New York Times — Other recipients of the award this year are Al Pacino, Martha Argerich, James Taylor and the Eagles. more info

Chicago Tribune — As '60s icons go, James Taylor is massive. His gentle singer-songwriter melodies continue to roll out and help him draw stadium-sized audiences whenever he tours, including a Thursday date with Jackson Browne at Wrigley Field. His latest studio album... more info

Rolling Stone — On last year's vivid The Lights From The Chemical Plant, Texas-to-Nashville transplant Robert Ellis showed off poetic American songcraft recalling James Taylor and Paul Simon, folk and classic country roots branching into pop-rock with a ... more info

Chicago Tribune — John David Souther wrote or co-wrote some of the most definitive country rock songs of the '70s and '80s, performed by almost all of the genre's defining artists: the Eagles ("Heartache Tonight," "Best of My Love"), Don Henley ("The Heart of the Matt... more info

Mjsbigblog — Are ya’ll ready to snark? The Bachelorette starring JoJo Fletcher premieres on ABC Monday May 23, featuring plenty of face-palming wacky antics, “surprises,” a first kiss and the first rose ceremony, in which JoJo will say goodbye to six suitor... more info

New York Times — Richard Gere was the host of this Thursday celebration, which included Renée Fleming, Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman, Lang Lang, Emanuel Ax and James Taylor. more info

Rolling Stone — Last summer, James Taylor released his first album of original material in 13 years, and the legendary singer-songwriter is getting ready to take his new and old music on the road in North America. We caught up with Taylor to discuss his musical h... more info

NME — The Canadian singer lends a creepiness to 'I Was A Fool To Care' more info

Stereogum — Mac DeMarco has teamed up with his good friend and occasional keyboardist Jon Lent for an exceptionally chill cover of James Taylor’s 1975 track “I Was A Fool To Care.” It comes with a video featuring a guy in a leather dog mask alternately pla... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — “Boys in the Trees,” Carly Simon’s new memoir, is largely about her passionate, tumultuous marriage to James Taylor. But before Simon wed Taylor in 1972, she had a string of relationships with some of the decade’s most famous actors and music... more info