Kenny Chesney World » Awards http://www.chesneyworld.com The Web's Largest Kenny Chesney Resource Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:06:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Kenny Chesney Leads the Pack in ACM Nominations http://www.chesneyworld.com/2012/01/26/kenny-chesney-leads-the-pack-in-acm-nominations/ http://www.chesneyworld.com/2012/01/26/kenny-chesney-leads-the-pack-in-acm-nominations/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:25:41 +0000 Josh http://www.chesneyworld.com/?p=8387 The Academy of Country Music announced their nominations Thursday morning for the 47th annual ACM Awards and Kenny Chesney led all other artists with nine nominations.

Here’s a look at the categories Kenny is nominated in:

Entertainer of the Year

  • Jason Aldean
  • Kenny Chesney
  • Brad Paisley
  • Blake Shelton
  • Taylor Swift

Male Vocalist of the Year

  • Jason Aldean
  • Kenny Chesney
  • Brad Paisley
  • Blake Shelton
  • Chris Young

Album of the Year

  • Chief – Eric Church
  • Four The Record – Miranda Lambert
  • Hemingway’s Whiskey – Kenny Chesney
  • My Kinda Party – Jason Aldean
  • Own The Night – Lady Antebellum

Single Record of the Year

  • Crazy Girl – Eli Young Band
  • Don’t You Wanna Stay – Jason Aldean With Kelly Clarkson
  • Red Solo Cup – Toby Keith
  • Tomorrow – Chris Young
  • You And Tequila – Kenny Chesney Featuring Grace Potter

Song of the Year

  • Crazy Girl – Eli Young Band
  • Home – Dierks Bentley
  • Just A Kiss – Lady Antebellum
  • Threaten Me With Heaven – Vince Gill
  • You And Tequila – Kenny Chesney Featuring Grace Potter

Vocal Event of the Year

  • Country Boy – Aaron Lewis Featuring George Jones & Charlie Daniels
  • Don’t You Wanna Stay – Jason Aldean With Kelly Clarkson
  • Old Alabama – Brad Paisley Featuring Alabama
  • Remind Me – Brad Paisley Duet With Carrie Underwood
  • You And Tequila – Kenny Chesney Featuring Grace Potter

Entertainer of the Year will once again be determined by fan voting. Fans can begin voting at the ACM website for Entertainer of the Year on March 19th.

The 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, hosted by Blake Shelton and Reba McEntire, will take place on Sunday, April 1, at 8 p.m. ET, and will air on CBS.

]]> http://www.chesneyworld.com/2012/01/26/kenny-chesney-leads-the-pack-in-acm-nominations/feed/ 0 Help The Academy Announce ACM Nominees http://www.chesneyworld.com/2012/01/23/help-the-academy-announce-acm-nominees/ http://www.chesneyworld.com/2012/01/23/help-the-academy-announce-acm-nominees/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:15:42 +0000 Josh http://www.chesneyworld.com/?p=8380 The Academy of Country Music wants you to help them announce the ACM nominees this year.

Co-host Reba McEntire explains:

Here are the rules:

SUBMISSIONS GUIDELINES: Post a video response to this video saying your favorite entertainer’s name. You must first give consent for the Academy to use your video by saying “I am submitting this video for the ACM digital press conference. And the nominees for the ACM Entertainer of the Year are…(insert name here)!!!” All videos must be submitted by Wednesday January 25th 5:00pm ET/ 2:00pm PT. If you are recording your video from a cell phone we ask that you shoot horizontally.

Join us on our Facebook (facebook.com/AcademyOfCountryMusic) and Twitter (@ACMawards), Thursday January 26 at 9:30am ET/ 6:30am to see if you made the cut. Please speak clearly, and have FUN!

To post as video response: Log in, click on the text comment box below the video, and then “Create a video response.”

]]> http://www.chesneyworld.com/2012/01/23/help-the-academy-announce-acm-nominees/feed/ 0 Stars Come Out in Nashville to Celebrate Grammy Nods http://www.chesneyworld.com/2012/01/18/stars-come-out-in-nashville-to-celebrate-grammy-nods/ http://www.chesneyworld.com/2012/01/18/stars-come-out-in-nashville-to-celebrate-grammy-nods/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:19:11 +0000 Josh http://www.chesneyworld.com/?p=8374 Some of the biggest stars in music were at the Loews Vanderbilt Hotel Tuesday in Nashville to celebrate their Grammy nominations for the 54th annual all-genre music awards show:

Kenny Chesney walked the red carpet into the party with Matraca Berg and Deana Carter, co-writers for his 2011 hit with Grace Potter “You and Tequila,” which is nominated for best country song and landed Chesney and Potter a nomination for best country duo/group performance.

“I had lived with Matraca’s demo of it for a while,” Chesney said. “I felt like it was a brilliantly written song they came up with. I was so proud to sing it and to have Grace sing it with me. Songs like that just don’t come around every day, they just don’t. I’m really excited I’m the guy that gets to sing that song for the rest of my life.”

“We are, too,” the writers chimed in.

See how Chesney and the others fare when the Grammy Awards air live from Los Angeles 7 p.m. Feb. 12 on CBS.


]]> http://www.chesneyworld.com/2012/01/18/stars-come-out-in-nashville-to-celebrate-grammy-nods/feed/ 4 Chesney to Duet with Lionel Richie at ACM Special http://www.chesneyworld.com/2012/01/10/chesney-to-duet-with-lionel-richie-at-acm-special/ http://www.chesneyworld.com/2012/01/10/chesney-to-duet-with-lionel-richie-at-acm-special/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:18:00 +0000 Josh http://www.chesneyworld.com/?p=8366 Kenny Chesney will participate in a star-studded concert special with Lionel Richie the day after the ACM Awards:

ACM Presents: Lionel Richie and Friends – A Lifetime Of Hits, is an all-star concert special to be taped Monday, April 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena to air later on CBS. This country collaboration with the legendary Lionel Richie, featuring duets from his upcoming album Tuskeegee, will include some of Richie’s greatest hits performed by Jason Aldean, The Band Perry, Kenny Chesney, Lady Antebellum, Martina McBride, Rascal Flatts, Kenny Rogers and many more. Ticket sales will benefit ACM Lifting Lives, which works to improve lives through music.

Chesney did a similar event in 2010 for Brooks and Dunn.

A release date has not yet been set for Richie’s Tuskegee album, but you can pre-order now at Amazon.com. Chesney and Richie sing “My Love” on the album.

The ACM Awards will air live Sunday, April 1st. Nominations have not yet been announced.

]]> http://www.chesneyworld.com/2012/01/10/chesney-to-duet-with-lionel-richie-at-acm-special/feed/ 1 Watch CMT Artists of the Year Preview http://www.chesneyworld.com/2011/12/12/watch-cmt-artists-of-the-year-preview/ http://www.chesneyworld.com/2011/12/12/watch-cmt-artists-of-the-year-preview/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 20:14:05 +0000 Josh http://www.chesneyworld.com/?p=8332 Kenny Chesney is honored along with Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum, Taylor Swift, and Brad Paisley as this year’s CMT Artists of the Year which will air on December 13th.

Check out a preview of Gavin DeGraw singing Chesney’s hit “Somewhere With You”:



]]> http://www.chesneyworld.com/2011/12/12/watch-cmt-artists-of-the-year-preview/feed/ 1 Chesney Earns Grammy Nominations http://www.chesneyworld.com/2011/12/01/chesney-earns-grammy-nominations/ http://www.chesneyworld.com/2011/12/01/chesney-earns-grammy-nominations/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:03:30 +0000 Josh http://www.chesneyworld.com/?p=8317 Nominations were announced Wednesday night for the 54th annual Grammy Awards and Kenny Chesney, along with Grace Potter, received two nominations for their duet “You and Tequila.”

Here’s a look at the categories Kenny and Grace are nominated in:

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

  • “Don’t You Wanna Stay,” Jason Aldean with Kelly Clarkson
  • “You and Tequila,” Kenny Chesney featuring Grace Potter
  • “Barton Hollow,” the Civil Wars
  • “Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not,” Thompson Square

Best Country Song

  • “Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not”
    Songwriters: Jim Collins and David Lee Murphy
    Artist: Thompson Square
  • “God Gave Me You”
    Songwriter: Dave Barnes
    Artist: Blake Shelton
  • “Just Fishin’”
    Songwriters: Casey Beathard, Monty Criswell and Ed Hill
    Artist: Trace Adkins
  • “Mean”
    Songwriter: Taylor Swift
    Artist: Taylor Swift
  • “Threaten Me With Heaven”
    Songwriters: Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Will Owsley and Dillon O’Brian
    Artist: Vince Gill
  • “You and Tequila”
    Songwriters: Matraca Berg and Deana Carter
    Artist: Kenny Chesney featuring Grace Potter

The 54th Grammy Awards will air February 12th on CBS.

]]> http://www.chesneyworld.com/2011/12/01/chesney-earns-grammy-nominations/feed/ 1 Chesney Honored as a CMT Artist of the Year http://www.chesneyworld.com/2011/11/30/chesney-honored-as-a-cmt-artist-of-the-year/ http://www.chesneyworld.com/2011/11/30/chesney-honored-as-a-cmt-artist-of-the-year/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:06:57 +0000 Josh http://www.chesneyworld.com/?p=8310 The CMT Artists of the Year celebration was taped in Nashville Tuesday night and Kenny Chesney was among the five artists honored. The other award-winners were Jason Aldean, Taylor Swift, Brad Paisley, and Lady Antebellum.

Chesney was presented with his award by his good friend, Saints coach Sean Payton, and also by former St Louis Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa.

It was a night full of cross-pollinated moments, with host Rob Lowe, Lionel Richie, William Shatner, Joe Walsh, Gavin DeGraw, New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton, former St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa, The Avett Brothers and The All-American Rejects on hand to celebrate country’s biggest entertainers. But it was Hank Williams Jr. who turned in the night’s most buzzed about moment, leaving the stage quickly mid-song after singing his part during a duet with Aldean.

The 90-minute special will premier Dec. 13 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CMT.

]]> http://www.chesneyworld.com/2011/11/30/chesney-honored-as-a-cmt-artist-of-the-year/feed/ 1 Chesney Wins at Billboard Touring Awards http://www.chesneyworld.com/2011/11/10/chesney-wins-at-billboard-touring-awards/ http://www.chesneyworld.com/2011/11/10/chesney-wins-at-billboard-touring-awards/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 04:42:24 +0000 Josh http://www.chesneyworld.com/?p=8265 Two nights and two awards for Kenny Chesney. On Wednesday night he took home a CMA award for Music Video of the Year and on Thursday night at the Billboard Touring Awards Chesney won Top Package for his 2011 Goin’ Coastal Tour with Zac Brown, Uncle Kracker, and Billy Currington.

U2 took home Top Tour and Top Draw, while Jason Aldean earned the Breakthrough award.

Read more about the awards here.

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Here you go:



]]> http://www.chesneyworld.com/2011/11/10/watch-kenny-and-graces-cma-performance/feed/ 0 Chesney Performs and Wins at CMA’s http://www.chesneyworld.com/2011/11/10/chesney-performs-and-wins-at-cmas/ http://www.chesneyworld.com/2011/11/10/chesney-performs-and-wins-at-cmas/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:03:43 +0000 Josh http://www.chesneyworld.com/?p=8256 Country music’s biggest night was held Wednesday night as the 45th annual CMA Awards were handed out in Nashville.

Kenny Chesney won one award: Music Video of the Year for “You and Tequila” with Grace Potter. The award was handed out before the live show aired.

Chesney was also nominated for Male Vocalist (winner: Blake Shelton) and Musical Event of the Year (winner: Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson for “Don’t You Wanna Stay”).

In the latter portion of the show Kenny and Grace performed a great, acoustic version of “You and Tequila.”

Congrats to Kenny, Grace, and video director Shaun Silva on their CMA award!

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