As you know, Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw will hit the road together this summer for the Brothers of the Sun Tour. When it was first rumored back in the fall, it was also rumored that Tim and Kenny might record a song together. Country Weekly has more:
It’s possible but not set in stone, Kenny told reporters Jan. 17 at the Grammy nominees party in Nashville. Kenny noted that he and Tim would like to cut a tune together, but added, “We haven’t found the song yet.”
With a joking smile, Kenny said, “We might do a bluegrass thing. We may do some version of [Kenny's recent hit] ‘You and Tequila.’ No, really, I just don’t know yet.”
Billboard is out with their annual year-end charts and Kenny Chesney shows up in several different places.
Here’s a look at the the different lists Kenny appears on:
Top Artists
In this all-genre category, Kenny Chesney was the fourth highest placing country artist, coming in at #28 (he was #54 in 2010). Adele was the top overall artist, and Taylor Swift (#8), Jason Aldean (#13), and Lady Antebellum (#20) placed ahead of Chesney.
Billboard 200 Albums
Kenny’s latest album Hemingway’s Whiskey came out in late 2010 so it only placed at #75 on last year’s list. But with a full year under its belt, the album comes in at #42 this year.
Top Country Artists
After being at #7 last year, Kenny Chesney dropped one spot to #8 this year. Here’s the top 10 country artists of the year according to Billboard:
Taylor Swift
Jason Aldean
Lady Antebellum
Zac Brown Band
Blake Shelton
The Band Perry
Rascal Flatts
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
Luke Bryan
Top Country Songs
Chesney landed three songs on the Billboard Top Country Songs 2011 chart:
7. You and Tequila
31. Somewhere With You
46. Live a Little
The top country song of 2011? “Crazy Girl” by the Eli Young Band.
Top Country Albums
In the final list we take a look at, Kenny places #10 on the Top Country Albums 2011 chart with Hemingway’s Whiskey. Here’s the top 10:
Speak Now – Taylor Swift
My Kinda Party – Jason Aldean
Nothing Like This – Rascal Flatts
Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
You Get What You Give – Zac Brown Band
Own The Night – Lady Antebellum
The Band Perry – The Band Perry
The Incredible Machine – Sugarland
Get Closer – Keith Urban
Hemingway’s Whiskey – Kenny Chesney
You can peruse all of the Billboard end of year charts here.
You may have already seen this on Facebook, but if not, check out this cool performance of “You and Tequila” by one of the cowriters of the song, Matraca Berg:
The inspiration for Kenny Chesney’s latest single came from an unlikely place:
Speaking about the inspiration behind his latest single, Kenny says, “I was lying in a dentist chair, I had the mask on, you know, where they give you that funny gas so they can work on your mouth without you feelin’ it and all that kind of stuff,” he recalls. “I remember thinking, ‘Wow, I haven’t been this relaxed in a long time. This is my escape from reality.’”
After slowing things down with “You and Tequila,” Kenny Chesney will power it up again with the release of his next single – “Reality”.
The single, written by Chesney and Brett James, should hit country radio next week. Meanwhile, “You and Tequila” sits at #3 on the Billboard Top Country Songs chart.
What do you think of this choice for the next single?
A new single from Kenny Chesney is available for download now from iTunes and AmazonMP3. “Rise Up” is the theme song to a new ESPN series that premiers Tuesday night.
Alison Bonaguro at CMT talked with Grace Potter about Kenny Chesney and the music video for “You and Tequila.”
She told me yesterday (June 2) that when she and Chesney were recording the song and making the video, she found him “so devoted to his craft.”
She added, “He has an incredible amount of depth, and is so diverse as a musician. He’s capable of anything,” she added. Chesney discovered her soulful, folk-rock band, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, when he heard their 2007 song “Apologies.” So his people called her people, a demo was sent and voila. Written by Matraca Berg and Deana Carter, “You and Tequila” is a poignant song that compares love to a vice. (Chesney has said he loved the song because it’s about being addicted to a person and how that can run in your blood.)
Chesney and Potter shot the sexy video mostly in Malibu, Calif. “That’s the essence of the song, a very romantic setting. And the house where we shot it really lent itself to the song. It was built to look like a Spanish villa, like it belonged on Majorca in the Mediterranean.” On set, Potter said Chesney was very involved. “He and Shaun (Silva, the director) have this kind of shorthand. Kenny even ran around with his own camera. And he’s so well-versed in videos. Even though that’s not his job to know all that, he does know it,” she said. “I was a bit of a film nerd as a kid. So I was obsessed with angles and lighting, too.”
As you know, Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw will hit the road together this summer for the Brothers of the Sun Tour. When it was first rumored back in the fall, it was also rumored that Tim and Kenny might record a song together. Country Weekly has more:
Billboard is out with their annual year-end charts and Kenny Chesney shows up in several different places.
The inspiration for Kenny Chesney’s latest single 
After slowing things down with “You and Tequila,” Kenny Chesney will power it up again with the release of his next single – 
A new single from Kenny Chesney is available for download now from iTunes and AmazonMP3. “Rise Up” is the theme song to a 
Alison Bonaguro at CMT 
