Blake Shelton has a date and location for his benefit and fellow Oklahoman Carrie Underwood is writing a large check to help benefit those affected by this week's storms in their home state.

Organizers say Shelton's "Healing in the Heartland" benefit concert will be held May 29 at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City. The event will be televised live on NBC.

And Underwood is donating $1 million in proceeds from her recent Blown Away Tour to the Red Cross, which assists in disasters such as the one that devastated Moore, Okla., and killed 24 people Monday. Underwood grew up in Checotah.

Shelton, a resident of nearby Ada, announced plans for the benefit after Tuesday's episode of "The Voice." A lineup and more details will be announced Friday.

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FAYETTEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Two men were charged Thursday with six counts each of first-degree murder in last year's slayings of three women, a man, a toddler and an unborn baby in what authorities described as a dispute over drug dealing.

Lincoln County Sheriff Murray Blackwelder announced the charges against 36-year-old Henry Burrell, of Fayetteville, and 35-year-old Zakkawanda Moss, of New Market, Ala. The two men are currently incarcerated in Alabama on unrelated charges.

Blackwelder declined to elaborate on the motive for the crimes, but a news release from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation stated that Burrell and Moss were drug dealers who worked with the male victim, Warren Crutcher. Officials believe the pair decided that Crutcher was ripping them off and decided to rob him. The slayings occurred while Burrell and Moss were looking for drugs and money.

Four of the victims were discovered on the morning of Oct. 22, when a 3-year-old boy called relatives saying that he couldn't wake up his mother and brother. Police found the bodies of 22-year-old Chabreya Campbell and her 16-month-old son, Rashad Ragland, along with Campbell's friend, 21-year-old Amber McCaulley, of Huntsville, Ala. Campbell was six months pregnant at the time.

Later that evening, a few miles from Campbell's home, Lincoln County investigators found a second crime scene. Inside, 22-year-old Jessica Brown was dead but her 2-month-old baby was alive.

Crutcher lived in both homes and had children with women at each of the residences, according to the TBI. Crutcher initially was a suspect, but his body was found the following day, dumped near a fence row just across the Tennessee-Alabama line. Authorities now believe Crutcher was killed at Campbell's home.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Queen Elizabeth's youngest son, Prince Edward, visited Tennessee on Thursday to promote one of the British royal family's charities, the Duke of Edinburgh's Award.

The prince presided over an awards ceremony at the governor's mansion for the first batch of young Tennesseans to participate in the leadership and character program.

"Most of you are — how should I put this — guinea pigs? The first ones to go through the award," the prince said. "So you're leading the way here."

About 80 youths received the award by participating in community service, skills development, physical fitness and adventurous journeys through the Boy Scouts, Boys and Girls Clubs, LEAD Academy, Montgomery Bell Academy or the Miss Tennessee Scholarship Organization.

The Duke of Edinburgh's Award is a self-development program for people between the ages of 14 and 25 that aims to instill confidence and skills. More than 8 million people in more than 140 countries have participated since it was founded in 1956 by the queen's husband, Prince Philip.

"What a fantastic moment to come receive your awards here at the mansion from the governor," Prince Edward said. "Welcome to an international family. ... It's great to see Tennessee taking part in this program and supporting it so well."

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KODAK, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Smokies of the Double-A Southern League plan to help Oklahoma tornado victims by presenting a check to the American Red Cross on behalf of outfielder Ty Wright, a former Oklahoma State player.

The Smokies plan to donate $10 for each of the team's hits during a five-game series that runs through Monday. The Smokies also are auctioning memorabilia Saturday, with all of the proceeds going to disaster relief and the Red Cross.

Wright, a 28-year-old outfielder for the Smokies, said in a team release that "after watching the coverage of the tornado, it was tragic to see. I played baseball for Oklahoma State for four years and Oklahoma is like a second home to me."

The Smokies are a Chicago Cubs affiliate.