Carrie Underwood, Thomas Rhett, more music stars to play Covenant School benefit concert

Country stars Carrie Underwood and Thomas Rhett are among two dozen artists set to perform at a benefit honoring the victims, families, staff and first responders of the Covenant School shooting.

"A Night of Joy Celebrating the Covenant School" will take place April 12 in Nashville, Tennessee, at the Fisher Center at Belmont University.

Additional performers include: Lady A, Tyler Hubbard, Chris Tomlin, Ben Rector, Matt Maher, Natalie Hemby, Sixpence None the Richer, Colony House, Stephanie and Nathan Chapman, Dave Barnes, The War and Treaty, Drew Holcomb, The Warren Brothers, Ellie Holcomb, Ketch Secor, Trent Dabbs, Mat Kearney, Brett Taylor, Luke Laird, Sandra McCracken, Dwan Hill, Jasmine Mullen and Sarah Kroger.

"Nashville is once again stepping up and using its talents and resources to support the community," Hemby said in a press release.

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"After attending the funerals of victims, who were also friends, it will be healing for me to be able to sing songs about hope in a broken world, and to honor the victims, the school and the first responders," the statement added.

Tickets are on sale now and priced at $75-$200. All proceeds will benefit The Covenant School.

Underwood was up for major nominations at the CMT Awards on Sunday, where fellow country singer and co-host Kelsea Ballerini spoke out against gun violence following the Covenant School shooting.

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Speaking directly to the camera without an audience, Ballerini said the names of all six victims who "walked into the Covenant School and didn't walk out." The singer also paid tribute to former high school classmate Ryan McDonald, who died as a result of gun violence in August 2008.

"I pray deeply that the closeness and the community that we feel through the next few hours of music can soon turn into action, like real action, that moves us forward together to create change for the safety of our kids and our loved ones," Ballerini said.

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