Kenny Chesney will follow in the hallowed footsteps of Garth Brooks and Taylor Swift when he is presented with the third-ever Pinnacle Award at the 50th annual CMA Awards on Nov. 2. Created and awarded to Garth in 2005 and then Taylor in 2013, the Pinnacle Award recognizes an artist who has achieved global prominence…
On Friday Oct. 28, Kenny Chesney will drop his new album, Cosmic Hallelujah. But the “Noise” singer already has a reason to celebrate. The upcoming album’s second single, “Setting the World on Fire”—which features pop rocker P!nk—hit the top of the Billboard Country Airplay chart this week. “I knew the moment I heard this song,…
Kenny Chesney made some “Noise” in March when he released the aforementioned track as the lead single from his upcoming 17th studio album, which, at the time, was tentatively titled Some Town Somewhere. The tune became another Top 10 hit for Kenny and looked to pave the way for the new album’s scheduled release in…
Kenny Chesney has debuted the new video for “Setting the World on Fire”—a duet with pop star P!nk—today (Sept. 15), but neither Kenny nor P!nk are present in the video other than passing billboards of their images. While the video would have been more powerful with the superstar couple in the leading roles, it features…
Kenny Chesney will return for the third time to headline 2017’s Rock the Ocean’s Tortuga Music Festival in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., April 7–9. If you want to see Kenny in 2017, Tortuga is one of only a handful of dates he’ll be playing. The full lineup is coming soon, and tickets are on sale now.
It’s time to clock in—we’ve got the 40 Hardest Working Songs in Country Music. Today, Sept. 1, we’re featuring #11–20. Country music throughout the decades has not only embraced its working class roots, it’s made a point to praise them. Yes, work is tough, as Merle Haggard wrote in “Workin’ Man’s Blues” or as George…
When Kenny Chesney’s Spread the Love Tour rolled into Detroit, Mich., on Saturday night (Aug. 13), he brought along pals Miranda Lambert, Jake Owen and Old Dominion. You would think that would be enough for a superstar show. But you can always expect a surprise or two at a KC show. Little did the crowd…
Move over Brad Paisley and Demi Lovato—there’s a new country/pop superpower in the makings: Kenny Chesney and P!nk. The tandem recorded a new song, “Setting the World on Fire,” for Kenny’s upcoming album, Some Town Somewhere, which is slated to drop on October 28. “P!nk’s voice holds so many feelings all at the same time:…
While we have been waiting for new music from Kenny Chesney, we’ll just have to wait a little longer. The singer, who was to be releasing a new album, Some Town Somewhere, Friday (July 8) has pushed back the release date to October 28 to accommodate his new single, “Setting the World on Fire,” a duet…
Kenny Chesney announced via a press release on July 6 that his new album, Some Town Somewhere, which was initially slated to drop on July 8, is being pushed back to an October 28 release date. Kenny also revealed that Grammy-winning singer P!nk will be featured on a duet on the new album’s “Setting the…
On Wednesday (April 30), Eric Church announced the dates and details of his 2025 Free The Machine Tour of North America. The 22-date arena tour starts in Pittsburgh on September 12 and finishes in Los Angeles on November 15, hitting cities like Philadelphia, Boston, Detroit, and Seattle along the way. Church will be joined by…
Prior to being honored during Variety’s Power of Women: Nashville event, Jessi Alexander spoke with the publication about her journey from fledgling artist to blockbuster country songwriter. Alexander broke gender stereotypes in the Music Row writers’ rooms by penning chart-topping hits like Lee Brice’s “I Drive Your Truck,” Miranda Lambert’s “Things That Break,” Blake Shelton’s…
Nashville-based label Big Loud, home to Morgan Wallen, has reportedly sold a minority stake in the country superstar’s master recordings to Chord Music Partners for over $200 million. The deal is for a minority holding in Wallen’s first three studio albums, which includes his blockbuster 2023 double album, One Thing at a Time. The deal…
The 2025 ACM Awards will begin with a 12-minute music showcase honoring ACM Award-winning Songs of the Year over six decades. The segment will feature Clint Black, Dan + Shay, Wynonna Judd, Reba McEntire, LeAnn Rimes, and Sugarland, and will likely include hit songs like “Tequila,” “Why Not Me,” “Blue,” and “Stay” in the medley.…
Lainey Wilson will make her feature film debut in the Universal adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s best-selling novel, Reminders of Him. The Grammy-winning country superstar will join a star-studded cast that includes Maika Monroe, Tyriq Withers, Rudy Pankow, and Lauren Graham, with the film set to be directed by Vanessa Caswill. This won’t be Wilson’s first…