MTV.com News — On 'American Idol,' Bowersox earned big praise for singing Janis Joplin's posthumous hit.By Kyle Anderson Crystal Bowersox performs on "American Idol" on Wednesday Photo: Ray Mickshaw / FOX Once again, one of the highlights of Tuesday night... more info

Spinner.com — Rocky Votolato is a singer-songwriter raised in Dallas and Seattle, both homes to groundbreaking music scenes. Votolato talked with Spinner about his music and returning to SXSW for the third time. How would you describe your sound in your own words... more info

Rolling Stone — In her new memoir, Just Kids, Patti Smith tells of a night in New York when she saw Kris Kristofferson — an Oxford-educated, ex-Army songwriter struggling to make it in Nashville — sing his tune “Me and Bobby McGee” for Janis Joplin, who soon... more info

CMT — If you've ever been to Nashville, you've surely visited the world famous Tootsie's Orchid Lounge on Lower Broadway. It's the epitome of a honky-tonk where country music can be heard continuously on that tiny wooden stage by the front door. It's where... more info

MTV.com News — Final Johnny Cash album debuts at #3.By Gil Kaufman Sade's Soldier Of Love Photo: Epic Sade has done it again. The mysterious chanteuse will notch her third week in a row at the top of the Billboard 200 albums chart next week with her Sol... more info

Detroit Free Press — The identity of the man who walked into the party like he was walking on to a yacht in Carly Simon's 1972 hit You're So Vain has long been speculated to be Warren Beatty, Mick Jagger, Kris Kristofferson or Cat Stevens. But we've never ... more info

The Daily Mail — While former lovers Mick Jagger, Kris Kristofferson, Cat Stevens and Warren Beatty were left wondering whether 'this song is about you', they have been proved wrong. more info

CMT — "What is wrong with country fans?" That's what the Chicago Sun-Times wants to know. I think the question was posed because the recent tour-ending show for the legendary Merle Haggard and Kris Kristofferson had a less-than-capacity audience. Which is ... more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — The Rembrandt and Picasso of country music, Merle Haggard and Kris Kristofferson, concluded a six-city tour Sunday night in a show at the Rosemont Theatre that inexplicably failed to pack the place. For those who missed it, their loss. more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — On the canvas of country music, there are no more prolific living songwriters than Merle Haggard and Kris Kristofferson. The Country Music Hall of Famers concluded a six-city tour Sunday night at the Rosemont Theatre before a less-than-capacity audie... more info