Since the release of his superb new album American Romance, Lukas Nelson has been fully in solo career mode, promoting the record with a headlining tour. But one consequence of a solo tour is the fact that it often separates him from his father, Willie Nelson. Nelson has been an …
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About four years ago, Lukas Nelson made a life change. He gave up drinking and smoking weed, got in shape, and even earned his pilot’s license. But the singer, songwriter, and guitarist stops short of saying he’s “sober.” “I wouldn’t call it sober completely, because I’ll still do mushrooms. Once …
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When Lukas Nelson issued his album American Romance earlier this summer, it marked the first release under his own name. Up until then, the singer, songwriter, and guitarist fronted the group Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, which eventually went on to back Neil Young for nearly five years. …
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Lukas Nelson has been promoting his new album, American Romance, with a string of press appearances. On Monday, he performed the title track on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and followed it up on Tuesday with an interview and performance on The Howard Stern Show on SiriusXM. Nelson played …
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Last I saw Willie Nelson, on the Outlaw Music Festival tour, he gave well-earned solo space to son Lukas Nelson, who just released his first solo album. It’s high time. Dude’s a lifelong utility player — rock solid on guitar and vocals with the family band, while Willie circles the …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Just a few days before he drops his new solo studio project, American Romance, Lukas Nelson will commemorate the release by previewing tracks from the LP during an …
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What has rainbow grilled cheese platters, giant dancing bear cutouts, and Woody Harrelson wearing a tie dye tie? The MusiCares’ annual Persons of the Year Charity Gala, where the Grateful Dead are the 2025 honorees (with some “Friend of the Devil” food cake to celebrate.) “It’s an incredible honor and …
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After missing the first seven shows of the Outlaw Music Festival due to an unspecified illness, Willie Nelson will be returning to the concert stage July 4th in Camden, New Jersey —just across the river from Philadelphia — for his annual Fourth of July Picnic. He will, however, be sitting …
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Brooks & Dunn, Sammy Hagar, and Lainey Wilson performed a tribute to Toby Keith at the 2024 CMT Music Awards on Sunday, backed by members of Keith’s longtime band. Keith died in February at 62 after a long battle with stomach cancer. Brooks & Dunn kicked it off with a …
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