ContactMusic — Country legend Willie Nelson and singer/songwriter Jack Johnson helped to raise $1. 6 million (1 million) for Japanese earthquake/tsunami relief efforts on Sunday (10Apr11) by performing at a charity concert in Hawaii. The stars joined Fleetwoo... more info

The Telegraph — Concerts sold out but Chinese paper mistakes him for Willie Nelson. more info

Guardian Music — Actor and rapper team up 'to rock the Sheenius within' on forthcoming singleSnoop Dogg is collaborating with Charlie Sheen on a track produced by former Korn guitarist Rob Patterson. Billboard has reported that their labours have resulted in a single... more info

Guardian Music — Texas judge says request for country legend to sing for his freedom was simply a joke that 'got out of hand'Willie Nelson may not be singing his way out of jail after all. A judge has corrected earlier reports that the terms of a plea deal would requ... more info

VH1 Blog — The rumors are true: Snoop Dogg is collaborating with Charlie Sheen on a track for Sheen’s My Violent Torpedo of Truth Tour, Billboard confirms today, after Sheen tweeted the picture above on Friday. The third man in the picture, if you’re not al... more info

ContactMusic — Willie Nelson won't have to play for his freedom in a Texas court - he has been fined for marijuana possession. A Hudspeth County prosecutor suggested the country star should perform his song Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain to resolve... more info

ContactMusic — A Texas judge insists Willie Nelson won't receive special treatment in her courtroom, despite reports suggesting the prosecutor wants the country star to sing for his freedom. The grizzled singer/songwriter was arrested... more info

The Independent — A melodious end is in sight in the marijuana case that ensnared the country singer Willie Nelson when a search of his tour bus last November by keen-nosed West Texas troopers turned up a small stash of the prohibited weed: he will be let off on condi... more info

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L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Two years after the Red Headed Stranger and one of the prime purveyors and chief defenders of New Orleans culture collaborated in 2007 at New York’s Lincoln Center for “Two Men With the Blues,” Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis reconvened... more info