Country legend Merle Haggard is heading back out on the road after a battle with pneumonia and other ailments forced him to scrap shows last month. Doctors discovered the "Okie From Muskogee" sing...

Merle Haggard has been hospitalized with an undisclosed illness, forcing him to scrap a concert in Georgia at the last minute on Tuesday. The musician was taken ill shortly before his scheduled sl...

Country star Vince Gill is upset his songs have been sidelined from radio playlists and feels "deflated" by the lack of interest in his music. The 54 year old released his latest album Guitar Sli...

Country music legend Merle Haggard has stepped up to defend beleaguered President Barack Obama after meeting him earlier this month and discovering he's nothing like his media portrayal. Haggard ...

Paul McCartney and TV titan Oprah Winfrey will be feted by President Barack Obama this December as part of the annual Kennedy Center Honors. The Beatles legend was previously set to receive the a...

Superstar Barbra Streisand, Golden Girl Betty White and director James Cameron are set to be inducted into the California Hall of Fame among the class of 2010. Action man-turned-California Govern...

Country legend Merle Haggard has blasted anti-smoking laws and street surveillance cameras in the U.S. - insisting prisoners enjoy more freedom than the general public. The Okie from Muskogee sin...

Happy Birthday to "Full House" actress Candace Cameron Bure (1976), "Scrubs" star Zach Braff (1975), actress Ari Meyers (1969), "Slither" actor Michael Rooker (1955), "Taxi" actress Marilu Henner (...

Twenty five: the number of years the incredible songtress Wynonna Judd has been bringing her amazing voice, her inspirational stories and her unique blend of country, soul and good 'ol Rock'n'Roll ...

Country star Merle Haggard is making a good recovery following an operation to remove part of his lung. The singer/songwriter underwent surgery last Monday at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital in...

Country star Merle Haggard is recovering following an operation to remove a tumor from his lung. The singer/songwriter underwent the surgery on Monday at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital in Cal...

Nonesuch Records will release Emmylou Harris' new album All I Intended to Be on June 10. This is Harris' third release on Nonesuch and her first solo effort since 2003's Stumble Into Grace. Of the ...

Billy Bob Thornton and The Boxmasters, composed of W.R. 'Bud' Thornton (drums, vocals/background vocals), J.D. Andrew (electric/acoustic guitars, bass, background vocals) and Mike Butler (electric ...

Multi-Platinum singer-songwriter and three time Grammy nominee Jewel has signed on to find the next "Nashville Star" when the series premieres on NBC on Monday, June 9 (9:30-11 p.m. ET). Jewel join...

Happy Birthday to "Full House" actress Candace Cameron Bure (1976), "Scrubs" star Zach Braff (1975), actress Ari Meyers (1969), "Slither" actor Michael Rooker (1955), "Taxi" actress Marilu Henner (...

Styx rocker Tommy Shaw is going green for his upcoming Shaw/Blades North American tour - it will be powered by biodiesel. The environmentally aware star will hit the road with eco-friendly solution...

Musicians Jack White, Merle Haggard and George Jones have paid to tribute to county music icon Porter Wagoner, who died on Sunday. Wagoner passed away at a hospice facility in Nashville, Tennessee ...

LOS ANGELES -- 12-time Grammy Award-winner Emmylou Harris retraces the back roads of her remarkable musical journey that spans more than three decades with a highly personalized, far-reaching boxed...

LEBANON, TENN. (September 12, 2007) – After years of touring and releasing platinum selling records, Lonestar has built a strong and loyal following of music fans across the country. The band is a...

Now 92-years young, the legendary Les Paul, father of the solid-body electric guitar, inventor of overdubbing and multi-track recording, king of the '50s pop charts and rock 'n' roll pioneer, tells...

Happy Birthday to "Full House" actress Candace Cameron Bure (1976), "Scrubs" star Zach Braff (1975), actress Ari Meyers (1969), "Slither" actor Michael Rooker (1955), "Taxi" actress Marilu Henner (...

"Jennifer auditioned for my movie Grindhouse, and it didn't work out. But I love her." Quentin Tarantino turned down the chance to work with Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson. "You can think you're...

Grizzled country star Merle Haggard has given presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton a boost by recording a new song for her. The revered singer/songwriter wrote Hillary after becoming impress...

They just don't make 'em like they used to. That is, until now. Country Music Hall of Famers Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson and Ray Price have joined together to record the appropriately titled "Last...

Habital listeners of the Grateful Dead's live recordings are known for their ability to identify the year of a performance by listening to just a few notes. But for even the most "dead"icated liste...

Country star Toby Keith was the big winner at Saturday night's Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI) Music Awards after taking home two top accolades. His hit "As Good As I Once Was" was named Country Song Of...

"I think every album has been a snapshot of where I've been at that moment in time," says Dierks Bentley. "This album is a conscious effort to tie in the road and the studio. There's a vein through...

Happy Birthday to "Full House" actress Candace Cameron Bure (1976), "Scrubs" star Zach Braff (1975), actress Ari Meyers (1969), "Slither" actor Michael Rooker (1955), "Taxi" actress Marilu Henner (...

Rock legends David Bowie and the Eric Clapton-fronted Cream are to be honoured for their contributions to music with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grammys next month (FEB06). Bowie and t...

Country music superstars Alabama, Garth Brooks, Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts, Montgomery Gentry, Mickey Gilley, Merle Haggard, Alan Jackson, Barbara Mandrell, Reba McEntire, George S...