Lukas Nelson will be honored as the first-ever annual recipient of the MHI Rob Wasserman Memorial Ambassador Award in partnership with Gibson Gives at a special one-night-only event on June 18.

The event at Gibson Garage Nashville will also feature live performances from Nelson and Friends, including Paul Beaubrun from Arcade Fire. Music Heals International’s global mission is to bring music and musicians to children in need to rebuild communities and inspire resilience and creativity. MHI is recognizing Nelson, whose commitment to music and its healing power beautifully reflects the spirit of this award, at the inaugural event.

“Music Heals International is proud to honor Lukas for his incredible contributions to our work and mission over the past decade by presenting him with the first-ever Rob Wasserman Memorial Ambassador Award, alongside our wonderful partner, Gibson Gives,” says Sara Wasserman, Founder and Executive Director, MHI. “This award is especially meaningful-not only does it celebrate Lukas as an extraordinary artist and musician whose gifts uplift the world, but it also honors the enduring legacy of my father, which continues to live on through the work of MHI.”

“Gibson Gives is proud to support the remarkable programs and mission of Music Heals International,” adds Erica Krusen, Global Executive Director of Gibson Gives. “We are especially excited to honor Gibson artist Lukas Nelson with the inaugural Rob Wasserman Memorial Ambassador Award at our Gibson Garage in Nashville–celebrating not only his artistry, but the profound impact he and Music Heals International continue to make through the power of music.”

All proceeds from the event will benefit Music Heals International, and tickets for the event are limited and on sale now here.

Following Haiti’s devastating earthquake in 2010, Music Heals International Founder and Executive Director Sara Wasserman began volunteering in the country through J/P Haitian Relief Organization, now CORE. After seeing the unmistakable impact of music as a tool to help children cope and find joy after this traumatic uprooting, she started Music Heals International as a way to bring music education to the children of Delmas 32 and communities beyond.

Darius Rucker hosted the 16th annual “Darius and Friends” concert on Monday (June 2) at the Ryman Auditorium benefiting St. Jude. The event featured performances from Rucker as well as special guests including Morgan Wallen, Tyler Braden, Luke Bryan, Kashus Culpepper, Lanie Gardner and Austin Williams.

After a live auction and donation round, Rucker kicked off the main event with a newly-written song plus a duo of fan favorite hits including his 10th and most recent No. 1 single “Beers and Sunshine” plus “Radio.” He then introduced the first friend of the evening, with rising star Williams, who will join Rucker on tour this fall, taking the stage to perform his popular “90s Rap Mashup” as well as his latest single, “Crazy Over You.” Culpepper, who is also set to tour with Rucker this fall, received a standing ovation from the packed house for a set featuring his own “Southern Man” and “Pour Me Out” as well as a cover of The Marshall Tucker Band’s “Can’t You See.” Appalachian singer-songwriter Gardner added heartfelt performances of “Six Feet Deep” and “Cry” as well as “Takin’ The Slow Ride” off her forthcoming EP Polaroids, arriving this Friday, June 6.

As is customary at the annual event, Rucker also returned to the stage between each guest set, treating fans to hits ranging from his Country Airplay No. 1 songs to ’90s covers.

Country-rock standout Braden, another of Rucker’s tourmates this fall, added to the festivities with Platinum-certified breakout “Devil You Know” and the introspective “Right on Track” before Luke Bryan took the stage for “Huntin’, Fishin’ and Lovin’ Every Day,” “Play It Again” and “Country Song Came On.”

The final guest of the evening, Wallen, brought “20 Cigarettes” and “More Than My Hometown” to the crowd.

The night wrapped as per tradition with Rucker joined by the sold-out Ryman crowd plus Culpepper, Gardner and Williams for a “Wagon Wheel” singalong.

“Every time I visit St. Jude, I’m blown away. You walk in expecting it to feel heavy, but there’s so much joy, so much hope,” shared Rucker following the event. “The work they’re doing – the research, the breakthroughs – it’s incredible. But what gets me every time is knowing that families never get a bill. Not for treatment, travel, housing or food. That kind of support changes everything for these families, and I’m proud that me and my friends here tonight can be part of that.”

In addition to Monday evening’s concert, celebrity friends Drew Baldridge, Priscilla Block, Braden, NFL Pro Bowler Randall Cobb, Travis Denning, Hannah Ellis, Walker Hayes, NSYNC’s Chris Kirkpatrick, Tracy Lawrence, Bryce Leatherwood, Vincent Mason, Drake Milligan, Walker Montgomery, John Morgan, Dan + Shay’s Shay Mooney, Restless Road’s Garrett Nichols & Colton Pack, Eric Paslay, Shane Profitt, Michael Ray, Lily Rose, Schmitty, Matt Stell, Nick Wayne, Mark Wills and Scott Wolverton joined Rucker for the corresponding golf tournament June 3, with the total raised across both events adding to the more than $5 million raised to date.

Post Malone is opening a new Nashville entertainment venue with TC Restaurant Group.

Located at 305 Broadway, the venue will be 26,000 square feet and feature six bars, three stages, a full-service dining room and a rooftop. The building is undergoing construction to remaster the spaces while preserving historical architecture and, once complete, Post’s venue will be Broadway’s largest ground floor footprint.

“We’ve created a space where everyone can come together and kick some ass. Nashville has really become a second home for me so I can’t wait to invite y’all over to my house,” says Post.

“Post Malone is one of the most influential and gravitational artists of our time, and we’re thrilled to partner with him on this exciting concept,” says Adam Hesler, President and CEO of TC Restaurant Group. “We’re honored to work with someone as dynamic as he is and create a venue that embodies his spirit and brings a new experience to Nashville’s Entertainment District. There’s only one reason we would consider expanding our artist partnerships, and that is to have the ability to partner with someone of the caliber, innovation and authenticity of Post. His talent and ability to transcend multiple genres is one of a kind, and we look forward to creating a venue that resonates with his global fan base.”

TC Restaurant Group manages and operates celebrity-branded venues such as Morgan Wallen’s This Bar & Tennessee Kitchen, Jason Aldean’s Kitchen + Rooftop Bar, Luke’s 32 Bridge, Miranda Lambert’s Casa Rosa and Lainey Wilson’s Bell Bottoms Up.

Malone is currently in the midst of his “Big Ass Stadium Tour,” with upcoming dates in New York, Miami, Orlando, Denver and more through July 1.