JamBase — Singer-songwriter Sturgill Simpson has voiced his displeasure with the newly created ACM Merle Haggard Spirit Award. more info

Chorus.fm — Sturgill Simpson has posted a note on the passing of Merle Haggard: Im writing this because I want to go on record and say I find it utterly disgusting the way everybody on Music Row is coming up with any reason they can to hitch their wagon to his n... more info

Chicago Tribune — Don Henley is no musical novice. He's one of the founders of the massively successful rock band the Eagles, a popular solo artist and a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. But when it came to recording with Merle Haggard, the singer-songwriter ... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — So much about the first few months of pop in 2016 has been about mourning. David Bowie, Glenn Frey, Merle Haggard, Paul Kantner, George Martin, Prince, Scotty Moore, Maurice White, Bernie Worrell and the just-starting-out Christina Gri... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — So much about the first few months of pop in 2016 has been about mourning. David Bowie, Glenn Frey, Merle Haggard, Paul Kantner, George Martin, Prince, Scotty Moore, Maurice White, Bernie Worrell and the just-starting-out Christina Gri... more info

Rolling Stone — L.A. punk legend John Doe, of X, meets Texas troubadour Hayes Carll for an acoustic version of the 1983 honky-tonk classic "I Always Get Lucky With You," and the results are profoundly moving. The pair's poignant in-studio performance of the tune wil... more info

Rolling Stone — Lauded songwriter, producer and musician Freddy Powers died Tuesday after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. He was 84. The Seminole, Texas native penned a string of Number One hits for Merle Haggard in the Eighties, including "Let's Chase Ea... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — Known for genuinely gritty lyrics and hard rock anthems, STAIND frontman Aaron Lewis is getting back to his country roots September 16 with his first album on Dot Records, titled "Sinner". Lewis comes out of the gate "with both fists flying" on the l... more info

Guardian Music — He produced arguably Elvis’s best album, helped write some of soul music’s enduring classics, and won a Grammy for his country workLincoln “Chips” Moman – the producer, musician and songwriter who helped Elvis Presley... more info

Consequence of Sound — Country icon leaves behind one last song, with 10% of proceeds going towards homeless charities. more info