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Luke Combs Gifts Children’s Hospital In Indiana With $150,000 Donation Fully Funded By His “Packs For Purpose” Initiative
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Luke Combs Gifts Children’s Hospital In Indiana With $150,000 Donation Fully Funded By His “Packs For Purpose” Initiative

Luke Combs spun his new hobby into a difference-making charity. It’s pretty impressive that the country music star has figured out how to carve time to help out others while he is out on his My Kinda Saturday Night Tour. Combs recently brought the house down at Notre Dame Stadium this past Saturday, but the night before that, he was on an eBay live stream opening sports trading cards and selling them to fans for charity. It’s called Packs for Purpose, and in case you haven’t heard of it, Luke Combs launched the initiative this year after he got into trading cards a couple of months back. Now, his hobby has turned into an opportunity to connect with his fanbase and the collectibles space through live events and auctions that raise money to be donated to organizations in need. He explains it all in this video: @lukecombs Tour starts this week and I wanted to do something cool in as many cities as possible, so I came up with the idea Packs with Purpose. I’ll be going live with local card shops from my green room, ripping packs and selling the cards in the following days. Proceeds will be going to help kids through a local charity. Things may look a little different in each city, but I’ll keep y’all posted as the whole thing continues to grow and evolve. We’re kicking things off in Las Vegas today, March 19 at 8 PM ET with @ParadiseCardBreaks . This one’s supporting @Project 150 ♬ original sound – Luke Combs One could easily say that Combs’ Packs for Purpose in Indiana was a success. A not-for-profit called A Rosie Place for Children – the state’s only licensed, speciality hospital – was the recipient of the proceeds raised from the sports trading cards eBay stream that the country singer organized. A Rosie Place for Children recently took to social media to thank the “Hurricane” singer for donating over $150,000 to them. They say it’ll help pay for more than 200 sleepovers for children and families: “We were able to personally thank Luke Combs and Luke Combs HQ for choosing A Rosie Place for Children as the recipient of the dollars raised during the Packs with Purpose event. On Saturday, he shared with our CEO & Founder, Tieal Bishop, ‘We were so glad to be able to help the children, it’s amazing what you all do there.’ We don’t have the final total yet, but we know it’s over $150,000! $150,000 raised to create a world of YES for medically fragile children and their families. That’s more than 200 sleepovers provided for children at no cost to families! We are in awe and overcome with gratitude.” What a cool way for Luke Combs to give back to those in need. That’s one of many Packs for Purpose events that the country music star hopes to put together as the year rolls on. The idea is to do these live, sports card breaks all across the country by partnering with local card shops. All proceeds from the Packs For Purpose live streams then get donated to a local organizations. It’s a win-win for everybody, really. Luke Combs gets to be around trading cards, and great charities all across the country get money to help support their initiative and efforts. And speaking of all across the country… you might want to check the tour date list below to see if Luke Combs is coming to a town near you: My Kinda Saturday Night Tour Dates April 25 – Ohio Stadium – Columbus, OH May 2 – Neyland Stadium – Knoxville, TN May 9 – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium – Norman, OK May 15 – Lambeau Field – Green Bay, WI May 16 – Lambeau Field – Green Bay, WI May 30 – Parc Jean-Drapeau – Montreal, QC June 5 – Rogers Stadium – Toronto, ON June 6 – Rogers Stadium – Toronto, ON July 4 – Ullevi – Gothenburg, Sweden July 7 – Accor Arena – Paris, France July 11 – Johan Cruijff Arena – Amsterdam, Netherlands July 18 – Slane Castle – Slane, Ireland July 19 – Slane Castle – Slane, Ireland July 25 – Scottish Gas Murrayfield – Edinburgh, UK July 31 – Wembley Stadium – London, UK August 1 – Wembley Stadium – London, UK August 2 – Wembley Stadium – London, UKThe post Luke Combs Gifts Children’s Hospital In Indiana With $150,000 Donation Fully Funded By His “Packs For Purpose” Initiative first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

The Best New Shows on TV and Streaming This Week
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The Best New Shows on TV and Streaming This Week

From a new Zach Galifianakis gardening show to a ‘Stranger Things’ spinoff, here are the best new TV shows and streaming series for the week of April 20, 2026. Continue reading…

‘90s Classic ‘Practical Magic’ Returns in First Sequel Trailer
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‘90s Classic ‘Practical Magic’ Returns in First Sequel Trailer

Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman star in the sequel to the nearly 30-year-old tale of witches and curses. Continue reading…

'Farmer Wants a Wife': The Farmers Preview Season 4
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'Farmer Wants a Wife': The Farmers Preview Season 4

Season 4 of Farmer Wants a Wife debuts on Fox on Tuesday night (April 21), and it will take viewers on an unexpected ride. Brett Maverick (35), Braden Pridemore (26), and Sean Cavanaugh (22) start their journeys to find love, and have even been publicly teasing that their season results in all of them finding it... Continue reading…

Morgan Wallen Rumored To Be Featured On Upcoming Drake Album, ‘Iceman’
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Morgan Wallen Rumored To Be Featured On Upcoming Drake Album, ‘Iceman’

Maybe we weren’t wrong, just early. Back on April Fools Day, we posted a prank article announcing that the long-awaited collaboration between Morgan Wallen and Drake was finally happening. The collaboration has been rumored for a long time, so it was low-hanging fruit, but at the time there wasn’t any evidence that it was actually happening. Now though, it may be coming true. Honestly, it’s seemed inevitable for a while now. Back in 2023, Morgan appeared alongside the rapper in his “You Break My Heart” music video. And last year in Houston, Drake made an appearance with Morgan for his now-famous “Broadway Girls” walkout during a stop at NRG Stadium on his I’m The Problem Tour: @tickpick The best walkout he’s ever done #tickpick #tickets #morganwallen #drake #houston #imtheproblem #walkout #countrymusic #houstontx ♬ original sound – TickPick Then last September, Drake threw more fuel on the burning rumors of a collab between the two when he wore a Morgan Wallen jacket on stage during a show in Berlin: View this post on Instagram And a recent photo posted to Instagram by frequent Drake collaborator Octavian appeared to show Morgan at the rapper’s Texas ranch: Btw Morgan said he was recording new music while in "hibernation" But he was on Drake's ranch during this break…could they have recorded multiple songs and a music video? https://t.co/tISdW2sXAo — Morgan Chart Updates (@MorganChart) April 20, 2026 All signs are clearly pointing to something in the works between the two. But the real bombshell came over the past few days, as Drake geared up to finally announce the release date of his upcoming album Iceman. Earlier today, Drake revealed that the album would be dropping on May 15, 2026. (The release date was announced by Drake placing a large block of ice in a parking lot in his hometown of Toronto, Canada and melting to reveal the news. Gotta give him credit, pretty creative). And several “leak” accounts have indicated that Iceman will finally feature the long-awaited Morgan Wallen collaboration: Morgan Wallen — INSIDER HUB (@insiderhubx) April 20, 2026 Yet another shared what they claimed was the leaked tracklist, showing a collaboration called “Cold Nights” featuring Morgan. Drake -ICEMAN ABLUM Features:Tems & Burna Boy JeezyTravis Scott/outro vocals & swea Lee Don toliver Brent faiyaz Lil Wayne Morgan wallen Partynextdoor pic.twitter.com/E7AG0TL7iz — mayowa7g (@lilmayor04) April 20, 2026 And while it’s not really a “leak,” prediction markets are clearly expecting the Morgan Wallen feature to show up on the album, with Kalshi currently giving Morgan the second best odds (behind 21 Savage) of making an appearance on Iceman. Kalshi Of course none of this is confirmed, but all signs right now are clearly pointing to the leaks being legit and a collab between Drake and Morgan Wallen appearing on Iceman. We’ll see whether it’s actually called “Cold Nights,” or whether it’s true at all. Morgan has continued to experiment more with rap, most notably on his recent remix of the highly controversial “Miami” with Rick Ross and Lil Wayne, so it seems like the perfect time to finally get a crossover between the two. Though it would make many country purists not only roll their eyes but subsequently condemn the 32-year-old singer/songwriter more than they do already, it simply feels like a no-brainer. Between Drake being the highest-selling artist of all time with over 298.5 million units sold in the U.S., according to the RIAA and Wallen himself continually breaking Billboard records and dominating the charts, a crossover between the two would no doubt be a giant success (and piss off a ton of people). And if it finally happens, you gotta think 2012 Morgan Wallen would be pretty pumped: Over here on this drake — morgan wallen (@MorganWallen) January 2, 2012 The post Morgan Wallen Rumored To Be Featured On Upcoming Drake Album, ‘Iceman’ first appeared on Whiskey Riff.