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The performers and presenters for tonight’s 2024 CMT Music Awards have been announced!

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Toby Keith, whose history with the CMT Music Awards goes back to having co-hosted the earliest incarnation of the show, will get his due in the wake of his recent death, as an all-star salute is planned for Keith on Sunday night’s three-hour CBS telecast. The tribute will feature performances by one of the hottest figures in country music, Lainey Wilson, along with his fellow industry veterans Brooks & Dunn, whose Ronnie Dunn is a fellow Okie.

He’s always on country music fans’ minds, and now they’ll have a chance to celebrate him. Willie Nelson’s 90th Birthday Celebration concert special was announced tonight during Nelson’s appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

Farm Aid music festival, which takes place at Noblesville, IN’s Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center on Saturday, Sept. 23, is once again bringing many of the biggest names in music to the stage in an effort to benefit farmers.Just a few of the most iconic acts set to headline this year include festival directors Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Margo Price and Dave Matthews with Tim Reynolds.They’ll be joined by Dead and Company’s Bobby Weir, Wille Nelson’s son Lukas Nelson, Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats, Allison Russell and The String Cheese Incident.Plus, Ann Wilson of Heart will be there too.Now that’s a lot of great music for just one day.And given how much talent will be on hand for the Saturday extravaganza, last-minute tickets are surprisingly inexpensive.At the time of publication, our team found general admission passes going for as low as $79 before fees on Vivid Seats.Want to swap seeds and get in on the hoedown of the year?We’ve got everything you need to know and more about Farm Aid 2023 below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete breakdown of all the best ticket prices by section can be found here:(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

Thania Garcia The music and entertainment community is coming together to support Maui nearly a month after deadly wildfires injured and killed Hawaiian residents, forcing others to evacuate. On Thursday morning, charity MusiCares and the Hawai‘i Community Foundation announced the #MauiStrong special live stream event with appearances from LL Cool J, Gretchen Rhodes Ft. Mick Fleetwood and Friends, Ziggy Marley, Lukas Nelson, Nathaniel Rateliff, Fred Armisen, Sarah McLachlan, Ryan Bingham, Stewart Copeland, Kai Lenny and more.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Comes a time when even Neil Young is going to set foot on a stage again after the pandemic, and the recently gig-shy legend turned in his first substantial live performance in almost four years Saturday night at a benefit concert at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. Young shared much of his time on stage with Stephen Stills, in a show that relied so much on material from their first run as fellow band members in the 1960s, it almost amounted to a true “Buffalo Springfield revisited” show. The two longtime cohorts’ appearances apart and in tandem would have been draw enough to fill the Greek Saturday for the “Autism Speaks Light Up the Blues 6 Concert,” a sixth edition of the recurring autism benefits hosted by Stills and his wife Kristen, this one postponed by three years from its original spring 2020 date. But there was plenty of star power besides, including sets by Willie Nelson, making a brief but impactful appearance in advance of his 90th birthday celebration next weekend at the Hollywood Bowl, and Joe Walsh, who ensured that Stills and Young did not have the guitar heroism to themselves.

Loretta Lynn's granddaughter, Emmy Russell, is honoring the country legend's legacy. "The most advice that she has given me throughout the years was to love God," Emmy told Fox News Digital on the CMT Music Awards red carpet.  "She was such a lover of God and I think it was more of, ‘Listen to him and follow his voice.’" Russell wants everyone to remember Lynn as an "ordinary country girl" who was "everybody's friend." "There was nothing fake," Russell said.

Neil Young will return to the stage in April, with the singer-songwriter announcing his first public headline performance since 2019.Young will headline the sixth edition of the Light Up the Blues charity show at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles on April 22, alongside his CSNY bandmate Stephen Stills. The benefit show – organised by Stills and his family since 2013 – raises money for autism awareness non-profit Autism Speaks.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic The lineup of performers for the 2023 Americana Honors and Awards has been revealed, with Brandi Carlile, Lucinda Williams, Allison Russell, the Indigo Girls, Chris Isaak and Lukas Nelson among those set to take the stage Sept. 14 at Nashville’s storied Ryman Auditorium. The roster includes mostly artists who are either up for the annual awards or achieving lifetime achievement honors. Other set to perform include Adia Victoria, the McCrary Sisters, James McMurtry, Sierra Farrell, the War and Treaty, Morgan Wade, Neal Francis and Phosphorescent. The longtime band leader for the annual awards show, Buddy Miller, will be back with a crew of musicians that includes the aforementioned McCrary Sisters, Don Was, Larry Campbell, Brady Blade, Jen Gunderman, Jim Hoke, Rob Burger and Lorenzo Molina.

Paul Simon made a surprise appearance at Newport Folk Festival on Saturday (July 23), where he joined Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats at the end of a tribute set to his music.Simon previously announced his retirement from touring in 2018, playing his final ever concert in Queens, just minutes from where he grew up.The veteran singer-songwriter ended his ‘Homeward Bound’ farewell tour at Flushing Meadows Corona Park, playing a 26-strong set that ended with two separate encores.His unannounced appearance at Newport Folk Festival saw him being backed by Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, as well as Jerry Douglas on guitar. He kicked off his set with ‘Graceland’, followed by a special updated rendition of ‘American Tune’ featuring Rhiannon Giddens on vocals.Following this, he played ‘The Boxer’ joined by Douglas, Lucius, Rateliff and Lukas Nelson, closing out the evening with a performance of ‘The Sound of Silence’ by himself.Prior to Simon joining them on stage, Rateliff & The Night Sweats played a number of covers, including ‘Mother and Child Reunion’, ‘Homeward Bound’ and ‘Cecilia’.“What a joy working with Nathaniel and his incredible band.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticIn another example of it raining when it pours, the greater Los Angeles area, which previously had zero country or Americana festivals, is now going to have two in the coming months. The latest to be announced is the BeachLife Ranch Country & Americana Festival, to take place Sept.

his band’s website on Friday that “due to a positive Covid case in the Willie Nelson Family Band” two upcoming shows scheduled to happen May 6 and May 7 would be postponed and that Nelson’s Sunday performance at Jazz Fest would be cancelled.Nelson was slated to close the Gentilly Stage — the same stage where his son Lukas Nelson is performing earlier in the day with his band the Promise of the Real. No replacement for the elder Nelson has yet been announced.The news comes after Melissa Etheridge announced Thursday that she would not be able to perform Saturday at Jazz Fest due to “COVID hitting my crew.” Mavis Staples will perform during that time period instead.“Oh my heart hurts not to be there.

NEW ORLEANS -- Willie Nelson is cancelling an upcoming performance at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage festival and postponing other shows after a positive case of the coronavirus in his band.The 89-year-old musician posted on his band's website on Friday that “due to a positive Covid case in the Willie Nelson Family Band” two upcoming shows scheduled to happen May 6 and May 7 would be postponed and that Nelson's Sunday performance at Jazz Fest would be cancelled.Nelson was slated to close the Gentilly Stage — the same stage where his son Lukas Nelson is performing earlier in the day with his band the Promise of the Real. No replacement for the elder Nelson has yet been announced.The news comes after Melissa Etheridge announced Thursday that she would not be able to perform Saturday at Jazz Fest due to “COVID hitting my crew." Mavis Staples will perform during that time period instead.“Oh my heart hurts not to be there.

Dr. John will be released later this year, it has been announced.The legendary musician died in June 2019 after suffering a heart attack. He was 77 years old.At the time of his death, Dr.

Willie Nelson’s sister and bandmate, has died aged 91.Bobbie was the pianist in the original line-up of the Willie Nelson Family band and had recently co-authored two books with her brother.Bobbie died yesterday (March 10) and news of her passing was confirmed in a family statement.“Her elegance, grace, beauty and talent made this world a better place,” the statement from the Nelson family began.“She was the first member of Willie’s band, as his pianist and singer. Our hearts are broken and she will be deeply missed.

As it continues to expand, Range Media Partners is making strides in three major initiatives with Kyle Wilensky, Bo Balogun and Haley Hey have joining the company. Wilensky will serve as an Artist Manager and Vice President of Music Touring, Balogun will serve as a brand Narrative and creative executive and Hey has joined as manager for gaming talent, partnerships and strategy.

Jennifer Lopez just gave another great performance of her current single “On My Way,” the big song from her upcoming romantic comedy film Marry Me!

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Sting, Ben Gibbard and Lukas Nelson will headline the National Air and Space Museum’s Space Songs live stream on Thursday (April 30, 2020).

After decades of session work in Nashville and elsewhere, Matt Rollings has plenty of friends. So it's no surprise that Matt Rollings Mosaic, his first solo album in 30 years, is populated by pals such as Willie Nelson, Alison Krauss, Vince Gill, Lukas Nelson, the War & Treaty and Lyle Lovett.

Last weekend's virtual Farm Aid benefit concert, hosted by organization co-founder Willie Nelson, raised more than $500,000 to support American family farmers and ranchers affected by the coronavirus crisis.Nelson performed at and hosted the hour-long live event on April 11, At Home With Farm Aid, along with his sons, Lukas and Micah Nelson.

In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Lukas Nelson is in self-imposed isolation on his family’s ranch outside Austin, Tex. But that doesn’t mean the singer-songwriter, who inherited his guitar chops and unmistakable vocals from dad, country legend Willie Nelson, is resting on his laurels.

Willie Nelson has reversed a decision to cancel his Luck Reunion festival, revealing he and many of the acts billed to appear will perform virtually.

Luck Reunion announced on Wednesday (March 18) that it will be holding its first-ever virtual concert in place of its annual Texas-based event due to the global coronavirus outbreak.

Neil Young, Willie Nelson and Stephen Stills will perform at the sixth annual Light Up The Blues benefit concert in Los Angeles at the the Greek Theatre on May 30. The show starts at 7 p.m. with proceeds going to the non-profit Autism Speaks.

Tonight at the 2020 Grammy Awards, Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper, Lukas Nelson, and others won a Grammy for their soundtrack to A Star Is Born, taking home the prize for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media. Their soundtrack beat those for The Lion King, Rocketman, Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood, and Spider-Man™: Into the Spider-Verse.

Willie Nelson, his sons Micah and Lukas Nelson, Dhani Harrison, Jakob Dylan, and Amos Lee have collaborated on a cover of Tom Petty’s “For Real” as a tribute to the late musician. Take a listen to “For Real—For Tom” below. Proceeds from “For Real—For Tom” will benefit the Midnight Mission, a Los Angeles nonprofit that provides shelter and other services for the homeless.