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Willie Nelson Records Video For Environmental Initiative
Singer Willie Nelson has thrown his support behind an initiative to fight a coal mining practice, which involves blowing up mountaintops, by recording a rendition of America The Beautiful for a public service announcement.The On...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 27 March 2014
Vera Lynn And More Of The Oldest Music Makers
At 97, Vera Lynn is set to become the oldest artist to release an album, when her new work ‘Vera Lynn: National Treasure - the Ultimate Collection’, is released. While Vera might be the oldest...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 20 March 2014
Kris Kristofferson Refusing To Let Memory Loss Get In The Way Of Recording Plans
Country music legend Kris Kristofferson is refusing to let his deteriorating memory loss wreck his plans to reunite with Willie Nelson in the studio, insisting his woes aren't as bad as they may seem.The 77...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 12 February 2014
Paul Mccartney & Ringo Starr Confirmed For Grammy Awards Performance. Does This Spell A Beatles Showcase?
Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr are set to perform at this years 56th Grammy Awards, with their inclusion to the Grammys set list being announced this week by the music awards showcase. Although the organisers...
By Joe Wilde in Music / Festivals on 15 January 2014
Ray Price Tells Fans, "I'll See You Again One Day," And Dies Aged 87
Ray Price, one of the best loved country singers of all time, has died aged 87 following a battle with pancreatic cancer. The singer entered hospice care on Thursday, leaving a message for fans that...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 17 December 2013
Willie Nelson Puts Golf Club Up For Sale
Country music legend Willie Nelson has put his Pedernales Golf Club and estate in Texas up for sale.The Spicewood plot, which also features a country club and recording studio, is on the market for just...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 10 December 2013
Willie Nelson Cancels Seaworld Show
Country music legend Willie Nelson has cancelled an upcoming concert at Florida's SeaWorld attraction following criticism from animal rights activists.Nelson was due to perform at the Orlando sea park next year (14) as part of...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 06 December 2013
Willy Nelson To Publish "Unvarnished, Complete, And Tremendous" Autobiography In 2015
US singer songwriter Willie Nelson has snapped up a book deal that will allow him to get his autobiography published, reports USA Today. Published by Little, Brown in 2015, the memoir will apparently be and...
By Lauren James in Music / Festivals on 30 October 2013
Right, Come On: Who Stole The Little Armadillo? Willie Nelson Is After You.
If you’re the woman who stole Ol' Dillo, or the shady characters that bought it off her in a dark alleyway somewhere in New York, then you’re in trouble, because Willie Nelson is looking for...
By Jack de Aguilar in Music / Festivals on 25 September 2013
Fat Joe Begins 4 Month Prison Sentence For Tax Evasion
Rapper Fat Joe has turned himself into Miami Police today (26th August) in order to serve a four month prison sentence. Fat Joe -whose real name is Joseph Cartagena- was sentenced in December for tax...
By Elinor Cosgrave in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 26 August 2013
Tompall Glaser, Country Musician And Studio Owner, Dies Aged 79 After "Long Illness"
Tompall Glaser, the Nashville country music legend, died yesterday (Tuesday 14th August) at the age of 79. His nephew announced his death and said it was the result of a "long illness".Willie Nelson worked with...
By Elinor Cosgrave in Music / Festivals on 14 August 2013
Paul Mccartney Plays 'Yesterday' With Kronos Quartet At Outside Lands Festival
Paul McCartney fans at the Outside Lands festival were given a real treat on Friday evening (August 9, 2013) with the Beatles legend performing with the string virtuosos, the Kronos Quartet. The quartet are perhaps...
By Michael West in Music / Festivals on 12 August 2013
Willie Nelson Pays Tribute To Late Guitarist
Country legend Willie Nelson has paid tribute to his longtime guitarist Jody Payne following his death on Saturday (10Aug13).The 77 year old, who toured with Nelson for more than three decades, passed away in the...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 11 August 2013
Lauryn Hill Begins Three Month Jail Term: Five Stars With Tax Problems
Lauryn Hill, the Grammy-winners singer whose only solo album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill remains a classic of its generation, has begun a three month prison term for failing to pay taxes of around $1...
By Michael West in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 09 July 2013
Garth Brooks Will Appear At Oklahoma Hurricane Relief Concert
Garth Brooks has agreed to join the bill for the Oklahoma Benefit Concert, a bill that already includes the likes of fellow country stars Toby Keith and Willie Nelson to name but two. The performance...
By Joe Wilde in Music / Festivals on 14 June 2013
Willie Nelson Gunning For A Role Inthe Hobbit? Faux-audition Clip From 'Conan' Goes Viral (Video)
Willie Nelson may be 80-years-old now, but he recently showed that regardless of his age (or the years he's spend smoking God's lettuce) that he is still as sharp as a knife's edge when it...
By Joe Wilde in Movies / TV / Theatre on 30 April 2013
Willie Nelson Celebrates 80th Birthday With Gandalf Audition Tape
Country music legend Willie Nelson has kicked off his eighties by challenging Sir Ian Mckellen for the role of Gandalf in director Peter Jackson's The Hobbit movie trilogy.The singer/songwriter, who turned 80 on Tuesday (30Apr13),...
By WENN on 30 April 2013
What's Your Secret? Willie Nelson Celebrates 80th Birthday, Country Singer Still On The Road
Next week (either April 29 or April 30, depending on who you listen to), Willie Nelson will celebrate a landmark birthday. The legendary country singer turns 80 but, as an Associated Press article reveals, he...
By Hayley Avron in Music / Festivals on 26 April 2013
Willie Nelson Celebrates Birthday With Duets Show
Country icon Willie Nelson kicked off his birthday celebrations last week (18Apr13) by filming a star-studded Tv concert in Nashville, Tennessee.The singer, who turns 80 on 30 April (13), was the guest of honour at...
By WENN on 23 April 2013
Willie Nelson To Host Fundraiser For Texas Explosion Victims
Texas-born country star Willie Nelson is to host a fundraising concert in the state to help those affected by this week's (beg15Apr13) devastating fertiliser plant explosion.The small town of West was crippled by a huge...
By WENN on 19 April 2013
Willie Nelson: 'Same-sex Marriage Is A Human Right'
Country icon Willie Nelson can't understand why same-sex marriage is still a controversial topic in the U.S., insisting allowing gay couples to wed is a simple matter of human rights.The subject is currently being discussed...
By WENN on 30 March 2013
Paul Anka Celebrating Lengthy Career With All-star Duets Album
Veteran entertainer Paul Anka is celebrating his sixth decade in the music industry with a new all-star duets album, featuring collaborations with Dolly Parton, Celine Dion, Willie Nelson and Patti Labelle.The legendary singer/songwriter has also...
By WENN on 05 March 2013
Blake Shelton Is The Man Of The Hour At Cma Awards
Blake Shelton went home after last nights (Nov 1) Country Music Awards with an impressive three trophies to add to his mantle, taking Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist and Song of the Year.Shelton shared...
By Joe Wilde in Music / Festivals on 02 November 2012
Willie Nelson Discovers Lost Family
Willie Nelson has opened up about his secret family, revealing he fathered a daughter with an old flame.In his upcoming memoirs, Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die, the grizzled country legend admits...
By WENN on 25 October 2012
Nelly Claims To Know Nothing Of No Heroin!
Rapper Nelly is making it crystal clear that he had no idea his bus was carrying heroin when it was searched by Sierra Blanca police in Texas this week. Authorities seized 10 pounds of weed,...
By Michael West on 12 October 2012
Busted In Sierra Blanca: Nelly Held By Police, Heroin Found In His Tour Bus
Rapper Nelly escaped the long arm of the law after a police raid of his tour bus allegedly found heroin, weed and a loaded gun on board, TMZ report.According to Texas law enforcement sources, Nelly's...
By Joe Wilde in Music / Festivals on 12 October 2012
Drugs And Loaded Gun Seized: Nelly’S Tour Bus Raided In Sierra Blanca
Nelly’s tour bus was searched at a border patrol in Sierra Blanca, Texas. Heroin was uncovered, alongside a loaded firearm, reports MTV.The rapper was detained on Wednesday night (October, 9 2012) but wasn’t arrested, after...
By Jack de Aguilar in Music / Festivals on 12 October 2012
Nelly's Whole New Dilemma As His House Is Raided, Drugs Seized
Nelly, the multi-platinum selling rapper with a trademark band-aid on his cheek has had his tour bus raided by police, where they found heroin, a loaded gun and a huge amount of weed, so reports...
By Michael West in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 11 October 2012
Willie Nelson And Dierks Bentley Helping To Restore Johnny Cash's Home
Musicians Willie Nelson and Dierks Bentley are performing a benefit concert in Arkansas next month (Oct12) to help restore the boyhood home of Johnny Cash.The I Walk the Line hitmaker grew up with his parents...
By WENN on 26 September 2012
Fiona Apple Arrested For Marijuana Possession On Mexico Border
We're looking forward to seeing what long-winded song title Fiona Apple comes up with when she gets around to writing a song about this one. That's right, the singer songwriter who once held the dubious...
By Contributor on 20 September 2012
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