Kris Kristofferson

The 2014 Grammy Awards are about to get countrified! Merle Haggard, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson and Blake Shelton are teaming up for a star-studded performance, making the evening an iconic show of country pride.

Dolly Parton and Kris Kristofferson have long been legends in country music. Now, the Grammy Hall of Fame is acknowledging their impact by inducting Parton's single 'Jolene' and Kristofferson's self-titled debut album into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

Singer and songwriter Kris Kristofferson reveals he struggles with severe memory loss. He's still performing and acting -- his new movie 'The Motel Life' is in select theaters this month -- but the day-to-day details of life are slipping past him.

The inaugural Mack, Jack & McConaughey event is just getting better and better. Not only does it combine a famous football coach, country musician and talented actor, but it also has a number of terrific performers slated to perform at the Jack Ingram & Friends Concert on April 12 in Austin, Texas.

Kree Harrison sang the timeless Kris Kristofferson classic 'Help Me Make It Through the Night' on 'American Idol' Wednesday night (April 10), once again demonstrating her wide range of interpretation and earning accolades from the judges.

Keith Urban will momentarily step away from his 'American Idol' duties to host his fourth-annual We're All for the Hall benefit concert, scheduled for April 16 at Nashville's Bridgetone Arena.

After its first release by songwriter Jimmy Webb in 1977, 'Highwayman' was re-recorded in 1985 by the supergroup of the same name, compromised of Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson. The tune ultimately reached No. 1 and landed on the year-end chart at No. 5 based on airplay and sales.

April 20 isn't an official holiday recognized by more stodgy establishments like the US government, but for a certain group of Americans, it's a de facto Independence Day. Longtime marijuana connoisseur and legalization advocate Willie Nelson has chosen 4/20 as the day to stream his new song 'Roll Me Up' on his official website.

Garrett Hedlund's character Beau Hutton in 'Country Strong,' an up-and-coming singer-songwriter with onscreen romances with Gwyneth Paltrow and Leighton Meester's characters, struggles to find his place in the Nashville world, something Hedlund sees in another rambunctious songwriter who moved to Music City in 1965.