Trace Adkins photo courtesy of Capitol Nashville.

Trace Adkins and Tim McGraw will appear on CNN’s Larry King Live tonight at 8 PM/ET for a special two hour telethon, Disaster in the Gulf: How You Can Help. Trace and Tim will join celebrities Chelsea Handler, Sting, Cameron Diaz, Kathy Griffin, Justin Bieber, Alyssa Milano, Robert Redford, Harry Connick Jr., Jenny McCarthy, Melania Trump, Ivanka Trump, Aaron Neville, James Carville and Mary Matalin, Anderson Cooper, Lenny Kravitz, Edward James Olmos and more to raise funds for recovery efforts along the Gulf Coast.

Celebrities will talk with Larry King on set and via satellite and also help man the phone banks. Ryan Seacrest will be on hand to host a special online Social Suite where participants can use social media networks such as Facebook and Twitter to discuss the oil spill and relief efforts. Celebrities will post to Facebook and Twitter and use the hashtag #CNNHelpGulf.

Viewers who choose to donate can designate their funds to go to one of three charities: The United Way which is offering aid to families along the Gulf facing financial, educational or health-related problems as a result of the economic disruption from the oil spill, the National Wildlife Federation’s Gulf Oil Spill Restoration Fund supporting efforts to find and save wildlife affected by the oil spill and to restore their ecosystem or the Nature Conservancy’s Fund for Gulf Coast Restoration aiming to help long-term recovery of the Gulf.

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LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON -- Episode 140 -- Pictured: (l-r) Taylor Swift, Jimmy Fallon -- NBC Photo: Dana Edelson

You’ve probably heard by now, Taylor Swift is set to pull double duty as both the host and musical guest this weekend on NBC’s Saturday Night Live (SNL).  Taylor joins a short list of superstars including Sting, Janet Jackson, Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake that have filled both shoes on the show.  The last time a female country artist was tapped to both host and perform was Dolly Parton, 20 years ago.

Last Monday night, Taylor made a special guest appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and got some great advice from the SNL vet.

“Be nice to the writers…bring them sandwiches, pizzas and stuff, whatever you can do to put the writers on your side,” advised Jimmy.   He went on to reassure Taylor that she is going to do just fine.  “It’s a dream for people to do it, when it’s over you just want to do it again, it’s that exciting. You’re gonna do great!”

Tune in to SNL this Saturday on NBC at 11:30 EST to catch the full show.   Watch Taylor’s full interview with Jimmy Fallon here:

Taylor is GAC’s Artist of the Month.  Check out all things Taylor including her new CD/DVD, Fearless Platinum Edition, watch her entire collection of music videos, browse hundreds of photos and more!

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