Investors searching for the next big thing are increasingly being drawn to the US commercial marijuana business.

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A country music singer wanted on a driving under the influence charge has been shot dead by a bounty hunter in a gunfight at the musician’s home, said authorities.

Willie Nelson, at 82, has written an autobiography and Billy O’Callaghan finds it full of music, humour, thoughtfulness and insight culled from lessons learned the painful way — and surprisingly confessional.

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Albert Hammond has enjoyed record sales of 360m, possibly making him the greatest songwriter you’ve never heard of. He tells Joe Dermody about creating hits for everyone from Joe Dolan to The Carpenters

Lionel Richie nearly gave up singing after leaving The Commodores in the 80s, but 30 years on he can’t wait to play Glastonbury. Andy Welch catches up with a legend

Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson are just two of the contributors to a new album of Paul McCartney covers. Ed Power speaks to the person who put it all together

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Latin crooner Julio Iglesias has backed Conchita Wurst saying the Eurovision winner was “a super singer”.

NEW ZEALAND: An endurance swimmer has spoken of being protected from a shark by a pod of dolphins as he swam one of the toughest stretches of open water in the world.

At 70, Julio Iglesias has never lost his passion for performing, says Gerry Quinn.

Jess Wolfe of Lucius shakes her head in an expression of mild disbelief. “Apparently Paul Krugman got into our music through his daughter,” she says, referring to the Nobel prize winning economist. “He turned up at one of our shows in New York. It was a bit of a surprise. He’s written some very nice things about us, which is always a help.”

USA: A stuffed armadillo that serves as an on-stage mascot for country music legend Willie Nelson has been returned after being kidnapped from a Las Vegas-area show.

A stuffed armadillo that serves as an on-stage mascot for country music legend Willie Nelson has been returned after being kidnapped from a Las Vegas-area show.

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ULTAN CONLON has no idea how it happened. “A friend mentioned my music was on Spotify, so I checked. Sure enough, there it was,” he says with a phlegmatic shrug. “Seeing my songs up there was certainly news to me. I don’t actually know how the process works. It’s a mystery.”

USA: A 99-year-old Iowa woman who dropped out of a high school more than 80 years ago despite needing only one credit to graduate has finally received her diploma.

FOR a man who is regarded as quintessentially Cork, thanks to his ’70s rendition of The Boys of Fairhill, it comes as a surprise to hear that the genteel county of Kent is one of Jimmy Crowley’s favourite places to hang out.

George Jones, the peerless, hard-living country singer who recorded dozens of hits about good times and regrets and peaked with the heartbreaking classic He Stopped Loving Her Today, has died. He was 81.

Spider Stacey of The Pogues has revealed how the band had a bust-up with the cops when they were filming the video for ‘Fairytale Of New York’ in Manhattan.

Rapper Snoop Dogg is facing a minor drug charge in Texas after border agents said they found several joints on his tour bus.

A judge has rejected a plea deal that would have resolved Willie Nelson’s marijuana possession case in West Texas with a fine, saying the country singer should not get special treatment.

A TEXAS prosecutor says Willie Nelson can resolve marijuana possession charges by agreeing to plead guilty, pay a fine — and sing Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain for the court.

Prince has advised Justin Bieber to “get a good teacher”.

GANGSTA rapper Snoop Dogg put Glastonbury Festival’s hippie reputation behind it once and for all yesterday with an aggressive, foul-mouthed performance which delighted revellers on the opening day of the festival.

Gangsta rapper Snoop Dogg put Glastonbury Festival's hippie reputation behind it once and for all today with an aggressive, foul-mouthed performance which delighted revellers on the opening day of the festival.

Glastonbury Festival celebrates its 40th anniversary today – and revellers are reaching for the sun block rather than the traditional wellies.

LEGENDARY soul singer Stevie Wonder has joined an increasingly impressive list of performers at this year’s Glastonbury Festival in England.

Rock legend Bob Dylan was treated like a complete unknown by police in a US shore community when a resident called to report someone wandering around the neighbourhood.

Rapper Snoop Dogg has delivered on his promise to embrace country music after releasing a western-style music video.

Led Zeppelin will not be playing the 2008 Bonnaroo Arts and Music Festival, concert organisers announced today.

The reunited Led Zeppelin will headline the 2008 Bonnaroo Arts and Music Festival, organisers announced today.

Pop star Jessica Simpson is keeping her promise to return to her musical roots - she has started work on her first country album.

Country music legend Willie Nelson has risked being thrown in jail by appearing on the cover of pro-marijuana magazine High Times, holding the drug.

Tommy Barker finds a country retreat whose owner sings its own praises.

Country icon Willie Nelson is trying to convince fans he is not seriously ill after cancelling a dozen concerts.

US country music star Willie Nelson and his tour manager were spared a spell in jail after pleading guilty to possessing marijuana.

Eric Clapton is having a jam session with more than a dozen of his favourite guitar-playing pals, and everyone is invited.

One of the feelgood tunes used to inspire delegates at the Fianna Fáil Ard Fheis contains references to illegal drug-taking, it emerged today.