 and purchases meals from struggling restaurants to help keep them in business and then donating those meals for free to frontline workers and others affected by COVID-19. The organization has raised more than $750,000 and delivered 50,000 meals to frontline workers.

Full “Feed The Front Line LIVE” Line-Up:
· Adam Melchor
· Avril Lavigne
· Billy Ray Cyrus
· Blanco Brown
· Brad Paisley
· Brett Young
· Caitlyn Smith
· Carly Pearce
· Cassadee Pope
· Caylee Hammack
· Charlie Worsham
· Chase Rice
· Dustin Lynch
· Faith Hill
· Grace Potter
· Hailey Whitters
· Jimmie Allen
· Jon Pardi
· Jordan Davis
· Kelsea Ballerini
· Kenny Chesney
· Kip Moore
· Kylie Morgan
· Lori McKenna
· Matt Quinn
· Peyton Manning (cameo)
· Rita Wilson
· Russell Dickerson
· Ryan Tannehill (cameo)
· Sam Williams
· Scotty McCreery
· Sheryl Crow
· Shy Carter
· Sloan Woolly
· Solomon Thomas (cameo)
· The Warren Brothers & Lance Miller
· Tenille Townes
· Tim McGraw
· Tucker Beathard

Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc. will present another installment of CRS360 on Wednesday, May 20, at 1 p.m. CT. The webinar, titled “Five Things I’ve Learned: Programming During COVID-19,” will feature program directors Carletta Blake (WGAR/Cleveland), Brent Michaels (KUZZ/Bakersfield), and Joey Tack (KNCI/Sacramento) sharing five fundamental discoveries they’ve made while programming radio during the current pandemic. They’ll also discuss what programming fundamentals may look like on the other side of COVID-19 and field questions from audience members.

CRB Executive Director RJ Curtis commented, “During the past several weeks, PDs have been forced to throw out their usual programming playbook, and rewrite it on the fly. Creativity and innovation have occurred in real-time; what are the important lessons learned during this pandemic, and how many of them will remain applicable on the other side of this crisis?”
To register for “Five Things I’ve Learned: Programming During COVID-19,” sign up HERE.

To access previous CRS360 webinars, you can visit countryradioseminar.com. CRS360 webinars have included an in-depth look at “Tone Down Anxiety, Turn Up The Music: How To Cope With Stress and Uncertainty” featuring Miles Adcox, “CRS Research Presentation: Do You Know Your Listeners As Well As You Think You Do? – A Closer Look,” “The Impact of Ken Burns’ ‘Country Music’,” “Continuous Diary Market Measurement: An Update,” “Country Radio’s Podcasting Opportunity,” “A Discussion of Gender Balance at Country Radio: Part I and Part II,” and more.