Bobby Bones, Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Sam Hunt, Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, Martina McBride, Reba McEntire, Chris Stapleton, George Strait, Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban Benefit Concert

Nashville, TN – October 20, 2017 – Country Music’s star-studded benefit concert COUNTRY RISING
has added Bobby Bones, from iHeartMedia’s nationally syndicated “The
Bobby Bones Show,” as the host for the benefit concert at Bridgestone
Arena on Nov. 12. Tickets and VIP packages for the event will now go on
sale TODAY at 10:00A CT on www.Ticketmaster.com. 

COUNTRY
RISING will include performances by Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Sam
Hunt, Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, Martina McBride, Reba McEntire,
Chris Stapleton, George Strait, Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban.
Proceeds will benefit The Country Rising Fund of The Community
Foundation of Middle Tennessee, which was established to support
charitable initiatives to help victims of the September 2017 hurricanes —
Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Jose and Maria. Additionally, the fund will
now also envelop victims of the recent shooting in Las Vegas. In the
course of rebuilding lives disrupted by these devastating events, there
are immediate needs and there also will be long-term needs. This fund
will strategically support both as they emerge.

For more information, visit: www.CountryRising.org.

About Bobby Bones

Voted
for induction into the National Radio Hall Of Fame as the youngest
inductee ever, Bobby Bones has been dubbed “the most powerful man in
country music” (Forbes). His nationally
syndicated radio show reaches millions of listeners on 100+ stations and
recently garnered a Country Music Association award for “National
Broadcast Personality of the Year.” His memoir, BARE BONES: I’M NOT
LONELY IF YOU’RE READING THIS BOOK (Dey Street Books), landed at #1 on
the New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestsellers Lists.
Bones’ FUNNY & ALONE STAND UP COMEDY TOUR has sold-out over 20
dates this year. His comedy band, The Raging Idiots, have released two
No. One albums with THE RAGING IDIOTS PRESENTS – THE RAGING KIDIOTS and
THE CRITICS GIVE IT 5 STARS. 

About The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee

The
Community Foundation exists to promote and facilitate giving in the 40
counties of Middle Tennessee and beyond. It does this by accepting gifts
of any size from anyone at any time and by empowering individuals,
families, companies, nonprofits, and communities to respond to needs and
opportunities that matter. The Community Foundation works with people
who have great hearts, whether or not they have great wealth, to craft
solutions that reflect their intentions and goals. For more information,
call 615-321-4939 or visit www.cfmt.org.