Morgan Wallen, Jason Aldean, and Country Music Stars Honor Charlie Kirk With Onstage Tributes

[00:00] As Americans continue to mourn the loss

[00:02] of Charlie Kirk, country music's biggest

[00:04] voices are rallying with raw emotion and

[00:07] unwavering strength as they grapple with

[00:09] the tragedy that has stunned the nation.

[00:13] The news of the sudden and violent

[00:15] assassination of Charlie Kirk, founder

[00:17] of Turning Point USA, sent shock waves

[00:20] across the nation. In the days since,

[00:22] some of country music's biggest and

[00:23] boldest names have stopped their shows

[00:25] and used their platforms to honor his

[00:27] memory and send a message directly to

[00:29] his grieving wife, Erica, and his

[00:31] family. First, let's recap what

[00:33] happened. On September 10th, Charlie

[00:35] Kirk was hosting an event at Utah Valley

[00:38] University when he was fatally shot. At

[00:40] just 31 years old, the news of his death

[00:42] was absolutely stunning and left his

[00:44] wife, family, and millions of followers

[00:47] in a state of shock and grief. Now, just

[00:49] 2 days later, Morgan Wallen was on stage

[00:51] in Edmonton, Alberta, and he paused to

[00:54] set to speak from the heart about how

[00:56] the tragedy was weighing on him. A fan

[00:58] in the crowd captured the moment. Here's

[01:00] what he said.

[01:02] I'm not going to I'm not going to say a

[01:03] whole whole bunch on this, but this song

[01:05] right here is has been hitting me harder

[01:08] in the last couple days, and I just

[01:10] wanted to let Eric and Kirk know that me

[01:11] and my family are sending prayers their

[01:13] way.

[01:16] God sends me

[01:18] [Applause]

[01:19] [Music]

[01:24] But Morgan Wallen wasn't the only one

[01:26] stopping the show to honor Kirk's

[01:27] memory. The response from the country

[01:29] community has been swift and powerful.

[01:31] Jason Aline also took a moment during

[01:33] his own show to address the tragedy

[01:35] directly with his audience. He told the

[01:37] crowd,

[01:38] "An amazing person by the name of

[01:40] Charlie Kirk was murdered yesterday in

[01:41] Utah.

[01:44] This was a guy that I knew for a few

[01:46] years. had a chance to meet him on quite

[01:48] a few occasions, talk to him. One of the

[01:50] best people

[01:52] ever. I mean, this is one of the This is

[01:54] not the guy you go after is what I'm

[01:56] trying to say. Charlie is a guy that's

[01:57] going to be very, very much missed and

[02:00] uh this is something that that his

[02:03] legacy is going to live on forever with

[02:04] Turning Point and what he's done with

[02:06] only 31 years on this planet. It's

[02:09] amazing. So, um

[02:13] just a really tragic loss for everybody.

[02:15] I know you guys have been feeling it as

[02:16] well. So, tonight

[02:19] since he was one of the ones that stuck

[02:21] up for this song, let's play this one

[02:22] for Charlie. Here's Try that in a small

[02:24] town.

[02:27] [Music]

[02:32] And later, Aldine posted a longer, more

[02:34] personal message on Instagram. He wrote,

[02:36] "It's been a hard day, not only for our

[02:38] family, but all over the country.

[02:39] Charlie Kirk was one of the kindest,

[02:41] smartest, and bravest people I've ever

[02:43] met. He was a man of peace and wanted

[02:45] nothing but the best for our country and

[02:46] its youth. We might have lost Charlie

[02:48] today, but what he has done will live on

[02:50] forever. Our thoughts and prayers go out

[02:51] to his wife, kids, and the entire Kirk

[02:54] family. And the tributes kept coming.

[02:56] Artist Gavin Adcock delivered a powerful

[02:58] message of faith from the stage. Telling

[03:00] his fans, "Jesus loves every single one

[03:02] of you in this place tonight. Charlie

[03:04] Kirks with Jesus." His outspoken beliefs

[03:06] were not silenced two days ago. His

[03:08] voice is now stronger than ever and will

[03:10] make an impact for centuries. John Rich

[03:12] of Big and Rich, who knew Kirk

[03:13] personally, shared a simple but powerful

[03:16] message, stating, "It was an honor to

[03:17] know Charlie Kirk and sing at his

[03:19] events." From Wallen's heartfelt prayers

[03:21] to Aldine's tribute to the strong

[03:23] messages of faith from others, it's

[03:24] clear that Charlie Kirk's passing has

[03:26] left a massive void in the country

[03:28] community, these artists are making sure

[03:29] his family knows that they aren't alone

[03:31] and that his legacy won't be forgotten.

[03:33] We're sending our thoughts and prayers

[03:35] out to his family, his wife Erica, and

[03:37] all of his fans. Rest in peace, Charlie.