Forty-eight years ago today, Willie Nelson was in the studio working on an album that would cement his place as an outlaw legend.

The singer and songwriter's "American Romance" is up for traditional country album at February's ceremony. So is an LP by his ...

HOUSTON — Music legend Willie Nelson lent his voice and his heart to a cause close to millions on Wednesday, joining MD Anderson Cancer Center as it launched a $2.5 billion philanthropic campaign to ...

“Shooting this campaign with Willie Nelson was an incredible honor and something I’d dreamed of since my earliest days with Canada Goose,” explains Ackermann of working with the country icon. By Chris ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Willie Nelson and Lukas Nelson both earn Grammy nominations for ...

Let’s get ready to rumble! In an exceedingly rare father-son faceoff, the 2026 Grammy Awards will feature 92-year-old Willie Nelson in one corner and his 36-year-old son Lukas in the other as the two ...

Music critic and author Geoffrey Himes took a daunting approach to writing his new Willie Nelson biography: Tell the story through decades of albums — and grade them. That meant going back and ...

Willie Nelson is one of the most beloved figures in American music. An outlaw-country star since the 1970s, he cemented his reputation on such albums as "Red-Headed Stranger," "Phases and Changes" and ...

A rumor that circulated online in October 2025 claimed country music icon Willie Nelson memorialized slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk in a song titled "Let's Make Heaven Crowded." Snopes ...

A rumor circulated online in September 2025 that country music icon Willie Nelson unexpectedly performed a new "defiant anthem" with Grammy-winning singer Taylor Swift at a concert in Austin, Texas, ...

MINNEAPOLIS — A raucous cheer ripped through the crowd at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis as Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz bounded onto the stage just before midnight Saturday to introduce Willie ...