He’s at all times on nation music followers’ minds, and now they’ll have an opportunity to have fun him. Willie Nelson’s ninetieth Birthday Celebration live performance particular was introduced tonight throughout Nelson’s look on The Late Present with Stephen Colbert.

The 2-hour present will air Sunday, Dec. 17 on CBS at 8:30 PT/ET on CBS, with streaming stay and on-demand by way of Paramount+.

The particular was recorded stay earlier this 12 months throughout two nights earlier than a sold-out crowd on the Hollywood Bowl, celebrating Nelson’s milestone 90^th birthday and the 12-time Grammy Award winner’s contributions to widespread tradition and music.

Performances embrace Nelson, Beck, Gary Clark Jr., Sheryl Crow, Snoop Dogg, Norah Jones, Miranda Lambert, Dave Matthews, Nelson’s sons Lukas Nelson and Micah Nelson, Keith Richards, George Strait and Chris Stapleton. The particular is hosted by stars Jennifer Garner, Chelsea Handler, Woody Harrelson, Ethan Hawke, Helen Mirren and Owen Wilson. 

“It’s the honest privilege of our lives to have produced these reveals celebrating our beloved Willie, and to associate with CBS to convey this particular to followers world wide,” mentioned Mark Rothbaum and Keith Wortman, creators and govt producers. “Viewers will now have the possibility to sing, and giggle, and cry and expertise the enjoyment of this celebration like by no means earlier than.”

The present is a manufacturing of Blackbird Presents.