Brooklyn Vegan — North Carolina's singing senator has recorded a song critical of the marijuana and alcohol citations filed against members of singer-songwriter Willie Nelson's band in January. "It just looks like a special effort was made to go on that bus and... more info

Rolling Stone — From Katy Perry and Stone Temple Pilots to MGMT and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Rolling Stone has the lowdown on nearly 40 of the season’s hottest new releases. Get the latest straight from Christina Aguilera, Drake and the Hold Steady, plus g... more info

Live Daily — The constantly touring Willie Nelson [ tickets ] has once again added more stops to his US trek behind last August's "American Classic." The Red-Headed Stranger returns to the tour trail March 11 in Saint Louis, performing more than a dozen Midwes... more info

DrownedInSound — The man who goes under the Phosphorescent moniker, Matthew Houck, has just announced another album - his fifth in total and his first since 2008's tribute to Willie Nelson that was the aptly titled To Willie. Read the full story on DrownedinSo... more info

Stereogum — Matthew Houck spent the three years since the quiet triumph of his Pride LP processing others’ works and often distributing the results — see his cover of Malvina Reynolds’ “Little Boxes,” his takes on the Righteous Brothers and Nick Cave, ... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — A list of upcoming concerts across the Southland, with on-sale dates in parentheses. Honda Center Los Tres with Joan Sebastian, Alejandro Fernandez and Marco Antonio Solis, April 9 (Fri.) Gibson Amphitheatre Ramon Ayala, April 17 (Fri.) El Rey Theatr... more info

Live Daily — Quincy Jones and Lionel Richie will debut the video for "We Are The World 25 For Haiti" during NBC's Feb. 12 coverage of the Opening Ceremony of the Vancouver Winter Olympics. Shortly after the premiere, details about a multi-network international si... more info

New Times Broward-Palm Beach, FL — There are people who despise country music who will admit to liking him. Notorious honky hater Miles Davis named a composition for him. He's a country star who releases what he wants — even a reggae album and a single about (closeted) male homosexu... more info

Altsounds — Krystle Warren hails from Kansas City and learned to play the guitar by listening to Rubber Soul and Revolver. Her tastes range from Rufus Wainwright to Betty Carter, Willie Nelson to Nina Simone and she's toured the US with Martha Wainwright, Zap... more info

Live Daily — Rodeos, livestock shows and music festivals feature some of the biggest names in country music over the next six months. LiveDaily takes a look at some of this year's top festivals. more info