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A well-placed cameo appearance in a film can be a lot of fun, but there’s nothing really surprising about seeing an actor appear as themselves, since you’ve already seen them in movies a hundred times. The most interesting cameos are by musicians, since they’re usually unexpected, and sometimes these cameos become highlights of the film. Here are seven films with hilarious cameo appearances from musicians. -
Johnny Depp and Willie Nelson [VIDEO]
Though SXSW is the big news in Austin this week, Rodeo Austin, which has been going on since the 1st, is getting plenty of big named musical talent too. In fact, when Willie Nelson played on Sunday, he was joined by his friend John - who turned out to be none other than Johnny Depp. -
Willie Nelson is Alive and Well
While the internet had poor Willie Nelson resting in peace yesterday, as Mark Twain once said, the story of his death "was an exaggeration." -
Willie Nelson and Allison Krauss Touring Together
The most recent country music tour announced might seem less than obvious, but it's also more than excellent. Willie Nelson and Alison Krauss will tour as co-headliners beginning on May 1. Not awesome enough you say? How about if Kacey Musgraves was also the opening act? Because she is, at least for a good chunk of the dates. -
WATCH: Metallica and Lang Lang Dominate All Other Grammy Performers with "One"
A more touching spectacle took place during the in memoriam segment--initiated by the first few bars of Lang Lang's Tchaik--despite misspelling Corey Monteith's name and excluding other revered names. -
Blake Shelton, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard and Kris Kristofferson to Perform at Grammys
The Grammys exists to honor all genres of music, and therefore organizers gathered some of the youngest, hottest names in country music to perform together at the awards ceremony on January 26: Merle Haggard, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, and the relatively senior Blake Shelton. -
12 Days of Christmas: 9 Best Versions of 'Here Comes Santa Claus'
With nine days remaining until Christmas, it's time to prepare Santa Claus Lane for ol' Saint Nick and look at the best versions of "Here Comes Santa Claus." Originally written and recorded by Gene Autry in 1947, the song became an instant success and classic, peaking at No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100. Since then, the song has been reimagined and covered countless time, but who's done it the most justice? -
Local Natives, Kendrick Lamar and Alt-J Top 'Hardest Working Bands' List
For the third year in a row, music site Songkick has compiled a list of the "19 hardest working bands" in show business. The list takes two factors into consideration: the performers' total number of shows played, combined with the total distance travelled to play those shows. This year's winner was Local Natives: The rock band played a total of 188 shows (more than any other act on the list), while traveling around 192,486 km. -
'Blackfish' Pushes Musicians to Skip SeaWorld Concerts
The hot new protest movement among musicians, and folks in general, is against the captivity of killer whales at marine theme parks such as Sea World, and several acts have jumped onboard in recent weeks. The Barenaked Ladies and Heart both cancelled shows at SeaWorld Orlando. Willie Nelson also cancelled his event at the venue, and although he cited scheduling conflicts as part of the decision, he added "what they do at Sea World is not OK." -
Throwback Thursday: 'Stardust' by Willie Nelson
Music Times believes that it's never too late to go back and try something old. Throwback Thursdays will go back and pull out an album that's at least 10 years old, so that you can find something new, or revisit something you've forgotten about. -
Willie Nelson Will Play Southern Ground Music & Food Festival After All
Willie Nelson's doctor told him that he should take time off from his touring schedule in order to rest up his injured shoulder, but he just couldn't wait to get on the road again. It was announced yesterday that Nelson was pulling out of four dates to rest his shoulder, but the country star's spokesperson told Country Music Television that Nelson would play his previously scheduled appearance at Nashville's Southern Ground Music & Food Festival after all. -
Farm Aid Features Usual Spots from Willie Nelson, Neil Young and Dave Matthews, As Well As Unannounced Appearance from Pete Seeger [VIDEO]
Attendees at the annual Farm Aid music festival got the usual suspects (Willie Nelson, Neil Young), but they also got a healthy dose of guest stars, including Dave Matthews, Jack Johnson, John Mellencamp, and in a surprise appearance, folk legend Pete Seeger. The show, which took place in Saratoga Springs, NY, dealt with the less-than-agreeable weather successfully. -
Willie Nelson Teams Up With Dolly Parton, Carrie Underwood and More For Female Duets Album "For The Girls"
Luke Bryan acknowledged last week that's rough for women in country music, as a majority of the genre's listeners are female and yet only six of the Top 25 songs on the country charts are sung by women. Willie Nelson has been aware of the problem for a while apparently, because he's launching a duets album featuring nothing but female partners. -
The Greencards May Be Largely Australian, But they've Got Americana Down Pat on 'Sweetheart Of The Sun'
The Greencards is the calling card for Kym Warner and Carol Young, two Australian expats playing bluegrass and Americana in the United States. The group wraps more than just those two countries into its new album "Sweetheart of The Sun" however.
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