Willie Nelson News

The Brandi Carlile & Old Crow Medicine Show Revue is headed to the Fox Theatre on Saturday, July 16 at 8 p.m.

SOMETHING REAL is about to come your way. On February 26, 2016, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real will deliver its heavily-anticipated third album, SOMETHING REAL, on the Royal Potato Family imprint.

Legacy Recordings has just released SUMMERTIME: WILLIE NELSON SINGS GERSHWIN, available today, February 26, 2016.

Below, watch a new excerpt from the new documentary American Masters -- Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl, premiering nationwide Friday, March 4 at 9 p.m. on PBS

Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? This weekend's big news: SCHOOL OF ROCK is on the lookout for fresh talent, and the OSCARS are this Sunday!

Terri Hatcher D'Onofrio and Diana Rogers shine in this love letter to country music's finest singer.

The project marks the 11th full-length album for the 62 year old music icon who was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame last year. 

Tony Award winner Cyndi Lauper goes country on her upcoming album 'Detour', dropping May 6th. (Pre-order on iTunes HERE).

Dan Hicks--widely acknowledged as one of the defining figures in American roots music--passed away today (2/6/16) at age 74 after a two-year battle with cancer at his home in Mill Valley, CA.

? K.I.S.S. Theatricals announces the West Coast Premiere of WAITING FOR JOHNNY DEPP, a zany one-woman musical created by multi-award winning writers and composers.  Directed by Holly Friedman. L.A. Music Awards' Singer/Songwriter of the Year Deedee O'Malley stars as the quirky Rita Donatella.  The show is set to open March 25th, at The Whitefire Theatre. Tickets available at:  http://johnnydepp.brownpapertickets.com/

?Americana artist Shannon McNally will perform at The Loft at Union County Performing Arts Center in Rahway on Saturday, February 27th at 8 p.m.  Tickets are just $20 and can be purchased at www.ucpac.org.  The concert is part of the on-going Split Level Concert Series which highlights critically acclaimed singer-songwriters in a uniquely intimate setting. 

Original Force Animation continues to add cast and filmmaking talent to its first animated feature DUCK DUCK GOOSE. Joining the impressive list of vocal talent, actor/writer Jim Gaffigan has been cast in one of the film's leading roles and will voice the rebellious but lovable goose Peng. Legendary director/writer/actor Carl Reiner will voice Larry, a venerable, wise and loyal friend who happens to be a turtle.

Guitar Center has partnered with GRAMMY Award-winning country music legend Vince Gill to present OnStage with Vince Gill. Now in its fifth installment, the artist discovery program offers undiscovered guitarists career-launching opportunities

Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl, premiering Friday, March 4 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings) during Women's History Month as part of the 30th anniversary season of THIRTEEN's American Masters series.

?Sony/ATV Music Publishing has promoted Jennifer Knoepfle to the role of Senior Vice President and Head of West Coast A&R, based in the company's Los Angeles office.

On last night's TONIGHT SHOW, Chelsea Handler talked about the time she got stoned with Willie Nelson, hit on the head wiht trees and more for her Netflix docuseries "Chelsea Does."