ContactMusic — Country singers WILLIE NELSON and KRIS KRISTOFFERSON have each landed 2010 Leadership Music Dale Franklin Awards.The stars will be handed their honours at a lavish gala... more info

Idolator — Before they teamed up for Precious, director Lee Daniels produced little-seen 2008 Mariah Carey flick Tennessee. The film was finally released on DVD earlier this year, and Rap-Up.com has posted Mariah’s excellent cover of Kris Kristofferson’s �... more info

Totally Fuzzy — roy rocket said... Hiya Fuzzies! A very groovy set recorded in 2004 for the BBC by: The Jacques Loussier Trio Excellent sound quality @320. Mainly Bach interpretations, but a bit of Debussy and Satie as well. A very pleasant way to spend an hour. Rea... more info

The 9513 Country Music — Ladies and gentlemen, your 2010 CMT Music Award nominees. New releases for the week of May 11, 2010 include: Elizabeth Cook – Welder Amazon | iTunes | MySpace Jim Lauderdale – Patchwork River Amazon | iTunes | MySpace Jonathan Singleton & ... more info

Twangville — Looking back 25 or 30 years ago, here are some things I never thought I’d see or hear; Kris Kristofferson winning an Academy Award, Bocephus still alive (much less a Hank III), Merle Haggard as a country pop crooner.  Yet, here they are, the latte... more info

Guardian Music — How a rebel shook up the country music establishmentThere's some wonderful YouTube footage of Kris Kristofferson receiving a gong at the 1970 Country Music Association awards. He lopes on stage with his hair covering his shoulders and his trousers ha... more info

Said the Gramophone — Kris Kristofferson - "Epitaph (Black and Blue)" 1. For ten years I have wrongly believed, in the face of staggering evidence to the contrary, that I enjoy the music of Kris Kristofferson. I own most of his records, bought one... more info

CMT — Sometimes it seems like an artist's career makes a big creative loop. That's the case with Kris Kristofferson as evidenced by an upcoming album, Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends: The Publishing Demos 1968-72. The tracks are raw demos that Kris... more info

Pop Crunch — After months of speculation Angry Aussie Russell Crowe has confirmed reports that he’s in talks to take on Kris Kristofferson’s role in the latest remake of the cinema classic A Star is Born – but in a crushing blow to “Sasha Fierce” fans e... more info

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