Eric Church, Sam Hunt, Elle King, and Lyle Lovett are all going to pay tribute to Willie Nelson at a gala on May 12th, where he’ll be receiving the LBJ Liberty & Justice for All Award from the LBJ Foundation. The gala is going to benefit the Willie Nelson Endowment for Uplifting Rural Communities at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin.

“It’s a reflection of Willie’s impactful legacy that these extraordinary artists will be paying tribute to him. “We couldn’t be happier with how the evening is shaping up.” says Larry Temple, chairman of the LBJ Foundation Board of Trustees.

The endowment will support research and student fellowships focused on these issues to help rural communities. The endowment has received sponsorships from President Lyndon B Johnson and Mrs. Johnson’s daughters, as well as Texas retailer H-E-B. For those who are interested in tickets or helping sponsor the endowment as well, you can out the LBJ Award website.

Source: Universal Music Group

Dolly Parton was on “Good Morning America” yesterday to promote her new children’s book “Billy the Kid Makes it Big.” But Parton also gave some hints about her upcoming performance at the ACM Awards.

Parton will be co-hosting the show with Garth Brooks and performing the first single from her upcoming rock album, “Rock Star.” She shares that the song, “World On Fire”, will apparently be about trying to ”heal the divide and just get a long a little better…it’s really got a great message to it. But it’s also good and solid, kind of like a rock anthem.”

Parton was inspired to make the album after being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and has enlisted the help of many rock legends to collaborate on the album. The ACM Awards will be on May 11th and will stream live on Amazon Prime Video.

Source: Taste Of Country

Tracy Lawrence owned the 90’s – and to this day is one of the standard-bearers for classic country music. So it’s fitting that the singer has played over 30 times at the legendary Billy Bob’s Texas – and even more fitting that when he played there last October, he recorded everything in order to release “Tracy Lawrence Live At Billy Bob’s Texas” next month.

The album features 18 tracks, including many of Tracy’s own hits, as well as versions of Jamey Johnson‘s “In Color” and Charlie Daniels Band‘s “The Devil Went Down To Georgia.” And, to celebrate the release of the album, Tracy is playing a live show that same night – May 12 – at Billy Bob’s Texas. Should be quite a show!

Here’s the track listing for the album:

1. “Made In America”
2. “Find Out Who Your Friends Are”
3. “If The World Had A Front Porch”
4. “As Any Fool Can See”
5. “Stars Over Texas”
6. “Don’t Drink Whiskey”
7. “How A Cowgirl Says Goodbye”
8. “Texas Tornado”
9. “Nothing Burns Like You”
10. “In Color”
11. “Sticks And Stones”
12. “Alibis”
13. “Can’t Break It To My Heart”
14. “The Devil Went Down To Georgia”
15. “Time Marches On”
16. “Paint Me A Birmingham”
17. “I See It Now”
18. “Better Man, Better Off”

Source: WhiskeyRiff

Reba McEntire has her third book, “Not That Fancy,” coming out this fall. In a sit-down with “Sunday Today,” the singer/actress broke down what she thinks is the real meaning she hopes people take from the book.

“We talk about family, friends, how to throw a party that’s not so fancy – that’s my kind of party. I don’t really care if everything matches; sometimes I ask to use real plates instead of paper plates. But I love Solo cups. I think that’s the main message of the book: don’t not have a party because everything doesn’t look right, or you didn’t have time to get this ready…just go have fun!”

The book is expected to his shelves October 10.

Source: Today.com