Willie Nelson
American country singer
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| April 25 2025 | Willie Nelson is set to release the studio album 'Oh What a Beautiful World' through Legacy Recordings. |
| 2024 | Willie Nelson was featured in the 'Smoke Hour ★ Willie Nelson' and 'Smoke Hour II' interludes of Beyoncé's 'Cowboy Carter' album. |
| 2024 | Orville Peck released the single 'Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly Fond of Each Other' in 2024. |
| 2024 | Willie Nelson is set to release the singles 'Last Leaf' and 'Do You Realize??' from the album 'Last Leaf on the Tree'. |
| 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. |
| May 31 2024 | Willie Nelson is set to release the studio album 'The Border' through Legacy Recordings, which is projected to chart at #50 on the US Country charts. |
| 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 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. |
| 2023 | Willie Nelson performed at two concerts at the Hollywood Bowl to celebrate his 90th birthday. |
| September 15 2023 | Willie Nelson released the bluegrass-themed studio album 'Bluegrass' through Legacy Recordings. |
| March 3 2023 | Willie Nelson released the studio album 'I Don't Know a Thing About Love' through Legacy Recordings. |
| 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. |
| 2022 | Willie Nelson released the singles 'I'll Love You Till the Day I Die', 'Energy Follows Thought', and 'Die When I'm High (Halfway to Heaven)' (with Particle Kid and Micah Nelson). |
| 2022 | Willie Nelson released the singles 'I'll Love You Till the Day I Die', 'Energy Follows Thought', and 'Tower of Song'. He also collaborated with Lucinda Williams on the single 'Live Forever' for the tribute album to Billy Joe Shaver. |
| December 2022 | Mark Rothbaum announced a five-part documentary 'Willie Nelson and Family', set to be released at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. |
| November 18 2022 | Willie Nelson released the live album 'Willie Nelson Live at Budokan' through Legacy Recordings. |
| September 2022 | Nelson resumed his tour after recovering from COVID-19. |
| May 2022 | Nelson postponed several shows after contracting COVID-19. |
| 2021 | Collaborated with Karen O of The Yeah Yeah Yeahs to perform David Bowie and Queen's 'Under Pressure'. |
| 2021 | Willie Nelson released 'The Willie Nelson Family,' which received a nomination for the 65th Annual Grammy Awards. |
| 2021 | Willie Nelson released the singles 'That's Life', 'I Won't Dance', and 'Cottage for Sale'. |
| 2021 | Willie Nelson released the singles 'I'll Be Seeing You' and 'Dreams of the San Joaquin' (with Michael McDonald and David Hidalgo). |
| March 2021 | Nelson recorded a version of 'I'll Be Seeing You' for a public service announcement encouraging COVID-19 vaccination. |
| February 26 2021 | Willie Nelson released his studio album 'That's Life' through Legacy Recordings, which reached #58 on the US charts. |
| January 2021 | Nelson and his sister received the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. |
| 2020 | Willie Nelson released the singles 'Our Song', 'I'm the Only Hell my Mama Ever Raised', 'We're the Cowboys', and 'Vote 'Em Out'. |
| 2020 | Willie Nelson released multiple singles including 'First Rose of Spring', 'Our Song', 'I'm the Only Hell My Mama Ever Raised', 'We Are the Cowboys', and 'Under Pressure' (with Karen O). |
| July 3 2020 | Willie Nelson released his studio album 'First Rose of Spring' through Legacy Recordings, which peaked at #49 on the US charts and #5 on the US Country charts. |
| 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. |
| 2019 | Willie Nelson released multiple singles, including 'Welcome to Hazeville' (with Brantley Gilbert and Lukas Nelson), 'Ride Me Back Home', 'Come On Time', 'It's Hard to be Humble', 'Immigrant Eyes', and 'Seven Year Itch'. |
| 2019 | Willie Nelson released the album 'Ride Me Back Home' and the single 'Have You Ever Seen the Rain' featuring Paula Nelson, which peaked at number 36. |
| 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. |
| 2018 | Released the album 'Last Man Standing' featuring singles like 'Last Man Standing', 'Me and You', and 'Something You Get Through'. |
| 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. |
| September 14 2018 | Released My Way album through Legacy Recordings, reaching #36 on US charts. |
| 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 | 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. |
| October 20 2017 | Released Willie and the Boys: Willie's Stash, Vol. 2 collaborative album with Lukas and Micah Nelson through Legacy Recordings, charting at #19 on US Country charts. |
| 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. |
| 2016 | Willie Nelson released the single 'Lay Me Down' (with Loretta Lynn). |
| 2016 | Willie Nelson released the album 'Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin' featuring tracks like 'Summertime' and 'Someone to Watch Over Me'. |
| September 19 2016 | Released For the Good Times: A Tribute to Ray Price album through Legacy Recordings, charting at #5 on US Country and #84 on US charts. |
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