Pollstar has a good interview with Kenny Chesney. They’ve only released Part I of the chat that covers the new album and his next single “Somewhere With You,” which Kenny says is his favorite song on the album.

“Somewhere With You” is going to be my next single. I think it’s the most different record I’ve ever had.

One of the reasons I’m excited about Hemingway’s Whiskey is because I think it pushes my audience but it doesn’t do it to the point where I’m not still myself. And I think that’s good. I think that’s why it took so long to record the album. And regarding “Somewhere With You,” I think we all have that one person in our life that is not with us, but they’re not really gone either. You could be with someone else, you could have moved on with your life, but that person is still there. Saying goodbye to someone isn’t necessarily letting go of them. And that’s the whole idea behind “Somewhere With You.” When I heard that song, it made me think of my person that’s left but is still in there.

So I knew I had something with this song. Aside from it being a very melodic song. I could see Dave Matthews doing this song. It’s so melodic; it’s like a lava lamp. It’s so different but I still felt that it was really me. I felt melodically it was completely different and sexy.

I think about weird things when it comes to songs. How does this groove? How is this tempo? How is this cadence going to fit with all of the songs in my set at my show? And I don’t have anything like this song, so I can put it anywhere in the set. So, yeah, that’s probably my favorite song on the record and then I’d probably go with “You and Tequila” with Grace Potter.

Check out the full interview here to read Kenny’s thoughts on Grace Potter and “You and Tequila” among other things. Part II will discuss touring… we’ll bring it to you when they post it.

According to AOL, Kenny Chesney’s next single off of Hemingway’s Whiskey will be the unique and quick ballad “Somewhere With You”:

“This song killed me when I heard it,” Chesney told Billboard. “You’re not necessarily in another relationship, but you’re with somebody else, just starting something with somebody else. Trying to balance both those worlds [old relationship and new] is tough. I’ve done it a lot, where you’re with somebody and you’re thinking this isn’t necessarily bad, but wow, man it would be really great to be with you. That can be a lot of mental baggage.”

Kenny’s current single, “The Boys of Fall”, spent two weeks at number one. Can “Somewhere With You” make it two number ones in a row?

Preview and download the song below thru Amazon, or get the single at iTunes.

There’s a new awards show in town and Kenny Chesney has been nominated. The American Country Awards are voted on by fans, so visit www.theacas.com to vote for Kenny!

Here’s the category Kenny gets the nod in:

Artist of the Year: Male

• Jason Aldean
• Luke Bryan
• Kenny Chesney
• Brad Paisley
• Keith Urban

View all of the nominees here.

The inaugural American Country Awards will air live from Las Vegas on FOX, December 6th at 8 pm ET.

Last week Kenny Chesney was in Maine filming scenes for the music video to “Seven Days”. Below are some more photos from the shoot:

Bangor Daily News Photo by Heather Steeves

Bangor Daily News Photo by Heather Steeves

Bangor Daily News Photo by Heather Steeves

The video reportedly won’t be released until next summer or fall.

Read more about the video shoot here.

It reached number one and stayed there for two weeks, but “The Boys of Fall” has slid to number 4 on this week’s Billboard Top Country Songs chart as Josh Turner takes over the number one spot.

What do you think Kenny’s next single should be?

Get “The Boys of Fall” now at iTunes and Amazon MP3. The video is also available at iTunes here.

CNN has a good chat with Kenny Chesney. Watch the video below, and read the extended interview here.

(hat tip Rosi)

In an interview with E! News, Kenny Chesney reflects on having twenty number one hits in his career:

The music video for Kenny Chesney’s “Seven Days” is being filmed in Maine this week.

A crew of more than a dozen people was in Port Clyde on Tuesday to film a music video for Chesney’s song “Seven Days A Thousands Times,” which is on his new album, “Hemingway’s Whiskey.” Video producer Don Lepore tells the Bangor Daily News that the song is about the coast, lighthouses and the fall.

According to Tacklebox Films, the video is being filmed now to capture the New England Fall colors but won’t be out until next Fall:

Update – Kenny arrived in town Tuesday afternoon and is filming today:

The film crew with lights and portable heaters could be seen shooting on the breakwater during a beautiful Midcoast dawn over Rockland Harbor. A singer (Kenny) with an acoustic guitar could be seen performing on the rocks as the crew filmed, and music could be heard coming from the shoot.

Silva was there with a crew of about 20 from TackleBox Films out of Nashville. Don Lepore, the producer, was also on hand.

“We were looking for the small town feel of Maine, a fishing town,” Silva said. “It’s a beautiful area.”

Lepore said that on Oct. 12 they were shooting the story part of the video, using actors. Chesney was not in that part of the video.

They were filming on board the Capt’n Lee, owned by Roger Libby.

Craig Wilgus of St. George is playing the fishing boat captain in the video. Playing the fisherman who comes to work for him is Alexander Carroll of Los Angeles.

Wilgus said it was his first acting job. He said he got involved because the film crew is using a building he owns nearby. He has a landscaping business, he said.

Following the morning shoot, the crew went into town and had lunch at the Dip Net Restaurant. Port Clyde residents reported that Chesney came to the Dip Net later in the day and signed autographs.

View more photos from the shoot here.

Hemingway’s Whiskey debuted at number one on the albums charts last week, but the new release from Toby Keith displaced it from the top this week.

According to Hits Daily Double, Keith’s ‘Bullets in the Gun’ moved 69,000 copies while Kenny sold 64,000. That’s down from 182,000 in its first week.

Bruno Mars came in at #3, followed by Eminem at #4 and the Zac Brown Band at #5.

View Kenny’s full chart history here.