Taylor Swift donated $5 million (£3.8 million) to help those affected by Hurricane Milton as the deadly storm hit the Florida coast on Wednesday.
Pop megastarThe richest musician in the world, worth $1.6 billion (£1.2 billion), donated money to the non-profit organization Feeding America, through which celebrities helped people cope with the effects of hurricanes Helene and Milton.
Feeding America CEO Claire Babineaux-Fontenot said in a statement on the group's X account: “Thank you, Taylor, for supporting us in the movement to end hunger and help communities in need.”
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Milton is threatening widespread damage across the state, part of a region devastated just weeks ago by Hurricane Helene.
Swift, 34, is scheduled to play Miami next week he begins the final stage of his record-breaking Eras Tour.
She is known for supporting fundraisers and donations to 1,400 Trussell food banks in Edinburgh, Liverpool, Cardiff and London – cities where she performed this summer.
The singer recently donated $100,000 (£79,400) to a fundraiser for the family of a woman who was killed in the mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl celebration.
Swift attended the NFL game to support her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce.
On Wednesday, country musicians including Keith Urban, Luke Combs and Eric Church announced that they will hold a Concert for Carolina benefit concert later this month in Charlotte, North Carolina, to benefit those affected by the two storms.
On Wednesday, fellow country artist Morgan Wallen helped gather supplies and posed for photos with fans at a food drive in Knoxville, Tennessee.
He previously donated $500,000 (£382,000) to the American Red Cross for hurricane relief.
Country star Dolly Parton donated $1 million (£764,000) of her personal funds to the Tennessee-based nonprofit Mountain Ways Foundation, providing immediate relief to flood victims following Hurricane Helene.
Her businesses, including the Dollywood theme park, matched that amount.
Hurricane Milton made landfall as a Category 3 storm, bringing with it fierce winds exceeding 100 miles per hour and spawning a series of tornadoes across the state.
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The Miami-based National Hurricane Center measured maximum sustained winds of 125 mph (205 km/h) as the hurricane made landfall around 8:30 p.m. local time, near Siesta Key.
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The PowerOutages website reported that more than two million households were without power, and forecasters warned of a potentially deadly storm surge reaching much of Florida's Gulf Coast, along with heavy rain.
Two people died in St. Lucie County on Florida's Atlantic coast, where officials said a tornado touched down.
