Farm Aid

HERSHEY, Pa. (AP) - The annual Farm Aid benefit concert is coming to Hershey in September as the country's small and medium-sized farms face a shifting economic landscape, but board member Dave Matthews sees some hopeful signs in the uncertainty...

With his annual Farm Aid concert scheduled just a couple of weeks after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the organization's president, Willie Nelson, and Farm Aid organizers were faced with the difficult decision of whether to postpone the show or move ahead as planned...

Farm Aid -- the annual benefit concert that started with Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp and Neil Young 26 years ago in an effort to raise money for family-owned farms -- is getting a new home. After spending the first quarter-century in various states including Illinois, Nebraska, Indiana and Wisconsin, the star-studded musical event heads to Kansas this year...

Tim Mosenfelder, Getty Images Americana/folk artist Amos Lee called on his heavy-hitter musician friends -- including Lucinda Williams and Willie Nelson -- to guest on 'Mission Bell,' his fourth album for EMI's Blue Note Records, set to be released January 25, 2011.

Farm Aid -- the annual benefit concert organized in 1985 by Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp and Neil Young -- hits the quarter-century mark in 2010, with some of music's biggest stars on hand to perform at this year's event. Kenny Chesney is the latest superstar added to the eclectic lineup...

Willie Nelson should rightly receive the Nobel Peace Prize for his 25 years of work with Farm Aid, says John Mellencamp. The rocker made the statement during a webcast earlier this week to announce 'Farm Aid 25: Growing Hope for America' will be held in Milwaukee, Wisc...