Kenny Chesney’s latest single “Out Last Night” climbed three spots this week to number 9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles Chart. It’s the fifth week that the single has been on the chart.

The song will be included on Kenny’s upcoming album “Greatest Hits II” which you can pre-order now at Amazon.com. It hits stores May 19th.

The worldwide video debut for Kenny Chesney’s latest music video “Out Last Night” won’t happen until tomorrow (Friday) on Kenny’s MySpace, but we found a leaked copy and here it is:

We’ve been asked to take the leaked video down. However, you can now watch the video in its official release on MySpace.com.

The music video for Kenny Chesney’s latest single “Out Last Night” will debut on his MySpace page this Friday.

“It seems to be that Myspace.com is what FM radio was when it took hold,” Chesney says of the inspiration for the somewhat unexpected decision to debut one of his videos online. “Back when, it seemed like all the new music, all the stuff you’d want to discover was on FM radio stations where the total music junkies were hanging out – waiting to see what’s next.”

“I know a lot of my fans are using social networking as a way to stay connected, to communicate with each other, to check out music and swamp bands,” Chesney said, “and it’s a pretty exciting thing to get out there where you can feel the fans. It’s straight into their hands – and having the greatest fans in the world, this seemed like a way to give them the clip when they want it, where they want it.”

“From video to video, we really try to capture the song’s feeling,” said Chesney. “If you can capture a song’s vibe in the video, then I think you’ve served the songwriters, the singer, but especially the fans. Because everyone has their personal movie of what a song should be – and you don’t want to ruin that. But I’d say with Out Last Night, Shaun captured a night that everybody would want to be a part of.”

The video was shot on location in Miami in March.

Click here to visit Kenny’s MySpace page.

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WSSL FM in Greenville, SC is running a contest to meet Kenny Chesney when he performs at the Bi-Lo Center on May 21st. One of our forum moderators, Garrett (username “CarolinaPirate”), entered the contest and we would like you to help Garrett win!

To enter the contest Garrett sang ‘Kennyokie’ to “She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy”. Watch his entry by clicking here and scrolling down to Entry #37.

Then please click here and vote for Entry #37 Garrett M.

Thanks, and let’s push Garrett over the top!

Country Standard Time reports that Kenny Chesney will tape an episode of “Austin City Limits” on May 12th that will air in the Fall on PBS:

“There is so much history when you look back at the artists who’ve played ‘Austin City Lim its’ over the years,” said Chesney. “If you wanna know about American music, about Texas music, about music that comes out of the South – whether it’s the Allman Brothers and Widespread Panic – or songwriters like Jackson Browne and John Prine, Western swing like Asleep at the Wheel or classic country like Merle Haggard, George Jones, Loretta Lynn, Tammy Wynette… that’s the place you go.”

“And with everything I’ve been able to do in my career, it’s still an incredible honor to be asked to do ‘Austin City Limits.’ That’s a whole other kind of music show…”

Read the entire article here.

Reports are that Kenny Chesney and girlfriend Amy Colley have split up. They began dating in early Fall of last year and were featured in the December 15th edition of People Magazine. The Las Vegas Sun reports:

He recently dated former Miss Tennessee USA, Amy Colley, but reports that they broke up started swirling just days before Chesney came to Las Vegas, on April 21.

Those who attended the Kenny Chesney show at The Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on Saturday night were treated to a special show. Julia Currier attended the concert and reports that Kenny played his normal set of 20 songs but then instead of singing the final encore came back out and played 16 more songs!

Here’s the special set that was played after the normal set:

1. Take it Easy (Eagles)
2. Pride and Joy (Stevie Ray Vaughn)
3. The Joker (Steve Miller)
4. Three Little Birds (Bob Marley)
5. With or Without You (U2)
6. You Really Got Me (Kinks)
7. Gimme Three Steps (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
8. Dixieland Delight (Alabama)
9. The Fireman (George Strait)
10. MaryJane’s Last Dance (Tom Petty)
11. Blister in the Sun (Violent Femmes)
12. Ice Cream Man (Van Halen)
13. Why Dont We Get Drunk (Jimmy Buffett)
14. Please Come To Boston (Dave Loggins)
15. SteamRoller (James Taylor)
16. Hurts So Good (John Mellencamp)

Julia also has some great photos from the show. View them as a slideshow or a gallery.

(Great thanks to Julia Currier for the set list and photos, and thanks to Brent Vaughan for adjustments to the set list)

Update I – There are several videos on YouTube from this show. Check them out

Update II – The Las Vegas Sun has a review of the show: “Kenny Chesney brings voice to his Carnival show”

Kenny Chesney has partnered with Mozes to provide a platform for mobile communication with fans:

On tour, Chesney fans are able to text in for their chance to win seat upgrades and “Sand Bar Passes” at the show and join Kenny Chesney’s mobile fan club in order to receive exclusive updates and content from the country music star. Fans are also able to take pictures of the show via their mobile phone and send them to a page on Kenny Chesney’s website for all to view.

“Kenny Chesney and his management represent some of our most innovative mobile trailblazers,” said Chris Stacey, Vice President of Music Industry Sales, Mozes. “He understands how his fans want to be communicated to and sends them alerts and offers, making his fan club one of the most loyal and active in existence.”

Go to kennychesney.com to sign up for the mobile alerts (standard text messaging rates apply).

Kenny Chesney closed out the Stagecoach Music Festival on Sunday night in Indo, California. The Desert Sun has a review of Kenny’s set: “Chesney ends Stagecoach on an upbeat”

Kenny Chesney’s set started a bit late at about 9:40 p.m., but for the next hour and 40 minutes, he kept the crowd on their feet.
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When the first lines for the video of “Key in the Conch Shell” began playing, the crowd of about 60,000 (or so) was waiting for the muscle-shirt clothed singer.

That was just a video commercial for the Sun City Carnival Tour Chesney is doing this summer.

The crowd only had to wait a few minutes before Chesney bounded onto the stage and began the 20 song set with “Live Those Songs,” a tribute to the music Chesney, and many in the audience, grew up to.

He ramped up the energy with the bouncy “She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy,” which brought screams from the women in the audience. It was obvious, they thought the singer was sexier.

Read the entire Desert Sun review here.

Other articles:

• Entertainment Weekly – Kenny Chesney cleans up Kid Rock’s mess”
• OC Register – “Kenny Chesney returns as reliably as ever … but Kid Rock steals the show”
• LA Times – “Kenny Chesney wraps the party”

View a slideshow of photos from Stagecoach here and here.

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