Willie Nelson

Country Music Hall of Fame Class of 2016: Randy Travis, Charlie Daniels, Fred Foster

8 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Country Music Hall of Fame Class of 2016: Randy Travis, Charlie Daniels, Fred Foster
Greeted with the usual “wait, they weren’t in already?!” that accompanies Hall of Fame induction announcements, the Country Music Hall of Fame Association announced today that Charlie Daniels, producer Fred Foster, and Randy Travis will become the newest members of the Country Music Hall of Fame. All three 2016 inductees have truly extraordinary careers, and Read More

New Music Video: ‘Laws of Nature’ – Willie Nelson

9 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on New Music Video: ‘Laws of Nature’ – Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson, in a collaboration with his sister Bobbie, pays tribute to the beauty and power of nature on new song, ‘Laws of Nature.’ For the video, footage shot at Willie’s own Pedernales Recordings Studio in Austin, TX, was combined with beautiful images of Texas farmland. Check out the video below and watch the siblings Read More

Rhonda Vincent Introduces Willie Nelson to the Bluegrass #1 Spot

9 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Rhonda Vincent Introduces Willie Nelson to the Bluegrass #1 Spot
Rhonda Vincent returns to the top of the Bluegrass Unlimited National Airplay Chart with ‘Only Me,’ and this time she brought a friend! For Willie Nelson, who traded vocals with Vincent, it is his first bluegrass #1. I recently chatted with Rhonda about the new album, Only Me, and you can read that interview here. Read More

Miranda Lambert Back At Number One

10 years ago Sara Irvin Comments Off on Miranda Lambert Back At Number One
Miranda Lambert, Brantley Gilbert and Luke Bryan all took a step back last week to make room for Willie Nelson to occupy the number one spot on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, but this week, they all move back up to ‘their’ spots that the held the previous week. Billboard Country Albums Chart: July Read More

Music Chart #1s Update: Willie Nelson, Iggy Azalea, Lana Del Rey, David Gray

10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Music Chart #1s Update: Willie Nelson, Iggy Azalea, Lana Del Rey, David Gray
Weekly round-up of the Billboard chart #1s! Hot 100 Songs: ‘Fancy’ – Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX Billboard 200 Albums: Ultraviolence – Lana Del Rey Pop Songs: ‘Fancy’ – Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX Hot Country Songs: ‘Play it Again’ – Luke Bryan Country Airplay: ‘Lettin’ the Night Roll’ – Justin Moore Country Digital Songs: Read More

Willie Nelson Debuts Latest Studio Album At Number One

10 years ago Sara Irvin Comments Off on Willie Nelson Debuts Latest Studio Album At Number One
Miranda held the number one spot on the Top Country Albums chart for two weeks, but this week she hands that coveted position over to The Redheaded Stranger. Mr. Willie Nelson has the number on country album this week, sending the previous week’s top spot holders Luke Bryan and Florida Georgia Line down to numbers Read More

Rhonda Vincent to Release New Album, Only Me, on January 28

10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Rhonda Vincent to Release New Album, Only Me, on January 28
Rhonda Vincent‘s new album, Only Me, will be a two-disc release separating country music and bluegrass. The package will be available on January 18, 2014. Read more in the press release: Five-time Grammy nominee Rhonda Vincent, the New Queen of Bluegrass as deemed by the Wall Street Journal, is clearing the lane for her upcoming Read More

Willie Nelson Suspends Tour after Bus Crash, Three Band Members Injured

10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Willie Nelson Suspends Tour after Bus Crash, Three Band Members Injured
Willie Nelson suspended his current tour indefinitely after a tour bus crash left three band members injured. Two suffered minor injuries, the other is in serious condition. During a severe rainstorm, the bus crashed into a bridge pillar on I-30 in East Texas. Willie was not on board at the time. Via a statement of Read More

The Famous Robertson Family Making A Name For Themselves In Country Music

10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on The Famous Robertson Family Making A Name For Themselves In Country Music
A big shake-up on this week’s Country Albums Chart according to Billboard. The Robertson Family, of A&E’s Duck Dynasty, is now making a name for themselves in the world of country music with the debut of their Christmas Album at number one on the charts this week. Thomas Rhett’s debut album is new to the Read More

Luke Bryan Back On Top Of Country Albums Chart

10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Luke Bryan Back On Top Of Country Albums Chart
After a fall to number three last week, Luke Bryan regains his hold of the number one album in country music, according to Billboard. Scotty McCreery slides back to land in the number two spot with his sophomore album. Willie Nelson continues to hang out in the top five with his new album To All Read More