BLAKE SHELTON was in his home state of Oklahoma Wednesday (9/5) to donate $100,000 to disaster Relief Efforts from money raised during his 2nd Annual Raindance Benefit held earlier this year in his hometown of Ada. Blake is hopeful of expanding the event in the future and building a fund the state can tap into for future disasters. Current funds are benefiting victims of recent floods in the Sooner State.

This year’s Farm Aid concert is set for Sunday (9/9) in Randall’s Island, New York. Founders WILLIE NELSON, Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews will perform along with MONTGOMERY GENTRY, The Allman Brothers and others. Since 1985, the event has raised more than $30 million for farming families across the U.S.

WILLIE NELSON has joined the cast of the upcoming comedy Swing Vote, in which a Presidential election is decided by just one vote, to be cast by Bud Johnson, played by Kevin Costner. Others in the movie include Kelsey Grammar and Dennis Hopper.

DOLLY PARTON will debut her new song, Better Get To Livin’, when she performs on the September 26 episode of ABC’s Dancing With The Stars. The tune will be the first release from her upcoming CD, Backwoods Barbie, due out in the first part of 2008.