The nominees for the 2023 ACM Awards are out, and while there are plenty of welcome nominations, including Lainey Wilson receiving six nods, and both Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood nominated for Entertainer of the Year, there are also a few artists whose accomplishments in the previous year more than earned them a nomination this year. Keep reading to see…
Chris Stapleton has written plenty of his own hits over the years, including “Broken Halos,” “Nobody to Blame,” “You Should Probably Leave” and more, but he’s also written songs that became hits for other writers as well. We take a look at the stories behind ten of the songs written by Stapleton. 1. “Your Man,” Josh Turner “Your Man” was…
Kenny Chesney is one of the reigning superstars of country music. The Tennessee native, whose career has spanned three decades, just embarked on his I Go Back Tour, with Kelsea Ballerini serving as his opening act, while he also works on a new album. We found 11 fun facts about one of country music’s biggest superstars. Keep reading to…
Kenny Chesney‘s I Go Back Tour kicks off on Thursday, March 23. The tour, which begins in Charlottesville, Virginia, is Chesney’s follow-up to his massive Here and Now Tour, which took place in 2022. “It always feels good when we have our road family back together,” Chesney says. “A lot happens over the winter, so we’re catching up. But…
Kenny Chesney loves being a singer, a songwriter and a performer on stage — he just doesn’t necessarily want the celebrity status that accompanies those successes. The Tennessee native, by his own admission, has a complex and conflicting viewpoint on his level of fame, which was already climbing when he had his brief, ill-fated marriage to actress Renée Zellweger…
Kelsea Ballerini and Kenny Chesney knew they struck musical gold when they collaborated on “half of my hometown,” from Ballerini’s 2020 Kelsea album. The song, which already earned the pair two CMA Awards in 2021, both for Musical Event of the Year and Video of the Year, is nominated for two iHeartRadio Music Awards, both in the all-genre category,…
Kenny Chesney is heading back out on the road. After the success of his Here and Now 2022 Tour, with Dan + Shay, Old Dominion and Carly Pearce serving as his opening acts, the Tennessee native announces another tour in 2023. Chesney will embark on his I Go Back Tour, kicking off on March 25 in State College, Pennsylvania, and performing 21…
Kenny Chesney and Old Dominion are celebrating their friendship with their new collaboration, “Beer With My Friends,” out now. The song, written by David Lee Murphy, Shy Carter and Bryan Simpson, comes out as the two acts spend the final weekend on Chesney’s headlining Here and Now Tour. “There’s nothing like hitting that local bar with your friends,” Chesney…
Surprise! Kenny Chesney and Old Dominion will release a new collaboration, “Beer With My Friends,” on Friday, August 26. The song, written by David Lee Murphy, Shy Carter and Bryan Simpson, is Chesney’s way of celebrating their collective fun on his Here and Now Tour, which wraps up this weekend. “We’ve all been there,” Chesney says of the song….
Carly Pearce will finish her run as the opening act for Kenny Chesney‘s Here and Now Tour this weekend, but what a run it has been. Pearce, whose “What He Didn’t Do” single is quickly climbing up the charts, says the timing for her chance to open for one of her biggest musical idols couldn’t have been better. “I’ve…
