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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. When Willie Nelson isn’t playing music, there’s a good chance he’s on the golf course. Now, the legendary musician and longtime golfer has teamed up with Malbon to …

A video of the Highwaymen appearing on a talk show in 1991 has been making the rounds on social media since the 2024 presidential election, not because of any song they sang, but because of what they said. At least three members of the country supergroup called out the good …

Your favorite indie duo is back: Waxahatchee has enlisted MJ Lenderman for a cover of Lucinda Williams‘ “Abandoned.” Katie Crutchfield and Lenderman take Williams’ slow-burning rocker — from her 1988 self-titled album — and strip it down even further, trading verses and harmonizing on the chorus. The cover appears on …

Willie Nelson looked back at the career of his longtime friend and collaborator Kris Kristofferson, remembering the legendary songwriter as he released his 76th album The Last Leaf On the Tree on Friday. “He was a great songwriter,” Nelson told the Associated Press in an interview published on Friday. “He …

Beyoncé remembers what it was like when she first encountered Willie Nelson more than two decades ago. In a recent Instagram post, she recalled the experience, writing: “You were so kind to me and the girls of Destiny’s Child when we fanned out meeting you years ago.” That experience mirrored …

One of the most emotionally complex songs Beck has written is “Lost Cause,” which is sadder than your average breakup song because it’s more about resignation than remorse. The lyrics echo the adage that the divorce happens long before the divorce. Beck was 32 years old when the song came …

Chris Stapleton brought out surprise guest Willie Nelson — the artist responsible in part for putting Austin City Limits on the map — during his Friday night headlining set at the ACL Festival. The two singers first teamed up for a take on “Whiskey River” — reprising their duet from …

This story was originally published May 20, 2016, on rollingstone.com. When the Highwaymen recorded “Desperados Waiting for a Train,” written by visionary songwriter Guy Clark,who died in 2016, the supergroup of Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and Kris Kristofferson landed on their most poignant song. While Jimmy Webb’s “Highwayman” …

The last time Kris Kristofferson ever performed in public, he was paying tribute to a friend. Showing up for others is something Kristofferson, whodiedSaturday at the age of 88, did his entire career, whether it meantinsistingthat John Prine receive a record deal, or showingpublic supportto Sinéad O’Connor when the world …

Willie Nelson and Margo Price encouraged their fans in Texas and Tennessee to register to vote and cast a ballot in favor of the states’ respective Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate. In Texas, Colin Allred is trying to unseat Republican Ted Cruz, while Gloria Johnson — one of the Tennessee …