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Willie Nelson Details 'Criticism' He Once Received for Playing Elvis Presley Music

The country music legend was working as a radio disc jockey when Elvis Presley first arrived on the music scene.

Fact Check: Taylor Swift and Willie Nelson never, ever, ever performed together

Grammy-winning singer Taylor Swift joined country music icon Willie Nelson for a surprise live performance in September 2025.

Willie Nelson sets Outlaw Music Festival date at the Woodlands Pavilion

The Woodlands lineup includes Whiskey Myers, Brittney Spencer and Particle Kid. Others will be announced at a later date.

Willie Nelson, White Stripes and Missy Elliott land on Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ballot

Willie Nelson lands on Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ballot with New Order, Missy Elliott, Kate Bush, White Stripes and more ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1975, a 42-Year-Old Willie Nelson Proved It’s Never Too Late, Notching His First No. 1 With a Classic Popularized by Roy Acuff

On this day in 1975, a 42-year-old outlaw country singer named Willie Nelson scored his first No. 1 country hit.
American Songwriter

4 Times Willie Nelson Did Another Artist’s Song Better

Willie Nelson has always known his way around a cover song, and these four tracks are some of his best renditions of other musicians' work.

The “greatest line” Willie Nelson ever heard in a song

While Willie Nelson may have been a celebrated country artist for many years, he still looks back fondly upon a track he ...
Baltimore Brew

After listening to Willie Nelson albums for half a century, a Baltimore music critic grades them

Geoffrey Himes hopes his new book, out next week, will be the definitive account of the celebrated musician, who recently performed with Bob Dylan and Sheryl Crow at the Merriweather Post Pavilion.

‘I think about music all the time’: Willie Nelson talks about the enduring power of music

CNN’s Kaitlan Collins and Willie Nelson sat down to talk about working with Beyoncé, the upcoming release of a tribute to Merle Haggard, and more aboard his tour bus.Nelson is set to perform this ...

New book tells story of Willie Nelson through his own words

Countless pundits have had their say on what makes Willie Nelson tick. But the only person who really knows is the Red Headed ...
Whiskey Riff

Lukas Nelson Says His Dad Willie Nelson Was Teaching Him Dirty Jokes At A Very Young Age: “He Taught Me A Limerick When I Was 6”

This week, Willie’s incredibly talented son Lukas Nelson stopped by comedian Bert Kreischer’s Bertcast podcast, where they of course talked music, Lukas’ recent American Romance album and of course, ...