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2024 Starred in the sci-fi thriller film 'It's What's Inside', written and directed by Greg Jardin.
2024 Gavin Leatherwood appeared in the music video 'Sweet Delusion' by Bella Poarch, playing the love interest role
2024 Willie Nelson was featured in the 'Smoke Hour ★ Willie Nelson' and 'Smoke Hour II' interludes of Beyoncé's 'Cowboy Carter' album.
September 2024 Following the death of Kris Kristofferson in September 2024, Willie Nelson became the last surviving member of The Highwaymen.
June 2024 Nelson canceled performances at the Outlaw Music Festival due to health complications.
March 5 2024 Nelson received 19 write-in votes for President of the United States in the Minnesota Legal Marijuana Now presidential primary.
2023 Willie Nelson performed at two concerts at the Hollywood Bowl to celebrate his 90th birthday.
2023 Willie Nelson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
2023 Willie Nelson was the subject of a five-part documentary titled 'Willie Nelson and Family,' announced for release at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.
2022 Willie Nelson released 'A Beautiful Time,' which received nominations for the 65th Annual Grammy Awards, resulting in wins for Best Country Solo Performance and Best Country Album.
December 2022 Mark Rothbaum announced a five-part documentary 'Willie Nelson and Family', set to be released at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.
October 21 2022 Released debut EP 'Moonlighting'.
September 2022 Nelson resumed his tour after recovering from COVID-19.
May 2022 Nelson postponed several shows after contracting COVID-19.
April 8 2022 Released the single 'Be My Lover'.
2021 Collaborated with Karen O of The Yeah Yeah Yeahs to perform David Bowie and Queen's 'Under Pressure'.
2021 Joins the cast of the HBO Max comedy series The Sex Lives of College Girls, expanding his acting portfolio.
2021 Willie Nelson released 'The Willie Nelson Family,' which received a nomination for the 65th Annual Grammy Awards.
October 22 2021 Released the single 'Driftwood Mermaid'.
March 2021 Nelson recorded a version of 'I'll Be Seeing You' for a public service announcement encouraging COVID-19 vaccination.
February 19 2021 Released his debut single 'Just For Tonight', collaborating with Boom Forest Music, Thomas Dutton, and Gavin McDonald.
January 2021 Nelson and his sister received the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
2020 Concludes his role in Chilling Adventures of Sabrina after two seasons of the show.
2020 Concluded roles in Wicked Enigma and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
2020 Gavin Leatherwood appeared in the music video 'Skin' by Sabrina Carpenter, playing the love interest role
2020 Gavin Leatherwood appeared in the film 'Bad Therapy', playing the character Spit
April 20 2020 Willie Nelson held a variety show titled 'Come and Toke It,' which was part of a series of livestreamed benefit concerts aimed at raising funds during the U.S. coronavirus pandemic, with some proceeds supporting The Last Prisoner Project.
2019 Willie Nelson released 'Ride Me Back Home', which charted at number two on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and earned him a Grammy Award for Best Country Solo Performance for the title track.
2018 Began starring in Wicked Enigma as Jason in a 3-episode role
2018 Leatherwood had multiple acting roles including an episode of Time Being as Honest Man, an episode of Grown-ish as Pete, and a role in My Dead Ex as Bryce across 2 episodes
2018 Begins starring in the Netflix fantasy series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, a significant breakthrough in his acting career.
2018 Nelson sang 'Cruel World', written by Daniel Lanois for the video game 'Red Dead Redemption 2'.
2018 Nelson appeared on 'Restoration', a cover album of Elton John songs, performing 'Border Song'.
2018 The Texas Institute of Letters inducted Willie Nelson as a member for his songwriting.
September 29 2018 Willie Nelson hosted a free concert in Austin to support Beto O'Rourke's campaign, concluding the event with a performance of 'Vote 'Em Out', which was later released as a single.
July 2018 During his Fourth of July Picnic, Willie Nelson endorsed Democratic Senate candidate Beto O'Rourke, performing a song with him despite facing criticism from conservative followers.
June 2018 Willie Nelson expressed his disapproval of the Trump administration's family separation policy.
2017 Gavin Leatherwood appeared in an episode of NCIS as Dezic's Son in the episode 'Pandora's Box, Part I'
2017 Made cameo appearances in television shows NCIS and Grown-ish.
2017 Nelson appeared as himself in Woody Harrelson's live film, Lost in London.
2017 Willie Nelson released 'God's Problem Child', which entered the Top Country Albums chart at number one and reached number ten on the Billboard 200.
June 2017 He appeared alongside Merle Haggard in the documentary The American Epic Sessions, performing Haggard's song 'The Only Man Wilder Than Me'.
2016 Pretty Paper, another collaboration with David Ritz, was published.
2015 His collaboration with Merle Haggard titled 'Django and Jimmie' topped Billboard's Top Country Albums chart and reached number seven on the Billboard 200.
2015 Nelson announced the establishment of his own marijuana brand, Willie's Reserve.
2015 Nelson won the Gershwin Prize, a lifetime award from the Library of Congress.
2015 Nelson underwent stem-cell therapy to improve his lung condition after years of pneumonia and emphysema.
May 5 2015 His second autobiography It's a Long Story: My Life, co-authored with David Ritz, was published.
2014 Nelson was part of the inaugural class inducted into the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame.
2014 Nelson released 'Band of Brothers', which topped Billboard's Top Country Albums chart, marking his first number one since 1986.

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