Willie Nelson News

Sony/ATV Music Publishing has promoted Lou Al-Chamaa to Vice President, A&R and Nick Bral to Director, A&R, both based in the company's Los Angeles office.

Live at the Eccles is thrilled to announce Bob Weir and Wolf Bros will rock the Eccles Theater stage on October 26th. Featuring Weir, Don Was, and Jay Lane; the trio will perform songs of Grateful Dead and more. The Public on sale is Friday, August 10th at 10am. Tickets will be available for purchase online at Live-at-the-Eccles.com, calling 801-355-2787 or visiting the Eccles Theater Box Office (Mon-Fri 10am-6pm & Sat 10am-2pm). The George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Theater is located at 131 Main Street in Salt Lake City.

Country music's original outlaw, Bobby Bare, has a long list of accolades: he's a member of both the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Grand Ole Opry, he's celebrating a 60-year career, he's had over 50 successful hits and he even hosted his own television show in the '80s, “Bobby Bare and Friends.” More than 30 years later, Bare is announcing a new podcast of the same name featuring conversations with Jamey Johnson, Trace Adkins, Jessi Colter, Ray Stevens, Billy Joe Shaver, Joe Ely, Delbert McClinton, Bill Anderson and more. “Bobby Bare and Friends” launches today on podcast networks and on wsmonline.com. 

Sundance Selects announced today the critically acclaimed film BLAZE, co-written, produced and directed by four-time Academy-Award®nominated actor and screenwriter Ethan Hawke, will premiere across Texas in August to celebrate the film's Lone Star roots.

Jimmy Kimmel Live! Welcomes JOHNNYSWIM and Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors This Today, 8/1

Willie Nelson, Blackbird Presents, Mark Rothbaum, and Live Nation are thrilled to announce the Outlaw Music Festival Tour at the historic Hollywood Bowl with Willie Nelson & Family, Phil Lesh & Friends, Sturgill Simpson, Margo Price, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, and Particle Kid.

Jimmy Kimmel Live! Welcomes JOHNNYSWIM and Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors This Wednesday, 8/1

Willie Nelson, Blackbird Presents, Mark Rothbaum, and Live Nation are thrilled to announce the Outlaw Music Festival Tour at the historic Hollywood Bowl with Willie Nelson & Family, Phil Lesh & Friends, Sturgill Simpson, Margo Price, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, and Particle Kid.

Today, Luther Burbank Center for the Arts (LBC) announced that seven new shows have been added to its diverse 2018-19 season. Bluegrass-country singer Alison Krauss, winner of 27 Grammy Awards, will perform Saturday, October 6, 2018; comedian Ron White will return to LBC on Friday, October 26, 2018; after their first successful year of touring, comedy duo #IMOMSOHARD will return to LBC on Wednesday, November 14; Bill Medley of the Righteous Brothers is joined by Bucky Heard to perform the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame duo's most famous songs on Sunday, November 18, 2018; Big Bad Voodoo Daddy bring their holiday show to LBC on Monday, December 3, 2018; Dustbowl Revival and Hot Club of Cowtown will make their way to Santa Rosa as part of Across the Great Divide: A Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of The Band on Wednesday, March 27, 2019; and international best-selling author Neil Gaiman will come to LBC with his show An Evening with Neil Gaiman on Sunday, May 12, 2019.

As noted in USA TODAY, the world's largest honky-tonk, Billy Bob's IS Texas. It's the home of big-name concerts, bull riding and chicken fried steak with a reputation as gigantic as the state itself...a with a new dance floor, Billy Bob's Texas fans will be two-stepping throughout the month of August with top name entertainers gracing its historic stage.

With its first Executive Director taking the reins at the same time Levitt at the Falls is on the verge of its first free outdoor concert, the mission its founders had in mind years ago is truly coming to life on Friday, August 3. "We've been telling Sioux Falls that our mission is to build community through music and our first free concert on August 3 puts that mission into action," says Board President Jennifer Kirby. "Regardless what language people speak, what social status they have or what age they are, when you experience the chemistry of live music with others, you're connected," added Kirby.

Only Canadian Stop for Sharon Shannon - Award-winning, Genre-Defying Irish Accordion Sensation on North American Tour - At The Midland Cultural Centre (Georgian Bay, Ontario)!

Renowned singer-songwriter Jesse Harris has announced release plans for his latest album, Aquarelle, to be released on Secret Sun Records on September 7th. From the album, recorded in Lisbon, Portugal last year, comes the first song, “Out Of Time”, accompanied by a video shot by director dAVID sTRANGE.

Legacy Recordings, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release My WayWillie Nelson's new studio album (and 12th for the label)on Friday, September 14.

Stifel (STEE-full) Financial Corp. has entered into a 10-year building naming-rights agreement to rename Peabody Opera House as "Stifel Theatre."  The partnership, which further solidifies the historic entertainment venue's status in downtown St. Louis, is an extension of Stifel Financial Corp.'s more than 125-year history of civic spirit and leadership in St. Louis.  

Sony/ATV Music Publishing has come on board as a co-producer and investor of brand new Elvis Presley stage musical HEARTBREAK HOTEL.

Dan Owen has released the title track of his forthcoming debut album Stay Awake With Medue for release on August 17th.

Matchbox Twenty and SwivelVR have teamed up to bring you the first fan controlled virtual reality experience ever.  See Rob, Paul, Kyle and Brian more intimately than ever before – watch, gaze, control and enjoy exclusive content produced for the best 4K Virtual Reality 360 3D and 360 2D Matchbox Twenty experiences from their Brief History of Everything Tour in 2017.  The Complete VR Concert Experience from the band's 2017  tour stop at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee will be available starting today  July 12, 2018 at 12pm PST. The complete concert and it's unique-app only additional content be viewed with or without a VR device.

In 1998, in partnership with Smith Music Group, led by Rick Smith, Sr., Billy Bob's Texas began recording live performances from select artists taking the stage of the award-winning nightclub to be part of their Live at Billy Bob's Texas series. The series launched with back to back recordings of Pat Green and Merle Haggard. Now, in 2018, the famed series is celebrating its 20th Anniversary.

Matchbox Twenty and SwivelVR have teamed up to bring you the first fan controlled virtual reality experience ever. Today, they release a new VR experience for 'Unwell', and it's FREE! See Rob, Paul, Kyle and Brian more intimately than ever before – watch, gaze, control and enjoy exclusive content produced for the best 4K Virtual Reality 360 3D and 360 2D Matchbox Twenty experiences from their Brief History of Everything Tour in 2017.