Nashville benefit concert (Sheryl Crow, Jason Isbell, Marren Morris, etc.) to protest drag ban [View all]

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https://people.com/country/love-rising-lgbtq-nashville-benefit-concert-maren-morris-hayley-williams-sheryl-crow/

"Some of music's biggest stars are teaming up with LGBTQ+ organizations to hold a benefit concert in response to Tennessee's recent anti-drag legislation.

On Tuesday, Live Nation announced Love Rising, an upcoming concert jam-packed with musicians including Maren Morris, Paramore's Hayley Williams, Sheryl Crow and more set to go down at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on March 20.

Other performers on the lineup include Allison Russell, Amanda Shires, Brittany Howard, Brothers Osborne, Hozier, Jake Wesley Rogers, Jason Isbell, Joy Oladokun, Julien Baker, Mya Byrne, The Rainbow Coalition Band and Yola, with special guests to join them onstage.

Billed as "a celebration of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness," the concert arrives shortly after Tennessee signed Senate Bill 3 and House Bill 9 into law, which ban drag performances from occurring on any public property or location where children could be in attendance.

"SB3/HB9 and SB1/HB1 are clearly targeted attacks on Tennesseans who haven't done anything wrong," said Isbell in a press statement. "These bills add up to an attempt to eradicate a valuable part of our community and force good people to live in fear. We can't in good conscience just stand by and let that happen."

Love Rising will benefit the Tennessee Equality Project, inclusion tennessee, OUTMemphis and The Tennessee Pride Chamber, while the Looking Out Foundation will be matching up to $100,000 in donations from supporters."...(more)