Idolator — This week's No. 1 album is Kenny Chesney's bummed-out Lucky Old Sun, which sold 176,000 copies in its first week on shelves—not a bad number by current standards, although slightly off from his 387,000-copy first week total of last fall's Just Who ... more info

Starpulse — People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) founder Ingrid Newkirk has got some celebrity weight behind her new book - Willie Nelson, Kevin Bacon and Paul McCartney have written essays for it.[...] Read more! more info

ContactMusic — People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals founder INGRID NEWKIRK has got some celebrity weight behind her new book - WILLIE NELSON, KEVIN BACON and SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY have ... more info

Idolator — Our look at the closing lines of the biggest new-music reviews continues with a roundup of reactions to Lucky Old Sun, the new album by party-happy country singer Kenny Chensey, which comes out in non-deluxe form tomorrow: • "Mr. Chesney, who tours... more info

The latest album for the multiple award-winning country singer features guest appearances by Dave Matthews, Mac McAnally and Willie Nelson. more info

All About Jazz — Crazy, an independent feature film inspired by the tragic life and groundbreaking music of legendary 1950s-era guitarist Hank Garland, will have a limited theatrical release beginning October 17 at Regal Theatres and Carmike Theatres in Nashville and... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — Legendary rocker Ted Nugent makes his feature-film debut in "Beer For My Horses", which stars Toby Keith and also features Rodney Carrington, Claire Forlani, Tom Skerritt and Willie Nelson. more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: Concerts and Tours, News, ExclusiveSpinner.com: Ra Ra Riot are on the road again, mirroring Willie Nelson's ode to touring by making music with their friends, going places that they've never been and seeing things that they may never se... more info

Topix — Willie Nelson once said that Austin, Texas was the perfect place for musicians who didn't fit in anywhere else to fit in. more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Platt/Getty Even though U2 are still hard at work on an album, Bono spent the week on altruism. He split time between visiting the United Nations General Assembly and hanging with Al Gore at the annual Clinton Global Initiative. It was a great... more info