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Hunter Hayes & 4 Other Country Artists Who Devote Themselves to Charity

Get ready to swoon, age-apropriate young ladies. Young country sensation Hunter Hayes is performing at the Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday and he's bringing something important along with him: his big ol' heart. Hayes' performance of "Invisible" will support ConAgra Foods' anti-hunger charity.

And lucky for fans of handsome country singers, Hayes is in rather good(-looking) company.

Tim McGraw

Not only does Tim McGraw wear the hell out of a cowboy hat, he also runs his father’s charity, The Tug McGraw Foundation, which helps families and children with brain tumors live better lives.

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Keith Urban

His sparkly eyes may be contribution enough, but Urban took the extra step when he performed with Alicia Keys in support of Live Earth in 2007.

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Brad Paisley

Paisley is something of an over-achiever: he supports St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Disease Research, the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree Foundation – and that’s not even all of them. Then again, he’s not the most sensitive lyricist, so it may just be a wash.

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Luke Bryan

His new charity is in its infancy, but his ticket sales are already being placed into a fund for charitable purposes, so it’s only a matter of time before the ACM Awards cohost is a full-fledged philanthropist.

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