Did Kenny Chesney buy a beachfront house in Malibu, California? To quote Brandt from The Big Lebowski: “Well, Dude, we just don’t know.” Here’s what we do know. A two-bedroom, three-bath house in Malibu Cove Colony was purchased for $5.2 million in March. The 1,940-square-foot beachfront home was built in 1957 and has been renovated…… MORE
Nominations for the 2017 Grammy Awards were announced this morning (Dec. 6), and it turned out to be good news for country veterans Kenny Chesney and Keith Urban. Keith scored two nominations for Best Country Solo Performance (“Blue Ain’t Your Color”) and Best Country Album (Ripcord), while Kenny earned a nomination with P!nk for Best…… MORE
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East Tennessee native Kenny Chesney posted a video message on his social media accounts today (Dec. 5) to bring attention to the fundraising efforts of Dolly Parton’s My People Fund, which was established to assist those affected by the wildfires in the Great Smoky Mountains. On Nov. 28, an estimated 1,684 structures were damage or…… MORE
While they couldn’t top Taylor Swift ($170 million), One Direction ($110 million) or Adele ($80.5 million), a handful of country crooners made Forbes’ 2016 World’s Highest-Paid Musicians list, including Garth Brooks, Kenny Chesney, Luke Bryan and Toby Keith. Forbes’ list measured pretax income from June 1, 2015, to June 1, 2016 before deducting management fees.…… MORE
Last week (Nov. 21) it was announced that Kenny Chesney would only be playing one stadium show in 2017: Aug. 25 at Boston’s Gillette Stadium. It turns out, he’s playing one stadium—two shows. On Nov. 29, Kenny announced a second show at Gillette Stadium on Aug. 26. “I can’t believe we’re doing two shows,” says…… MORE
Just as Kenny Chesney wrapped his 2016 Spread the Love Tour in August at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., word spread that the superstar would not be touring in 2017—only playing a select number of gigs in the coming year. Apparently, Mr. Chesney loves the city of Foxborough so much that the superstar has decided…… MORE
During this summer’s concerts at the Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater in Virginia Beach, Va., performing artists were asked to autograph guitars to raise money for a new home for Navy veteran Andrew Bottrell, who was deployed to Afghanistan in July 2011 with Seal Team 10 and suffered extreme injuries from an improvised explosive device.…… MORE
Kenny Chesney’s 17th studio album, Cosmic Hallelujah, was released on Oct. 28 and features some of country’s top songwriters, including Hillary Lindsey, Josh Osborne, Shane McAnally, Ross Copperman, Casey Beathard and more. Last week, Kenny shared the album’s “Jesus and Elvis,” a tune co-written by Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member Matraca Berg and Americana…… MORE
The 64th annual BMI awards—where country stars get decked out and awards are doled out—were held last night (Nov. 2) at the BMI offices in Nashville.The event honors songwriters and publishers of the most-performed country songs of the past year. It was a big night for Kenny Chesney, who was honored with the BMI President’s…… MORE
I gotta take a little time A little time to think things over I better read between the lines In case I need it when I’m older He may be a little older at 48 years old, but that hasn’t stopped Kenny Chesney from getting creative with a hidden track on his 17th studio album,…… MORE
