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'''Kenneth Arnold Chesney''' (born [[March 26]], [[1968]]) is an American [[country music]] singer.
* [[Country music|Country]]
* [[country rock]]
* {{nowrap|[[Gulf and western music|gulf and western]]<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.oregonlive.com/music/2011/07/kenny_chesney_brings_his_famil.html | title=Kenny Chesney brings a familiar brand of Gulf & Western to the Rose Garden | last=White | first=Ryan |newspaper=[[The Oregonian]] | date=July 22, 2011}}</ref>}}
* [[neotraditional country]] (early)}}
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* Singer
* musician
* songwriter
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| years_active = 1993–present
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* [[Capricorn Records|Capricorn]]
* [[BNA Records|BNA]]
* [[Columbia Records|Columbia Nashville]]
* [[Warner Records|Warner Nashville]]
* Blue Chair<!-- PLEASE DO NOT ADD ADDITIONAL LABELS WITHOUT A RELIABLE SOURCE. AND DO NOT REMOVE THE NOTE! -->
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| spouse = {{marriage|[[Renée Zellweger]]|2005|2005|end=annulled}}
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'''Kenneth Arnold Chesney''' (born March 26, 1968) is an American [[country music|country]] singer. With 30 million albums sold worldwide, he released his debut, ''[[In My Wildest Dreams]]'', in 1994, and has since released 19 follow-ups. His albums spawned 27 singles that have peaked within the top 40 of the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref>{{cite press release |title=Kenny Chesney Extends Worldwide Recording Agreement With Young Money records. | url=https://www.sonymusic.com/sonymusic-labels/kenny-chesney-extends-worldwide-recording-agreement-with-sony-music-nashville/ | publisher=[[Sony Music]] | date=June 4, 2012}}</ref>


Chesney has received twelve [[Country Music Association Awards]], including the [[Country Music Association Award for Entertainer of the Year]] honor four times, and eleven [[Academy of Country Music Awards]], including four consecutive [[Academy of Country Music Award for Entertainer of the Year]] from 2005 to 2008,<ref name="cbs">{{cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/three-acm-wins-in-a-row-for-chesney/ |title=Three ACM Wins in a Row for Chesney | agency=[[Associated Press]] | work=[[CBS News]] |date=May 15, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070917181342/http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/05/15/music_country/main2808891.shtml |archive-date=September 17, 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref> as well as six [[Grammy Awards|Grammy Award]] nominations. He has remained one of the most popular touring acts in United States country music.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://popculture.com/country-music/2018/11/12/kenny-chesney-thrilled-perform-cma-awards-david-lee-murphy/ |title=Kenny Chesney 'Thrilled' to Perform at CMA Awards With David Lee Murphy | last=Thompson | first=Gayle | website=[[Popculture.com]] |date=November 12, 2018}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Chesney was born on March 26, 1968, in [[Knoxville, Tennessee]], United States, at St. Mary's Medical Center and was raised in [[Luttrell, Tennessee|Luttrell]]. He is of English and Irish descent. He is the son of David Chesney, a former elementary school teacher, and Karen Chandler, a hair stylist in the Knoxville area. Chesney has one sibling, a younger sister named Jennifer Chandler. In 1986, Chesney graduated from [[Gibbs High School (Corryton, Tennessee)|Gibbs High School]], where he played baseball and football. He received his first guitar for Christmas and began teaching himself how to play it.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://tasteofcountry.com/top-10-country-yearbook-photos/ | title=Top 10 Country Yearbook Photos | first=Billy | last=Dukes | work=[[Townsquare Media]] | date=September 4, 2011}}</ref>
Kenny Chesney was born in [[Knoxville, Tennessee]], raised in [[Luttrell, Tennessee]], attended Gibbs High School in [[Corryton, Tennessee]], and in 1990, graduated with a degree in advertising at [[East Tennessee State University]] in [[Johnson City, Tennessee]].<ref name="ETSU Alumni">{{cite web | title = Kenny Chesney: 1998 Distinguished Alumnus in the Arts | publisher = ETSU Alumni Association | url = http://www.etsu.edu/alumni/award/98award_chesney.asp | accessdate = 2007-02-16}}</ref> While at ETSU, he joined the [[Lambda Chi Alpha]] International Fraternity.


Chesney studied advertising at [[East Tennessee State University]] in [[Johnson City, Tennessee|Johnson City]], where he was a member of the ETSU Bluegrass Program and the [[Lambda Chi Alpha]] fraternity and graduated in 1990.<ref name=etsu>{{cite web |title=Kenny Chesney: 1998 Distinguished Alumnus in the Arts |publisher=ETSU Alumni Association |url=https://www.etsualumni.org/s/974/bp18/interior.aspx?sid=974&gid=1&pgid=1617 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405050402/http://www.etsu.edu/alumni/awards/98award_chesney.aspx |archive-date=April 5, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1989, he recorded a self-released demo album, ''Good Old Boy At Heart'' at the Classic Recording Studio in [[Bristol, Virginia]]. He sold 1,000 copies while performing at the local clubs in Johnson City and used the money from album sales to help himself buy a new guitar.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://heraldcourier.com/lifestyles/when-the-superstar-was-a-nobody/article_78943c96-7126-11e6-a8bb-170ee06c5938.html | title=When the superstar was a ... Nobody | work=[[Bristol Herald Courier]] | date=September 4, 2016}}</ref>
His music career started by playing tunes at local places around Johnson City like Chucky's Trading Post, a small [[Mexican food|Mexican]] restaurant, and Quarterbacks BBQ. He recorded his first album in [[1991]] at [[Classic Recording Studio]] in [[Bristol, Virginia]]. A thousand copies were made and Chesney sold them at his busking gigs.<ref name="ETSU Alumni" /> His album sales helped in buying himself a new Martin guitar. After he graduated from college, he headed to Nashville, where he performed everywhere he could, including a place called HounDogs. He also did regular gigs at a southern club called Turf. After making the rounds of the music publishers in Nashville, Chesney got a contract in 1992 with BMI and [[Opryland Music Group]].
==Career==
Kenny's first album, ''In My Wildest Dreams'', was released on the independent Capricorn Records label in 1994. The album's lead-off singles, "The Tin Man" and "In My Wildest Dreams" (the latter co-written by [[Aaron Tippin]]), reached the lowest regions of the charts. The album sold about 10,000 copies before the label folded. "The Tin Man" was later re-recorded on Kenny's ''All I Need To Know'' album, his first major label album; the song was cut a third time on his 2001 ''Greatest Hits'' collection. (That third version was released as a single in 2001.)


After graduation from East Tennessee State in 1990,<ref name=etsu/> he moved to [[Nashville, Tennessee]], where he performed at several local clubs. In March 1991, he passed an audition to sing at [[The Bluebird Cafe]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://thenashvillemusicgroup.com/nashville/the-bluebird-cafe/ | title=The BlueBird Cafe| date=May 10, 2014}}</ref> He became the resident performer at The Turf, a [[honky tonk]] bar in the city's historic district.<ref name=allmusic/>
His first major hit was "Fall in Love," which reached the Country Top 10 in [[1995]]. The follow-up, "All I Need to Know," also reached the Top 10, but ensuing follow-ups were not so successful. In [[1996]], he scored the Top 5 hit, "Me and You", and returned again with "When I Close My Eyes" in early [[1997]]. (The latter song gave Kenny his first #1 on ''[[Radio & Records]]'', although the song peaked at #2 on ''Billboard''.) He hit No. 1 on ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' for the first time with "She's Got It All" in August 1997; the song spent three weeks at #1.


==Career and awards==
Other No. 1 hits included "How Forever Feels" (six weeks in [[1999]]); "The Good Stuff" (seven weeks in [[2002]]); "There Goes My Life" (seven weeks in [[2003]]); and "When the Sun Goes Down" (a duet with [[Uncle Kracker]]; three weeks in 2004). Notable No. 2 hits include "That's Why I'm Here" ([[1998]]); "Young" ([[2002]]); "Big Star" ([[2003]]); "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problem" ([[2003]]); "The Woman With You" ([[2004]]) and "Who You'd be Today ([[2005]])".
{{See also|Kenny Chesney discography}}
In 1992, the head of writer relations at [[Broadcast Music, Inc.|BMI]], Clay Bradley, recommended Chesney to his friend, [[Troy Tomlinson]], at Opryland Music Group. Chesney performed five songs during his audition for Tomlinson.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/kenny-chesney-3-11-13/ | title=Kenny Chesney | work=[[CBS News]] | date=November 3, 2013}}</ref> Chesney left the audition with a songwriter's contract. A year later, an appearance at a songwriter's showcase led to a contract with [[Capricorn Records]], which had recently started a country division.<ref name=remember>{{Cite news | url=https://tasteofcountry.com/kenny-chesney-first-record-deal-capricorn-records/ | title=Remember When Kenny Chesney Signed His First Record Deal? | first=Sterling | last=Whitaker | work=[[Townsquare Media]] | date=June 30, 2023}}</ref>


Chesney's debut album, ''[[In My Wildest Dreams]]'', was released on the independent [[Capricorn Records]] label in April 1994. The album's first two singles, "Whatever It Takes" and "[[The Tin Man (Kenny Chesney song)|The Tin Man]]", both reached the lower regions of the U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot Country Songs|Hot Country Singles & Tracks]] chart. The album sold approximately 10,000 copies before Capricorn Records closed its country music division in Nashville later that year and moved to Atlanta.<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web | url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p64127|pure_url=yes}} |title=allmusic ((( Kenny Chesney – Biography ))) | work=[[AllMusic]] |last=Huey |first=Steve}}</ref>
While some believe Chesney's music shows the influence of [[Jimmy Buffett]] and [[John Mellencamp]]{{Fact|date=March 2007}}, he often performs several traditional country songs at his shows (particularly, music from [[George Jones]]). He won the [[Country Music Association]]'s Entertainer of the Year honor in both 2004 and 2006.


In June 1995, Chesney signed with [[BNA Records]], and released his second studio album ''[[All I Need to Know (album)|All I Need to Know]]''.<ref name=remember/> The album produced three singles. "[[Fall in Love (Kenny Chesney song)|Fall in Love]]" and the [[All I Need to Know (Kenny Chesney song)|title track]] both reached the Top 10, while "[[Grandpa Told Me So]]" peaked at number 23.<ref name="allmusic" /> That same year, Chesney co-wrote [[Confederate Railroad]]'s single "When He Was My Age" from their album ''[[When and Where]]''.<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=When and Where |others=Confederate Railroad |year=1995 |type=CD booklet |publisher=[[Atlantic Records]] |id=82774-2}}</ref> Chesney utilized musicians playing the [[Fiddling|fiddle]] and [[pedal steel]] guitar throughout this album, as he felt this would highlight the open-country, "down-home" feelings in his music; fiddle and pedal steel further helped to compliment his eastern-[[Southern American accent|Tennessean accent]] and "twang" heard in his singing and inflections. One of the intentions behind the record was to capture the "traditional" spirit that had made early country music so popular.{{citation needed|date=November 2016}}
In January [[2005]], Chesney released the album ''Be As You Are: Songs from an Old Blue Chair'', supporting the album with his Somewhere in the Sun Tour and in November [[2005]]. The album was a lower key affair sonically than most of Chesney's recent albums. Chesney released his second album of that year, ''The Road and The Radio'', with the song "Living in Fast Forward" being one of the hits from the album.


Chesney's third studio album and his second major-label one, titled ''[[Me and You (Kenny Chesney album)|Me and You]]'', was released in June 1996.<ref name="allmusic" /> Its first single, "Back In My Arms Again", peaked just outside the Top 40 on the country charts, while both the [[Me and You (Kenny Chesney song)|title track]] (which Chesney had recorded on his previous album) and "[[When I Close My Eyes (Kenny Chesney song)|When I Close My Eyes]]" (previously recorded by [[Keith Palmer (singer)|Keith Palmer]] on his 1991 debut album and then by [[Larry Stewart (singer)|Larry Stewart]] on his 1993 debut album ''Down the Road'') peaked at number 2. ''Me and You'' was Chesney's first album to be certified gold by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA).<ref name="allmusic" /> A cover of [[Mac McAnally]]'s 1990 single "[[Back Where I Come From]]" was also included on this album. Even though Chesney's version was never released as a single, it has been regularly performed during his concerts.{{citation needed|date=November 2016}}
In February [[2006]], Chesney was presented with a plaque commemorating his sales of 25 million albums. On [[May 23]], 2006, Chesney was honored at the Academy of Country Music Awards as Entertainer of the Year.<ref name="MSNBC">{{cite web | author = Associated Press | title = Kenny Chesney wins entertainer of the year | publisher = MSNBC | date = [[2006-05-24]] | url = http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12940538/ | accessdate = 2007-02-16}}</ref>


Chesney was honored with the 1997 Academy of Country Music's New Male Vocalist of the Year award.<ref name=etsu/>
In the summer of 2007, Chesney will play as part of the [[Flip Flop Summer Tour]]. [[Great American Country]] network (GAC) has scheduled a two-part behind-the-scenes look at the making of the 2007 tour to air on GAC April 21 and 28 at 9 p.m. ET.

''[[I Will Stand]]'', Chesney's fourth album and his third from BNA Records, followed in July 1997. The album's first single, "[[She's Got It All]]", became Chesney's first number one hit on the ''Billboard'' country charts and spent three weeks at that position.<ref name="allmusic" /> The album's second single, "[[A Chance]]", peaked just shy of the Top 10. The third single, "[[That's Why I'm Here (song)|That's Why I'm Here]]", peaked at number 2 in 1998.{{citation needed|date=November 2016}}

''[[Everywhere We Go]]'', Chesney's fourth album from BNA, was released in March 1999. That album produced two consecutive number one hits with "[[How Forever Feels]]" and "[[You Had Me from Hello]]" (the latter inspired by a line in the movie ''[[Jerry Maguire]]'').<ref name="allmusic" /> The album also produced two more singles with "[[She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy]]" and "[[What I Need to Do]]",<ref name="allmusic" /> which peaked at numbers 11 and 8 on the country charts, respectively. ''Everywhere We Go'' was Chesney's first album to be certified platinum.<ref name="allmusic" /> The album marked a departure from his original [[neotraditional country]] sound, to his more familiar [[country pop]]/[[trop rock]]/[[Gulf and Western]] sound he has since become known for.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.djournal.com/lifestyle/arts-entertainment/tupelo-singer-songwriter-releases-trop-rock-album/article_aa59512d-7f20-5335-8c5a-31ad5a487fe6.html | title=Tupelo singer-songwriter releases trop rock album | last=Barnett | first=Sheena | work=[[Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal]] | date=January 2, 2014}}</ref>

In September 2000, Chesney released his ''[[Greatest Hits (Kenny Chesney album)|Greatest Hits]]'' compilation album.<ref name="allmusic" /> It included four new tracks, as well as updated versions of "Fall in Love", "The Tin Man", and "Back Where I Come From". The new version of "The Tin Man" was one of the disc's three singles, along with two of the new tracks, "[[I Lost It]]" and "[[Don't Happen Twice]]".<ref name="allmusic" /> In 2001, he performed with [[Kid Rock]] at a [[Waylon Jennings]] tribute concert covering Waylon's song "[[Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)|Luckenbach Texas]]".

The album ''[[No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems]]'' was released in April 2002. Its lead-off single, "[[Young (Kenny Chesney song)|Young]]", peaked at number 2, while the follower "[[The Good Stuff]]" spent seven weeks at number 1 and became ''Billboard''{{'}}s number one country song of the year for 2002. In June 2002, the video for "Young" was honored by CMT with the Video of the Year and Male Video of the Year awards.<ref>{{Cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/chesneys-young-wins-big-at-cmt-flameworthy-75439/ | title=Chesney's 'Young' Wins Big At CMT Flameworthy | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=June 13, 2002}}</ref> [[A Lot of Things Different]] originally written by Bill Anderson, was the third single from the album and peaked at number 6. [[Big Star (song)|Big Star]], released January 2003, was the fourth single released from the album and peaked at number 2 seven weeks later. In May 2003, ACM honored Chesney as Top Male Vocalist of the Year, while "The Good Stuff" received the award for Single Record of the Year.<ref>{{Cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/jackson-chesney-rascal-flatts-take-home-two-acm-awards-70968/ | title=Jackson, Chesney, Rascal Flatts Take Home Two ACM Awards | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=May 22, 2003}}</ref> In April 2004, [[No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems (song)|title track]] won the Hottest Video of the Year at the CMT awards, given to the fan-voted "sexiest" clip.<ref>{{Cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/keith-chesney-deemed-flame-worthy-1439363/ | title=Keith, Chesney Deemed Flame Worthy | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=April 22, 2004}}</ref>

In October 2003, Chesney recorded ''[[All I Want for Christmas Is a Real Good Tan]]''. The album's title track peaked at No.&nbsp;30 on the country charts from holiday airplay.{{citation needed|date=November 2016}} Other notable work Chesney did in 2003 is that he co wrote [[Kid Rock]]'s single "[[Cold and Empty]]" from his self-titled 6th studio album ''[[Kid Rock (album)|Kid Rock]]''.

In February 2004, Chesney released ''[[When the Sun Goes Down (Kenny Chesney album)|When the Sun Goes Down]]''. Its lead-off single, "[[There Goes My Life]]", spent seven weeks at number one on the ''Billboard'' country charts. On April 21, 2004, the accompanying music video for that song was honored by CMT with the Male Video of the Year award. The album's [[When the Sun Goes Down (Kenny Chesney song)|title track]], a duet with [[Uncle Kracker]], also went to number one. The music video for the album's third single, "[[I Go Back]]", was honored on April 11, 2005, with Country Music Television's Male Video of the Year Award. This song, along with the album's fourth single, "[[The Woman with You]]", both peaked at number two. The fifth single, "[[Anything But Mine]]", reached number one, and the final single, "[[Keg in the Closet]]", peaked to number six.{{citation needed|date=November 2016}}

''When the Sun Goes Down'' was honored with the 2004 CMA award for Album of the Year while Chesney was honored as the Entertainer of the Year. He was also presented with AMA's 2004 Artist of the Year award. {{citation needed|date=November 2016}}

In 2004, Chesney collaborated with one of his personal heroes, [[Jimmy Buffett]], on a remake of Hank Williams' single "[[Hey, Good Lookin' (song)|Hey Good Lookin']] (with [[Clint Black]], [[Alan Jackson]], [[Toby Keith]], and [[George Strait]]), and a second song "License To Chill". Both songs are on Buffett's 2004 album ''[[License To Chill]]''.{{citation needed|date=November 2016}}

In January 2005, Chesney released the album ''[[Be as You Are (Songs from an Old Blue Chair)]]'', supporting it with his Somewhere in the Sun Tour. ''Be as You Are'' is composed mostly of ballads. The album qualified for RIAA Platinum and entered the top of both mainstream country and pop music.

In May 2005, Chesney was honored with the prestigious Triple-Crown Award presented by the Academy of Country Music. This award was presented after Chesney's 2004 Academy of Country Music's Entertainer of the Year award was combined with 1997's New Male Vocalist of the Year award and 2003's Top Male Vocalist of the Year award.

Chesney's next album, ''[[The Road and the Radio]]'', released in November 2005, debuted at number one the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and produced five singles. "[[Living in Fast Forward]]", "[[Summertime (Kenny Chesney song)|Summertime]]", and "[[Beer in Mexico (song)|Beer in Mexico]]" all reached number one, while "[[Who You'd Be Today]]" and "[[You Save Me]]" both broke the Top 5. Chesney promotes his beliefs of perfection, as getting songs right in the studio, ultimately leads to performing<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/kenny-chesney-stretches-his-limits-1096084/ | last=Waddell | first=Ray | title=Kenny Chesney Stretches his Limits | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=June 5, 2012}}</ref> it right on the road and on the radio.

[[File:Kenny Chesney performs in the East Room of the White House.jpg|thumb|left|260px|Kenny Chesney performing in the [[East Room]] of the [[White House]] on May 16, 2006, at the official dinner for Australian Prime Minister [[John Howard]] and Mrs. [[Janette Howard]]]]
In May 2006, Chesney was honored with his second Entertainer of the Year at the Academy of Country Music Awards.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.today.com/popculture/kenny-chesney-wins-entertainer-year-wbna12940538| title=Kenny Chesney wins entertainer of the year | agency=[[Associated Press]] | work=[[Today (American TV program)|Today]] | date=May 24, 2006}}</ref>

''Live: Live Those Songs Again'', Chesney's first live album was released in September 2006, via [[BNA Records]]. This album includes live renditions of 15 songs, 11 of which were singles. "Live Those Songs", "Never Gonna Feel Like That Again", "On the Coast of Somewhere Beautiful", and "Back Where I Come From" were never released by Chesney as singles, although "Back Where I Come From" was released as a single from [[Mac McAnally]]'s 1990 album ''Simple Life''.{{citation needed|date=November 2016}}

In 2006, Chesney, along with [[Tim McGraw]], contributed to a version of [[Tracy Lawrence]]'s single "[[Find Out Who Your Friends Are]]", which can be found on his album ''[[For the Love]]''. The official single version, only featuring Lawrence's vocals, was released in August 2006 but did not reach the Top 40 on the country charts until January 2007, when 'the album was released. After the album's release, the version with him, Chesney, and McGraw began receiving significant airplay, boosting the single to No.&nbsp;1 on the country charts. The song became Lawrence's first No.&nbsp;1 single in 11 years, as well as the second-slowest climbing No.&nbsp;1 single in the history of the ''Billboard'' music charts.{{citation needed|date=November 2016}}

In 2007, with Neil Thrasher and [[Wendell Mobley]], Chesney also co-wrote [[Rascal Flatts]]' 2007 single "[[Take Me There (Rascal Flatts song)|Take Me There]]", which served as the lead-off single to their album ''[[Still Feels Good]]''.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://tasteofcountry.com/rascal-flatts-take-me-there-kenny-chesney/ | title=Remember When Kenny Chesney Wrote a No. 1 Hit for Rascal Flatts? | first=Sterling | last=Whitaker | work=[[Townsquare Media]] | date=January 8, 2020}}</ref>

In 2007, Chesney also recorded a duet with [[Reba McEntire]] on her album ''[[Reba: Duets]]''. "[[Every Other Weekend]]" peaked at No.&nbsp;15 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart and No.&nbsp;104 on the ''Billboard'' Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. The album has sold 2.1 million copies world-wide and is certified Platinum by the [[RIAA]] for sales of over 1 million. "Every Other Weekend" was the final single from the album.{{citation needed|date=November 2016}}

In November 2007, Chesney was named the CMA Entertainer of the Year for the third time in four years.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2007/11/07/Chesney-named-CMA-entertainer-of-the-year/21161194495672/ | title=Chesney named CMA entertainer of the year | work=[[United Press International]] | date=November 7, 2007}}</ref> Also in November 2007, the compilation ''Super Hits'' album was released as part of [[Sony BMG]]'s ''Super Hits'' series.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/super-hits-mw0000781675 | title=Super Hits Review | first=Steve | last=Leggett | work=[[AllMusic]] | date=November 15, 2007}}</ref>

In September 2007, Chesney released the album ''[[Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates]]''. This album represented a move to a more [[Gulf and Western (music genre)|Gulf and Western]] sound with a number of "breezy, steel-drum island songs".<ref>Stephen Thomas Erlewine. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1185082|pure_url=yes}} Review of ''Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates''] at [[AllMusic]]</ref> It placed third in album sales that week, behind ''[[Graduation (album)|Graduation]]'' by [[Kanye West]] and ''[[Curtis (50 Cent album)|Curtis]]'' by [[50 Cent]].<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.cmt.com/news/06oknx/kanye-west-50-cent-outsell-kenny-chesney | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818045650/https://www.cmt.com/news/06oknx/kanye-west-50-cent-outsell-kenny-chesney | url-status=dead | archive-date=August 18, 2022 | title=Kanye West, 50 Cent Outsell Kenny Chesney | work=[[CMT (American TV channel)|CMT]] | date=September 19, 2007}}</ref> The lead-off single from the album was "[[Never Wanted Nothing More]]", written by [[Ronnie Bowman]] and [[Chris Stapleton]]. It reached number one ''Billboard'' country charts.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.countrystandardtime.com/news/newsitem.asp?xid=791 |title=Kenny Chesney sets record with "Never Wanted Nothing More" | work=[[Country Standard Time]] | date=July 23, 2007}}</ref> On the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart dated for the week ending on September 15, 2007, the album's second single "[[Don't Blink]]" debuted at No.&nbsp;16, setting a new record for the highest debut on that chart since the inception of [[MRC Data|SoundScan]] electronic tabulation in 1990, although the record was broken the following week by "[[More Than a Memory]]" by [[Garth Brooks]].<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/chart-beat-164-1049596/ | title=Chart Beat | first=Fred | last=Bronson | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=August 30, 2007}}</ref> The third single, "[[Shiftwork (song)|Shiftwork]]" (a duet with [[George Strait]]) peaked at No.&nbsp;2 on the country charts. In June 2008, the fourth and final single, "[[Better as a Memory]]", became Chesney's fourteenth number one hit.<ref name=top20>{{Cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/kenny-chesneys-top-20-country-hits-464770/ | title=Kenny Chesney's Top 20 Country Hits | first=Chuck | last=Dauphin | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=December 12, 2011}}</ref>

[[File:kenny chesney tour bus 2008 (2695199093).jpg|thumb|Kenny Chesney's Poets and Pirates tour bus in 2008]]
Chesney started his ''Poets and Pirates Tour'' on April 26, 2008, at [[Williams-Brice Stadium]] in [[Columbia, South Carolina]]. During the introduction of his set, his boot got caught between a hydraulic lift and the lip of the stage surface, which crushed his foot causing a severe [[hematoma]] in the ankle; most of the damage was centering within his toes. It took about 30&nbsp;seconds for Chesney to pry his foot loose as he squatted down on the stage while the band continued to play an extended introduction of the song. When Chesney finally freed himself, he stood up and held his hand on his knee as he began singing. Chesney did not acknowledge the injury during the early part of his performance. However, he was visibly limping and seemed to rest near a drum riser while leaning over and holding his knee during the instrumental breaks of his songs. As he came offstage, a doctor from the [[University of South Carolina]] cut off Chesney's cowboy boot and immediately began treating the foot injury. X-rays that were taken afterwards revealed several crushed bones in his right foot. Chesney did not cancel any shows due to the injury.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.cmt.com/news/b11rz5/despite-injury-kenny-chesneys-tour-continues-as-planned | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119092726/https://www.cmt.com/news/b11rz5/despite-injury-kenny-chesneys-tour-continues-as-planned | url-status=dead | archive-date=January 19, 2024 | title=Despite Injury, Kenny Chesney's Tour Continues As Planned | work=[[CMT (American TV channel)|CMT]] | date=April 28, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.newsobserver.com/entertainment/article210596154.html | title=Kenny Chesney is a touring machine, and he's coming to | work=[[The News & Observer]] | date=May 11, 2018 | url-access=subscription}}</ref>

On May 19, 2008, just a day after being honored as the ACM Entertainer of the Year at the 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, Chesney criticized the change in the awards process to awarding the honor based on fan votes and not determined by music industry professionals.<ref>{{cite web| first=Calvin | last=Gilbert | url=https://www.cmt.com/news/pc8d0a/kenny-chesney-criticizes-acm-for-fan-voting-in-entertainer-category | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225084312/https://www.cmt.com/news/pc8d0a/kenny-chesney-criticizes-acm-for-fan-voting-in-entertainer-category | url-status=dead | archive-date=February 25, 2024 | title=Kenny Chesney Criticizes ACM for Fan Voting in Entertainer Category | work=[[CMT (American TV channel)|CMT]] | date=May 19, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.today.com/popculture/chesney-asked-fan-votes-win-acm-award-wbna24714839 | title=Chesney asked for fan votes to win ACM award | agency=[[Associated Press]] | work=[[Today (American TV program)|Today]] | date=May 19, 2008}}</ref>

[[File:Kenny Chesney 20080830.jpg|thumb|Kenny Chesney during a performance in Jacksonville, Florida on August 30, 2008]]
In August 2008, Chesney released a song titled "[[Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven]]", which reached number one ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart.<ref name=top20/> The album ''[[Lucky Old Sun]]'' was released on October 14, 2008. It was followed by a cover of [[Mac McAnally]]'s 1990 single "[[Down the Road (Mac McAnally song)|Down the Road]]".<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://americansongwriter.com/watch-kenny-chesney-discuss-mac-mcanally-penned-hit-road/ | title=Watch Kenny Chesney Discuss His Mac McAnally-Penned Hit "Down The Road" | first=Brittney | last=McKenna | work=[[American Songwriter]] | date=October 24, 2017}}</ref>

Chesney's 2009 tour was titled the ''Sun City Carnival Tour'' and featured both small and large venues in order to keep his ticket prices down.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.cmt.com/news/qvwybc/kenny-chesney-playing-a-dozen-stadium-shows-in-2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231221020059/https://www.cmt.com/news/qvwybc/kenny-chesney-playing-a-dozen-stadium-shows-in-2009 | url-status=dead | archive-date=December 21, 2023 | title=Kenny Chesney Playing a Dozen Stadium Shows in 2009 | work=[[CMT (American TV channel)|CMT]] | date=January 20, 2009}}</ref>

In May 2009, Chesney released his second compilation album, ''[[Greatest Hits II (Kenny Chesney album)|Greatest Hits II]]''. This album included the No.&nbsp;1 hit, "[[Out Last Night]]", as the lead single. On February 9, 2010, this album was re-released with two new tracks "This Is Our Moment" and "[[Ain't Back Yet]]", with the latter becoming the album's third single in February 2010. Also included on this album is one that [[Willie Nelson]] recorded before Chesney did, "[[I'm Alive (Willie Nelson song)|I'm Alive]]". Chesney later recorded a version of the song as a duet with [[Dave Matthews]]. This version was released in August 2009 as the album's second single.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://americansongwriter.com/5-songs-you-didnt-know-feature-dave-matthews/ | title=5 Songs You Didn't Know Feature Dave Matthews | first=Jacob | last=Uitti | work=[[American Songwriter]] | date=June 13, 2023}}</ref>

In July 2010, Chesney released "[[The Boys of Fall]]" as the lead-off single from his album ''[[Hemingway's Whiskey]]'', which was released in September 2010. The song reached No.&nbsp;1 on the Hot Country Songs chart for the week of October 9, 2010. That year, Chesney produced a documentary for ESPN titled ''The Boys of Fall'' based on his song of the same name.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://americansongwriter.com/the-boys-of-fall-by-kenny-chesney-behind-the-song/ | title=Casey Beathard, Dave Turnbull Look Back at Writing Kenny Chesney Hit 'The Boys of Fall' On Its 10th Anniversary | first=Madeline | last=O'Connell | work=[[American Songwriter]] | date=August 21, 2020}}</ref>

In November 2010, Chesney performed at the 44th Annual Country Music Awards.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/5-must-see-moments-at-the-2010-cma-awards-951202/ | title=5 Must-See Moments at the 2010 CMA Awards | first=Jillian | last=Mapes | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=November 11, 2010}}</ref>

The second single from ''Hemingway's Whiskey'', "[[Somewhere with You]]", was released in November 2010. The song debuted at No.&nbsp;35 on the country chart for the week of November 6, 2010. Both it and its followup, "[[Live a Little (song)|Live a Little]]", reached number 1 on the country charts. The next single was "[[You and Tequila]]", co-written and originally recorded by [[Deana Carter]]. Chesney's rendition, which featured [[Grace Potter]] on backing vocals, reached number 3. "[[Reality (Kenny Chesney song)|Reality]]" reached number 1.{{citation needed|date=November 2016}}

Chesney produced and narrated a biographical film, ''The Color Orange'', on his favorite football player growing up, [[Tennessee Volunteers football]] quarterback and [[Canadian Football League]] hall-of-fame [[Condredge Holloway]]. The film was produced for [[ESPN]]'s "Year of the Quarterback" series, and premiered on February 20, 2011.{{citation needed|date=November 2016}}

Chesney released his fourteenth studio album, ''[[Welcome to the Fishbowl]]'', on June 19, 2012.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.cnn.com/2012/06/19/showbiz/music/kenny-chesney-welcome-fishbowl-ew/index.html | title=Review: Kenny Chesney's 'Welcome to the Fishbowl' | first=Grady | last=Smith | agency=[[Entertainment Weekly]] | work=[[CNN]] | date=June 19, 2012}}</ref> Its lead-off single, a [[Tim McGraw]] duet titled "[[Feel Like a Rock Star]]", debuted at number 13 on the country charts, making it the second-highest debuting country song since the ''Billboard'' charts were first tabulated via [[Luminate (company)|Nielsen SoundScan]], and the highest-debuting duet on that chart.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/kenny-chesney-tim-mcgraws-rock-star-roars-onto-country-songs-497036/ |title=Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw's 'Rock Star' Roars Onto Country Songs | first=Gary | last=Trust | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=April 9, 2012}}</ref> The song peaked at number 11.<ref>{{Cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/country-countdown-kenny-chesney-claims-22nd-no-1-480613/ | title=Country Countdown: Kenny Chesney Claims 22nd No. 1 | first=Wade | last=Jessen | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=August 3, 2012}}</ref>

BNA Records closed in June 2012. As a result, Chesney was transferred to [[Columbia Records|Columbia Nashville]], now [[Sony Music Nashville]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/106752/kenny-chesney-renews-deal-with-sony-bna-imprint-re | title=Kenny Chesney Renews Deal With Sony, BNA Imprint Retired | work=[[Mediabase]] |date=June 4, 2012}}</ref> His first release under Columbia was the album's second single, "[[Come Over (Kenny Chesney song)|Come Over]]", which went to number 1. The album's third and final single was "[[El Cerrito Place]]", which was written by [[Keith Gattis]] and originally recorded by [[Charlie Robison]]. Chesney's rendition, which featured Grace Potter on backing vocals,<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.cmt.com/news/3sdo4u/nashville-skyline-to-kenny-chesney-from-charlie-robison-and-keith-gattis | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231221010107/https://www.cmt.com/news/3sdo4u/nashville-skyline-to-kenny-chesney-from-charlie-robison-and-keith-gattis | url-status=dead | archive-date=December 21, 2023 | title=To Kenny Chesney From Charlie Robison and Keith Gattis | last=Flippo | first=Chet | work=[[CMT (American TV channel)|CMT]] | date=June 21, 2012}}</ref> reached number 10 on the country charts.

Chesney released his fifteenth studio album, ''[[Life on a Rock]]'', on April 30, 2013.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/kenny-chesney-releasing-new-album-on-april-30-1501294/ | title=Kenny Chesney Releasing New Album on April 30 | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=January 17, 2013}}</ref> The first single from the album, "[[Pirate Flag (song)|Pirate Flag]]", was released to [[iTunes]] on February 5, 2013, and peaked at number 3 on the [[Country Airplay]] chart in May 2013. Pirate Flag peaked at number 7 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart, May 25, 2013. The album's second single, "[[When I See This Bar]]", was released to country radio on June 10, 2013. When I see This Bar peaked at number 25 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart, September 14, 2013. This specific album was a drastic change from his regular country feel, to an all beach and island touch.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/30/arts/music/new-albums-from-iggy-and-the-stooges-darcy-james-argue-and-kenny-chesney.html |last=Caramanica | first=Jon | title=New Albums From Iggy and the Stooges, Darcy James Argue and Kenny Chesney | work=[[The New York Times]] | date=April 29, 2013}}</ref>

In June 2014, Chesney released the song "[[American Kids]]", written by [[Rodney Clawson]], [[Luke Laird]], and [[Shane McAnally]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2014/06/21/kenny-chesney-releases-new-song/11208517/ | title=Hear Kenny Chesney's new single, 'American Kids' | first=Cindy | last=Watts | work=[[The Tennessean]] | date=June 21, 2014}}</ref> This song served as the lead-off single from his sixteenth studio album ''[[The Big Revival]]'', which was released on September 23, 2014.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/kenny-chesney-unveils-big-revival-718267/ | title=Kenny Chesney Unveils 'The Big Revival' Album Cover (Exclusive) | first=Jason | last=Lipshutz | agency=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=July 14, 2014}}</ref> The album's second single, "[[Til It's Gone]]", was released in mid-October.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://roughstock.com/news/2014/10/29958-kenny-chesney-til-its-gone-single/ |title=Kenny Chesney Releases "Til It's Gone" |publisher=Rougstock |date=October 15, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016033738/http://roughstock.com/news/2014/10/29958-kenny-chesney-til-its-gone-single/ |archive-date=October 16, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> It reached number one on the Country Airplay chart the week of January 31, 2015. The third single "[[Wild Child (Kenny Chesney and Grace Potter song)|Wild Child]]", which is a duet with [[Grace Potter and the Nocturnals|Grace Potter]], was released two days later. It reached number one on the Country Airplay chart the week of June 27, 2015. The album's fourth single, "[[Save It for a Rainy Day (Kenny Chesney song)|Save It for a Rainy Day]]", was released to country radio on June 29, 2015. It reached number one on the Country Airplay chart.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.digitaljournal.com/entertainment/kenny-chesney-tops-country-charts-with-save-it-for-a-rainy-day/article/444646 | title=Kenny Chesney tops country charts with 'Save It for a Rainy Day' | first=Markos | last=Papadatos | work=Digital Journal | date=September 23, 2015}}</ref>

On October 24, Chesney announced his 2015 tour ''[[The Big Revival Tour]]'', which began on March 26, 2015<ref>{{cite news | url=https://tasteofcountry.com/kenny-chesney-big-revival-tour-2015/ | title=Kenny Chesney Announces Big Revival Tour | work=[[Townsquare Media]] | date=October 24, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024174804/http://tasteofcountry.com/kenny-chesney-big-revival-tour-2015/ | archive-date=October 24, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> and included ten shows with [[Jason Aldean]].<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/kenny-chesney-jason-aldean-joint-tour/ | title=Kenny Chesney and Jason Aldean Announce Joint Tour| first=Ray | last=Waddell | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=October 27, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029174826/http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6296771/kenny-chesney-jason-aldean-joint-tour | archive-date=October 29, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The album ''[[Cosmic Hallelujah]]'', was released on October 28, 2016.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kenny Chesney Reveals Album Title Change on 'Good Morning America' | url=https://tasteofcountry.com/kenny-chesney-cosmic-hallelujah-album-title-change/ | last=McClellan | first=Laura |work=[[Townsquare Media]] |date=July 8, 2016}}</ref> It included the single "[[Noise (Kenny Chesney song)|Noise]]", released in March 2016,<ref>{{Cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/hear-kenny-chesneys-plea-to-unplug-the-noise-192197/ | title=Hear Kenny Chesney's Plea to Unplug the 'Noise | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=March 25, 2016 | url-access=limited}}</ref> and "[[Setting the World on Fire]]", featuring singer [[Pink (singer)|P!NK]], released in July 2016.<ref>{{Cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/hear-kenny-chesney-and-pinks-wistful-duet-setting-the-world-on-fire-90834/ | title=Hear Kenny Chesney and Pink's Wistful Duet 'Setting the World on Fire' | first=Elias | last=Leight | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=July 29, 2016 | url-access=limited}}</ref>

On August 25, 2012, at [[Gillette Stadium]] in [[Foxborough, Massachusetts]], Kenny Chesney announced "No Shoes Nation" as the name of his [[fan club]].<ref name=reflects>{{Cite news | url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2015/08/22/kenny-chesney-reflects-strength-his-boston-ties/efTlgcL1AJYRZfkg0N50vI/story.html | title=Kenny Chesney reflects on strength of his Boston ties | work=The Boston Globe | first=Sarah | last=Rodman | date=August 22, 2015 | url-access=subscription}}</ref> The term No Shoes Nation originated from Chesney's hit song "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problem".<ref name=reflects/> The symbol of No Shoes Nation is a black flag with a white skull and crossbones.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.kennychesney.com/join | title=No Shoes Nation – Kenny Chesney | website=Kenny Chesney}}</ref> The name was accompanied by a live album called ''[[Live in No Shoes Nation]]'', which topped the ''Billboard'' 200 after its release in late 2017.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/kenny-chesney-live-in-no-shoes-nation-billboard-200-no-1/ | title=Kenny Chesney's 'Live in No Shoes Nation' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart | first=Keith | last=Caufield | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=November 5, 2017 | url-access=subscription}}</ref> No Shoes Nation inspired the name of Chesney's [[Sirius XM]] channel, No Shoes Radio.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://blog.siriusxm.com/kenny-chesney-launches-no-shoes-radio-on-siriusxm/ |title=Kenny Chesney launches No Shoes Radio on SiriusXM | work=[[Sirius XM]] | date=March 29, 2016}}</ref>

In January 2018, Chesney ended his contract with Sony Music Nashville and signed to [[Warner Records|Warner Records Nashville]].<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/kenny-chesney-warner-music-nashville-signs/ |title=Kenny Chesney Moves to Warner Music Nashville, Exiting Sony Music | first=Melinda | last=Newman | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=January 17, 2018 | url-access=subscription}}</ref> Chesney released his first album with Warner, entitled ''[[Songs for the Saints]]'', in July 2018.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://tasteofcountry.com/kenny-chesney-new-album-songs-for-the-saints-2018/ | title=Kenny Chesney's New Album, 'Songs for the Saints,' Coming in July | first=Annie | last=Reuter | work=[[Townsquare Media]] | date=April 30, 2018}}</ref>

In May 2020, Chesney released ''[[Here and Now (Kenny Chesney album)|Here and Now]]'', which features the title track and [[Tip of My Tongue (Kenny Chesney song)|"Tip of My Tongue"]], a leadoff single that was released in mid-2019. The album debuted at number one and became Chesney's 16th top 10 album on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200, with 233,000 units.<ref>{{Cite magazine | title=Kenny Chesney Lands Ninth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Here and Now' | url=https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/business/chart-beat/9375055/kenny-chesney-here-and-now-no-1-on-billboard-200-chart | last=Caulfield | first=Keith | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=May 10, 2020}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
In 2000, Chesney and [[Tim McGraw]] were involved in a scuffle with police in [[Saratoga Springs, New York]], after Chesney attempted to ride a police horse. McGraw came to Chesney's aid after police officers nearby believed the horse was being stolen.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.cmt.com/news/zmmkve/sheriff-tells-how-kenny-chesneys-lark-led-to-his-and-tim-mcgraws-arrest | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209220848/https://www.cmt.com/news/zmmkve/sheriff-tells-how-kenny-chesneys-lark-led-to-his-and-tim-mcgraws-arrest | url-status=dead | archive-date=December 9, 2022 | title=Sheriff Tells How Kenny Chesney's Lark Led to His and Tim McGraw's Arrest |work=[[CMT (American TV channel)|CMT.com]] | first=Edward | last=Morris | date=June 19, 2000}}</ref> The two were arrested and charged, Chesney for disorderly conduct and McGraw for assault, but were acquitted in 2001.<ref>{{cite news | title=Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney Acquitted | url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=104805 | work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] | date=May 24, 2001}}</ref>
On [[May 9]] [[2005]], Chesney married actress [[Renée Zellweger]] on an island in the Caribbean. On [[September 15]], after only four months of marriage, Chesney and Zellweger filed for an [[annulment]]. "Fraud" was cited as the reason for the annulment. In an interview taped for the [[February 18]], [[2007]] episode of ''[[60 Minutes]]'', Chesney told [[Anderson Cooper]]:
{{cquote|The only fraud that was committed was me thinking that I knew what it was like... that I really understood what it was like to be married, and I really didn't.<ref name="Yes; No">{{cite web | last = Hall | first = Sarah | title = Kenny Chesney: Fraud, Yes; Gay, No | publisher = E! Online | date = [[2007-02-15]] | url = http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=ac3c1624-7d52-44d5-aebc-1cc2d64d2d8b&entry=index | accessdate = 2007-02-16}}</ref>}}
Chesney and Zellweger believed "fraud" was the broadest of the available legal reasons for which annulments could be filed in California.


On May 9, 2005, Chesney married actress [[Renée Zellweger]] in a ceremony on the island of [[Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands|St. John]]. They had met in January at a relief event for the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami]]. On September 15, 2005, after only four months of marriage, they announced their plans for an annulment. Zellweger cited [[fraud]] as the reason in the related papers, and after media scrutiny of her use of the word "fraud," she qualified the use of the term, stating that it was "simply legal language and not a reflection of Kenny's character". Chesney later suggested the failure of his marriage was due to "the fact that I panicked".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/kenny-chesney-celebrates-his-family-and-fans/5 |title=Kenny Chesney Celebrates Family and Fans |work=[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]] |date=April 9, 2010}}</ref> In an interview by ''60 Minutes'' with [[Anderson Cooper]], Chesney commented on the failed marriage, "The only fraud that was committed was me thinking that I knew what it was like… that I really understood what it was like to be married, and I really didn't."<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.today.com/popculture/kenny-chesney-denies-gay-rumors-1c9480186 | title=Kenny Chesney denies gay rumors | agency=[[Associated Press|The Associated Press]] | work=[[Today (American TV program)|Today]] | date=February 15, 2007}}</ref> The annulment was finalized in late December 2005.
He is close friends with Indianapolis Colts quarterback [[Peyton Manning]].


Since 2012, Chesney has been dating Mary Nolan.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://hollywoodlife.com/feature/kenny-chesney-wife-4390878/ | title=Kenny Chesney's Love Life: Everything We Know About His Romantic History | first=Alyssa | last=Norwin | work=[[Hollywood Life]] | date=April 22, 2021}}</ref>
==Albums==
{| class="wikitable"
!align="left" width="40"|Year
!align="left" |Album
!align="center" width="40"|<small>[[Billboard 200|US albums]]</small>
!align="center" width="40"|<small>US country albums</small>
!align="center" width="40"|<small>Certification</small>
|-
|align="left" |[[1994 in music|1994]]
|align="left" |''[[In My Wildest Dreams (Kenny Chesney album)|In My Wildest Dreams]]''
|align="center" |-
|align="center" |-
|align="right" |
|-
|align="left" |[[1995 in music|1995]]
|align="left" |''[[All I Need to Know (album)|All I Need To Know]]''
|align="center" |-
|align="center" |39
|align="right" |Gold
|-c
|align="left" rowspan=1|[[1996 in music|1996]]
|align="left" |''[[Me And You (album)|Me And You]]''
|align="center" |78
|align="center" |9
|align="right" |Gold
|-
|align="left" rowspan=1|[[1997 in music|1997]]
|align="left" |''[[I Will Stand]]''
|align="center" |95
|align="center" |10
|align="right" |Platinum
|-
|align="left" |[[1999 in music|1999]]
|align="left" |''[[Everywhere We Go]]''
|align="center" |51
|align="center" |5
|align="right" |2xPlatinum
|-
|align="left" |[[2000 in music|2000]]
|align="left" |''[[Kenny Chesney - Greatest Hits|Greatest Hits]]''
|align="center" |13
|align="center" |1
|align="right" |4xPlatinum
|-
|align="left" |[[2002 in music|2002]]
|align="left" |''[[No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems]]''
|align="center" |1
|align="center" |1
|align="right" |4xPlatinum
|-
|align="left" |[[2003 in music|2003]]
|align="left" |''[[All I Want For Christmas Is A Real Good Tan]]''
|align="center" |42
|align="center" |4
|align="right" |Platinum
|-
|align="left" |[[2004 in music|2004]]
|align="left" |''[[When the Sun Goes Down (Kenny Chesney album)|When the Sun Goes Down]]''
|align="center" |1
|align="center" |1
|align="right" |4xPlatinum
|-
|align="left" rowspan=2|[[2005 in music|2005]]
|align="left" |''[[Be As You Are (Songs From an Old Blue Chair)]]''
|align="center" |1
|align="center" |1
|align="right" |Platinum
|-
|align="left" |''[[The Road and the Radio]]''
|align="center" |1
|align="center" |1
|align="right" |3xPlatinum
|-
|align="left" |[[2006 in music|2006]]
|align="left" |''[[Live: Live Those Songs Again]]''
|align="center" |4
|align="center" |1
|align="right" |Platinum
|}


Chesney follows a strict diet that includes avoiding eating [[carbohydrate]]s after 5 pm.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://tasteofcountry.com/kenny-chesney-simple-diet-rule/ | title=Kenny Chesney Has a Simple Diet Rule to Stay Fit | first=Wendy | last=Hermanson | work=[[Townsquare Media]] | date=January 9, 2020}}</ref>
===Chart singles===
{| class="wikitable"
!align="center" width="auto"|Year
!Song
!align="center" width="auto"|<small>[[Billboard Hot 100|US Hot 100]]</small>
!align="center" width="auto"|<small>[[Hot Country Singles & Tracks|US country]]</small>
!Album
|-
|align="center" |1994
|"The Tin Man"<sup>A</sup>
|align="center" |
|align="center" |75
|''In My Wildest Dreams''
|-
|align="center" |1994
|"Whatever It Takes"
|align="center" |
|align="center" |59
|''In My Wildest Dreams''
|-
|align="center" rowspan=2|1995
|"Fall In Love"
|align="center" |
|align="center" |6
|''All I Need To Know''
|-
|"All I Need To Know"
|align="center" |
|align="center" |8
|''All I Need To Know''
|-
|align="center" rowspan=3|1996
|"Grandpa Told Me So"
|align="center" |
|align="center" |23
|''All I Need To Know''
|-
|"Back In My Arms Again"
|align="center" |
|align="center" |41
|''Me and You''
|-
|"Me and You"
|align="center" |
|align="center" |2
|''Me and You''
|-
|align="center" rowspan=2|1997
|"When I Close My Eyes"<sup>B</sup>
|align="center" |
|align="center" |2
|''Me and You''
|-
|"She's Got It All"
|align="center" |
|align="center" |1
|''I Will Stand''
|-
|align="center" rowspan=4|1998
|"A Chance"
|align="center" |
|align="center" |11
|''I Will Stand''
|-
|"That's Why I'm Here"<sup>B</sup>
|align="center" |79
|align="center" |2
|''I Will Stand''
|-
|"I Will Stand"
|align="center" |
|align="center" |27
|''I Will Stand''
|-
|"Touchdown Tennessee"<sup>C</sup>
|align="center" |
|align="center" |64
|limited-edition single
|-
|align="center" rowspan=6|1999
|"Team Of Destiny"<sup>C</sup>
|align="center" |
|align="center" |72
|original A-side of "How Forever Feels"
|-
|"How Forever Feels"
|align="center" |27
|align="center" |1
|''Everywhere We Go''
|-
|"You Had Me From Hello"
|align="center" |34
|align="center" |1
|''Everywhere We Go''
|-
|"She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy"
|align="center" |66
|align="center" |11
|''Everywhere We Go''
|-
|"What I Need To Do"
|align="center" |56
|align="center" |8
|''Everywhere We Go''
|-
|"I Lost It"
|align="center" |34
|align="center" |3
|''Greatest Hits''
|-
|align="center" rowspan=3|2001
|"Don't Happen Twice"
|align="center" |26
|align="center" |1
|''Greatest Hits''
|-
|"The Tin Man" <small>(''re-recorded and re-released'')</small><sup>A</sup>
|align="center" |
|align="center" |19
|''Greatest Hits''
|-
|"Baptism" <small>''(w/ [[Randy Travis]])''</small><sup>C</sup>
|align="center" |
|align="center" |75
|''Greatest Hits''
|-
|align="center" rowspan=3|2002
|"Young"
|align="center" |35
|align="center" |2
|''No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems''
|-
|"Live Those Songs"<sup>C</sup>
|align="center" |
|align="center" |60
|''No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems''
|-
|"The Good Stuff"
|align="center" |22
|align="center" |1
|''No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems''
|-
|align="center" rowspan=7|2003
|"A Lot Of Things Different"
|align="center" |55
|align="center" |6
|''No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems''
|-
|"Big Star"
|align="center" |28
|align="center" |2
|''No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems''
|-
|"No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems"
|align="center" |28
|align="center" |2
|''No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems''
|-
|"There Goes My Life"
|align="center" |29
|align="center" |1
|''When the Sun Goes Down''
|-
|"[[Silent Night]]" <small>''(w/ the Grisgby Twins)''</small><sup>C</sup>
|align="center" |
|align="center" |57
|''All I Want For Christmas Is a Real Good Tan''
|-
|"Thank God For Kids"<sup>C</sup>
|align="center" |
|align="center" |60
|''All I Want For Christmas Is a Real Good Tan''
|-
|"All I Want For Christmas Is a Real Good Tan"<sup>C</sup>
|align="center" |
|align="center" |30
|''All I Want For Christmas Is a Real Good Tan''
|-
|align="center" rowspan=4|2004
|"When the Sun Goes Down" <small>''(w/[[Uncle Kracker]])''</small>
|align="center" |26
|align="center" |1
|''When the Sun Goes Down''
|-
|"[[Hey Good Lookin' (song)|Hey Good Lookin']]" <small>''([[Jimmy Buffett]] w/[[Clint Black]], Kenny Chesney,<BR>[[Alan Jackson]], [[Toby Keith]] and [[George Strait]])''</small>
|align="center" |63
|align="center" |8
|''Licence To Chill'' (Jimmy Buffett album)
|-
|"I Go Back"
|align="center" |32
|align="center" |2
|''When the Sun Goes Down''
|-
|"The Woman With You"
|align="center" |33
|align="center" |2
|''When the Sun Goes Down''
|-
|align="center" rowspan=6|2005
|"Guitars and Tiki Bars"<sup>C</sup>
|align="center" |
|align="center" |53
|''Be as You Are (Songs From an Old Blue Chair)''
|-
|"Anything But Mine"
|align="center" |48
|align="center" |1
|''When the Sun Goes Down''
|-
|"Keg In the Closet"
|align="center" |64
|align="center" |6
|''When the Sun Goes Down''
|-
|"Who You'd Be Today"
|align="center" |37
|align="center" |2
|''The Road and the Radio''
|-
|"Living In Fast Forward"
|align="center" |48
|align="center" |1
|''The Road and the Radio''
|-
|"The Road and the Radio"<sup>C</sup>
|align="center" |
|align="center" |59
|''The Road and the Radio''
|-
|align="center" rowspan=3|2006
|"Summertime"
|align="center" |34
|align="center" |1
|''The Road and the Radio''
|-
|"You Save Me"
|align="center" |47
|align="center" |3
|''The Road and the Radio''
|-
|"Beer In Mexico"
|align="center" |66
|align="center" |1
|align="left" |''The Road and the Radio''
|-
|align="center" rowspan=1|2007
|"Don't Blink"
|align="center" |
|align="center" |
|}
'''Notes'''<BR>
*<sup>A</sup>"The Tin Man" was originally released in 1994 from ''In My Wildest Dreams''. The original recording was later found on his ''All I Need To Know'' album; the song was later re-recorded in 2001 for Kenny's ''Greatest Hits'' compilation. This second version was released in 2001.
*<sup>B</sup>Reached #1 on ''[[Radio & Records]]''.
*<sup>C</sup>Album cut.


In 2018, ''[[Forbes]]'' estimated Chesney's annual income at $37 million.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/kenny-chesney/ |title=Kenny Chesney |work=[[Forbes]]}}</ref>
==Awards==
* 2007 CMT Male Video of the Year
* 2007 People's Choice Male Vocalist Of The Year
* 2006 CMA Entertainer of the Year
* 2006 ACM Entertainer of the Year
* 2006 CMT Male Video of the Year
* 2005 ACM Triple Crown Winner
* 2005 CMT Male Video of the Year
* 2004 ACM Entertainer of the Year
* 2004 CMA Album of the Year: When The Sun Goes Down
* 2004 CMT Hottest Video of the Year: "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems"
* 2002 ACM Top Male Vocalist of the Year
* 1997 ACM New Male Vocalist of the Year


In 2017, Chesney's house on [[Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands]] was destroyed by [[Hurricane Irma]].<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://people.com/human-interest/kenny-chesneys-st-john-house-is-simply-gone-after-hurricane-irma-a-beautiful-place-looks-like-a-war-zone/ | title=Kenny Chesney's St. John House Is 'Simply Gone' After Hurricane Irma: 'A Beautiful Place Looks Like a War Zone' | first=Karen | last=Mizoguchi | work=[[People (magazine)|People]] | date=September 8, 2017}}</ref> He fell in love with the island after shooting the [[music video]] for "[[How Forever Feels]]".<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.cmt.com/news/yjvqag/kenny-chesney-credits-george-strait-love-of-island-life | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202104209/https://www.cmt.com/news/yjvqag/kenny-chesney-credits-george-strait-love-of-island-life | url-status=dead | archive-date=December 2, 2022 | title=Kenny Chesney Credits George Strait for Making Him Fan of Island Living | first=Marcus K. | last=Dowling | work=[[CMT (American TV channel)|CMT]] | date=February 1, 2021}}</ref> In January 2022, Chesney sold his 12,600 square foot home on 56 acres in [[Franklin, Tennessee]] for $11.5 million, which represented a loss in real terms; he paid $9.2 million for it in 2009.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2022/01/08/better-boat-kenny-chesney-sells-nashville-area-home/ | title=Better boat? Kenny Chesney sells Nashville-area home | first=Holden | last=Walter-Warner | work=[[The Real Deal (magazine)|The Real Deal]] | date=January 8, 2022 | url-access=limited}}</ref>
==Trivia==

* Chesney is discussed in a verse of [[Corey Smith (musician)|Corey Smith]]'s song "If That's Country," borrowing on [[David Allan Coe]]'s theme from his song "[[If That Ain't Country]]." However, the fact that Corey himself is not a country musician, his statement through song has generated little or no validity among the CMA or the ACM.
On religion, Chesney has stated: "There's things about religion that I don't necessarily agree with or understand, but I'm a big believer in spirituality – I've seen songs change people, and that's spiritual."<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.songfacts.com/facts/kenny-chesney/the-big-revival | title=The Big Revival by Kenny Chesney | work=[[Songfacts]]}}</ref>
* One of Chesney's employers before stardom was reportedly the [[Bombay Company]], a [[Fort Worth]], [[Texas]]-based [[furniture]] and home accessories retailer.

* Is a die hard fan of the [[Tennessee Volunteers]], Boston Red Sox, and the Tennessee Titans
===Philanthropy===
In September 2017, in the aftermath of [[Hurricane Irma]], Chesney donated use of his private jet to reunite two teenage boys, who were stranded, with their mother.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/country/kenny-chesney-helps-teen-brothers-mother-hurricane-irma-7966090/ | title=Kenny Chesney Helps Teen Brothers Reunite With Mother After Hurricane Irma | first=Chris | last=Malone | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=September 18, 2017}}</ref> Chesney set up a charitable fund, Love for Love City, to help victims of the storm.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/local/tennessee/2017/09/13/hurricane-irma-kenny-chesney-continues-help-victims-storm/661315001/ |title=Hurricane Irma: Kenny Chesney continues to help victims of storm | first=Maggie | last=Jones | work=[[Knoxville News Sentinel]] | date=September 13, 2017}}</ref> Chesney donated all proceeds from his album ''[[Songs for the Saints]]'' to the fund.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/country/kenny-chesney-will-donate-all-album-proceeds-to-virgin-islands-hurricane-relief-8460963/ | title=Kenny Chesney Will Donate All 'Songs for the Saints' Album Proceeds to Virgin Islands Hurricane Relief | first=Mackenzie | last=Cummings-Grady | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=June 14, 2018}}</ref>

==Tours==
Chesney won the [[Billboard Live Music Awards|''Billboard'' Touring Award]] for Top Package Tour five consecutive years between 2005 and 2009, and again in 2011, 2012, and 2015.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://musicrow.com/2015/11/kenny-chesney-honored-with-eighth-billboard-touring-award/ | title=Kenny Chesney Honored with Eighth 'Billboard' Touring Award | first=Eric T. | last=Parker | work=[[MusicRow]] | date=November 20, 2015}}</ref>
;Headlining
*1998: I Will Stand Tour
*1999: Everywhere We Go Tour
*2000-01: Kenny Chesney on Tour<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cmt.com/art/search/art.news.sing.jhtml?id=1324484&ai_id=504765 |title=Kenny Chesney's Electrifying Show |last1=Kaufman |first1=Gil |date=November 22, 2000 |website=CMT News |publisher=MTV Networks |access-date=October 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020804080216/http://www.cmt.com/art/search/art.news.sing.jhtml?id=1324484&ai_id=504765 |archive-date=August 4, 2002}}</ref>
*2002: No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems Tour<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/feat/kchesney.031102.jhtml |title=Chesney Warms Up Chicago With 'No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems' |last1=Young |first1=Lisa |date=March 11, 2002 |website=CMT News |publisher=MTV Networks |access-date=October 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020802221503/http://www.cmt.com/news/feat/kchesney.031102.jhtml |archive-date=August 2, 2002}}</ref>
*2003: Margaritas 'n Senoritas Tour<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wmicentral.com/chesney-does-something-different-on-be-as-you-arem/article_220f22f5-034d-58b0-b8d7-e35c711f7613.html | title=Chesney does something different on 'Be As You Are' |last1=Evans-Price |first1=Deborah |date=January 25, 2005 | website=White Mountain Independent |publisher=[[Casa Grande Valley Newspapers]] |access-date=October 14, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20211014073417/https://www.wmicentral.com/chesney-does-something-different-on-be-as-you-arem/article_220f22f5-034d-58b0-b8d7-e35c711f7613.html |archive-date=October 14, 2021}}</ref>
*2004: Guitars, Tiki Bars and a Whole Lotta Love Tour<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pollstar.com/article/guitars-tiki-bars-a-whole-lotta-love-7231 |title=Guitars, Tiki Bars & A Whole Lotta Love |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=December 22, 2003 |website=Pollstar |publisher= |access-date=October 14, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20211014073106/https://www.pollstar.com/article/guitars-tiki-bars-a-whole-lotta-love-7231 |archive-date=October 14, 2021}}</ref>
*2005: Somewhere in the Sun Tour<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/articles/1495440/20050107/chesney_kenny.jhtml |title=Chesney Announces Tour Dates for Early 2005 |last1=Shelburne |first1=Craig |date=January 7, 2005 |website=CMT News |publisher=MTV Networks |access-date=October 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050125024308/http://www.cmt.com/news/articles/1495440/20050107/chesney_kenny.jhtml |archive-date=January 25, 2005}}</ref>
*2006: The Road and The Radio Tour<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.countrystandardtime.com/news/newsitem.asp?xid=60 |title=Kenny Chesney 'The Road & The Radio' tour |last1=Remz |first1=Jeffery |date=January 13, 2006 |website=[[Country Standard Time]] |access-date=October 14, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20211014070631/https://www.countrystandardtime.com/news/newsitem.asp?xid=60 |archive-date=October 14, 2021}}</ref>
*2007: Flip-Flop Summer Tour<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/music-chesney-dc/chesney-taking-summer-tour-to-football-stadiums-idUSN1146048320070111 |title=Chesney taking summer tour to football stadiums |last1=Tucker |first1=Ken |date=January 21, 2007 |website=[[Reuters]] |publisher=[[Thomson Reuters]] |access-date=October 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216034829/https://www.reuters.com/article/music-chesney-dc/chesney-taking-summer-tour-to-football-stadiums-idUSN1146048320070111 |archive-date=December 16, 2017}}</ref>
*2008: Poets and Pirates Tour<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chron.com/life/mom-houston/slideshow/Poets-and-Pirates-Tour-Contest-24808.php |title=Poets and Pirates Tour Contest |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=August 13, 2008 |website=[[Houston Chronicle]] |access-date=October 14, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20211014070225/https://www.chron.com/life/mom-houston/slideshow/Poets-and-Pirates-Tour-Contest-24808.php |archive-date=October 14, 2021}}</ref>
*2009: [[Sun City Carnival Tour]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Fabian|first1=Shelley|title=Kenny Chesney's 'Sun City Carnival' Tour Dates|url=http://countrymusic.about.com/od/tourschedules/a/SunCityCarnival.htm|date=April 29, 2009|website=[[Dotdash|About.com]]|publisher=[[The New York Times Company]]|access-date=January 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090504170736/http://countrymusic.about.com/od/tourschedules/a/SunCityCarnival.htm |archive-date=May 4, 2009}}</ref>
*2013: [[No Shoes Nation Tour]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1696983/kenny-chesney-plans-2013-stadium-tour.jhtml |title=Kenny Chesney Plans 2013 Stadium Tour |last1=Shelburne |first1=Craig |date=November 8, 2012 |website=[[CMT (American TV channel)|CMT News]] |publisher=[[ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks|Viacom Media Networks]] |access-date=October 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111003627/http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1696983/kenny-chesney-plans-2013-stadium-tour.jhtml |archive-date=November 11, 2012}}</ref>
*2015: [[The Big Revival Tour]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://radio.com/2014/11/11/kenny-chesney-big-revival-tour-dates-jake-owen-cole-swindell-chase-rice/ |title=Jake Owen, Cole Swindell, Chase Rice Added to Kenny Chesney's Big Revival Tour |last1=Rutherford |first1=Kevin |date=November 11, 2014 |website=[[Audacy|Radio.com]] |publisher=[[CBS Radio]] |access-date=October 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141206095956/http://radio.com/2014/11/11/kenny-chesney-big-revival-tour-dates-jake-owen-cole-swindell-chase-rice/ |archive-date=December 6, 2014}}</ref>
*2016: [[Spread the Love Tour]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Whitaker|first1=Sterling|title=Kenny Chesney Invites Miranda Lambert for 2016 Spread the Love Tour Dates|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/kenny-chesney-2016-spread-the-love-tour-dates/|website=Taste of Country|date=October 27, 2015|access-date=January 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151028134330/http://tasteofcountry.com/kenny-chesney-2016-spread-the-love-tour-dates/ |archive-date=October 28, 2015}}</ref>
*2018: [[Trip Around the Sun Tour]]<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Kenny Chesney's Trip Around the Sun Tour Finishes as His Biggest Tour Ever|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8473047/kenny-chesney-trip-around-the-sun-tour-highest-grossing-billboard-boxscore|magazine=Billboard|last1=Frankenberg|first1=Eric|date=August 30, 2018|access-date=February 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180831011459/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8473047/kenny-chesney-trip-around-the-sun-tour-highest-grossing-billboard-boxscore |archive-date=August 31, 2018}}</ref>
*2019: Songs for the Saints Tour<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thecountrydaily.com/2018/11/16/kenny-chesney-reveals-18-songs-for-the-saints-tour-dates/ |title=Kenny Chesney Reveals 18 'Songs for the Saints Tour' Dates |last1=Casey |first1=Jim |date=November 16, 2018 |website=[[WSM-FM|Nash Icon Country Daily]] |publisher=[[Cumulus Media]] |access-date=October 14, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20211014071552/https://www.thecountrydaily.com/2018/11/16/kenny-chesney-reveals-18-songs-for-the-saints-tour-dates/ |archive-date=October 14, 2021}}</ref>
*2022: [[Here and Now Tour (Kenny Chesney)|Here and Now Tour]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/entertainment/music/2021/06/17/kenny-chesney-announces-new-dates-here-and-now-tour-milwaukee-concert/7730144002/ |title=Kenny Chesney announces new dates for 'Here and Now' tour |last1=Levy |first1=Piet |date=June 17, 2021 |website=[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]] |access-date=July 4, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210704213822/https://www.jsonline.com/story/entertainment/music/2021/06/17/kenny-chesney-announces-new-dates-here-and-now-tour-milwaukee-concert/7730144002/ |archive-date=July 4, 2021}}</ref>
*2023: I Go Back Tour
;Co-headlining
*2011: [[Goin' Coastal Tour]] {{small|(with the [[Zac Brown Band]])}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://theboot.com/kenny-chesney-2011-tour-zac-brown-band/ |title=Kenny Chesney Preps 2011 Tour With Zac Brown Band|last1=Hughes |first1=Donna |date=November 4, 2010 |website=The Boot |publisher= |access-date=October 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405132109/https://theboot.com/kenny-chesney-2011-tour-zac-brown-band/ |archive-date=April 5, 2015}}</ref>
*2012: [[Brothers of the Sun Tour]] {{small|(with [[Tim McGraw]])}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://newcountry991.com/kenny-chesney-tim-mcgraw-bring-brothers-of-the-sun-tour-to-denver/ |title=Kenny Chesney & Tim McGraw Bring 'Brothers of the Sun Tour' to Denver |last1=Harding |first1=Todd |date=November 22, 2011 |website=[[KUAD-FM]] |publisher=[[Townsquare Media]] |access-date=October 14, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20211014065814/https://newcountry991.com/kenny-chesney-tim-mcgraw-bring-brothers-of-the-sun-tour-to-denver/ |archive-date=October 14, 2021}}</ref>
*2024: Sun Goes Down Tour (with [[Zac Brown Band]])

;Opening act
*1998, 1999, 2000: George Strait Country Music Festival {{small|(for [[George Strait]])}}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1999/05/17/at-rfk-giving-everything-for-their-country/31a51759-aaa1-4dc4-84f3-7c3723c16edd/ |title=At RFK, Giving Everything for Their Country |last1=Joyce |first1=Mike |date=May 17, 1999 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |publisher= |access-date=October 14, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20211014081106/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1999/05/17/at-rfk-giving-everything-for-their-country/31a51759-aaa1-4dc4-84f3-7c3723c16edd/ |archive-date=October 14, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2000-05-12-0005110483-story.html |title=George Strait Circus is Coming to Town |last1=Abbott |first1=Jim |date=May 12, 2000 |website=[[Orlando Sentinel]] |publisher= |access-date=October 14, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20211014081403/https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2000-05-12-0005110483-story.html |archive-date=October 14, 2021}}</ref>

==Discography==
{{Main|Kenny Chesney albums discography|Kenny Chesney singles discography}}
'''Studio albums'''
* ''[[In My Wildest Dreams]]'' (1994)
* ''[[All I Need to Know (album)|All I Need to Know]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Me and You (Kenny Chesney album)|Me and You]]'' (1996)
* ''[[I Will Stand]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Everywhere We Go]]'' (1999)
* ''[[No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems]]'' (2002)
* ''[[All I Want for Christmas Is a Real Good Tan]]'' (2003)
* ''[[When the Sun Goes Down (Kenny Chesney album)|When the Sun Goes Down]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Be as You Are (Songs from an Old Blue Chair)]]'' (2005)
* ''[[The Road and the Radio]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Lucky Old Sun]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Hemingway's Whiskey]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Welcome to the Fishbowl]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Life on a Rock]]'' (2013)
* ''[[The Big Revival]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Cosmic Hallelujah]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Songs for the Saints]]'' (2018)
* ''[[Here and Now (Kenny Chesney album)|Here and Now]]'' (2020)
* ''[[Born (Kenny Chesney album)|Born]]'' (2024)


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of best-selling music artists]]
* [[List of best-selling music artists]]
* [[List of highest-grossing live music artists]]


==Reference==
==References==
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* [http://www.gactv.com/gac/ar_az_kenny_chesney Kenny Chesney's latest bio, news, photo galleries, and Fan Q&A] at [[Great American Country]]
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* [https://www.noshoesradio.com/ Kenny Chesney's No Shoes Radio]
* [https://www.kennychesneymovie.com/ Official Film Website for Kenny Chesney: Summer in 3D] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100409112657/https://www.kennychesneymovie.com/ |date=April 9, 2010 }}
*[http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/chesney_kenny/artist.jhtml Kenny Chesney] at [http://www.cmt.com Country Music Television]
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*[http://www.countrystandardtime.com/d/artist.asp?xid=164&c=111 Kenny Chesney: CD and Concert Reviews] at [http://www.countrystandardtime.com/?c=111 Country Standard Time]

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Kenny Chesney
Kenny Chesney performing in 2007
Kenny Chesney performing in 2007
Background information
Birth nameKenneth Arnold Chesney
Born (1968-03-26) March 26, 1968 (age 56)
Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • musician
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active1993–present
Labels
Spouse
(m. 2005; ann. 2005)
Websitekennychesney.com

Kenneth Arnold Chesney (born March 26, 1968) is an American country singer. With 30 million albums sold worldwide, he released his debut, In My Wildest Dreams, in 1994, and has since released 19 follow-ups. His albums spawned 27 singles that have peaked within the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100.[2]

Chesney has received twelve Country Music Association Awards, including the Country Music Association Award for Entertainer of the Year honor four times, and eleven Academy of Country Music Awards, including four consecutive Academy of Country Music Award for Entertainer of the Year from 2005 to 2008,[3] as well as six Grammy Award nominations. He has remained one of the most popular touring acts in United States country music.[4]

Early life

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Chesney was born on March 26, 1968, in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, at St. Mary's Medical Center and was raised in Luttrell. He is of English and Irish descent. He is the son of David Chesney, a former elementary school teacher, and Karen Chandler, a hair stylist in the Knoxville area. Chesney has one sibling, a younger sister named Jennifer Chandler. In 1986, Chesney graduated from Gibbs High School, where he played baseball and football. He received his first guitar for Christmas and began teaching himself how to play it.[5]

Chesney studied advertising at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, where he was a member of the ETSU Bluegrass Program and the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity and graduated in 1990.[6] In 1989, he recorded a self-released demo album, Good Old Boy At Heart at the Classic Recording Studio in Bristol, Virginia. He sold 1,000 copies while performing at the local clubs in Johnson City and used the money from album sales to help himself buy a new guitar.[7]

After graduation from East Tennessee State in 1990,[6] he moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where he performed at several local clubs. In March 1991, he passed an audition to sing at The Bluebird Cafe.[8] He became the resident performer at The Turf, a honky tonk bar in the city's historic district.[9]

Career and awards

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In 1992, the head of writer relations at BMI, Clay Bradley, recommended Chesney to his friend, Troy Tomlinson, at Opryland Music Group. Chesney performed five songs during his audition for Tomlinson.[10] Chesney left the audition with a songwriter's contract. A year later, an appearance at a songwriter's showcase led to a contract with Capricorn Records, which had recently started a country division.[11]

Chesney's debut album, In My Wildest Dreams, was released on the independent Capricorn Records label in April 1994. The album's first two singles, "Whatever It Takes" and "The Tin Man", both reached the lower regions of the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The album sold approximately 10,000 copies before Capricorn Records closed its country music division in Nashville later that year and moved to Atlanta.[9]

In June 1995, Chesney signed with BNA Records, and released his second studio album All I Need to Know.[11] The album produced three singles. "Fall in Love" and the title track both reached the Top 10, while "Grandpa Told Me So" peaked at number 23.[9] That same year, Chesney co-wrote Confederate Railroad's single "When He Was My Age" from their album When and Where.[12] Chesney utilized musicians playing the fiddle and pedal steel guitar throughout this album, as he felt this would highlight the open-country, "down-home" feelings in his music; fiddle and pedal steel further helped to compliment his eastern-Tennessean accent and "twang" heard in his singing and inflections. One of the intentions behind the record was to capture the "traditional" spirit that had made early country music so popular.[citation needed]

Chesney's third studio album and his second major-label one, titled Me and You, was released in June 1996.[9] Its first single, "Back In My Arms Again", peaked just outside the Top 40 on the country charts, while both the title track (which Chesney had recorded on his previous album) and "When I Close My Eyes" (previously recorded by Keith Palmer on his 1991 debut album and then by Larry Stewart on his 1993 debut album Down the Road) peaked at number 2. Me and You was Chesney's first album to be certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[9] A cover of Mac McAnally's 1990 single "Back Where I Come From" was also included on this album. Even though Chesney's version was never released as a single, it has been regularly performed during his concerts.[citation needed]

Chesney was honored with the 1997 Academy of Country Music's New Male Vocalist of the Year award.[6]

I Will Stand, Chesney's fourth album and his third from BNA Records, followed in July 1997. The album's first single, "She's Got It All", became Chesney's first number one hit on the Billboard country charts and spent three weeks at that position.[9] The album's second single, "A Chance", peaked just shy of the Top 10. The third single, "That's Why I'm Here", peaked at number 2 in 1998.[citation needed]

Everywhere We Go, Chesney's fourth album from BNA, was released in March 1999. That album produced two consecutive number one hits with "How Forever Feels" and "You Had Me from Hello" (the latter inspired by a line in the movie Jerry Maguire).[9] The album also produced two more singles with "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy" and "What I Need to Do",[9] which peaked at numbers 11 and 8 on the country charts, respectively. Everywhere We Go was Chesney's first album to be certified platinum.[9] The album marked a departure from his original neotraditional country sound, to his more familiar country pop/trop rock/Gulf and Western sound he has since become known for.[13]

In September 2000, Chesney released his Greatest Hits compilation album.[9] It included four new tracks, as well as updated versions of "Fall in Love", "The Tin Man", and "Back Where I Come From". The new version of "The Tin Man" was one of the disc's three singles, along with two of the new tracks, "I Lost It" and "Don't Happen Twice".[9] In 2001, he performed with Kid Rock at a Waylon Jennings tribute concert covering Waylon's song "Luckenbach Texas".

The album No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems was released in April 2002. Its lead-off single, "Young", peaked at number 2, while the follower "The Good Stuff" spent seven weeks at number 1 and became Billboard's number one country song of the year for 2002. In June 2002, the video for "Young" was honored by CMT with the Video of the Year and Male Video of the Year awards.[14] A Lot of Things Different originally written by Bill Anderson, was the third single from the album and peaked at number 6. Big Star, released January 2003, was the fourth single released from the album and peaked at number 2 seven weeks later. In May 2003, ACM honored Chesney as Top Male Vocalist of the Year, while "The Good Stuff" received the award for Single Record of the Year.[15] In April 2004, title track won the Hottest Video of the Year at the CMT awards, given to the fan-voted "sexiest" clip.[16]

In October 2003, Chesney recorded All I Want for Christmas Is a Real Good Tan. The album's title track peaked at No. 30 on the country charts from holiday airplay.[citation needed] Other notable work Chesney did in 2003 is that he co wrote Kid Rock's single "Cold and Empty" from his self-titled 6th studio album Kid Rock.

In February 2004, Chesney released When the Sun Goes Down. Its lead-off single, "There Goes My Life", spent seven weeks at number one on the Billboard country charts. On April 21, 2004, the accompanying music video for that song was honored by CMT with the Male Video of the Year award. The album's title track, a duet with Uncle Kracker, also went to number one. The music video for the album's third single, "I Go Back", was honored on April 11, 2005, with Country Music Television's Male Video of the Year Award. This song, along with the album's fourth single, "The Woman with You", both peaked at number two. The fifth single, "Anything But Mine", reached number one, and the final single, "Keg in the Closet", peaked to number six.[citation needed]

When the Sun Goes Down was honored with the 2004 CMA award for Album of the Year while Chesney was honored as the Entertainer of the Year. He was also presented with AMA's 2004 Artist of the Year award. [citation needed]

In 2004, Chesney collaborated with one of his personal heroes, Jimmy Buffett, on a remake of Hank Williams' single "Hey Good Lookin' (with Clint Black, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith, and George Strait), and a second song "License To Chill". Both songs are on Buffett's 2004 album License To Chill.[citation needed]

In January 2005, Chesney released the album Be as You Are (Songs from an Old Blue Chair), supporting it with his Somewhere in the Sun Tour. Be as You Are is composed mostly of ballads. The album qualified for RIAA Platinum and entered the top of both mainstream country and pop music.

In May 2005, Chesney was honored with the prestigious Triple-Crown Award presented by the Academy of Country Music. This award was presented after Chesney's 2004 Academy of Country Music's Entertainer of the Year award was combined with 1997's New Male Vocalist of the Year award and 2003's Top Male Vocalist of the Year award.

Chesney's next album, The Road and the Radio, released in November 2005, debuted at number one the Billboard 200 and produced five singles. "Living in Fast Forward", "Summertime", and "Beer in Mexico" all reached number one, while "Who You'd Be Today" and "You Save Me" both broke the Top 5. Chesney promotes his beliefs of perfection, as getting songs right in the studio, ultimately leads to performing[17] it right on the road and on the radio.

Kenny Chesney performing in the East Room of the White House on May 16, 2006, at the official dinner for Australian Prime Minister John Howard and Mrs. Janette Howard

In May 2006, Chesney was honored with his second Entertainer of the Year at the Academy of Country Music Awards.[18]

Live: Live Those Songs Again, Chesney's first live album was released in September 2006, via BNA Records. This album includes live renditions of 15 songs, 11 of which were singles. "Live Those Songs", "Never Gonna Feel Like That Again", "On the Coast of Somewhere Beautiful", and "Back Where I Come From" were never released by Chesney as singles, although "Back Where I Come From" was released as a single from Mac McAnally's 1990 album Simple Life.[citation needed]

In 2006, Chesney, along with Tim McGraw, contributed to a version of Tracy Lawrence's single "Find Out Who Your Friends Are", which can be found on his album For the Love. The official single version, only featuring Lawrence's vocals, was released in August 2006 but did not reach the Top 40 on the country charts until January 2007, when 'the album was released. After the album's release, the version with him, Chesney, and McGraw began receiving significant airplay, boosting the single to No. 1 on the country charts. The song became Lawrence's first No. 1 single in 11 years, as well as the second-slowest climbing No. 1 single in the history of the Billboard music charts.[citation needed]

In 2007, with Neil Thrasher and Wendell Mobley, Chesney also co-wrote Rascal Flatts' 2007 single "Take Me There", which served as the lead-off single to their album Still Feels Good.[19]

In 2007, Chesney also recorded a duet with Reba McEntire on her album Reba: Duets. "Every Other Weekend" peaked at No. 15 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and No. 104 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. The album has sold 2.1 million copies world-wide and is certified Platinum by the RIAA for sales of over 1 million. "Every Other Weekend" was the final single from the album.[citation needed]

In November 2007, Chesney was named the CMA Entertainer of the Year for the third time in four years.[20] Also in November 2007, the compilation Super Hits album was released as part of Sony BMG's Super Hits series.[21]

In September 2007, Chesney released the album Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates. This album represented a move to a more Gulf and Western sound with a number of "breezy, steel-drum island songs".[22] It placed third in album sales that week, behind Graduation by Kanye West and Curtis by 50 Cent.[23] The lead-off single from the album was "Never Wanted Nothing More", written by Ronnie Bowman and Chris Stapleton. It reached number one Billboard country charts.[24] On the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart dated for the week ending on September 15, 2007, the album's second single "Don't Blink" debuted at No. 16, setting a new record for the highest debut on that chart since the inception of SoundScan electronic tabulation in 1990, although the record was broken the following week by "More Than a Memory" by Garth Brooks.[25] The third single, "Shiftwork" (a duet with George Strait) peaked at No. 2 on the country charts. In June 2008, the fourth and final single, "Better as a Memory", became Chesney's fourteenth number one hit.[26]

Kenny Chesney's Poets and Pirates tour bus in 2008

Chesney started his Poets and Pirates Tour on April 26, 2008, at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina. During the introduction of his set, his boot got caught between a hydraulic lift and the lip of the stage surface, which crushed his foot causing a severe hematoma in the ankle; most of the damage was centering within his toes. It took about 30 seconds for Chesney to pry his foot loose as he squatted down on the stage while the band continued to play an extended introduction of the song. When Chesney finally freed himself, he stood up and held his hand on his knee as he began singing. Chesney did not acknowledge the injury during the early part of his performance. However, he was visibly limping and seemed to rest near a drum riser while leaning over and holding his knee during the instrumental breaks of his songs. As he came offstage, a doctor from the University of South Carolina cut off Chesney's cowboy boot and immediately began treating the foot injury. X-rays that were taken afterwards revealed several crushed bones in his right foot. Chesney did not cancel any shows due to the injury.[27][28]

On May 19, 2008, just a day after being honored as the ACM Entertainer of the Year at the 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, Chesney criticized the change in the awards process to awarding the honor based on fan votes and not determined by music industry professionals.[29][30]

Kenny Chesney during a performance in Jacksonville, Florida on August 30, 2008

In August 2008, Chesney released a song titled "Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven", which reached number one Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.[26] The album Lucky Old Sun was released on October 14, 2008. It was followed by a cover of Mac McAnally's 1990 single "Down the Road".[31]

Chesney's 2009 tour was titled the Sun City Carnival Tour and featured both small and large venues in order to keep his ticket prices down.[32]

In May 2009, Chesney released his second compilation album, Greatest Hits II. This album included the No. 1 hit, "Out Last Night", as the lead single. On February 9, 2010, this album was re-released with two new tracks "This Is Our Moment" and "Ain't Back Yet", with the latter becoming the album's third single in February 2010. Also included on this album is one that Willie Nelson recorded before Chesney did, "I'm Alive". Chesney later recorded a version of the song as a duet with Dave Matthews. This version was released in August 2009 as the album's second single.[33]

In July 2010, Chesney released "The Boys of Fall" as the lead-off single from his album Hemingway's Whiskey, which was released in September 2010. The song reached No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart for the week of October 9, 2010. That year, Chesney produced a documentary for ESPN titled The Boys of Fall based on his song of the same name.[34]

In November 2010, Chesney performed at the 44th Annual Country Music Awards.[35]

The second single from Hemingway's Whiskey, "Somewhere with You", was released in November 2010. The song debuted at No. 35 on the country chart for the week of November 6, 2010. Both it and its followup, "Live a Little", reached number 1 on the country charts. The next single was "You and Tequila", co-written and originally recorded by Deana Carter. Chesney's rendition, which featured Grace Potter on backing vocals, reached number 3. "Reality" reached number 1.[citation needed]

Chesney produced and narrated a biographical film, The Color Orange, on his favorite football player growing up, Tennessee Volunteers football quarterback and Canadian Football League hall-of-fame Condredge Holloway. The film was produced for ESPN's "Year of the Quarterback" series, and premiered on February 20, 2011.[citation needed]

Chesney released his fourteenth studio album, Welcome to the Fishbowl, on June 19, 2012.[36] Its lead-off single, a Tim McGraw duet titled "Feel Like a Rock Star", debuted at number 13 on the country charts, making it the second-highest debuting country song since the Billboard charts were first tabulated via Nielsen SoundScan, and the highest-debuting duet on that chart.[37] The song peaked at number 11.[38]

BNA Records closed in June 2012. As a result, Chesney was transferred to Columbia Nashville, now Sony Music Nashville.[39] His first release under Columbia was the album's second single, "Come Over", which went to number 1. The album's third and final single was "El Cerrito Place", which was written by Keith Gattis and originally recorded by Charlie Robison. Chesney's rendition, which featured Grace Potter on backing vocals,[40] reached number 10 on the country charts.

Chesney released his fifteenth studio album, Life on a Rock, on April 30, 2013.[41] The first single from the album, "Pirate Flag", was released to iTunes on February 5, 2013, and peaked at number 3 on the Country Airplay chart in May 2013. Pirate Flag peaked at number 7 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart, May 25, 2013. The album's second single, "When I See This Bar", was released to country radio on June 10, 2013. When I see This Bar peaked at number 25 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart, September 14, 2013. This specific album was a drastic change from his regular country feel, to an all beach and island touch.[42]

In June 2014, Chesney released the song "American Kids", written by Rodney Clawson, Luke Laird, and Shane McAnally.[43] This song served as the lead-off single from his sixteenth studio album The Big Revival, which was released on September 23, 2014.[44] The album's second single, "Til It's Gone", was released in mid-October.[45] It reached number one on the Country Airplay chart the week of January 31, 2015. The third single "Wild Child", which is a duet with Grace Potter, was released two days later. It reached number one on the Country Airplay chart the week of June 27, 2015. The album's fourth single, "Save It for a Rainy Day", was released to country radio on June 29, 2015. It reached number one on the Country Airplay chart.[46]

On October 24, Chesney announced his 2015 tour The Big Revival Tour, which began on March 26, 2015[47] and included ten shows with Jason Aldean.[48]

The album Cosmic Hallelujah, was released on October 28, 2016.[49] It included the single "Noise", released in March 2016,[50] and "Setting the World on Fire", featuring singer P!NK, released in July 2016.[51]

On August 25, 2012, at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, Kenny Chesney announced "No Shoes Nation" as the name of his fan club.[52] The term No Shoes Nation originated from Chesney's hit song "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problem".[52] The symbol of No Shoes Nation is a black flag with a white skull and crossbones.[53] The name was accompanied by a live album called Live in No Shoes Nation, which topped the Billboard 200 after its release in late 2017.[54] No Shoes Nation inspired the name of Chesney's Sirius XM channel, No Shoes Radio.[55]

In January 2018, Chesney ended his contract with Sony Music Nashville and signed to Warner Records Nashville.[56] Chesney released his first album with Warner, entitled Songs for the Saints, in July 2018.[57]

In May 2020, Chesney released Here and Now, which features the title track and "Tip of My Tongue", a leadoff single that was released in mid-2019. The album debuted at number one and became Chesney's 16th top 10 album on the U.S. Billboard 200, with 233,000 units.[58]

Personal life

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In 2000, Chesney and Tim McGraw were involved in a scuffle with police in Saratoga Springs, New York, after Chesney attempted to ride a police horse. McGraw came to Chesney's aid after police officers nearby believed the horse was being stolen.[59] The two were arrested and charged, Chesney for disorderly conduct and McGraw for assault, but were acquitted in 2001.[60]

On May 9, 2005, Chesney married actress Renée Zellweger in a ceremony on the island of St. John. They had met in January at a relief event for the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. On September 15, 2005, after only four months of marriage, they announced their plans for an annulment. Zellweger cited fraud as the reason in the related papers, and after media scrutiny of her use of the word "fraud," she qualified the use of the term, stating that it was "simply legal language and not a reflection of Kenny's character". Chesney later suggested the failure of his marriage was due to "the fact that I panicked".[61] In an interview by 60 Minutes with Anderson Cooper, Chesney commented on the failed marriage, "The only fraud that was committed was me thinking that I knew what it was like… that I really understood what it was like to be married, and I really didn't."[62] The annulment was finalized in late December 2005.

Since 2012, Chesney has been dating Mary Nolan.[63]

Chesney follows a strict diet that includes avoiding eating carbohydrates after 5 pm.[64]

In 2018, Forbes estimated Chesney's annual income at $37 million.[65]

In 2017, Chesney's house on Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands was destroyed by Hurricane Irma.[66] He fell in love with the island after shooting the music video for "How Forever Feels".[67] In January 2022, Chesney sold his 12,600 square foot home on 56 acres in Franklin, Tennessee for $11.5 million, which represented a loss in real terms; he paid $9.2 million for it in 2009.[68]

On religion, Chesney has stated: "There's things about religion that I don't necessarily agree with or understand, but I'm a big believer in spirituality – I've seen songs change people, and that's spiritual."[69]

Philanthropy

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In September 2017, in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, Chesney donated use of his private jet to reunite two teenage boys, who were stranded, with their mother.[70] Chesney set up a charitable fund, Love for Love City, to help victims of the storm.[71] Chesney donated all proceeds from his album Songs for the Saints to the fund.[72]

Tours

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Chesney won the Billboard Touring Award for Top Package Tour five consecutive years between 2005 and 2009, and again in 2011, 2012, and 2015.[73]

Headlining
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Opening act

Discography

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Studio albums

See also

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References

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