The Telegraph — Wynton Marsalis, Willie Nelson and Norah Jones in classy tribute to Ray Charles. Rating * * * * more info

Reuters — CHICAGO (Reuters) - Farm Aid, the group created in 1985 by Willie Nelson and his musical buddies to raise money for family farmers, will hold its annual concert August 13 in Kansas City, Kansas, organizers said on Wednesday. more info

Totally Fuzzy — The Allman Brothers guitarist is releasing his long-awaited solo disc on May 10th Warren Haynes has devoted so much time to the Allman Brothers Band, the Dead and Gov't Mule during the past 20 years that he's barely had any space for a solo career.... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Carney is Leon Russell's third solo studio album, released in 1972. It peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 200 and was the first for Russell to contain a hit single - "Tightrope" b/w ""This Masquerade" - which reached number 11 on the Billboard ... more info

Topix — What better way to celebrate 420 than with Snoop Dogg getting twisted with two local institutions - Willie Nelson and Ghostland Observatory ? Snoop Dogg feat. more info

TMZ — Filed under: Willie Nelson 4/20 is an unofficial holiday for pot-smokers across the globe ... but this year, Willie Nelson tells us he's making a MAJOR change to his celebration because of health issues. Don't worry, i... more info

Guardian Music — Oscar-winning actor to record solo LP with T-Bone Burnett and Roseanne Cash. And Elton John may be involved too ...He won an Oscar for playing a country singer in Crazy Heart, but now Jeff Bridges is slinging on his guitar in real life, releasing a d... more info

ContactMusic — Country legend Willie Nelson has axed a string of dates on his current tour due to illness. The singer/songwriter has apologised to fans after calling off gigs from Tuesday (19Apr11) through to Saturday (23Apr11) and vowed to reschedule as soon... more info

Guardian Music — (EMI)With his television shows and football coaching, Snoop Dogg doesn't seem all that interested in the music that made his business interests possible in the first place. The 39-year-old's 11th album employs a mind-boggling 25 producers and an equa... more info

Altsounds — Jimmy Webb, his father Bob Webb, and his sons, The Webb Brothers — Christiaan, Justin, James and Cornelius — debut for the first time as a three-generation family band in Cottonwood Farm, which gets its long-awaited release in th... more info