CNN Showbiz — Willie Nelson settled his latest pot bust with a plea deal that reduced the marijuana possession charge to possession of drug paraphernalia and imposed a $500 fine, his lawyer said Tuesday. more info

Perez Hilton — $500 fine and no hard time! Sounds about right to us! Last year, Willie Nelson was charged with marijuana possession when the cops found weed on his tour bus at a border checkpoint. Today, he struck a deal with prosecutors in which he agreed to plead... more info

ContactMusic — Country icon Willie Nelson has been ordered to pay a $500 (313) fine following his drug bust last year (10). The singer was arrested for marijuana possession in November (10) after a Border Patrol agent in Texas smelled pot smoke during a routine sea... more info

TMZ — Filed under: Willie Nelson, Celebrity Justice Willie Nelson can breath easy again in Texas -- TMZ has learned the singer struck a plea deal in his marijuana case ... and will NOT have to do any hard time. Sources close to Will... more info

ContactMusic — Country music legend Willie Nelson is endorsing Republican U. S. presidential candidate Gary Johnson after meeting with the former Governor of New Mexico and discussing his marijuana bill. Johnson hopes to legalise the drug and use proceeds ... more info

The Quietus — Talks Willy Nelson: "We both like to do the herbal essence"... and is that a dig at Tyler The Creator? more info

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