Willie Nelson has recorded a new version of his classic hit “On the Road Again” with an all-star cast of rising country performers. The remake, dubbed the “ACM Lifting Lives Version,” was released Thursday, with the video to follow on Friday, August 14th. Nelson is joined on the song by …
Read More »Willie Nelson, Lukas Nelson, Jakob Dylan, More Cover Tom Petty's 'For Real'
Willie Nelson, his sons Micah and Lukas, plus Jakob Dylan, Dhani Harrison and Amos Lee have teamed for an all-star cover of Tom Petty’s “For Real.” Petty originally recorded “For Real” in August 2000, but the song wasn’t released until this past February when it appeared on the posthumous retrospective, …
Read More »Watch Willie Nelson Detail New Album 'Ride Me Back Home'
One night not long ago, Willie Nelson wrote some lyrics about mortality and sent them off to his producer-collaborator, Buddy Cannon. “Time, as you pass me by, why did you leave these lines on my face?” Nelson wrote in the new song “Come on Time.” “You sure have put me …
Read More »The First Time: Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson recalls a string of first-time experiences in the latest video installment of Rolling Stone‘s The First Time series. The Country Music Hall of Fame member, who appears on the cover of Rolling Stone‘s new issue, opens up about writing songs, braiding hair and, of course, his affinity for …
Read More »Willie Nelson, Avett Brothers Set for 2019 Outlaw Music Festival Tour
The Outlaw Music Festival Tour will return for a summer 2019 leg in June, pulling together an eclectic assortment of performers from country, rock and Americana. Led as usual by Willie Nelson, this year’s lineup will also include Phil Lesh & Friends, the Avett Brothers and Nathaniel Rateliff & the …
Read More »Lukas Nelson: 5 Songs to Listen to When We Realize We're All F-cked
In the past year alone, Lukas Nelson has played all over world with his band Promise of the Real, collaborated with Lady Gaga on the A Star Is Born soundtrack and appeared alongside her in the movie, and continued to blow minds as Neil Young‘s lead guitar player both in …
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