Willie Nelson News

After more than 9,700 fans (inspired by the documentary Blackfish) signed a Change.org petition, the Barenaked Ladies have cancelled their February concert at SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida.

Legendary folk artist Willie Neslon has postponed his November touring dates following a bus crash that injured three people.

Grammy-winning troubadour Amos Lee will bring his Mountains of Sorrow, Rivers of Song Tour to the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center tonight, November 24 at 8:00pm.

Segerstrom Center's Off Center Festival returns for its third consecutive year January 23 - February 2. This year's festival will showcase an entirely new lineup of wonderfully creative and innovative contemporary performance companies and artists.

Music icon Julio Iglesias announced today that his 2013-14 world tour will include a stop at Jacksonville's Times-Union Center's Moran Theater on Sunday, March 2, 2014 at 7pm. Tickets go on sale this Friday, November 22nd at 10AM through the Artist Series, the official presenter of the show.

Carnegie Hall announced today that world-renowned fashion designer Oscar de la Renta will receive the seventh Carnegie Hall Medal of Excellence at a gala benefit on Thursday, April 24 at 6:30 p.m. at The Plaza's Grand Ballroom. The award, recognizing Mr. de la Renta's outstanding leadership in business and philanthropy, will be presented by Sanford I. Weill, Chairman of Carnegie Hall's Board of Trustees.

The Barns at Wolf Trap will welcome John Eaton; John Medeski; and Bill Frisell's Big Sur Quintet, November 30 through December 6. All shows are set to play at The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1635 Trap Road, Vienna, VA. Details below!

The South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC) today announced the ambitious performance schedule for January - May 2014. From Grammy Award- winners such as Paula Cole to guitar legends including Johnny Winter to a night of comedy with Jay Mohr, SOPAC's 2014 season sates every artistic appetite. With a nod to sounds of Americana, SOPAC serves a heaping of national folk treasures in a robust singer/songwriter concert series. As always, SOPAC welcomes its ongoing Juilliard @ SOPAC classical concert series as well as the Jazz in the LOFT and the Blues in the LOFT series.

Grammy-winning troubadour Amos Lee will bring his Mountains of Sorrow, Rivers of Song Tour to the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center on Sunday, November 24 at 8:00pm.

It's holiday time at Wells Fargo Center for the Arts and the roster of entertainment options is as culturally diverse and varied as the people the Center serves. As an integral part of Sonoma County's community and a premiere performing arts venue in the Bay Area, Wells Fargo Center for the Arts (50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa) features a wide range of holiday choices for everyone. At holiday time, tradition is frequently the theme. This year the Center presents seasonal favorites as well as introducing several new holiday events. Tickets and information for all Center shows are available through Wells Fargo Center for the Arts online at wellsfargocenterarts.org, by calling 707-546-3600, or in person at the ticket office at 50 Mark West Springs Road in Santa Rosa (open daily, noon to 6pm).

Movin' Melvin Brown: The Last of the Great Song and Dance Men! Flamboyant, entertaining and back for more, Movin' Melvin Brown returns to Austin with a brand new show and The Ray Charles Sound Band. Performing R&B, Jazz, Country, Soul classics and original tunes, his vocal range is incredible. Oozing charisma, versatility, talent and sheer joy, Movin' Melvin turns classic entertainment into an electrifying performance. The genius of Ray Charles and Sammy Davis Jr. come together through Movin' Melvin's greatness. He combines their songs, dance, comedy sketches and improvisational ability in a "must-see" show filled with singing, dancing, tap, comedy, mime, and robotics that demonstrates why Melvin has shared the stage with such luminaries as BB King, Stevie Wonder, James Brown and Smokey Robinson. He has also appeared in several movies with Willie Nelson.

Sirius XM Radio (SIRI) today announced that Lady Gaga will sit down for an intimate Q&A session with a select group of listeners for the SiriusXM 'Town Hall' series on Friday, November 8.

Nine-time Grammy winners Ray Benson and Asleep at the Wheel delivers Santa Loves to Boogie at The Grand 1894 Opera House for one not-to-miss holiday treat Saturday, December 21 at 8pm. With a repertoire that combines the band's most popular songs with holiday favorites and originals such as 'Christmas in Jail', 'Merry Texas Christmas Y'all', 'Pretty Paper', and many more performed in true eggnog -swinging style as only Asleep at the Wheel can deliver. This performance is part of Galveston's Passport to Holiday Magic activities and events.

Nominees for THE 40th ANNUAL PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS were announced this morning at The Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills. People's Choice Awards Executive Producer Mark Burnett was on hand to announce the hosts for the live awards show, Beth Behrs and Kat Dennings, stars of the CBS sitcom '2 Broke Girls.'

The legendary Kenny Rogers has enjoyed a 55-year-career as a Grammy Award-winning recording artist, distinctive vocalist, and consummate entertainer. Amazingly, Rogers has charted a record within each of the last seven decades and scored a hit single in the past six. Not many artists, if any at all, can lay claim to those extraordinary chart accomplishments. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame during a special Medallion Ceremony in Nashville on October 27th. Rogers recently finished recording a new album, You Can't Make Old Friends, which was released by Warner Bros. Records on October 8th to critical acclaim.

Sirius XM Radio (SIRI) today announced that Eminem will sit down for a rare Q&A session with a select group of listeners for the SiriusXM 'Town Hall' series on Monday, November 4, the day before his new album The Marshall Mathers LP 2 is scheduled to be released.

Newly inducted Country Music Hall of Fame member Kenny Rogers will receive The Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award during "The 47th Annual CMA Awards" airing WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6 (8:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

The Smith Center for the Performing Arts is excited to announce that folk, rock, and soul hybrid artist, Amos Lee will play Reynolds Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 25 at 7:30 p.m.

After a decade of touring, song writing, storytelling, and evolution, Citizen Cope presents an evening of solo, acoustic work in Philadelphia at the Merriam Theater tonight, October 18 at 8 p.m. A self-realized musical, poetic and production entity over past nine years, Citizen Cope has released four albums-Rain Water, Every Waking Moment, and The Clarence Greenwood Recordings, to name a few- each of remarkable depth and distinction that paints an auditory American landscape in which despair wars with hope and hope, tied to love, is elusive.

What happens when a celebrated symphonic/jazz/world music artist/ex-beatnik and an acclaimed americana/bluegrass/traditional country artist/ex-hippie bring their fabled talents and a bunch of instruments to the stage? Well, if it is John McEuen and David Amram, a lot! This rare Tampa Bay performance in the Palladium's intimate, award-winning Side Door, takes place tonight, Oct. 18 at 8 p.m.