We have some more details on the CMT “Invitation Only” television special thanks to a couple of our Facebook friends.

The special was taped Monday, August 2nd at The Factory in Franklin, Tennessee (suburb of Nashville) and Kenny played four songs off the new album: “The Boys of Fall”, “Coastal”, “You and Tequila”, and “Hemingway’s Whiskey”. There was also a question and answer session with Kenny.

Dish Network customers will have the first shot at watching the special on Sunday, August 29th on channel 101. In addition to the CMT “Invitation Only” concert part of the show, Dish will show exclusive interviews with the artist.

For non-Dish Network customers, the special will premier September 27th on CMT.

(hat tip Morgan and Robin)

If you weren’t able to watch on CMT tonight, you can now watch the full CMT Crossroads episode with Steve Miller and Kenny Chesney at CMT.com.

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You don’t want to miss this… CMT Crossroads with Kenny Chesney and Steve Miller debuts tonight at 9 pm ET/PT on CMT.

The legendary rocker and the hottest country artist team together for an epic show featuring many of their hit songs including Miller’s “The Joker,” “Abracadabra,” “Jet Airliner,” “Fly Like an Eagle,” and Kenny’s “I Want My Rib Back,” “Living in Fast Forward,” and “I Go Back.”

If you miss it tonight, CMT.com usually has the full episode online after the show. Or you can catch it over the weekend at the following times on CMT:

• Saturday, July 10th at 1:00 am
• Saturday, July 10th at 10:00 am
• Sunday, July 11th at 2:00 am
• Sunday, July 11th at 10:00 am

Back in March, Kenny Chesney taped an episode of CMT Crossroads with Steve Miller at the Ryman Auditorium in downtown Nashville. This rockin’ episode of the critically-acclaimed series will debut on Friday, July 9th at 9 pm.

At the taping, Chesney and Miller belted out hits from both of their extensive catalogs. Classics like Steve Miller’s “The Joker,” “Abracadabra,” “Jet Airliner,” “Fly Like an Eagle,” and more. On Kenny’s side, they sang “I Want My Rib Back,” “Living in Fast Forward,” and “I Go Back.”

Read our full writeup from the show here.

(H/T stomo521)

According to The Country Vibe, several of the songwriters who’ve written Kenny’s biggest hits will come together for a tribute show to him that will raise money for Musicians On Call (MOC), a nonprofit organization that brings live and recorded music to the bedsides of patients in healthcare facilities in Nashville and across the country.

Hit songwriters Mac McAnally, Craig Wiseman, Brett James, Neil Thrasher, Wendell Mobley, and Casey Beathard will tell us how their songs were cut by Kenny Chesney. The special show will be broadcast live on No Shoes Radio.

The 4th Annual Songwriters Series will take place at the Hard Rock Cafe in Nashville on Thursday, June 10th (during CMA Fest week). Tickets are available now here.

Update – Here’s more from Kenny on the tribute:

“It’s amazing the way all of those writers understand where I come from, who I am, the things that matter to me,” says the man who’s penned hits of his own “Beer In Mexico,” “I Go Back” and “Out Last Night,” as well as Rascal Flatt’s multiple week #1 “Take Me There” and David Nail’s rising “Turning Home.” “When you find a song that touches you like theirs have touched me, well, you know those are the songs that’re gonna connect — and I love the fact that those songwriters get to see their songs have life in Nashville during the week when all the fans come to town.”

“These songwriters are awesome singers and performers in their own right. That they can come together like this — and help raise money for something as worthwhile as Musicians on Call, which provides recorded music and bedside performances for people too sick to participate in music any other way — well, that’s the power of what songs can do.”

“These guys have written hits for everybody: Tim McGraw, Rascal Flatts, George Strait, Gary Allen, Reba McEntire, Carrie Underwood, Faith Hill, Jimmy Buffett, Brooks & Dunn and so many people,” says Chesney. “If you wanna hear a whole lot of why country music sounds the way it does, hear the songs from the writers’ mouths — and help a really good cause — this is a great way to do it.”

(H/T Rosi)

The day after the ACM Awards Kenny Chesney joined several of the biggest stars in country music for a tribute show for the retiring Brooks & Dunn. The special will air on this Sunday at 8 pm ET/PT on CBS. But you can watch Kenny’s performance of “You’re Gonna Miss Me When I’m Gone” now:

(hat tip @TRButcher)

Kenny Chesney continues his whirlwind media tour this weekend when he’ll join Lon Helton for Country Countdown USA.

Kenny describes some key moments in the movie, which also includes some archival video from Kenny’s past. Kenny also talks about appearing on Oprah last week. And he has stories about some of his friends, including Reba, Lady Antebellum, Zac Brown, and Brooks & Dunn.

The show has actually already been taped, and you can listen to the clips at countrycountdownusa.com.

(H/T Rosi)

Don’t forget to tune in to the Tonight Show with Jay Leno tonight. Kenny Chesney will perform acoustically and talk to Jay about “Summer In 3D.”

“It’s sorta strange to be going on ‘The Tonight Show’ with a movie coming out,” Kenny says. “It’s very different, the idea of showing clips and talking about the experience of making this film. But it’s something we’ re all — me, the band, Joe Thomas the director, all the guys who worked on it — are really proud of, and it’s definitely getting me out of my comfort zone.”

“This will be maybe my most intimate performance ever on television, just like the movie is the most in-your-face, in-the-Goodyear Blimp, in-the-Sand Bar, on-the-stage, almost-under-my-hat we could make it,” Kenny says. “Consider the contrasts, and enjoy both phases.”

With only one week until “Summer In 3D” hits theaters, Kenny Chesney invited members of the media to a screening of the film in Franklin, Tennessee on Tuesday morning. Craig at CMT has a blog post up about it:

I can’t recall how many Chesney concerts I’ve covered — probably five or six — and watching this film is just like being pressed up against the catwalk at a Chesney show. You get to see his facial expressions and (surprisingly) even his tears. Plus, he sings several of my favorites, such as “Big Star,” “Living in Fast Forward” and “Anything but Mine.”

Chesney himself welcomed the small press corps to the theater, then politely ditched us because he wants to wait until Las Vegas to see it on the big screen. Sometimes I get nervous about how country music will be represented on the big screen but Chesney does us proud.

Read the full post here.

A premiere for the movie will be held tonight in Knoxville, Tennessee, near where Kenny grew up.