Perez Hilton — Mason Ramsey's days of yodeling at his local Walmart are over! After he covered Lovesick Blues by Hank Williams on the Ellen DeGeneres Show, the 11-year-old viral sensation found out he would be performing at the Grand Ole Opry! Watch his interview a... more info

Guardian Music — A growing army of fans for both US stars and UK acts has seen the genre go from corny to cool as 80,000 people attend the C2C festivalKitted out in thrift shop western shirts and Wrangler jeans, with flowing 1970s-style locks and Tom Selleck-style mo... more info

Chicago Tribune — “In some ways, every heartache is like an old Hank Williams song,” Lee Ann Womack sings on the title track of “The Lonely, the Lonesome & the Gone,” her latest album, bone-chilling in its ability to tap straight into the grief and longing tha... more info

Dlisted — Cathy Rigby (65) Lucas Hedges (21) Kate Todd (30) Bridget Hall (40) Maren Ade (41) Mayim Bialik (42) Hank Williams III (45) Madchen Amick (47) Regina Hall (47) Jennifer Connelly (47) Sheree Wilson (59) Sheila E. (60) Bill Nighy (68) Paula Wagner (71)... more info

USA Today Music — Blake Shelton also joined his team for a cover of Hank Williams Jr.'s 'If It Will, It Will.'             more info

MSN Music — The Country Music Hall of Fame began inducting members in 1961, six years before they had a building in which to house its honorees' portraits. The first artists to enter the Hall were Hank Williams, Jimmy Rodgers and Fred Rose, and they've s... more info

Stereogum — Grinning Auto-Tunes sing-rapper Post Malone is the type of rapper who makes sure to point out how much he loves Hank Williams and Pantera, and he's been known to call his style "trap-folk." At live shows, he likes to pull out an acoustic guitar for a... more info

USA Today Music — D.L. Menard, who died last Thursday, had a final request for his funeral — no more 'Back Door.'             more info

New York Times — Mr. Menard’s song “The Back Door” is ubiquitous in Cajun music and has sold an estimated one million records. more info

411 Mania — He's baaack... more info