Kenny Chesney is sharing new details about his upcoming single, “Carry On.” The song, scheduled to be out on Friday, May 8, is from his next album.
“My new song ‘Carry On’ is about hitting the reset button in your life, no matter what you do with your life,” Chesney shares on social media. “We all got stress with work. We all got stress in relationships. We all got stress with life. When I first heard ‘Carry On,’ it reminded me just how simple hitting the reset button could be.”
“Carry On” is Chesney’s first new single since “Just To Say We Did” came out in 2024. When announcing the song, Chesney said he was eager for fans to hear his next musical chapter.
“It felt great in the studio,” Chesney boasts. “Sometimes when you’re running down a song, it all just falls into place because it just feels good. ‘Carry On’ was fun, because of all the different genres we drew from. Plus, I love a chorus that throws life wide open – and reminds you how to find the light no matter what’s happening.”
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The Message In “Carry On” by Kenny Chesney
“Carry On” says in part, “Carry on karaoke, it don’t matter if you can’t / Carry a tune in a bucket anyways / Carry on, who cares what the naysayers say / If it’s Saturday night, get carried away.” It’s a message Chesney proudly stands behind.
“Nothing lifts a mood like music. It’s something people can find their attitude adjustment in without doing too much work,” Chesney says. “I love that this song says, ‘Get out there and sing, even if you can’t carry a tune in a bucket – because that’s real. We don’t care how you sound, we just wanna see everybody with their hands up, singing along with everything they’ve got. Those songs that change your energy are everything.”
Kenny Chesney Prepares Return to His ‘Live at Sphere Las Vegas’ Residency
Chesney is eager to return to Las Vegas for his Live at Sphere Las Vegas residency, beginning next month. Although Chesney completed his inaugural residency last year, he says fans should expect the unexpected in 2026.
“We’re having a great time trying things out, finding our way inside them,” Chesney explains. “We’re playing more things right now than we’ll actually be able to do, but I think we’re gonna surprise some people… because some of these songs we’ve never played, and a few we’ve not played in years. But I realized we can give people the space to really listen, and that makes all these songs so much better. I wouldn’t be surprised if we end up with 30, 40 percent new material, maybe more.”
Chesney had so much fun in Las Vegas last year, he knew right away he wanted to do it again this year as well.
“Having spent last year’s residency coming to really understand this dynamic technology and how it deepens the way we all – me, the band, the fans – experience the music, I wanted to get back in there and really push what was possible,” Chesney says. “We all had ideas. We were told certain things. But what I really took away is how much fun – and different kinds of experiences people can have – no matter where they experience the show from.
“Knowing what we know now,” he adds, “we’re working on new songs, some things we can’t do in stadiums, new visuals, new momentum to the set. Having watched No Shoes Nation taking it all in, we have a much better sense of how to make Sphere even more.”
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