Kenny Chesney was in Nashville Monday evening for the T.J. Martell Foundation Honors Gala, held at the Hutton Hotel. Chesney’s appearance, along with Dolly Parton, was actually a surprise:
Martina McBride performed her hit “Independence Day,” while Ronnie Dunn sang the Brooks & Dunn hit “Believe,” both in honor of music industry veteran Joe Galante, who helped launch the careers of numerous artists, including Alabama, Clint Black, Kenny Chesney, Martina, Carrie Underwood and The Judds, while Kenny and Dolly Parton made surprise appearances to present him with the Tony Martell Lifetime Entertainment Achievement Award. K.T. Oslin was also on hand to show her support, and opened the evening with a rendition of her signature hit, “80′s Ladies.” “Anytime it has anything to do with [Joe], I say yes,” K.T. said. “Joe first of all got me when nobody else did. He was my kickstart, and he’s ended up being a dear friend.”
The event also featured live and silent auctions. A sold-out event boasting over 400 attendees, the gala raised $400,000 for the T.J. Martell foundation’s fight against cancer, leukemia and AIDS.
Tuskegee, the new album from Lionel Richie, is out today! It’s a duets album, featuring some of the biggest artists in country music singing Richie’s hits.
Kenny Chesney teams up with Richie on the song “My Love.”
Richie fully expected Kenny Chesney to pick the good-timing ‘All Night Long’ to cover, so he was stunned when Kenny expressed his admiration for the ballad ‘My Love.’ Chesney’s adoration was so ardent, “he drunk dialed me at 2:00 AM and said he was going to sing the song to me,” Lionel recalls. He added that Kenny’s mom, who Kenny claimed had never attended one of his recording sessions before, dropped by to hear her baby sing with Lionel.
Other artists on the album include Jimmy Buffett, Jason Aldean, Tim McGraw, Willie Nelson, Shania Twain, and many more.
Happy birthday to Kenny Chesney, who turns 44 today!
Last year Kenny Chesney was in Omaha on his birthday, where he played a show at the Qwest Center. This year though the Brother of the Sun Tour doesn’t kick off until June.
What do you get the man that can buy anything he wants? In an interview a couple years ago, Kenny said that for Christmas he was getting canned green beans from his mom and grandma.
This morning the Academy of Country Music announced the winners of awards that won’t be included in the live broadcast on April 1st, and Kenny Chesney is one of the early winners:
Crystal Milestone Award
Kenny Chesney, four-time ACM Entertainer of the Year, has sold more than 10,500,000 tickets on his 11 national tours, selling out stadiums across the country. His successful shows have promoted the entire genre to delighted fans while helping other country acts and cross-over artists gain exposure nationwide. The Academy is honoring Kenny for this remarkable achievement.
Past recipients of the Crystal Milestone Award include Garth Brooks and Jennifer Nettles.
Be sure to watch the 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards when it airs live on CBS on Sunday, April 1, at 8 p.m. ET.
Registration has opened for The Barefoot Islands Cruise which will sail March 16-23, 2013 to the islands you’ve heard in songs by Chesney, Buffett, and others- Anguilla, St. Barts, Tortola, Nevis, Virgin Gorda. One of the highlights for Chesney fans will be a full day and night anchored at Jost Van Dyke in the British Virgin Islands. As you probably know, “JVD” is the incredible location where many Chesney videos were shot. Hangout all day on the white sand beach and in the clear blue water you’ve seen in the videos- Ivan’s Stress Free Bar, The Soggy Dollar, and One Love Bar- no shirt, no shoes, no problem!
Plenty of live music onboard and ashore! Enjoy performances throughout the week from a special ensemble island rock musicians featuring Scott Nickerson, founder of Parrot Heads in Paradise, as well as special sessions with well known local musicians.
The cruise is a full charter of the luxury ship Wind Surf of Windstar Cruises. With a capacity of only 312 passengers it will be a great way to get together with friends without the hassle and crowds of a large ship with 2,500 passengers or more. The casual atmosphere includes open seated dining (no reservations or seating assignments) with options to dine outside on-deck. Windstar Cruises, voted Condé Nast Traveler “Top Small-Ship Cruise Line”, continues to provide top-of-the-line service and amenities as a fleet wide $18 million refurbishment will be completed prior to the March 16-23, 2013 cruise.
Rates begin at $1,899pp with items such as onboard watersports, ground transportation, and soft beverages (bottled water, sodas, coffees, espressos, smoothies, etc.) included. Register before March 23, 2012 and save $200. Additional discounts if you refer friends.
Our custom itinerary will make this a unique sail through some beautiful small islands and harbors normally only visited by smaller yachts. A perfect opportunity to sit back with a boat drink and good friends. Presented by Local Knowledge. See website for details: BarefootIslandsCruise.com.
Kenny Chesney will release a new album in June, but you’ll be able to hear the first single from that album in a couple weeks when he debuts it at the ACM Awards.
Neither the album name or single name have been released yet.
Kenny is up for nine awards at the ACM’s, the most of any artist. 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.
The Weather Channel is running a March Madness style tournament to determine the all-time favorite weather song.
There are four “regions,” and Kenny Chesney has two songs in the tournament, though voting has already ended in one of the regions. “When the Sun Goes Down” lost to Sheryl Crow’s “Soak up the Sun.” But voting is still open for the Seasons region where Kenny’s song “Summertime” is up against The Lovin’ Spoonful’s “Summer in the City.”
As of this writing, Chesney is trailing 27-73 so go vote now!
Voting ends early Thursday morning, so you need to vote today for Kenny!
Kenny Chesney and Costa sunglasses presented a check for $50,000 recently to benefit the Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) whose purpose is to advise and educate the public on conservation of marine resources. The funds were raised through sales of Kenny’s limited edition line of Costa sunglasses during his 2011 “Goin’ Coastal” tour.
Chesney partnered with Costa in 2011 to design his first line of signature sunglasses and the sunglasses were sold at each stop of Chesney’s tour.
“The relationship with Costa, and what they stand for, goes hand in hand with the music that I make,” said Chesney. “It’s important for all generations to be able to enjoy the ocean like I did, and I’m proud to partner with Costa to design a line of signature sunglasses that will help support ocean conservation.”
Happy birthday to Kenny Chesney, who turns 44 today!
This morning the Academy of Country Music announced the winners of awards that won’t be included in the live broadcast on April 1st, and Kenny Chesney is one of the early winners:
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