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Eric Church talks with Katie Neal at the 2024 CMA Awards Radio Row!

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00:00We're backstage at the 58th Annual CMA Awards with one of our performers for the evening,

00:06Mr. Eric Church.

00:07How are you?

00:08I'm good, Katie.

00:09How are you?

00:10I'm doing great.

00:11Thank you so much for being here.

00:12You know, in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, you have stepped up in just about every way

00:14imaginable to help those who are most affected, including with the Concert for Carolina, which

00:18raised almost $25 million.

00:20What were some of the highlights for you from that night?

00:22That was just a special night to see all the people, especially being in Charlotte and

00:26being in my home state.

00:27I live half my year in western North Carolina, and those mountains mean so much to me creatively,

00:33but also as a person.

00:35And to be there and see that togetherness that happened, to have James Taylor and Luke

00:41and myself and Billy Strings, it was just a special night.

00:43Yeah, incredible.

00:44And then you've also announced that you are going to be donating 100% of the proceeds

00:48from Darkest Hour to those who are affected for years to come, because this, like we've

00:52talked about before, is going to be a very long process.

00:54Forever.

00:55Forever.

00:56I mean, we gave the song to the state, and beyond that, I realized pretty quick with

01:00the funds that we had raised, that the biggest problem that we have in this country, we do

01:04a pretty good job at the immediate 911 need of food and water and diapers, but we don't

01:11do as well with keeping people in the community from a housing perspective.

01:14So we committed to putting 100 homes in Avery County, which is one of the county's hardest

01:19hit, and that's been the big focal point.

01:23And Darkest Hour has helped raise the awareness and keep the attention, because we tend to

01:27move on as a society, and those people are going to need help for a long time.

01:31So it's more of an anthem, and part of the reason I'm doing it on the CMAs is to keep

01:36the focal point on those people still need help, and I need their help.

01:39Yeah, of course.

01:40And I'm sure you've heard some of the most heartbreaking and unbelievable stories from

01:44people who have been on the receiving end of your help also.

01:47Right.

01:48But there's still so much need there, and that's what we've committed to, and we're

01:52going to do as much as we can to help the people that lost everything in Washington,

01:56North Carolina.

01:57Which is really incredible.

01:58Eric Church, thank you so much.

01:59We can't wait to see this performance tomorrow night on the CMA Awards.

02:01Thanks, Kate.

02:02Good to see you.

02:03Thank you, you too.

CMA Awards 2024 - Eric Church

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