Blake Shelton’s fellow The Voice coach Usher has committed to perform as part of the “Healing in the Heartland: Relief Benefit Concert” to help out those affected by the tornadoes in Oklahoma. Shelton organized the concert and will also headline the benefit, which will air on May 29, 2013 on NBC. The concert will be broadcast at 9pm on NBC as well as on Style, G4, Bravo, E!, and CMT (some channels will air it tape-delayed).
In addition to The Voice‘s Shelton and Usher, Darius Rucker, Luke Bryan, Rascal Flatts, Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic, Miranda Lambert, Reba, and Vince Gill have been added to the lineup. “Everyone has their way to help, and mine as an entertainer is to perform to help raise money and awareness for this tragedy,” Shelton said. “This is why I want to do this special and especially hold it in Oklahoma City, which is near ground zero.”
Funds raised will be donated to the Oklahoma City United Way’s May Tornadoes Relief Fund.
Tickets for the event sold out in five minutes, according to NBC. The concert will take place at the Chesapeake Energy Stadium.
