In an interview for Las Vegas magazine Q&A by Matt Kelemen on October 23, 2015, Kristofferson revealed that a new album, The Cedar Creek Sessions, recorded in Austin, would include some old and some new songs. Released on June 17, 2016, it would be his last studio album issued during his lifetime. That December, the album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Americana Album. thumb|Kristofferson in June 2018 Kristofferson covered Brandi Carlile's "Turpentine" on the 2017 album Cover Stories.
In an interview for Las Vegas magazine Q&A by Matt Kelemen on October 23, 2015 Kristofferson revealed that a new album, The Cedar Creek Sessions, recorded in Austin, would include some old and some new songs. Released on June 17, 2016, it would be his last studio album issued during his lifetime. That December, the album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Americana Album. thumb|Kristofferson in June 2018 Kristofferson covered Brandi Carlile's "Turpentine" on the 2017 album Cover Storie,s.