NME — The Americana icon plays crowd pleasing set on the Pyramid Stage more info

NME - The Video Blog — Glastonbury has kicked off with fans eagerly piling onto the campsites of Worthy Farm. We spoke to the Eavis family in the run up. Below they tell us about the series of flukes which has turned into 40 years of iconic sets and memorable festival anti... more info

The 9513 Country Music — Kellie Pickler and songwriter Kyle Jacobs announced their engagement. Jacobs popped the question on June 15, the birthday of Pickler’s late grandmother. The New York Times‘ Jon Caramanica recapped Tuesday night’s four-hour concert, “Nashville... more info

Topix — The nation's top librarian has decreed that 2Pac , R.E.M. and Willie Nelson do indeed rock. more info

CMT — Willie Nelson's Red Headed Stranger, one of my perennial favorite albums, has been inducted into the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry. The album, as well as 24 other recordings from a variety of genres, was noted for being "culturally... more info

Allmusic Blog — Recordings by Tupac Shakur, R.E.M. and Willie Nelson — as well as the 1959 cast recording of Gypsy — have been inducted into the Library of Congress’s National Recording Registry. Gathered through online submissions from the public and members ... more info

E! Online — The lyrics are nearly impossible to decipher in R.E.M.'s "Radio Free Europe," but that's not stopping the Feds from tapping it for immortality. Oh, and did we mention... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — There are outlaws and there are outlaws in country music. There's the metaphorical type, represented by musical iconoclasts such as Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings, and the literal kind, like Merle Haggard, who did a stint in San Quentin for... more info

MTV.com News — Rapper has already paid homage to the HBO vampire series in 'Gangsta Love.'By Gil Kaufman Snoop Dogg Photo: MTV He's hooked up with fellow tree enthusiast Willie Nelson for a country tune, indulged his sweet tooth with Katy Perry while wear... more info

The Music Fix — Willie Nelson brings his new hair-do and some classic songs to Manchester more info