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coronavirus pandemic, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival returns this spring with headliners The Who, Stevie Nicks, Foo Fighters, Lionel Richie, Erykah Badu, Ludacris, Nelly and Willie Nelson.Festival organizers announced the lineup for the festival Thursday. It's scheduled over two weekends, Friday, April 29, through Sunday, May 1 and Thursday, May 5 through Sunday, May 8.Also performing at the festival are Jimmy Buffett, Luke Combs, The Black Crowes, Norah Jones, Ziggy Marley: Songs of Bob Marley and The Avett Brothers.

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Dallas Frazier, the songwriter behind such country hits as The Oak Ridge Boys’ “Elvira,” The Hollywood Argyles’ “Alley Oop” and Emmylou Harris’ “Beneath Still Waters,” has died, according to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s CEO Kyle Young. He was 82.

Ralph Emery, the country music disc jockey and television host who came to prominence on Nashville’s WSM, died on Saturday, according to a spokesperson for the Country Music Hall of Fame. He was 88.

LOS ANGELES -- Lionel Richie will be honored all night long for his musical achievements.The Library of Congress said Thursday that Richie will receive the national library's Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. He will be bestowed the prize at an all-star tribute in Washington, D.C., on March 9.PBS stations will broadcast the concert on May 17.“This is truly an honor of a lifetime, and I am so grateful to be receiving the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song,” Richie said in a statement.

Willie Nelson is a country music icon still going strong at the age of 88! With a career spanning over seven decades, it’s no wonder the Texas native has a legion of fans.

Willie Nelson, 88, may be known as one of the most talented country singers in the music industry but he’s also the proud dad of eight children! The talented star has five daughters, including Lana, Susie, Paula, Amy Lee, and Renee, and three sons, including Billy, Lukas, and Micah. He welcomed the brood throughout three marriages over the years and found out about one years later in 2012.

Willie Nelson's latest album is a family affair. On Friday, the music icon, 88, released his latest album, "The Willie Nelson Family," featuring a tight-knit crew: his children and sister.

Billie Eilish and Paul Rudd are set as the final Saturday Night Live hosts of the year with the Bad Guy singer pulling double duty.

Not only is making it in the music industry hard, but sustaining is also very hard!

Willie Nelson has shared an emotive cover of George Harrison’s ‘All Things Must Pass’ – listen to it below.The cover was debuted on SirusXM’s The Beatles Channel and is the second taken from Nelson’s upcoming new album ‘The Willie Nelson Family’, which arrives on November 19.

Stephen Merchant once accidentally took drugs at a "cool Hollywood party". The 46-year-old comedian was at a party hosted by Sarah Silverman when he consumed drugs without realising it.

Rammstein frontman Till Lindemann.The band, a side project of the Rammstein guitarist Richard Kruspe, are currently gearing up to release their fourth album ‘The Persistence Of Memory’ on November 5.Emigrate’s heavy, rock-driven version of ‘Always On My Mind’ is the third single to be taken from the album.

Willie Nelson has announced a new album, ‘The Willie Nelson Family’, marking his second LP release for the year.Arriving November 19, the new record will feature members of the Nelson family, including his sister Bobbie Lee, sons Lukas and Micah, and daughters Amy and Paula.

Neil Young has announced he’s pulling out of Farm Aid 2021 amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Neil Young has pulled out of Farm Aid 2021 due to concerns about the ongoing coronavirus crisis.Young, who is a co-founder and board member of Farm Aid, was set to play the festival in Connecticut, US next month alongside Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews, Margo Price, Sturgill Simpson and others.The singer-songwriter explained his decision via his Neil Young Archives website.

AP. Griffith was a regular on “Austin City Limits” and performed with artists such as John Prine, with Buddy Holly’s band, Iris DeMent, Emmylou Harris and Lyle Lovett, among others, and she’s recorded duets with Willie Nelson, Don McLean, Jimmy Buffett, Darius Rucker and Adam Duritz of the Counting Crows.

Willie Nelson and his fans made a statement at the Texas Capitol on Saturday when they sang the country star’s "Vote ‘Em Out" song in reference to state-proposed voting restrictions. More than a thousand spectators were present at the "Moral March for Democracy" rally, according to The Associated Press.

Willie Nelson will be the subject of a new docuseries that is described as the definitive look at the country musician's life and career. The series has the blessing and participation of Nelson himself.

Chris Willman Music WriterWillie Nelson is participating in a docuseries about his life, “Willie Nelson and Family,” with production said to be already “well underway” on the project from Blackbird Presents and Sight Unseen Pictures.

Willie Nelson popped into “The Tonight Show” on Friday for a virtual visit with Jimmy Fallon.

Barbra Streisand and Willie Nelson sound great together.

Patsy Bruce was a country music songwriter who co-wrote “Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys” with her then-husband, Ed Bruce (1949–2021).Bruce and her husband co-wrote “Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys” in 1975. She was responsible for the song’s iconic title: Ed had been working on a song called “Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Guitar Players,” when Patsy suggested a tweak that made it work.

Roy Trakin Cannabis and country music icon Willie Nelson will be one of the keynote speakers at the virtual marijuana convention Luck Summit: Planting the Seed, taking place on April 26-29 in Nelson’s hometown of Luck, TX.“I think that people are realizing more and more that cannabis is a positive thing,” said Nelson.

marijuana enthusiast Willie Nelson is imploring President Joe Biden to declare the time a national week of cannabis celebration. An online petition to legitimize the “High Holidays” currently boasts 4,000 signatures.

Willie Nelson and his Luck Reunion team are calling on President Joe Biden to make the unofficial marijuana holiday of April 20 a legitimate national week of celebrating cannabis.  Nelson and the Texas-based concert team started a petition that’s gained more than 2,000 signatures calling on the president to recognize April 20, also known as 4/20, as the kickoff to a national holiday that will end on April 29 each year to commemorate the singer and marijuana advocate’s birthday.  "The fine people

Chris Willman Music WriterWillie Nelson and Luck Presents, a “rogue collective” based in his hometown of Luck, Texas, have announced a four-day virtual cannabis convention, to be hosted online by fellow musician Nathaniel Rateliff.Dubbed “Luck Summit: Planting the Seed,” the ticketed event will serve as a benefit for HeadCount’s Cannabis Voter Project, with programming beginning April 26 and wrapping up on Nelson’s 88th birthday April 29.

Chris Willman Music Writer‘Twas the night before Earth Day, and all through houses tuned in to National Geographic’s website or YouTube channel will be the sounds of artists including Willie Nelson, Valerie June, Ziggy Marley and My Morning Jacket, all performing for “Earth Day Eve 2021: A Virtual Celebration.”Others joining in in song for the 90-minute webcast include Maggie Rogers, Yo-Yo Ma, Angélique Kidjo, Aurora, José González and Rostam.

Post Malone, Kacey Musgraves, Willie Nelson and Khalid were just some of the acts who performed for the We’re Texas relief fundraiser livestream.The livestream was hosted on March 21 by Texan actor Matthew McConaughey, with proceeds being directed to his foundation Just Keep Living and its Texas relief fund, established in response to the devastating Winter Storm Uri.For his performance at the end of the stream, Posty covered Brad Paisley’s ‘I’m Gonna Miss Her (The Fishing Song)’ and Sturgill

Dolly Parton‘s MusiCares tribute concert is coming to Netflix next month – you can check out the trailer below.The iconic musician became the first-ever country artist to be honoured with the MusiCares Person Of The Year award in 2019 during a star-studded ceremony in Los Angeles.Throughout the event, the likes of Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, Kacey Musgraves, Willie Nelson and Chris Stapleton paid tribute by covering Parton’s hits live onstage.Tonight (March 22), the legendary singer announced that

Netflix is getting ready to drop a star-studded night of music honouring country legend, Dolly Parton.

Some of the biggest music stars that Texas has ever produced are coming together to show their solidarity after recent winter storms devastated the state they call home.

Kelly Clarkson, Willie Nelson, the Jonas Brothers, and Selena Gomez are joining forces with Matthew McConaughey to raise much-needed funds for those affected by the deadly Texas winter storms.

COVID-19 jab.The comedian took to Twitter to share a pic getting the vaccine with the caption: “Take that you COVID C***!”.Gervais is among a number of celebrities who have recently received the COVID vaccine including Sir Ian McKellen, Willie Nelson and Dolly Parton.Take that, you COVID Cunt! pic.twitter.com/gkxH5bxTwC— Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) March 11, 2021It comes after Gervais previously spoke out against those “complaining” from privileged positions while the NHS fought the virus in

South by Southwest has added U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg as a keynote speaker.

Stacey Abrams will headline South by Southwest as a keynote speaker, event organizers announced Thursday morning. The Democratic politician and voting rights activist will sit for a conversation with writer N.K.