Willie Nelson: Last News

Arcade Fire have played three new songs live, kicking off their next era. Check out footage and the setlist below.The gig was held last night (March 13) as part of the comeback of Willie Nelson’s Luck Festival.

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Willie Nelson has announced his 154th studio album, ‘Oh What A Beautiful World’ – find out more below.Last night (March 12), Nelson took to social media to announce the upcoming record, which is due for release on April 25 – pre-order or pre-save the album here. It’ll mark his 154th studio album in total, and his 77th solo effort.Like past albums, ‘Oh What A Beautiful World’ sees Nelson dedicate an entire album to interpreting the works of notable songwriters.

Alanna Nash Editor’s note: Few journalists ever got to meet Carl Dean, the husband of Dolly Parton, who died Monday at age 82. He was renowned for his reclusiveness, developing a legend — probably in spite of himself — as perhaps the least-sighted but most-speculated-about spouse of any enduring superstar in the last half-century of pop culture. Even within the music industry, few had ever encountered Dean, who famously went to a BMI dinner early in Parton’s career and hated it so much he made her vow he’d never have to attend such a function with her again. But he was not Bigfoot but a real person, despite an invisibility that made him seem more myth than man to Parton’s curious public. One journalist who did meet him was veteran country music journalist Alanna Nash, who got a rare invitation into the home of the singer and her husband in the late ‘70s. Here, the author of the Colonel Tom Parker biography “The Colonel” recalls encountering an initially suspicious, eventually chatty Dean, along with getting some insight into his playful personality from one of his high school friends… In the winter of 1976-77, Country Music magazine assigned me to do a cover story on Dolly Parton for the May 1977 issue.

Willie Nelson just announced he’s bringing his annual ‘Fourth of July Picnic’ to Texas’ capital city along with Bob Dylan, The Avett Brothers, The Mavericks, Asleep at the Wheel and Tami Neilson.The festivities will go down at the Germania Insurance Amphitheater starting at 3:30 p.m.“I’m 92 years old and I’ll be there so you have no excuse,” Nelson said in a statement. “I look forward to bringing back my annual 4th of July Picnic to the city I love and sharing this special event with all my Austin fans.”In the event you have a legitimate excuse and can’t make it to the Lone Star State this July 4, there will be plenty of other opportunities to catch the durable Red Headed Stranger live this year.Starting May 13, Nelson, Dylan and a score of other iconic acts like Billy Strings, Wilco, Sheryl Crow and more will travel all over the country on their tenth annual ‘Outlaw Music Festival Tour.’For those in the Tri-state area, that includes stops at Long Island’s Jones Beach Theater on Friday, Aug. 1.

Bob Dylan has announced a raft of additional dates for the upcoming leg of his ongoing ‘Rough And Rowdy Ways’ tour – see the full list below.At the end of January, Dylan announced his first tour dates for 2025, including shows in Tulsa, Wichita, Green Bay and Mankato.Now, he has unveiled a much lengthier list of dates for the next seven months, which also include a number of shows as part of the 2025 instalment of the ‘Outlaw Music Festival’ tour, where he will play alongside Willie Nelson, Billy Strings and others.In all, the shows will see Dylan on the road until mid-September. Tickets for all shows are on sale now, and you can find yours here.MARCH 25 – Tulsa, OK @ Tulsa Theater 26 – Little Rock, AR @ Robinson Center 28 – Springfield, MO @ Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts 29 – Wichita, KS @ Century II Concert Hall 30 – Topeka, KS @ Topeka Performing Arts Center APRIL 01 – Omaha, NE @ Orpheum Theater 02 – Sioux City, IA @ Orpheum Theatre 04 – Mankato, MN @ Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center 05 – Eau Claire, WI @ The Sonnentag Center 06 – Green Bay, WI @ The Weidner – Cofrin Family Hall 08 – Davenport, IA @ Adler Theatre 09 – Peoria, IL @ Prairie Home Alliance Theater 11 – West Lafayette, IN @ Purdue University – Elliott Hall of Music 12 – Fort Wayne, IN @ The Embassy Theatre 14 – South Bend, IN @ The Morris Performing Arts Center 16 – Kalamazoo, MI @ Western Michigan State University – Miller Auditorium 17 – Toledo, OH @ Stranahan Theater 19 – Youngstown, OH @ Powers Auditorium at DeYor Performing Arts Center 21 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Benedum Center for the Performing Arts 22 – Williamsport, PA @ Community Arts Center MAY 13 – Phoenix, AZ @ Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre * 15 – Chula Vista, CA @ North

‘Outlaw Music Festival’ co-headlining dates with Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan has added 15 additional ‘Rough and Rowdy Ways’ concerts to his 2025 calendar.In total, the 83-year-old Nobel Prize winner and inspiration for the Oscar-nominated film “A Complete Unknown” is scheduled to play 53 shows this year.As of now, none of Dylan’s solo ‘Rough and Rowdy Ways’ gigs will make their way to the Tri-state area. However, New Yorkers and New Jerseyans can see The Bard when he and Nelson bring the ‘Outlaw Music Festival’ to Long Island’s Jones Beach Theater on Friday, Aug.

Van Morrison has announced he will perform in four locations in March in “a rare run of UK live performances".

Van Morrison has announced a brief UK headline tour for next month – find all the details below.The singer-songwriter is due to hit the road for “a rare run of UK live performances”, kicking off at the Royal Concert Hall in Nottingham on March 18.From there, Morrison will head to Birmingham’s Symphony Hall (March 19), the New Theatre Oxford (23) and The Subscription Rooms in Stroud (24).The forthcoming tour is described as a “unique opportunity to experience Van Morrison live” in intimate, “specially selected venues”. The start time for the shows will be 8pm except for Nottingham, which will begin at 7:30pm.Tickets go on general sale at 9am GMT this Friday (February 7) – you’ll be able to buy yours here.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic “Let’s go to WeHo in the meantime” doesn’t have the same ring to it, but legendary singer-songwriter and longtime Tennessean resident John Hiatt returned to his old haunts in L.A. to be serenaded by a parade of boldface admirers Saturday at a benefit show at the Troubadour.

Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan will be reuniting for the summer leg of their 2025 Outlaw Music Festival Tour.The 34-date run will be in celebration of the 10th anniversary of Nelson’s “Outlaw Music Festival Tour” and will see likes of Dylan as well as Billy Strings, Wilco, Sheryl Crow, The Avett Brothers, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Waxahatchee and more as special guests on select dates. Dylan will perform on every date as a co-headliner alongside Nelson.The tour will kick off on May 13 in Phoenix, Arizona.

Beyoncé isn’t the only iconic country artist to announce a nationwide tour today.Willie Nelson just shared he’s heading out on his tenth ‘Outlaw Music Festival’ tour all over North America this summer as well.At all shows, the 91-year-old country crooner will be joined by co-headliner Bob Dylan for the second consecutive summer. Last year, the long-running legends joined forces along with Robert Plant. This time around, Wilco, The Avett Brothers, Sheryl Crow, Billy Strings, Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats and a host of others are slated to provide support for the lo-fi pair on select dates.In total, five artists — Nelson, Dylan and three other special guests — are on the bill for nearly every gig (except four shows with just four performers) on the 34-show run.“What an amazing lineup to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Outlaw Music Festival Tour,” Nelson said in a press release.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Forty-five years after “Honeysuckle Rose,” Amy Irving is set to release an album of her interpretations of 10 Willie Nelson songs — all picks suggested to her by Nelson, who also contributes a guitar solo to a song plucked from that film, “Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground.” The forthcoming album, “Always Will Be,” is teased today with a title track that features a guest appearance by Amy Helm, a singer-songwriter in her own right and the daughter of Levon Helm. (Listen below.) Steve Earle is among the other featured artists on the album, due out April 25 on Queen of the Castle/Missing Piece Records.

Marc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and Events Orville Peck is headed to the Kit Kat Club in New York City to make his Broadway debut as Emcee in “Cabaret.” It was announced Wednesday that the county singer will replace Adam Lambert in the role, while two-time Tony nominee Eva Noblezada will play Sally Bowles, currently being played by “Moana” star Auli’i Cravalho. Peck and Noblezada’s 16-week run at the August Wilson Theatre begins March 31. Rumors of their casting began popping up on social media in late December.

announced by the Carter Center, the late President’s non-profit organisation and a statement from his son Chip. Per the statement, Carter died peacefully and was surrounded by his family. His death at 100 also made him the longest living President in US history.Chip said of his father: “My father was a hero, not only to me but to everyone who believes in peace, human rights, and unselfish love.

Waxahatchee and MJ Lenderman have released a cover of Lucinda Williams‘ ‘Abandoned’ – listen to it below.The singer-songwriters teamed up to perform the song by the country veteran, who will co-headline a show with Waxahatchee – real name Katie Crutchfield – in March 2025.Crutchfield recorded the song as part of ‘Apple Music Nashville Sessions’, a three-track EP issued exclusively on Apple Music on Wednesday (December 4).The EP also features a rendition of ‘Right Back To It’, her Lenderman collaboration featured on this year’s ‘Tigers Blood’, which also saw the ‘Manning Fireworks’ musician play in her backing band through its twelve tracks. Listen to the ‘Apple Music Nashville Sessions’ EP on the streaming platform here.Crutchfield has also announced a one-day concert at Willie Nelson’s Luck Ranch on March 14, 2025 – it will see a personally-curated line-up of acts that include co-headliner Williams, Futurebirds, Bill Callahan, Kam Franklin, and Brennan Wedl, with more acts to be announced down the line.

Beyond studying the Civil War and exhibiting oral proficiency in Italian, one LSU student spent this year scribbling his name on more than just the back of desks. Timothy Wayne, an up-and-coming country music artist, followed in the footsteps of his uncle, country music legend Tim McGraw, and signed his first major record deal with UMG and Capitol Records. "I always wanted to do it," Wayne told Fox News Digital.

If you’re wondering whether or not Beyoncé will be in attendance at the 2024 CMA Awards tonight (November 20), we’ve got some news for you.

the Houston Texans and Baltimore Ravens just got a bit more interesting.On Sunday, Nov. 17, Netflix announced Beyoncé will serve as the halftime act during the high-stakes Dec.

Willie Nelson has paid tribute to his “great friend” and former Highwaymen bandmate Kris Kristofferson, saying he “hated to lose him”.The country legend died on September 28 at the age of 88, four years after announcing his retirement from the entertainment industry. Known for songs like ‘Me and Bobby McGee’ and ‘Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down’, he was also a celebrated actor, starring in films including A Star Is Born and Heaven’s Gate.Kristofferson was also a founding member of the influential outlaw country supergroup The Highwaymen, alongside Nelson, Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings, who released three albums between 1985 and 1995.In an interview with Associated Press, Nelson said: “He was a great songwriter. He left a lot of fantastic songs around for the rest of us to sing, for as long as we’re here.

William Earl Mark Ruffalo, aka Hulk, gathered a group of his fellow Avengers to endorse Kamala Harris for President on Thursday. “Don’t sit this one out. It’s the one where we will lose big: Project 2025, women’s reproductive rights, climate change, LGBTQIA+ rights, public education, student debt relief, Affordable Care Act, Social Security, and as of today, life saving vaccines.