Rolling Stone — Merle Haggard, who died last week at 79, considered Willie Nelson one of his closest friends. "I love Willie and I think Willie loves me," Haggard told Rolling Stone in 2014, detailing how the two bonded on the Nevada casino circuit in the Sevent... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — SERIES NCIS Personal plans are interrupted when errors are found in what everyone had thought to be a straight-forward, closed case. 8 p.m. CBS The Voice Blind auditions continue. 8 p.m. NBC The Muppets The show concludes its season with two new epis... more info

Stereogum — Last night, Willie Nelson was honored with the Library Of Congress’ Gershwin Prize at a gala in Washington, DC. He’s the first country singer to receive the award since its inception in 2007. During the concert portion of the ceremony — which a... more info

Time — It turns out Nelson is worried about monopolies in the business more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos: Willie Nelson @ Outside Lands, 2013 (more by Paige K Parsons) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... Willie Nelson, Old Crow Medicine Show @ Prospect Park It's... more info

TMZ — A massive fire erupted Saturday at The Cosmopolitan hotel on the Vegas Strip.  The entire pool area was consumed by flames sending guests scurrying for safety. Several people suffered burns. Willie Nelson is… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Greg Cristman, words by Andrew Sacher Neil Young played the final NYC-area stop of his tour with backing band Promise of the Real (featuring Willie Nelson's sons) at Jones Beach last night (7/21). The setlists have been pretty... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Beloved "Walking Dead" lone wolf turned pack protector Norman Reedus, aka Daryl Dixon, sat down with Hero Complex at San Diego Comic-Con to talk about his latest sci-fi movie project, "Air," which was also produced by "Walking Dead" creator Robert ... more info

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L.A. Times - Entertainment — Waylon Jennings' son, maverick singer-songwriter Shooter Jennings, has extended an olive branch to current country superstar Luke Bryan, who got himself in hot water last week for off-the-cuff remarks about the outlaw country movement and three of it... more info