“This is a very special journey every year,” Chesney now says, “and I am the only person who truly was able to capture it all, because I’m there when the stage is built, the buses pull in. Looking at all the pictures from Glen, Jill and Allister, I saw this amazing story – and I knew I wanted to do something that would still be here long after we were gone, and so I started to dream.”
When Kenny Chesney recorded “Get Along,” he knew it sounded unlike anything else on his deeply personal Songs for the Saints. Written and recorded to celebrate the U.S. Virgin Islands in the wake of 2017’s cataclysmic hurricanes, the reflective work was done in the moment, reflecting the inspiration and spirit of the people and life – and the proceeds went directly to the Love for Love City Fund.
"Lonely If You Are,” the latest single from multi-Platinum artist Chase Rice, is the most-added song at Country radio this week and follows two-week chart topper “Eyes On You,” which became Rice’s first No. 1 as an artist earlier this year.
Singer/songwriter/storyteller Erin Enderlin lets the love do the talking with the release of her highly anticipated EP Chapter Two: I Can Be Your Whiskey (Friday, June 28). The title track and official music video were featured in Rolling Stone’s “10 Best Country Songs,” who also declared, “Enderlin serves up this barroom ballad about desperation, long nights, and quick fixes…offering up her love as the ultimate vice.”
After the decidedly introspective Songs for the Saints, Kenny Chesney gears up for his first true Blue Chair/Warner Music Nashville project with the release of “Tip of My Tongue,” a decidedly grown up song from the man who Variety called “country music’s only long-term stadium act.” With its sweeping groove and an almost humid melody lift, “Tip of My Tongue” merges desire and connection over a figure of speech in a classic songwriting technique.
Radio veteran and area native J. Patrick has been named Program Director of Nashville’s iconic 650 AM WSM radio station and its digital counterpart wsmonline.com.
Opry Entertainment Group, a division of Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc., was recognized with nine Telly awards in three categories for their unique, online content series. Within Opry Entertainment Group, the digital content team is made up of seasoned filmmakers who actively produce innovative, creative web content covering lifestyle, food, cocktails, music and more across the social channels of their iconic entertainment brands including the Grand Ole Opry, Ole Red, Ryman Auditorium and 650 AM WSM. All of the content is published on YouTube, where together, the channels exceed half a million subscribers and over 225 million views.
Building on a year of success which has already seen him enjoy his third consecutive #1 single "One That Got Away" and perform on three different continents, Florida-born country star Michael Ray has today announced plans to return to the UK this October for five headline dates:
