Brooklyn Vegan — In addition to playing in Hot Rod Circuit, Casey James Prestwood has a long-running country career influenced by the likes of Gram Parsons and Merle Haggard. Listen to the new song "Beer Tear Saturday Night" off his upcoming album Born Too Late... Co... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Barley an hour after the conclusion of Sunday’s Grammy Awards, an email arrived from a friend expressing disappointment at the telecast making short shrift of the deaths of two of the greatest musical poets of the last century, Leonard Cohe... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Barley an hour after the conclusion of Sunday’s Grammy Awards, an email arrived from a friend expressing disappointment at the telecast making short shrift of the deaths of two of the greatest musical poets of the last century, Leonard Cohe... more info

MSN Music — Judging just by the obituary columns, 2016 was a miserable year for music. From David Bowie, Prince, and Leonard Cohen to Phife Dawg, Merle Haggard, Juan Gabriel, and Maurice White, not to mention Vanity, Glenn Frey, Leon Russell and Sharon Jones, it... more info

Yahoo! Music — Other additions include The Jackson 5's "ABC," Elvis Presley's "Jailhouse Rock," Billie Holiday's 'Lady Sings the Blues,' Merle Haggard's 'Okie From Muskogee' and The Beach Boys' "I Get Around." more info

New York Times — This year has seen the loss of Prince, David Bowie, Merle Haggard, and, now, three more towering figures have died. A look at their legacies. more info

JamBase — Watch Bob Weir honor Merle Haggard with a rollicking cover of "Mama Tried" and Jason Isbell perform "If It Takes A Lifetime" at this year's Americana Music Awards. more info

ET Online — The 32-year-old singer says Haggard was 'the reason I write songs.' more info

MSN Music — Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert managed to avoid an awkward run-in when they both attended the 10th Annual ACM Honors in Nashville, Tennessee, on Tuesday night. The former couple, who finalized their divorced in July 2015, didn't hit the red ca... more info

PopSugar — Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert managed to avoid an awkward run-in when they both attended the 10th Annual ACM Honors in Nashville, Tennessee, on Tuesday night. The former couple, who finalized their divorced in July 2015, didn't hit the red carpet... more info