Stereogum — Music giant Kris Kristofferson, one of the great songwriters and show-business figures, has died. According to a statement from his family, Kristofferson died peacefully at home in Maui, surrounded by family. No particular cause of death has been ... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy 65th birthday Suzanne Vega. Tried and true. Read our Sound Check on self-titled debuts by Suzanne, Kris Kristofferson, Kurtis Blow, Marshall Crenshaw, Rufus Wainwright and Stephen Malkmus: The post Happy 65th Birthday Suzanne Vega appeared firs... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy 88th birthday Kris Kristofferson. A star was born. Check out our exclusive premiere of “The Pilgrim” from Live At Gilley’s: The post Happy 88th Birthday Kris Kristofferson appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Waylon Jennings. The Outlaw Balladeer. Read Amy Rigby in MAGNET on the Highwaymen (Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson): The post Happy Birthday Waylon Jennings appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Metalsucks — From Kris Kristofferson to Tarantella, these are the artists that inform Wayfarer's sound. The post Heavy Rotation: Wayfarer and the Dusty Trail of Americana That Shapes Their Sound appeared first on MetalSucks. more info

Sweeping The Nation — Not including those million channels on Sky all of which loop the same smallish pool of Christmas videos... Saturday 14th December 12am TOTP2 Christmas (Gold)7.00pm TOTP2 Christmas (BBC4)There isn't a new compendium of the Corporation's seaso... more info

JamBase — Sheryl Crow, Joe Walsh and more honored Kris Kristofferson with "Me And Bobby McGee" at the CMAs in recognition of his Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award. more info

USA Today Music — At the 53rd annual CMA Awards, Kris Kristofferson earned the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award. Here's why he wasn't there to accept it.             more info

Stereogum — Last Saturday night, Kris Kristofferson performed at the Fargo Theater in North Dakota, but he wasn't done playing after that. According to the radio station KFGO, Kristofferson showed up later that night at a bar down the block called Dempsey's to p... more info

Stereogum — Outlaw country legend Chris Gantry returned from a 35-year absence with 2015's Gantry Rides Again. He's kept on riding ever since. Two years ago Gantry -- an associate of Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson perhaps best known for penning Glen Campbell... more info