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===2007–present=== [[File:2017-06-11-0581 Los Lobos, Cesar, Conrad & Enrique.jpg|thumb|Los Lobos performing in 2017: Cesar, Conrad and Enrique]] In 2007, Los Lobos performed a [[cover version|cover]] of [[Bob Dylan]]'s "Billy 1" (from ''[[Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (album)|Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid]]'') for the soundtrack to [[Todd Haynes]]'s film ''[[I'm Not There (soundtrack)|I'm Not There]]''. Also in 2007, they participated in ''[[Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino]]'' ([[Vanguard Records|Vanguard]]), contributing their version of Domino's "[[The Fat Man (song)|The Fat Man]]." In 2009, the group under contract to [[Disney Music]] released an album of Disney covers, ''[[Los Lobos Goes Disney]]'' (Disney Sound/Walt Disney Records)<ref>Chris Morris ''Los Lobos: Dream in Blue'' 2015 -029274823X - Page 142 "They countered that by saying, 'If you want to do another children's record, you can do Disney songs. ... Alas, the band's collective heart was clearly not in the making of the awkwardly titled Los Lobos Goes Disney,"</ref> and participated in a tribute album to the late [[Doug Sahm]], ''[[Keep Your Soul: A Tribute to Doug Sahm]]'' (Vanguard). The same year, on October 13, they also played on the South Lawn of the White House during the "In Performance at the White House: Fiesta Latina" concert, celebrating Hispanic musical heritage.<ref>[https://www.whitehousehistory.org/photos/los-lobos-plays-at-in-performance-at-the-white-house-fiesta-latina-concert Los lobos plays at "In Performance at the White House: Fiesta Latina" concert], ''The White House Historical Association'', 2009.</ref><ref>{{Dailymotion|x7tiq1o|''In Performance At The White House: Fiesta Latina''}}</ref> In 2010, [[Cesar Rosas]] and [[David Hidalgo]] were featured artists in the [[Experience Hendrix Tour]]. On August 3, 2010, the group released their first album in four years, ''[[Tin Can Trust]]''. In 2011, the group was nominated for two Grammy Awards for ''[[Tin Can Trust]]'' in the categories of [[Best Rock Instrumental Performance]] and [[Best Americana Album]]. In 2011, the group was awarded the [[Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award]].<ref name="2014recipients">{{cite magazine|title=Latin Grammy Academy Honoring Willy Chirino, Los Lobos and Others|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/legal-and-management/6141152/latin-grammy-academy-honoring-willy-chirino-los-lobos|access-date=December 29, 2015|date=July 1, 2014|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref><ref name="2014honorees">{{cite web|title=2014 Latin Recording Academy Special Awards|url=http://www.latingrammy.com/en/news/2014-latin-recording-academy-special-awards|publisher=Latin Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences|access-date=May 31, 2016|date=July 1, 2014}}</ref> In 2013, the group toured Europe supporting [[Neil Young and Crazy Horse]]. On September 25, 2015, their album ''[[Gates of Gold]]'' was released. On October 9, 2015, Los Lobos was nominated for induction into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] for the first time.<ref name=rock_hall_of_fame /> In 2017, Los Lobos appeared in the multi award-winning documentary film ''[[The American Epic Sessions]]'' directed by [[Bernard MacMahon (filmmaker)|Bernard MacMahon]], where they recorded "El Cascabel",<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.americanepic.com/the-sessions/|title=Music from The American Epic Sessions|website=Americanepic.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-02-27}}</ref> live [[Direct-to-disc recording|direct-to-disc]] on the first [[History of sound recording#The electrical era (1925 to 1945) (including sound on film)|electrical sound recording]] system from the 1920s.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/2017/05/american-epic-return-of-the-lathe/|title=The Long-Lost, Rebuilt Recording Equipment That First Captured the Sound of America|magazine=WIRED|access-date=2018-02-27|language=en-US}}</ref> During their [[Studio recording|session]], the belt holding the 100Ib weight that powered the 1924 [[Lathe#Transcription, or recording|cutting lathe]] broke and [[Jack White]] had to rush to an upholstery shop to repair it.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-american-epic-recording-machine-nicholas-bergh-20170721-story.html|title=Reinventing the machine that let America hear itself on the PBS-BBC doc 'American Epic'|last=Lewis|first=Randy|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=July 21, 2017|access-date=2018-02-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/american-epic-inside-jack-whites-new-roots-music-doc-w482170|title='American Epic': Inside Jack White and Friends' New Roots-Music Doc|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=2018-02-27}}</ref> Los Lobos was inducted into the [[Austin City Limits]] Hall of Fame in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=Los Lobos |url=http://acltv.com/hall-of-fame/inductee-details?name=los-lobos |website=Austin City Limits Hall of Fame |publisher=Austin City Limits |access-date=31 December 2018}}</ref> On October 4, 2019, Los Lobos released ''[[Llegó Navidad]]'', an album of Christmas music from Central America and South America with Mexican folk songs, as well as an original song by Hidalgo and Pérez. On January 1, 2020, Los Lobos performed on a [[Wells Fargo]] float in the [[Tournament of Roses Parade]] in [[Pasadena, California]]. The band was a recipient of a 2021 [[National Heritage Fellowship]] awarded by the [[National Endowment for the Arts]], which is the United States government's highest honor in the folk and traditional arts.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.arts.gov/honors/heritage/list?title=&field_year_value=2021|title=NEA National Heritage Fellowships 2021|website=Arts.gov |publisher=National Endowment for the Arts |access-date=July 6, 2021}}</ref> On July 30, 2021, Los Lobos released their 18th album, ''[[Native Sons (Los Lobos album)|Native Sons]]'', on New West Records. It is a collection of 12 songs written or performed by California-based musicians (including [[Jackson Browne]], [[The Beach Boys]], [[The Blasters]], [[Thee Midniters]], [[Willie Bobo]], and [[Lalo Guerrero]]) with one song written by Hidalgo and Pérez, the title track "Native Sons".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/native-sons-mw0003522292 |title=Los Lobos: Native Sons |last=Deming |first=Mark |date=2021 |website=AllMusic |access-date=September 4, 2021}}</ref> The group's co-founder and former band member Francisco González died on March 30, 2022, at the age of 68.<ref>{{cite news |last=Arrellano |first=Gustavo |title=Francisco González, Los Lobos founding member and guitar-string pioneer, dead at 68 |url=https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2022-04-04/francisco-gonzalez-los-lobos-guadalupe-custom-strings |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |access-date=April 9, 2022 |date=April 4, 2022}}</ref> On April 3, 2022, at the [[64th Annual Grammy Awards]] which was held at the [[MGM Grand Garden Arena]] in [[Las Vegas]],<ref name="Variety_Reschedule">{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/grammy-awards-moving-to-las-vegas-on-april-3-1235156447/ |title=Grammy Awards Moving to Las Vegas on April 3 |last=Aswad |first=Jem |date=January 18, 2022 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119124952/https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/grammy-awards-moving-to-las-vegas-on-april-3-1235156447/ |archive-date=January 19, 2022 |url-status=live |access-date=February 13, 2022}}</ref> Los Lobos won their fourth Grammy Award for ''Native Sons'', this time in the [[Grammy Award for Best Americana Album|Best Americana Album]] category.<ref name="grammy">{{cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/los-lobos/16341 |title=Artist: Los Lobos|website=Grammy.com|access-date=April 5, 2022}}</ref> On November 25, 2023, Los Lobos celebrated their 50th Anniversary at their alma mater, James Garfield High School in East Los Angeles with a sold-out performance at the high school's auditorium. Two shows earlier that week in Los Angeles also sold out immediately: The Whisky a Go Go in West Hollywood and The Paramount Theatre in Boyle Heights. In February 2024, Los Lobos were inducted into the [[California Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://californiamuseum.org/california-hall-of-fame/17th-annual-california-hall-of-fame-california-museum/|title=17th Annual California Hall of Fame |website=Californiamuseum.org|access-date=March 10, 2025}}</ref> In April 2024, the 157-second trailer for a Los Lobos documentary titled ''Native Sons'' was released on YouTube. Among the people interviewed about Los Lobos are musicians [[Tom Waits]], [[Linda Rondstadt]], [[Ozomatli]], [[Bonnie Raitt]] and actors [[Cheech Marin]], [[Edward James Olmos]] and Chicano activist [[Dolores Huerta]]. The documentary will be released in 2025.
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