L.A. Times - Entertainment — The Library of Congress has selected Willie Nelson as the 2015 recipient of its Gershwin Prize for Popular Music, making the Texas singer and songwriter the first country musician to receive the honor. more info

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Reuters — (Reuters) - Country singer Willie Nelson was named on Thursday as the 2015 recipient of the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, joining the likes of Paul McCartney, Billy Joel and Carole King in one of the highest U.S. music honors. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Neil Young and Promise of the Real (the band featuring Willie Nelson's sons Lukas and Micah) recently released their Monsanto-criticizing album, The Monsanto Years, and will soon be on tour supporting it. The tour includes NYC-area venue Jones Beach.... more info

The Telegraph — 10 things we learned from the autobiography of country music star Willie Nelson more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Neil Young's very politically-charged new album, The Monsanto Years, is out next week (6/29) but you can stream the whole thing right now (via The Guardian). The album, which was made with Willie Nelson's sons' band Promise of the... more info

Stereogum — Neil Young and the band Promise Of The Real (comprising Willie Nelson’s sons) will release their collaborative album, The Monsanto Years, at the end of this month, and we’ve already heard a live rendition of the title track and seen the video for... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — When Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard last got together in a recording studio, it was with their fellow country music veteran Ray Price for the 2007 album "Last of the Breed." more info

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Stereogum — At the beginning of the year, Neil Young announced that he would release a concept album alongside Micah and Lukas Nelson, the sons of his longtime friend and collaborator Willie Nelson. The Monsanto Years grapples with the environmental devastation ... more info