Kenny Chesney made a swing through the Midwest this weekend and there was a special moment in Cleveland:

For Chesney, one of the standout shows of the weekend was at the Blossom Music Center and he said, “The highlight for me this weekend was doing ‘Anything But Mine’ in Cleveland. That was just a magical, intense, moment of connection between everyone on stage and everyone in the audience. That moment reminded me of how powerful music really is and how much people live with these songs.”

Kenny Chesney will participate in the CMA Songwriters Series for the first time when it comes to the Royale Nightclub in Boston this August:

This is Chesney’s first time participating in the series, as well as the series’ first show in Boston. Chesney will be joined by three songwriters whose work has been covered by Chesney — Matraca Berg (“You and Tequila”), Brett James (“When the Sun Goes Down,” “Out Last Night”), Craig Wiseman (“The Good Stuff,” “Summertime”) — and series host Bob DiPiero.

Tickets go on sale this Friday (July 1st) at noon ET through TicketMaster. Prices are $75 for VIP seating, $45 for floor seating and $30 for general admission.

Get more information at CMAworld.com.

While filming the video for “You and Tequila,” Kenny Chesney and Grace Potter sat down for an acoustic version of the song:

Kenny Chesney has added a new tour date: Roberts Stadium in Evansville, Indiana on Sunday, August 7th.

It will be one of the final events for Roberts Stadium as a new arena is being built in Evansville.

Tickets will go on sale to the public Friday, July 1st at 10am. Fan club members can purchase presale tickets beginning June 28th at noon.

View all 2011 Goin’ Coastal Tour dates.

Forbes is out with their annual list of the Top 25 highest-paid musicians and Kenny Chesney just made the list, coming in at number 24 with $30 million. And that was from only 24 shows due to his light touring schedule last year.

Here’s the full list:

1. U2 ($195 million)
2. Bon Jovi ($125 million)
3. Elton John ($100 million)
4. Lady Gaga ($90 million)
5. Michael Buble ($70 million)
6. Paul McCartney ($67 million)
7. Black Eyed Peas ($61 million)
8. Eagles ($60 million)
9. Justin Bieber ($53 million)
10. Dave Matthews Band ($51 million)
11. Toby Keith ($50 million)
12. Usher ($46 million)
13. Taylor Swift $45 million)
14. Katy Perry ($44 million)
15. Brad Paisley ($40 million)
16. Tom Petty & the Heartbreaks ($38 million)
17. Jay-Z ($38 million)
18. AC/DC ($35 million)
19. Sean “Diddy” Combs ($35 million)
20. Beyonce ($35 million)
21. Tim McGraw ($35 million)
22. Muse ($35 million)
23. Rascal Flatts ($34 million)
24. Kenny Chesney ($30 million)
25. Rihanna ($29 million)

According to Forbes, the numbers encompass all pretax income earned from May 2010 to May 2011, before subtracting agent and manager fees. The totals were compiled with the help of data from Pollstar, RIAA and others, as well as interviews with industry insiders including lawyers, managers, concert promoters, agents and, in some cases, the musicians themselves.

Y100 Country has a clip that Kenny recorded on the bus right after Saturday night’s show at Lambeau Field in Green Bay.

In it he sings the praises of the town and the crowd and how special it was to play at such a historical football stadium.

Listen now:

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(hat tip chesneychic1)

From B93.com, check out this great thank you note from Kenny Chesney:

Did you miss Kenny Chesney on the Today Show this morning? You can watch his performances of “Beer in Mexico,” “You and Tequila” with Grace Potter, and “Somewhere With You” below:

Kenny Chesney will once again perform in New York City as part of the Today Show Summer Concert Series this Friday at Rockefeller Center.

Want to go to the show? The Today Show is giving away fan passes. Click here for more info.