Chesney Performs at Super Bowl Post-Game Party

by Josh | 02.08.2010 | Posted In: Special Appearances, Sports

According to a couple of articles, Kenny Chesney performed at a private party Sunday night at the Saints hotel in Miami.

Chesney was all over Miami the past few days. His internet radio station No Shoes Radio broadcasted live from South Beach, while Kenny appeared on ESPN’s Mike and Mike on Friday morning and NFL Countdown before the game on Sunday.

“Ain’t Back Yet” Hits Country Radio Today

by Josh | 02.08.2010 | Posted In: No Shoes Radio, Radio, Singles

Kenny Chesney’s latest single “Ain’t Back Yet” hits country radio today! So start calling in to your local station to request it.

You can also hear the song on No Shoes Radio… they’re playing it every hour.

“Ain’t Back Yet” is the end theme for Kenny’s upcoming 3D movie “Summer in 3D.”

Audio of Kenny on “Mike & Mike”

by Josh | 02.05.2010 | Posted In: Sports

Head on over to ESPN Radio to listen to Kenny Chesney interviewed on “Mike & Mike” this morning from Miami:

Listen now!

He talks about his experience as a member of the Saints during training camp and shares the story of how he met Saints coach Sean Payton.

Chesney Pulling for Payton over Peyton

by Josh | 02.05.2010 | Posted In: Personal, Sports

Though Kenny Chesney is good friends with both the Saints coach Sean Payton and Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, Kenny will be pulling the hardest for the Saints on Sunday:

“I would love to see the Saints win the Super Bowl, because they’ve never won it, and what it would mean to the city of New Orleans,” Chesney said. “After Katrina, the music scene in New Orleans took such a hit. Everything did. If they win the Super Bowl, it would be a shot that the town needs. I’m pulling for that.

“Of course, if the Colts win, I’ll be happy for Peyton, too — nobody works harder than him.”

After spending much of the week in Nashville editing his forthcoming concert film, “Kenny Chesney: Summer in 3-D,” he planned to roll down to South Florida with his father and a bunch of buddies.

They’ll take in the game from Chesney’s suite in Sun Life Stadium. Afterward, per Sean Payton’s request, Chesney will perform at the Saints’ private post-game party.

The singer is still riding high from watching the Saints beat the Vikings from Payton’s suite in the Superdome.

“I didn’t have an allegiance to New Orleans growing up, but the more I’ve played there and been there and seen the spirit of the town…it’s a great music town and a great sports town,” Chesney said. “It’s a town that I’ve grown to love.”

Be sure to read the full article here, and the full transcript of the interview here.

Chesney on ESPN Twice This Weekend

by Josh | 02.04.2010 | Posted In: Sports, Television

We already told you that Kenny Chesney will be on ESPN’s Mike & Mike show Friday morning, and it turns out that won’t be the only ESPN program he’ll appear on this weekend.

Look for Kenny on NFL Countdown on Sunday at 1 pm where he’ll talk about the game and his buddies Sean Payton and Peyton Manning.

“It’s not like I’m the definitive voice or anything,” Chesney says of the two stops on ESPN, “but I do think I represent the definitive football fan. Me and the guys watch these games, live and die over who’s playing who all season when we’re closing out the tour – and this is, obviously, the biggest game of the year. So I love that Golic and Greenberg want me on their show.”

“As for ‘NFL Countdown,’ well, that’s like doing the Grammys for football. That’s about the best analysis there is, and I’m looking forward to being part of their coverage.”

No Shoes Radio has been broadcasting from Miami, but Chesney has yet to make it to town. He’s been working feverishly to get “Summer in 3D” completed.

“You’d never believe how much work goes into something like this,” he laughs. “But once you’re in, you can’t just stop. So as much as I wanted to be down at the pool with Uncle Kracker, I’ve been in an edit bay, cutting film, changing shots – cause when the wheels go up tonight for Miami, I wanna be able to just forget about everything and enjoy some football!”

“I know this year’s Super Bowl is gonna be a great game. I’m not gonna bet on it, but I wouldn’t want to… and that’s half the fun of it! So I’m gonna get up early Friday, go hang with Mike & Mike and then have so much fun I’m gonna be ready to get back to work on the film on Monday!”

Greatest Hits II Reissue Coming, Includes “Ain’t Back Yet”

by Josh | 02.03.2010 | Posted In: Albums, No Shoes Radio, Radio, Singles

No Shoes Radio went live again from the Hooters Super Pool Party in Miami, site of Sunday’s NFL Super Bowl.

Among the great music and dialogue, NSR played Kenny Chesney’s new single “Ain’t Back Yet” again and revealed that it would be included on an upcoming reissue of Greatest Hits II. The DJ’s also said that Kenny is in the studio working on the new album and that it will be out in the summer or fall.

Don’t forget to tune in to No Shoes Radio tonight to hear Uncle Kracker live! And who knows, maybe Kenny will show up too. You’ve got to tune in to find out!

No Shoes Radio Debuts “Ain’t Back Yet”

by Josh | 02.03.2010 | Posted In: No Shoes Radio, Singles

Kenny Chesney’s internet radio station No Shoes Radio is broadcasting live from Miami this week and if you tuned in Tuesday night you got a real treat: the debut of Kenny’s new song “Ain’t Back Yet.”

The single, which will hit the country radio airwaves on Monday, is the end theme for Kenny’s upcoming 3D movie “Summer in 3D.”

If you missed it, NSR will likely play it again on Wednesday night so be sure to tune in!

Did you hear the single? What do you think of it?

Chesney on Mike & Mike Friday

by Josh | 02.01.2010 | Posted In: Radio, Sports, Television

The ESPN duo Mike & Mike (Mike Golic and Mike Greenberg) revealed on Twitter tonight that Kenny Chesney will join them on set in Miami this Friday:

Chesney is a favorite of Mike & Mike. He joined them last April when the tour launched in Uncasville, CT (near ESPN’s headquarters).

So Kenny will be in Miami on Friday, but will he be in town before that for the Hooters Super Pool Party where No Shoes Radio will be broadcasting from Feb. 2nd-4th? Only time will tell.

(H/T to Kathy)

Grammy Awards Tonight: Kenny Nominated for “Down The Road” (Updated)

by Josh | 01.31.2010 | Posted In: Awards

The 52nd annual Grammy Awards will be held tonight and Kenny Chesney is nominated for the second year in a row, and second time overall.

The nomination is in the Best Country Collaboration with Vocals category for his duet “Down The Road” with Mac McAnally.

“Some things are just magic and you know it,” says Chesney. “I knew the first time I heard Mac sing this on his Simple Life record… the same place I heard ‘Back Where I Come From.’ It gets inside and lets you understood everything about life you don’t even realize. So it makes sense the Grammy people – who’re from all musical genres – would recognize this song and the heart Mac brings. For a little record like this – as big as country radio can be – to spend a couple weeks at the top of the charts, it touched people. So I’m honored to share this with my friend.”

“I’m blessed by the wonderful friends I’ve found through music and how generously they’ve shared their talent, songs and lives with me,” Chesney explains. “When something like a Grammy nomination happens for something that was just an honor, I can only feel humbled – and grateful.”

Here are the other nominees in the category:

• Beautiful World – Dierks Bentley & Patty Griffin
• Start A Band – Brad Paisley & Keith Urban
• I Told You So – Carrie Underwood & Randy Travis
• Everything But Quits – Lee Ann Womack & George Strait

Leading the nominations this year is Beyonce with ten nods, Taylor Swift with eight, and The Black Eyed Peas, Maxwell, and Kanye West with six nominations each.

Be sure to tune in tonight at 8 pm ET/PT on CBS to see if Kenny is a winner.

Update – Kenny and Mac did not win. Carrie Underwood and Randy Travis took home the award for “I Told You So.”

Download “She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy” for Rock Band

by Josh | 01.30.2010 | Posted In: Downloads, Video Games

Last summer the makers of the Rock Band video game series released Country Track Pack. The addon featured 21 country songs including “She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy.”

If you opted not to get the Track Pack you will be able to download “Tractor” separately starting on Tuesday.

All six tracks will be available either individually for $1.99 (160 Microsoft points; 200 Wii Points) or in a bundle for $9.99 (800 Microsoft points). Look for the “Going Country 03″ six-pack next Tuesday, February 2 on Xbox 360 and Wii, with the PlayStation 3 downloads hitting that Thursday, February 4.

Here’s the songs that will be made available:

• Kenny Chesney – “She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy”
• Montgomery Gentry – “Gone”
• Rascal Flatts – “Me and My Gang”
• Sara Evans – “Suds in the Bucket”
• Trace Adkins – “Swing”
• Willie Nelson – “On the Road Again”