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Rock legend Robert Plant is set to release a new album, Saving Grace, which he’ll support by embarking on a US tour with his band of the same name. The announcement arrives with the first single, a cover of Low’s “Everybody’s Song.” Listen to it below.

Set for release on September 26th via Nonesuch Records, Saving Grace first started taking shape back during the pandemic in Plant’s home country of England. That’s where he connected with the Saving Grace band – vocalist Suzi Dian, drummer Oli Jefferson, guitarist Tony Kelsey, banjo and string player Matt Worley, and cellist Barney Morse-Brown. They’ve been working together over the past six years, building a chemistry and comradery that blossomed into this new album.

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“We laugh a lot, really. I think that suits me. I like laughing,” Plant explained in a press statement. “You know,...

In February 2019, Robert Plant booked a trio of shows at tiny, off-the-radar theaters across England with a new band he dubbed Saving Grace. Each night they played an eclectic mix of covers like Donovan’s “Season of the Witch,” Townes Van Zandt’s “Nothin,'” Patty Griffin’s “Standing,” and even a couple of Led Zeppelin songs largely utilizing acoustic instruments, including banjo and accordion.

“I did this basically to keep me away from the tedium between projects,” Plant tells Rolling Stone while chilling in a hotel room between shows in Lucca,...

The 52nd annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival brought a stellar lineup to the Colorado mountain town this weekend, with artists from Zach Top and Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit to Alison Krauss & Union Station and I’m With Her on the bill. There was also a special celebration of Toy Caldwell, the late guitarist and singer for Marshall Tucker Band, by the supergroup Toy Factory Project.

“What’s special about Telluride is being on that main stage,” Aoife O’Donovan of the supergroup I’m With Her tells Rolling Stone. “Being in the...

In 2008, singer-songwriter Grace Potter and her band at the time, the Nocturnals, were on the way to play a concert in New York’s Central Park, when Potter popped a freshly burned CD into their truck’s dashboard stereo. It was her first time listening to her just-mastered solo album, Medicine, which she’d recorded over the course of two thrilling weeks at Los Angeles’s Village Studios with legendary producer T Bone Burnett and his wrecking crew of luminaries that included drummer Jim Keltner and guitarist Marc Ribot. And, as she tells Gold Derby, she was “excited to start that era of my life where I, as the main songwriter in my band, was going to be able to get seen and understood as an artist, in and of my own creative forces.”

But Potter had only heard Medicine “exactly one time,” when, as she remembers with crystal clarity,...

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The Secret Agent, a political thriller starring Wagner Moura, who played the dreaded Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar in Narcos, recently had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, where it got a standing ovation. Helmed by Kleber Mendonça Filho, the critically acclaimed Brazilian film bagged the Best Director and the Best Actor awards at the prestigious fest. Read on to learn more about the film and whether it will be released in Indian theatres or on any Indian Ott platform.

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Set against the backdrop of Brazil’s military dictatorship in 1977, the film revolves around a widowed academic, Marcelo (played by Wagner Moura), who is forced to go on the run after he publicly opposes a corrupt government officer. The fugitive arrives in his hometown, Recife, during carnival week using a fake identity,...

Grammy Awards: Meet The Top 5 Most Awarded Artists Ever(Photo Credit –Instagram)

The Grammy Awards have been the pinnacle of musical achievement since their inaugural presentation in 1959. A single Grammy can mark a turning point in the career of most artists, but for a few, it’s only the beginning. Well, to one’s surprise, certain acclaimed artists have managed to collect this prestigious award in dozens, leaving an unforgettable presence in the music industry. Here are the top 5 most awarded artists in Grammy history, ranked by their number of wins.

1) Beyoncé – 35 Wins (99 Nominations)

Whether it’s about dominating the music charts or winning Grammys, Beyoncé clearly leads the race, standing alone in her league. She is the most awarded and most nominated artist in Grammy history, with 35 Grammy wins and 99 nominations. She won her first Grammy back in 2001 for Best R&b Performance by a Duo or Group with...

Earlier tonight, May 20, 2025, NBC aired the Live, finale episode of The Voice's current season 27 , and we finally found out who won this entire season at the end of it. All the judges/coaches: Michael Buble, Adam Levine, Kelsea Ballerini and John Legend were on hand with their top 5 finalists contestants: Jayden Cree, Adam David, Renzo, Lucia Flores-Wiseman and Jaelen Johnston. Tonight's new episode kicked off with Foreigner performing a Medley of "Feels Like the First Time," "Juke Box Hero" and "I Want to Know What Love Is." Kelly Clarkson sang, "Where Have You Been." Renzo & John Legend sang, "As It Was" by Harry Styles. Jaelen Johnston & Kelsea Ballerini sang, "Whiskey Lullaby" by Brad Paisley & Alison Krauss. Season 22 winner Bryce Leatherwood sang "God Made."...

Spoiler Alert: This post contains details of the winner of The Voice Season 27.

After blind auditions, battles, knockouts, playoffs, and live shows, the winner of The Voice Season 27 was finally revealed.

John Legend, Michael Bublé, Kelsea Ballerini, and Adam Levine were all represented in the show’s finale with at least one hopeful winner.

Team Bublé had Jadyn Cree and Adam David, Team Adam had Lucía Flores-Wiseman, Team Kelsea had Jaelen Johnson, and Team Legend had Renzo.

Host Carson Daly kicked off the show’s live finale with a performance from Foreigner. During the performance, lead vocalist Kelly Hansend said he was leaving the band at the end of the summer, with Luis Maldonado taking over after.

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Former Voice coach Kelly Clarkson returned to the show to perform...

Tonight, a new winner of The Voice will be crowned.

Host Carson Daly will announce the new champ on Tuesday's "Live Finale Part 2," featuring a star-studded lineup of guest performers including Blake Shelton, Kelly Clarkson, Alicia Keys, Chance the Rapper, Foreigner, James Bay, Sheryl Crow, Joe Jonas, and Season 22 winner Bryce Leatherwood.

Competing for Season 27 title are Adam David and Jadyn Cree from Team Michael Bublé, Renzo from Team John Legend, Jaelen Johnston from Team Kelsea Ballerini, and Lucia Flores-Wiseman from Team Adam Levine. Which contestant and coach will prevail?

The "Live Finale Part 2" begins at 9 p.m Et/Pt on NBC. Follow along with our live blog below to see who won the Season 27 crown.

9 p.m. — Previously, on The Voice: The top five sang their hearts for America's vote. Renzo belted out "Fly Away" and "Lover, You Should've Come Over"; Lucia sang "Wish You Were Here" and...

There's always something fascinating about the phenomenon of late-stage sequels. Filmmakers will sometimes wait decades after a film is released to make a follow-up, which only proves that the original has either retained its cultural clout or somehow gained more traction in the mass consciousness over time. It's easy to see why, in 1985, Walter Murch decided to make a sequel to 1939's "The Wizard of Oz" called "Return to Oz." It had been about 46 years since the original had been released, but "The Wizard of Oz" had — and has — remained one of the most famous movies of all time. A sequel would merely tap into the perpetual affection American audiences have for the film.

And, of course, some long-in-the-tooth sequels are merely a matter of timing, interest, and commitment. Why were there over ten years between "Toy Story 2" (1999) and "Toy Story 3" (2010)? No other reason than that the studio was working on other things.

Brad Paisley and Smokey Robinson trade professional compliments and musical memories as guests on the most recent episode of the podcast Naked Lunch, especially bonding over their deep mutual appreciation of Country Music Hall of Fame member Charley Pride, who died in 2020.

Co-hosted by David Wild, Emmy-winning TV writer, producer, and contributing editor to Rolling Stone, and Phil Rosenthal, creator of Everybody Loves Raymond and the Netflix docuseries Somebody Feed Phil, the latest Naked Lunch coincides with the April 25th release of the Robinson’s forthcoming album, What the World Needs Now.

When Alison Krauss was kicking around ideas on what to name her latest album with Union Station, the eureka moment came while on the phone with a friend, who just happened to be on their way to play a church gig in a tiny Louisiana town called Arcadia.

“I’m like, ‘Oh, what a beautiful name.’ I got off the phone and looked up what it meant,” Krauss tells Rolling Stone, explaining that “arcadia” describes a region of simple pleasure and quiet. “It couldn’t be [truer] to what we were doing.

The weekend has arrived with a fresh stack of new albums to stream.

Allison Krauss & Union Station have finally made their long-awaited return with their first LP in over a decade, while Ariana Grande has upgraded her 2024 effort eternal sunshine with a handful of new songs. Additionally, it’s a big week for indie music, as Lucy Dacus, Destroyer, and Perfume Genius have all dropped full-length projects this week.

Scroll on to check out our picks for the best new albums to stream this New Music Friday.

Editor’s Note: Enjoy these albums and more on Amazon Music Unlimited, which is currently offering a free three-month trial. Learn more here.

Alison Krauss & Union Station — Arcadia

Blending the sounds of bluegrass, country, and roots music, Alison Krauss & Union Station have revealed Arcadia, their first album since 2011’s acclaimed Paper Airplane. The group, featuring Krauss, Jerry Douglas, Ron Block, and Barry Bales...

Get ready for Grand celebration, NBC honors the 100th anniversary of the Grand Ole Opry on March 19 with a live telecast featuring dozens of country legends and superstars. The three-hour telecast for “Opry 100: A Live Celebration” will feature live performances, tributes and special appearances, and the whole star-studded affair is hosted by “The Voice” alum Blake Shelton.

“Becoming a member of the Opry is a highlight of my life and career, and 15 years later I still get that same feeling of reverence and excitement every time I walk out on that stage,” Shelton said in the event announcement. “The Grand Ole Opry has been connecting the country music family for 100 years, and I’m so proud to be part of this historic celebration.”

Live from the Grand Ole Opry and the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, the special event promises to deliver a jam-packed lineup of some of...

Updated, with comments from press secretary: Donald Trump on Monday will make his first visit to the Kennedy Center since he ousted leadership and ensured that he would be chairman of the D.C. arts institution.

While the center has been beset by cancellations of major shows by artists protesting the Trump takeover, the president told reporters that “we have to straighten it out. It is not a good situation. Like everything else in this country.”

Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said that the president “hopes to restore arts and culture that embrace American tradition, not disparage it, as we have unfortunately seen over the past several years.” She said that Trump would do a tour of the center and would “perhaps be discussing some future plays and musicals and theatrical programs that the center will be hosting under his new leadership.”

The New York Times reported that Trump will address...

In 1971, Ringo Starr called for peace and unity on his single “It Don’t Come Easy.” The record made its way onto the setlist for his performances at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium in January, hosted in support of the American Red Cross and Los Angeles residents impacted by the recent wildfires. “Please, remember peace is how we make it,” Starr sings in the trailer for Ringo & Friends at the Ryman, the two-hour CBS special airing Monday, March 10.

“It is always a thrill to play the Ryman and this time we are going country!

Following an official invite from Emmylou Harris, Ringo Starr makes his debut at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville tonight (February 21). SiriusXM listeners can experience the performance live and in full at Willie’s Roadhouse (Ch. 61).

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Catch encores of Ringo’s Grand Ole Opry debut on The Beatles Channel (Ch. 18) or stream it on the SiriusXM app starting February 25.

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Fans of the Hallmark+ series The Chicken Sisters have taken note of the soundtrack to the show and want to know more.

Now, a soundtrack list has been published on Spotify with the help of music supervisor, Angela Asistio. Read on to find out more about the music from the show and how to access the Spotify page.

Every song you’ll hear in Hallmark+ series The Chicken Sisters

Often, while watching a TV series or movie, the background music grabs your interest, or sparks nostalgia. It turns out the music supervisor of the Hallmark+ series, The Chicken Sisters, realized that and has put together a Spotify list of every song from the show so far.

Among the songs on the soundtrack list are popular songs from Linda Ronstadt, Boygenius, Wild Rivers, The Lumineers and more.

The 2026 Grammys are still a year away, but it’s not too soon to start handicapping the race.

The end of February marks the halfway point in the eligibility period, which started Aug. 31, 2024, which means the next Album of the Year may not have even been announced yet. But there is already a crowded field of officially announced, scheduled, or released material jockeying for one of the eight slots. Here’s how the contest currently stands, based on the combined predictions of Gold Derby users who have placed their bets.

SEEDrake releases new album setting up potential Grammy faceoff with Kendrick Lamar. Here’s how that could play out.

As previously noted, Kendrick Lamar is the frontrunner with Gnx, which he released on Nov. 22. The main question for him will be durability. While his trouncing of Drake in their rap battle last summer ended up sustaining through the year — and...

While genres like pop, rock and R&b tend to make the most headlines at the Grammy Awards and fill most slots in the four general field categories — Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best New Artist — the Grammys cast a much wider net every year, honoring the best in fields as diverse as jazz, classical, new age, spoken-word and much more. The list of the Grammys’ most awarded artists of all time is just as diverse.

The most awarded musicians of all time include rap, country, rock and classical winners, and they range from singers to composers to conductors. But while the list is musically diverse, it does predominantly skew towards solo male artists. There is only one group in the top 14 (Irish rockers U2), and only two women (country darling Alison Krauss and R&b star Beyoncé).

Perhaps surprisingly, most of...

The Grammy Awards are to the music industry and the Academy Awards are to the film industry. Established in 1959 by the Recording Academy of the United States, they honor artistic and technical excellence in the music industry.

Often hailed as ‘music’s biggest nights,’ the Grammy’s celebrated the creativity, talent, and dedication of artists, producers, songwriters, and more across the world and across a wide array of genres. Thus, winning a Grammy award is considered to be one of the biggest accolades in the music world.

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Artists, both amateurs and seasoned professionals dream of winning a Grammy, hoping not just to get commercial success but also to earn critical acclaim and recognition. So while over the years, many iconic musicians and artists have left an indelible mark on the awards and this prestigious event, only a select few...

Given her two albums and tours with Robert Plant, including one last summer, it’s easy to forget that Alison Krauss is in another band too, and has been for a while. On March 28, we will be reminded with the release of Arcadia, the first album in 14 years by Krauss and Union Station, her longtime acoustic band.

Billed as an album of songs that are “contemporary reflections on history,” Arcadia features tunes written by an array of writers, including Jd McPherson and Sarah Siskind (whose “Simple Love” was included on...

Bob Dylan has released the initial dates for the 2025 leg of his Never Ending Tour, and it features stops in small markets that rarely get A-list acts. The tour begins March 25 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and then heads to Wichita, Kansas; Mankato, Minnesota; and Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Mankato is the 21st-largest city in Dylan’s birth state of Minnesota. The population is a mere 46,000, and the venue Dylan is hitting usually hosts events like the Folsom Prison Experience (a Johnny Cash tribute show), the Minnesota Valley Action Council’s Lip Sync Battle,...

Ringo Starr celebrates the release of his new country music album, “Look Up,” with his album producer and co-writer T Bone Burnett during a Town Hall on The Beatles Channel hosted by Rodney Crowell in SiriusXM’s Nashville studios.

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Listen to the exclusive special on The Beatles Channel (Ch. 18) in cars throughout the week (see the broadcast schedule here) and anytime on demand on the SiriusXM app. The full video of the Town Hall will also be available on demand on the SiriusXM app soon.

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From Liverpool to Nashville, Ringo Starr’s lifelong passion for country music comes full circle with a brand-new album, “Look Up.” Ringo shares stories about his new music, recalls his introduction to country, looks back on his early Beatles performances,...

Ringo always wanted to be a cowboy. He grew up in the toughest corner of Liverpool, dreaming of escaping to the Wild West, hoping to emigrate to Texas. He was the biggest country fan in the Beatles, the one who sang the Buck Owens classic “Act Naturally” as well as original twangers like “What Goes On” and “Don’t Pass Me By.” Now in his eighties, still a hell of a dancer, living on broccoli and blueberries, Sir Ringo Starr makes his first country album in 50 years. Look Up, with producer T Bone Burnett,...

For an artist who has a house full of Grammys, Alicia Keys is about to get her most special one yet.

The Recording Academy announced on Thursday that the singer-songwriter will receive the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award at the fourth annual Recording Academy Honors, taking place Jan. 30, 2025. The Global Impact Award was established in 2023 to celebrate artists for their musical excellence as well as their entrepreneurship, philanthropy, and their overall impact around the globe.

“From her timeless music to her unwavering dedication to uplifting others, Alicia has made an indelible impact on the world,” Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. said in a statement, “Her artistry knows no bounds, her advocacy inspires meaningful change, and her influence has profoundly shaped culture.”

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Over the course of her career, Keys has won 16 Grammy Awards, including Song of the Year for her breakthrough hit,...

Hey there, movie buffs and Costner fans! If you’ve been following the legendary Kevin Costner’s journey through Hollywood, you probably know he’s not just crushing it on screen – he’s also rocking the dad life with seven amazing kids.

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From his early days as a rising star to his recent success in Yellowstone, Kevin has been building quite the beautiful family tree. Let’s get up close and personal with the Costner crew, and trust me, there’s some pretty cool stuff you’ll want to know about each of them!

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First up is Annie Costner, Kevin’s firstborn with his college sweetheart Cindy Silva. Talk about following in dad’s footsteps – but with her own twist! While...

Ringo Starr will be releasing a new project on Jan. 10, 2025, and he’s got an all-star team of collaborators to make it the best it can possibly be. Here’s everything we know so far.

Ringo Starr Recruits Alison Krauss For New Album

The Beatles star and former drummer is well on his way to gifting fans with a new country album featuring Alison Krauss. Titled ‘Thankful,’ the album is said to be a second preview of ‘Look Up,’ a collaborative project with T Bone Burnett.

Like its “thankful” name, Starr hopes to inspire and spread positivity with the songs on the album. Apart from producing and co-writing nine of the 11 tracks on the album, the 84-year-old also sings on it alongside Burnett and Kraus.

He previewed the album with the debut track “Time On My Hands,” saying of the song, “I love this track. I wrote it with my producer and engineer,...

Ringo Starr is returning to country music with his new album, Look Up, produced and co-written by T Bone Burnett. It will be released in full on January 10th, 2025, but the first preview, “Time on My Hands,” is out now. Stream it below.

Featuring 11 original songs, Look Up was recorded earlier this year in Nashville and Los Angeles. It was born out of Starr’s chance encounter with Burnett at a Los Angeles event in 2022, where Starr asked Burnett to write him a song for a project he was recording at the time. Burnett returned with nine songs steeped in country, creating the foundation for the album.

For his first country album since 1970’s Beaucoups of Blues, Starr also recruited Daniel Tashian (Kacey Musgraves) and his frequent collaborator Bruce Sugar as co-producers. Billy Strings and Molly Tuttle each make multiple appearances on Look Up, which also features Alison Krauss, Lucius,...

Ringo Starr was always the most country of the Beatles, covering Buck Owens’ “Act Naturally” and professing his love of Kitty Wells, his favorite singer. Fifty-five years since he released the twangy country solo album Beaucoups of Blues in 1970, Starr will return to the genre with Look Up, a new album arriving Jan. 10, 2025. It’s a collection of 11 songs — many of them cowritten by T Bone Burnett, who produced the album — including the breakup ballad “Time on My Hands,” out today.

With Paul Franklin’s pedal steel weeping behind him,...

Leading up to the Grammy nominations on Nov. 8, Rolling Stone is breaking down 13 different categories. For each, we’re predicting the nominees, as well as who will (and who should) win on Grammy night.

With many of Americana’s biggest recent Grammy winners (Jason Isbell, Rhiannon Giddens) absent from this year’s proceedings, the Best Americana Album nominations are anyone’s guess — especially since this year’s releases could conceivably be nominated in other categories (Folk, Rock, Country, and Alternative, among them). Says Margi Cheske, co-president of Concord Records, who...

Hugh Prestwood, the country songwriter who penned hits for Randy Travis, Trisha Yearwood, Alison Krauss, and Jimmy Buffett, died Sunday, Sept. 22, following a stroke, according to his close friend, songwriter James Dean Hicks. Prestwood was 82.

With hits like “Ghost in This House,” “The Song Remembers When,” and “Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart,” Prestwood was known as a first-rate ballad composer whose bent toward literary flourishes made him one of the most respected and in-demand songwriters in Nashville from the late Seventies to the mid-Nineties. In 2006, he was inducted into...

It’s been wild to watch the rise of William Apostol, a.k.a. Billy Strings, a bluegrass prodigy turned crossover star like fellow genre travelers Alison Krauss and Chris Stapleton — but one who’s found a home in Jambandlandia, where his super-sick flatpicking guitar virtuosity has met with big fat dancing bear-hugs. Leaning into long instrumental journeys onstage (see last year’s 38-minute single, an epic live sequence of “Meet Me at the Creek” > “Pyramid Country” > “Must Be Seven” > “Meet Me at the Creek”), Strings’ original songs have proved solid jam vehicles.

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If the movies of the 2000s were defined by a period of violent transition (both onscreen and off), the music that was written for those movies captured the full sweep of that change — and the endless possibilities it allowed for in turn. The aughts were absent a single identifying element as strong to the decade as synths were to the ’80s or symphonic grandeur was to the ’90s, and to judge by our list of the period’s best scores it sounds like they might have been all the better for it.

On the one hand, the 2000s saw venerated masters like John Williams and Terence Blanchard deliver some of the greatest work of their careers, while journeyman like “Lord of the Rings” composer Howard Shore emerged into legendary status with a single...

Willie Nelson was forced to cancel several appearance on a recent tour. Now a new report claims he’s in a ‘bad way’ after health scare. Keep reading to find out more.

Legendary Singer Resumes Tour After Health Scare

Willie Nelson was supposed to be the headliner for his Outlaw Music Festival this summer. The first leg of the tour includes Bob Dylan, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss. However, the 91-year-old singer unexpectedly canceled his performance for the first seven shows. His team cited doctor’s orders without further explanation. His son, Lukas Nelson, took the stage instead to perform some of Willie’s biggest hits.

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The “Always On My Mind” singer missed the show in Mansfield, Massachusetts on July 2nd. However, he finally returned to the stage for his annual Fourth of July picnic held in Camden, New Jersey, two days later. According to Billboard,...

Legendary Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli will sing with Shania Twain, Karol G, Chris Stapleton, and more on his new Duets album, arriving Oct. 25 via Decca Records/Sugar Music.

Twain joins Bocelli on the album’s lead single, “Da Stanotte in Poi,” an operatic, string-filled, bilingual rendition of Twain’s 1997 hit, “From This Moment On.” Bocelli and Twain begin by trading verses in their respective languages, before finally bringing their powerhouse vocals together.

Duets will feature a mix of old and new collaborations to mark the 30th anniversary of the release of Bocelli’s first album,...

After missing several recent shows due to an undisclosed illness, Willie Nelson made his triumphant return to the stage at his annual 4th of July Picnic in Camden, New Jersey on Thursday night.

The 91-year-old country singer took the stage shortly before 10:00 p.m. local time and by all accounts sounded in fine form. Accompanied by his son Lukas Nelson and the Family Band, Willie performed more than 20 songs, including “On the Road Again,” “Always on My Mind,” “Roll Me Up,” and “Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground.” Nelson also debuted “The Border,” from his newly released album of the same name. Watch fan-captured footage of Nelson’s performance below.

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With his health issues hopefully behind him, Nelson will rejoin the “Outlaw Music Festival Tour” with co-headliner Bob Dylan beginning Saturday, July 6th in Bethel, New York. The tour, which also features...

After missing half a dozen or so concerts of the Outlaw Music Fest due to unspecified illness, Willie Nelson returned to the stage for his annual Fourth of July Picnic, held outside of Philly in Camden, New Jersey, on Thursday. Nelson, throwing his arms in the air in victory, was greeted with roaring cheers from the audience. The musician then took a seat on a stool to begin playing.

Like at the other concerts the 91-year-old performed at this year, the set list included staples like “On the Road Again,...

Updated: Willie Nelson will soon be on the road again after an extended break on doctor’s orders. Originally, on June 21, the country music legend was advised to “rest for the next four days.” That was then extended to this week, before it was announced that the Presidential Medal of Freedom winner would, appropriately, be available to rejoin the running Outlaw Tour on July 4.

Nelson, 91, has had health issues interfere with touring in recent years, but the news that the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer is well enough to rejoin his compatriots is welcome news.

Previously on June 21: “We regret to inform you that Willie Nelson is not feeling well and, per doctor’s orders, has been advised to rest for the next four days,” reads a statement posted to the legendary county singer’s socials. He was scheduled to appear as part of the Outlaw Music Festival tonight,...

After missing the first seven shows of the Outlaw Music Festival due to an unspecified illness, Willie Nelson will be returning to the concert stage July 4th in Camden, New Jersey — just across the river from Philadelphia — for his annual Fourth of July Picnic. He will, however, be sitting out Tuesday’s show at the Xfinity Center in Mansfield, Massachusetts.

“Willie Nelson is looking forward to seeing everyone in Camden on July 4,” reads a post on Nelson’s Instagram page. “He will not be performing in Mansfield tonight. Bob Dylan,...

Bob Dylan has spent the past two weeks crisscrossing the country on the Outlaw Music Festival summer tour alongside Celisse, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, and Lukas Nelson, who has been subbing in for his ailing father, Willie. Most Dylan fans have rightly been focused on his decision to jettison his Rough and Rowdy Ways set list of the past three years, bring in a series of 1950s covers songs he’s never done before, part ways with longtime pedal-steel player Donnie Herron, and reunite with gospel-era drummer Jim Keltner.

Willie Nelson has been “cleared” to return to his co-headlining Outlaw Music Festival with Bob Dylan after missing the tour’s first week of shows due to an unspecified illness.

On Friday, the country legend’s social media announced that Nelson had been “cleared by his doctors to go back on the road again. He will resume performing on the Outlaw Tour next week.”

However, “Willie will not be on this weekend’s dates” — including dates in Syracuse, Long Island and Holmdel, New Jersey — bringing Nelson’s total of missed gigs to seven shows.

Legendary country music icon Willie Nelson is expected to return to his highly anticipated Outlaw Music Festival Tour in the near future after temporarily stepping away from the stage on a doctor’s advice.

The 91-year-old Nelson, who celebrated his birthday in April, could not perform at the scheduled show in Virginia Beach on Wednesday night. A message on the musician’s social media accounts announced, “Willie Nelson will not be performing at tonight’s show in Virginia Beach. We expect Willie to return to the tour shortly.”

Last week, Nelson had to cancel several performances on the Outlaw Music Festival Tour due to an unspecified illness. In a statement, his team expressed, “We regret to inform you that Willie Nelson is not feeling well and, per doctor’s orders, has been advised to rest for the next four days. He is expected to make a quick recovery and join...

Doctors have cleared Willie Nelson to head back on the road after he dropped off the beginning of his “Outlaw Music Festival Tour” with Bob Dylan due to health concerns.

After missing this weekend’s shows, the 91-year-old artist will join the tour on Tuesday, July 2nd at Xfinity Center in Mansfield, Massachusetts. In the meantime, Willie’s son Lukas Nelson and the Family Band (along with special guests) will continue filling in.

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“Willie Nelson has been cleared by his doctors to go back on the road again,” a social media statement reads. “He will resume performing on the Outlaw Tour next week.”

It continues, “Willie will not be on this weekend’s dates. Bob Dylan, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, [and] Celisse will perform as scheduled for all shows this weekend. In addition, Lukas Nelson and Family along with some special guests will play...

Representatives for Willie Nelson have announced that he will not be performing a scheduled tour stop. This cancelation comes after Nelson has withdrawn from several other performances during his Outlaw Music Festival Tour. According to reports, the country music legend has been advised to rest by his doctors. Keep reading to see when Nelson expects to return to the stage.

Willie Nelson Calls Off Virginia Beach Show

A message was posted to Willie Nelson’s Facebook page announcing that he would not be performing at an upcoming tour stop in Virginia Beach. The news of the canceled stop follows the country music star dropping out of some of the initial performances on his Outlaw Music Festival Tour.

The Facebook post says that Nelson, 91, has been advised by his doctors to rest. “We regret to inform you that Willie Nelson is not feeling well and, per doctor’s orders, has been...

This weekend marked the kickoff of the 2024 “Outlaw Music Festival Tour” (get tickets here), and though fans didn’t get to see Willie Nelson (who had to cancel his set “per doctor’s orders”), they did get to see Bob Dylan pull a wonderfully Bob Dylan move by playing an all-new set of ‘50s covers and recent deep cuts.

Dylan’s performances on Friday and Saturday night marked the first time in a few years that Dylan has made major changes to his setlist, which has mostly been populated by cuts from his 2020 album Rough and Rowdy Ways, as well as older original songs.

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Dylan opened Friday’s show with a cover of Willie Dixon’s blues standard, “My Babe,” followed by renditions of Chuck Berry’s “Little Queenie,” The Fleetwoods’ “Mr. Blue,” Hank Williams’ “Cold, Cold Heart,” and Sanford Clarck’s “The Fool.

Willie Nelson is booked solid through the summer with the Outlaw Fest featuring a slew of rotating list of music guests. His social media team shared on June 21 that the iconic singer, who turned 91 this year, had to drop out of a few shows on the advice of his doctor. What’s going on with his health? Keep reading for what we know so far.

Willie Nelson, 91, Cancels Tour Appearance On Doctor’s Orders

Bob Dylan, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss are on the first leg of the Outlaw Fest touring the U.S. this summer. Plant and Krauss are replaced by John Mellencamp for dates later in the tour. Sheryl Crow and Maren Morris also join the tour for a few stops.

But concertgoers at the next few Outlaw Fest shows might not get a chance to see Willie Nelson perform. He has been forced to take it easy...

The Outlaw Music Festival kicked off last Friday without one of its co-headliners as, hours before the tour launched, Willie Nelson revealed he would miss at least three shows with an unspecified illness. His absence from the tour has now extended to Wednesday’s show in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

A statement on Nelson’s Instagram announced the news and added, “We expect Willie to return to the tour shortly.”

Last week, Nelson’s socials said he’d be missing the opening weekend of the Outlaw Music Festival tour. “We regret...

Before Bob Dylan even walked onstage Friday night to kick off the summer Outlaw Music Festival tour at Ameris Bank Amphitheater in Alpharetta, Georgia, word circulated through the fan community that big changes were afoot in Dylan World. Super fan Ray Padgett was on site with early reports that gospel-era drummer Jim Keltner was taking over from Jerry Pentecost, and pedal steel player Donnie Herron was out after a 19-year stint in the band.

But nobody was prepared for the remarkable show that followed, which was one of the most...

Per doctor’s orders, Willie Nelson has dropped off the beginning of his “Outlaw Music Festival Tour” with Bob Dylan and will miss the first three dates.

Thankfully, the 91-year-old artist is “expected to make a quick recovery” in time to join the touring festival next week. While Willie is out, his son Lukas Nelson and the Family Band (along with special guests) will step in to perform a special set featuring some of his songs.

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“We regret to inform you that Willie Nelson is not feeling well and, per doctor’s orders, has been advised to rest for the next four days,” a social media statement reads. “He is expected to make a quick recovery and join the Outlaw Music Festival tour next week. In the meantime, Lukas Nelson and the Family Band, along with a few guests, will perform a special set...