Never one to miss an opportunity to sling positive vibes and good energy, Kenny Chesney dropped Silver Sands Marina – and threw an album release party that saw an intimate crowd pack the Pinnacle for a full-band show that showcased six of the album’s 11 songs. Broadcast live on No Shoes Radio, the night celebrated his 21st album, but also the community of people who find their inspiration, joy and clarity in his songs.
“Three years in the making,” Chesney offered, “a lot of songs listened to, even recorded, to get to this moment, these stories and emotions, and I wanted to give it all directly to the people who’ve loved and lived this music with me. There is so much good happening, we should all experience it together. Man, did we! And it’s awesome to hear the reactions people are having…”
As “Carry On” goes to the top of the Country Aircheck/Mediabase Country chart for his 37th No. 1, the East Tennessee songwriter-superstar lands yet another first. “Remember Me That Way,” the surging song of deciding to own the thrills and magic of a relationship instead of the raging final moments, crowned the No. 1 as the No. 1 Most Added Song this week. Beyond the airplay No. 1, Chesney’s latest marks the first time Chesney had both distinctions at the same time.
“Carry On,” Chesney’s 100th charting single, became the first indie and only the third single to close the entire radio panel in its first week. As Chesney’s 62nd Top 10 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, it set a second record for the most country Top 10s.
“When they tell me this stuff, it’s a lot to take in,” Chesney says. “It gets harder the more you do this to find songs that stand out from what you’ve done, that say things you want to say – and you think other people will find themselves in, too. That’s really the point: the connection. Like my tours, I want this music to bring people together, to lift them up.”
With the move to HEY NOW Records, Chesney is finding new ways to connect with people – and expand how people explore and understand his music. With his first Talk Shop Live conversation viewed over 366,000 times and his new one topping 100,000, independent records stores across the country, including Austin’s Waterloo Records, Raleigh’s Schoolkids Records, Chicago’s Reckless Records, Minneapolis’ Electric Fetus, Oakland’s 1-2-3-4 Go!, Phoenix’s Stinkweeds and Nashville’s Grimey’s are hosting listening parties this week.
With another pair of No. 1s, the Pinnacle pop-up show served as a witness to Chesney’s enduring power. As Billboard reported, the show served as “a potent reminder that he’s an unyielding seeker of impactful songs in all their forms, not just breezy anthems.”
Less than 40 hours after releasing “Remember Me That Way,” the packed floor and wrap-around balconies were screaming along to the chorus. Whether releasing the past or just loving redirecting the angst, “Remember Me” seems to be the best of both worlds. By summer’s stadium-only Original Vibe Room Tour, the song should be a full-blown catharsis.
KAITLIN BUTTS TAKES HELLO, HONKY TONK LIVE AND IN PERSON WITH SPECIAL TOUR DATES TO CELEBRATE ITS RELEASE
With her fourth studio album Hello, Honky Tonk set to arrive October 30 via Republic Records, Tulsa-born singer/songwriter Kaitlin Butts is taking the album’s colorful cast of characters, theatrical spectacle and late-night energy on the road to celebrate its release with the Hello, Honky Tonk Live and In Person Tour.
The six-date run kicks off October 29 at Nashville’s Skinny Dennis, the day before the release of Hello, Honky Tonk, before making stops at Honky Tonks across Texas and Oklahoma in December with support from singer/songwriter Meels. Tickets go on sale Friday, October 2 at 10 a.m. CT at kaitlinbutts.com.
“I’ve spent so much time imagining this honky tonk and all the people who inhabit it, so getting to actually bring it to life in the rooms that inspired it feels really special,” says Butts. “I can’t wait to play these songs live and celebrate this record together.”
Hello, Honky Tonk Live and In Person Tour Dates
Oct. 29 — Nashville, TN — Skinny Dennis
Dec. 10 — College Station, TX — Harry’s Northgate
Dec. 11 — Helotes, TX — Floore's Country Store
Dec. 12 — Corpus Christi, TX — Brewster Street Ice House
Dec. 17 — Oklahoma City, OK — Tower Theatre
Dec. 18 — Fort Worth, TX — Billy Bob’s Texas
Named one of Rolling Stone’s most anticipated albums for 2026, Hello, Honky Tonk is a love letter to the honky tonks and nightlife that have shaped Butts while becoming a huge part of her life on the road. Recorded in Nashville with producer Tofer Brown (Carter Faith, Willow Avalon, Little Big Town), the album brings to life a bar like no other, populated by a cast of characters listeners might recognize from the dance floor, behind the bar or from the corner booth.
Inspired in part by the vaudeville vignettes of Chicago and Disney World’s Country Bear Musical Jamboree, Butts envisioned Hello, Honky Tonk as a place where all of these characters could coexist.
“The thought behind the concept was how in Chicago, the character Roxie Hart is dreaming up what her show would look like and all the people in it,” says Butts. “I picture all of this happening at Skinny Dennis here in Nashville. These are all the different people in the room. There's the bar fight that's happening. There's the bad girl that just got off work. There's me being the entertainer. There are so many people that really love the nightlife. It’s a connector for people.”
The upcoming tour follows a string of new music from Hello, Honky Tonk, including the recent releases “What More Could You Want,” “I Wanna Be Bad” and “Never Really Mine.” “What More Could You Want,” a Broadway-ready piano ballad and autobiographical sketch of a performer questioning how much more she has to give, offers an intimate glimpse behind the curtain of the album’s larger-than-life world.
“That song feels exactly word for word what I feel like every day,” says Butts. “This tug and pull of loving this and craving this and loving to be on stage, loving every creative moment but also being stressed out wondering, ‘Do you like me? Do I need to be shinier? Do you want more?’”
The album continues the momentum of Butts’ critically acclaimed Roadrunner! in 2024, a bold reimagining inspired by Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! that landed on numerous year-end best-of lists and featured her viral anthem “You Ain’t Gotta Die (To Be Dead To Me),” which has amassed more than 157 million TikTok views and 67 million global streams.
For the latest news, music and tour dates, visit kaitlinbutts.com and follow @kaitlinbutts on Instagram and Facebookand @kaitlinbuttsmusic on TikTok.
Eric Church Announces First-Ever Australian Headline Dates
With Eric Church’s brand-new song “On The Road” reflecting on his storied career through the memories that stay with him, the 11-time GRAMMY nominee proves there are still new memories to be made with today’s announcement that he will make his long-awaited Australian headline debut in March 2027.
Joined by special guest Parker McCollum, also making his debut Down Under, Church will take the stage at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on March 13 and Afterpay Arena in Sydney on March 16, before heading to Queensland to headline CMC Rocks QLD’s 20th anniversary celebration on March 20.
“Australia, we heard you, and we’re on our way,” Church shares. “It’s been a long time coming, and we’re damn excited to finally bring this show to you. We’re gonna pack as much as we can into these nights, so come early, stay late and let’s make up for lost time.”
As always, Church Choir members will have first access to arena show tickets, with presales beginning this Wednesday, Sept. 30 at 11 a.m. local time ahead of tickets going on sale to the general public Thursday, Oct. 1 at 12 p.m. local time via EricChurch.com.
The highly anticipated arrival has been years in the making, with Church having been on CMC Rocks’ “bucket list for almost twenty years,” according to Festival Director Jeremy Dylan. “We are certain the Chief will raise the proverbial roof with his legendary live show,” Dylan said following the festival’s 2027 lineup announcement.
Church will also join as special guest on Kenny Chesney’s recently announced all-stadium Original Vibe Room Tour 2027, kicking off at Tampa’s Raymond James Stadium on April 24 and running through Aug. 28 at Foxboro’s Gillette Stadium. Tickets to all stadium tour dates are on sale now.
For more information, visit EricChurch.com and follow on Facebook and Twitter/X @ericchurch and on Instagram @ericchurchmusic.
SILVER SANDS MARINA Debuts with a Beyond-Packed Pinnacle Pop-Up Show
Kenny Chesney hit Nashville’s The Pinnacle with new music blazing. To celebrate the release of Silver Sands Marina, the eclectic 11-song record that embraces the nuances that define life, the East Tennessee songwriter/superstar threw an impossibly small pop-up show at Nashville Yards' venue to showcase the project, but also create an opportunity for No Shoes Nation to come together through the music. Beyond the few thousand who were able to get tickets to the gone-in-seconds performance, Chesney broadcast the concert live on his No Shoes Radio, Ch. 59 on SiriusXM.
Opening with the jubilant “Summertime,” Chesney ran straight into the surging “Here and Now” and “Beer In Mexico” before downshifting a little for the three-week No. 1 “Save It For A Rainy Day.” That momentum set up a three-song Silver Sands Marina mini-set that included the sweeping “Burn My Boat,” the euphoric heartbreak song “Goldfish” and the low slung, small town gossip swagger “Talkin’ Dirt.”
“Having listened to some of these tracks for two, three years,” Chesney says, “it was time for them to live out in the open. Playing those three songs back-to-back reminds me that it’s when the song meets the band and the people who love this music, we create a whole new relationship with the songs. There’s how we feel it, how people listening experience it – and what happens when we’re together.”
For an audience filled with college kids, people in t-shirts from various tours, Dolly Parton doubles celebrating 9/2-5, athletes, a section of industry VIPs, local fans, people who came in from Florida, South Carolina and Vermont, it was being part of a moment of arrival for an album the Associated Press proclaimed is “full-throated stadium country, with big hooks and bigger heart,” while Billboard raved is, “placing a premium on top-shelf songwriting that balances lyrical wit and emotional resonance.”
The 22-song set delivered a powerful take on “Silver Sands Marina,” a sing-along “Carry On” and the fullness of time “Remember Me That Way,” as well as “Ain’t Back Yet,” last played in 2015, the smoky, “Somewhere With You” or the life-recapping “I Go Back,” it was a night that focused on how you choose to view the moments.
On the plaza outside, HEY NOW Records replicated the massive Silver Sands Marina. Not only the pink building that graces the album cover, but a giant postcard, a massive plexiglass fishbowl with two larger than life goldfish, pier carnival games and photo booths, food trucks, a limited edition vinyl store and places to visit with old friends, people you just met and take pictures to remember the moment.
“One of the things I’ve learned from talking to people about this record, the songs they’ve leaned into is how hungry we all are to be together, that human connection – and the desire to turn down all the things that divide us. I put ‘Get Along’ and ‘Everything’s Gonna Be Alright’ into the set, too, because it hit me, that’s what people are seeking – and all the interviews I’ve done feel like the songs on Silver Sands Marina fill that void.”
Joining Chesney as a surprise walk-on was fellow East Tennessee dreamer/songwriter/guitarist Greylan James, who will open next year’s Original Vibe Room Tour. They shared the stage for “Born,” the bluegrass-harmonied life-defining celebration that the Academy of Country Music Song of the Year winner co-wrote, which became the title track of Chesney’s 2024 album.
“Country music runs on dreams,” Chesney said after the show. “And life runs on music. Over the years, it’s about how do you put the positivity, the philosophy, the hard stuff and the sheer joy into the world without preaching. Wherever people are, whatever people need – whether it’s a good time, a postcard to remember or somebody laughing about the gossip – I hope that’s what we’re putting out there. It’s what drew me to town, and it’s what keeps me seeking songs and taking this pirate ship out on the road.”
Kenny Chesney at his pop-up show at The Pinnacle in Nashville Yards on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, celebrating the release of Silver Sands Marina. | Photo Credit: Allister Ann
Rising Singer/Songwriter Kinsley Unveils Debut EP Learn To Live
Long before she began writing songs, MCA artist and Sony Music Nashville writer Kinsley turned to poetry as a way to process her feelings, experiences and the world around her. That love found its way into songwriting, where she discovered a place to tell stories with the honesty and emotion that have become central to her artistry. The 22-year-old singer/songwriter unveils her debut EP Learn To Live, available now via MCA.
“I hope people hear these songs and feel like they can find a piece of their own story in them,” shares Kinsley. “I’ve been in places where I didn’t have the words for what I was feeling, and music gave me somewhere to put all of that. I want to make music that gives people a place to feel seen, understood and a little less alone, the same way music has done that for me.”
Written with David DeVaul and Jack Hummel, Kinsley sets the tone for the project with “Pieces of Me,” a deeply personal introduction to her songwriting and the questions of identity that run through the project, set against an increasingly expansive production.
On “Someone Prayed For Me” and “Waiting Room,” she delves into darker territory, pulling from personal experiences and the stories of those around her to examine moments of struggle, uncertainty and the search for something to hold onto.
Featuring critically-acclaimed songstress Caitlyn Smith, who also serves as a co-writer on the track, “Cold July” reflects on the aftermath of a relationship that unraveled in spite of promises that seemed certain.
“Collaborating with Caitlyn Smith challenged me,” Kinsley reveals. “She pushed me both vocally and lyrically, and I am forever grateful and honored to have her on this song. She truly brings this track to life.”
“Whiplash” taps into Kinsley’s lifelong love of rock music, while title track “Learn To Live (Louder)” closes out the project. As the first original song she posted, "Learn To Live” resonated with people both online and at writers rounds, marking the beginning of the path that led to this collection and one of the first milestones in her evolution as an artist.
About Kinsley
MCA singer-songwriter Kinsley creates music rooted in honesty, healing, and human connection. With her debut six-song EP Learn To Live, available now, the 22-year-old blends vivid storytelling, poetic lyricism, and raw, soulful vocals to establish herself as a songwriter with a clear voice and perspective. Having grown up across California, Texas and Tennessee, the Nashville-based artist writes the kinds of songs that make listeners feel seen and understood. An “old soul” with a lifelong passion for poetry and songwriting, Kinsley approaches music as both emotional refuge and personal expression — creating deeply human songs that live at the intersection of vulnerability and healing. Online at officialkinsleymusic.com.
Photo Credit: Hannah Gray Hall
Kaitlin Butts Asks "What More Could You Want" Ahead of 'Hello, Honk Tonk' (10/30)
Tulsa-born singer/songwriter Kaitlin Butts turns inward with “What More Could You Want,” the latest offering from her upcoming fourth studio album, Hello, Honky Tonk, arriving October 30 via Republic Records. A Broadway-ready piano ballad, the song is an autobiographical sketch of a performer looking at herself in the mirror and asking how much more she has to give.
Listen to “What More Could You Want” Below and pre-save Hello, Honky Tonk HERE.
Where other songs from Hello, Honky Tonk revel in the colorful characters, nightlife and theatrical spectacle of the honky tonk, “What More Could You Want” pulls back the curtain to reveal the person at the center of it all. The result is an intimate meditation on the complicated relationship between performing, seeking approval and wondering whether what you give is ever enough.
“That song feels exactly word for word what I feel like every day,” says Butts. “This tug and pull of loving this and craving this and loving to be on stage, loving every creative moment but also being stressed out wondering, ‘Do you like me? Do I need to be shinier? Do you want more?’”
Written from the perspective of someone who has spent years entertaining others while constantly questioning what they see when the lights go down, “What More Could You Want” offers one of the most exposed moments on Hello, Honky Tonk. The song’s restrained piano and unhurried pace leave plenty of room for Butts’ words to land, trading the larger-than-life spectacle of the honky tonk for a private moment of self-reflection.
Also available today, the music video for “What More Could You Want” directed by Chris Beyrooty. Continuing to find inspiration in the vaudeville vignettes of movie musical Chicago and Disney World’s beloved Country Bear Musical Jamboree, the clip brings the album’s cover to life giving Butts her own Teddi Barra moment.
It was during a recent trip to see the original Jamboree before it was updated, a favorite of hers as a kid, that inspiration struck. “When Teddi Barra came down from the ceiling on her swing, my mom and I just looked at each other and I was like, ‘That is me,’" she says of the cowboy-hatted, feather-boa sporting brown bear who inspired the album’s cover.
While Butts fantasizes about the lives of those who come to her virtual honky tonk, she hopes that fans walk out of it not just knowing her better, but themselves as well.
“All these songs are very deeply personal to me, and I relate to them word for word,” she says. “But my intention is never just to be relatable. I hope people find their own lives within the whole thing.”
Named one of Rolling Stone’s most anticipated albums for 2026, Hello, Honky Tonk is a love letter to the honky tonks and nightlife that have shaped Butts while becoming a huge part of her life on the road. Recorded in Nashville with producer Tofer Brown (Carter Faith, Willow Avalon, Little Big Town), the album brings to life a bar like no other, populated by a cast of characters listeners might recognize from the dance floor, behind the bar or from the corner booth.
The album’s theatrical world was inspired in part by the vaudeville vignettes of Chicago and Disney World’s Country Bear Musical Jamboree. Butts, who began performing in musical theatre as a child, envisioned the album as a place where all of these characters could coexist.
“The thought behind the concept was how in Chicago, the character Roxie Hart is dreaming up what her show would look like and all the people in it,” says Butts. “I picture all of this happening at Skinny Dennis here in Nashville. These are all the different people in the room. There's the bar fight that's happening. There's the bad girl that just got off work. There's me being the entertainer. There are so many people that really love the night life. It’s a connector for people.”
“What More Could You Want” follows Butts’ recent releases “I Wanna Be Bad” and “Never Really Mine.” Together, the songs offer glimpses of the wide-ranging characters, emotions and musical theatricality that await when listeners say Hello, Honky Tonk on Oct. 30.
The album continues the momentum of Butts’ critically acclaimed Roadrunner! in 2024, a bold reimagining inspired by Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! that landed on numerous year-end best-of lists.
The new project marks Butts’ first full-length release since signing with Republic Records in October 2025 and follows The Yeehaw Sessions, her fan-favorite EP featuring genre-bending takes on songs including Chappell Roan’s “Red Wine Supernova,” Jimmy Eat World’s “The Middle,” The Chicks’ “Sin Wagon” and Don Williams’ “Tulsa Time,” alongside her viral anthem “You Ain’t Gotta Die (To Be Dead To Me),” which has amassed more than 157 million TikTok views and 67 million global streams.
Butts continues to expand her creative footprint both onstage and behind the camera. Earlier this year, she joined Willow Avalon on “Hypothetically Speaking” and its official video, starred in Ella Langley’s music video for the award-winning hit “Choosin’ Texas,” co-directed and wrote the treatment for Flatland Cavalry’s “Unglued” and joined The Band Perry on the reimagining of their hit “You Lie (Forever Version).”
She has also joined Lainey Wilson on her Whirlwind Tour and Ella Langley on The Dandelion Tour, headlined her own sold-out overseas tour with the European Cowgirl Experience and was featured in the Country Music Hall of Fame’s American Currents exhibition for the second consecutive year. She was also nominated for a 2026 MusicRow Award for Breakthrough Artist of the Year and was named to both the 2025 Opry NextStage class and the CMT Next Women of Country class.
For the latest news, music and tour dates, visit kaitlinbutts.com and follow @kaitlinbutts on Instagram and Facebookand @kaitlinbuttsmusic on TikTok.
Corey Kent's Highly Anticipated HEARTLAND ROCK AND ROLL Available Now
Multi-Platinum Sony Music Nashville recording artist Corey Kent releases his highly anticipated third major-label album, Heartland Rock and Roll, available everywhere today. The 16-track collection, which Entertainment Focus noted “doesn’t just feel like another release; it feels like a statement of identity,” captures the Oklahoma native’s signature blend of country, rock and soul while putting a name to the sound he has spent his career building. Listen to Heartland Rock and Roll Below.
Originally slated as a 15-track album, Heartland Rock and Roll grew at the last minute with the addition of the sultry “Don’t Stop Now,” written by Kent with Austin Goodloe, Lydia Vaughan and Joybeth Taylor. After Kent teased the song for fans, the response was immediate, convincing him the track needed to make the final album.
“My new song ‘Don’t Stop Now’ has gotta be the sexiest song I’ve ever written,” shares Kent. “It’s a new lane for me but I had so much fun writing and recording this one because it has so much soul and vibe to it. It almost feels like a Continuum-era John Mayer song, if John Mayer had a Southern accent. Early on I was influenced a lot by soul and R&B music and it’s been really fun to explore how I can incorporate that in my own sound.”
The song finds Kent exploring a more sensual side of his songwriting, painting an intimate scene, “We’re already halfway down the hall / Knocked a couple pictures off the wall,” before building into its soulful chorus:
Produced primarily by Austin Goodloe, with additional production from Jon Randall and Chris Farren, Heartland Rock and Roll spans 16 tracks that blend golden-hour nostalgia, rugged honesty, hard-earned perspective and the peace that comes with staying true to yourself. The album features previously released tracks including “Everyday Life,” “Rocky Mountain Low” featuring Koe Wetzel which Billboard called “an unyielding, rock-fueled anthem,” “Wannabe,” “Cigarette Burns,” “Rather Be Here” featuring Jason Aldean and current single “Empty Words,” which is Top 25 and climbing at country radio, logging almost 5 million streams per week.
“Heartland Rock and Roll is my third major label album, and it’s really the first time I’ve been able to finally name the sound I’ve been working towards my entire career,” said Kent. “The lyrics span from nostalgia, to honest regrets and gratitude for the simple things I value most in life. From top to bottom, this is me. Every artist wants to leave their mark in music... a way to say, ‘I was here and I did it my way.’ This feels like mine. This is heartland rock and roll.”
The album’s release follows a year of momentum for Kent, who has continued to build his profile on stages across the country while preparing for his biggest headline tour to date. Earlier this month, Kent announced his 2027 Heartland Rock and Roll Tour, a 20+ date cross-country trek kicking off Jan. 22 at Billy Bob’s Texas in Fort Worth and making stops in Houston, Detroit, Columbus, Atlanta, Pittsburgh, Boston and more before culminating April 30 with Kent’s headline debut at Nashville’s famed Ryman Auditorium. Tyler Nance and Jacob Hackworth will join as support throughout the tour. Tickets are available at coreykentofficial.com.
“This year I’ve played all over the world and opened up for some of my favorite artists,” shared Kent. “But now it feels like it’s time for a headline tour right here in the heartland…the Heartland Rock and Roll Tour! I’ve reimagined everything on this tour making this show unlike anything we’ve ever done. I hand picked some of my favorite venues in the country and it’s almost time!”
Infusing Oklahoma roots with the untamed energy of a rebel rocker, Kent has built his career on doing things his own way. From dancehalls and dive bars in Bixby, Oklahoma, to earning two No. 1 singles at country radio, more than 1 billion career streams and multiple RIAA certifications, Kent’s rise has been steady, hard-earned and fueled by conviction.
“I’ve been fighting my differences for so long, but now it’s like, ‘Let’s just use those,’” Kent explains. “I’m not trying to be anybody else. Bigger fades, ‘better’ lasts.”
To date, Kent has earned Platinum certification for “Something’s Gonna Kill Me,” Gold certification for “This Heart” and Triple-Platinum certification for his No. 1 breakthrough hit “Wild As Her.” Rolling Stone has praised the Oklahoman native for giving “the region’s signature sound a shot of mainstream sensibility,” while CMT and the Opry NextStage program have recognized him as an artist to watch. He has toured alongside Morgan Wallen, Jason Aldean, Parker McCollum, Jon Pardi and Koe Wetzel.
COREY KENT’S 2027 HEARTLAND ROCK AND ROLL TOUR
*Jan. 22 – Billy Bob’s Texas – Main Stage – Fort Worth, TX
*Jan. 23 – House of Blues – Houston, TX
*Jan. 28 – Majestic Theatre – Detroit, MI
*Jan. 29 – The Bluestone – Columbus, OH
*Jan. 30 – Dusty Armadillo – Rootstown, OH
*Feb. 4 – Wooly’s – Des Moines, IA
*Feb. 5 – Varsity Theater – Minneapolis, MN
*Feb. 6 – Bourbon Theatre – Lincoln, NE
*Feb. 18 – Buckhead Theatre – Atlanta, GA
*Feb. 19 – The Foundry – Greenville, SC
*Feb. 20 – Charleston Music Hall – Charleston, SC
*Feb. 25 – The Signal – Chattanooga, TN
*Feb. 26 – Coyote Joe’s – Charlotte, NC
*Feb. 27 – The Senate – Columbia, SC
*Mar. 11 – Stage AE – Pittsburgh, PA
*Mar. 12 – The Fillmore Silver Spring – Silver Spring, MD
*Mar. 13 – The Paramount – Huntington, NY
^Mar. 18 – Toad’s Place – New Haven, CT
^Mar. 19 – Aura – Portland, ME
^Mar. 20 – House of Blues – Boston, MA
*Apr. 30 – Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, TN
*Tyler Nance
^Jacob Hackworth
For the latest news and information about Corey Kent, visit coreykentofficial.com.
SILVER SANDS MARINA ARRIVES With A Gone-In-Seconds Surprise Pinnacle Show Tonight Broadcast LIVE on No Shoes Radio at 8:30 PM Eastern
So much about Silver Sands Marina has been unorthodox. Starting with the time spent making it, the re-recording and recasting of “Carry On,” the landmark debut single, and three late tracks that inspired an 11-cut project in an age of more-is-more. For the East Tennessee songwriter-superstar, Silver Sands Marinabecame an album, not just of his great, often genre-defining songs, but a collection that holds together at the heart.
Today, with a sold-out-in-seconds surprise Pinnacle Show to celebrate, Silver Sands Marina arrives.
Again co-produced with legendary Buddy Cannon, the project delivers a sense of arrival, places and the smallest moments that define a life. Whether recognizing one’s reason on the opening “Burn My Boat,” the vulnerable spark knowing it’s over of “It Just Got Weird,” featuring Megan Moroney, the joyous heartbreak of “Goldfish” with Hawaiian alternative singer-songwriter Lily Meola or the swagger-forward homage to smalltown gossip “Talkin’ Dirt,” Chesney creates a core sample of what engaging with the world truly is.
“Having had the time to cut so many really great songs, but also listen to them, think about how they fit together,” Chesney offers, “the songs were also able to talk to each other. They showed me, Buddy, some of the people near me what they wanted to say in a larger way… And when ‘Silver Sands Marina’ captured that one perfect moment two share together with no distractions, everything fell into place.
“That’s the thing about music: the more you listen, the more it will tell you about life. Whether it’s how to get through it, laugh it off, make it more or recognize what’s so rare and special, it’s all there if you’ll slow down and listen. When we did, well, you can hear it in these 11 songs.”
With “CBS Mornings” anchor Gayle King raving, “[it] evokes memories, perfectly paints a special place and really celebrates life, the Associated Press writing, “He's one of the most consistent giants in country music for a reason. Kenny Chesney will release his 21st studio album – you read that correctly – today, titled ‘Silver Sands Marina.’ It's full-throated stadium country, with big hooks and bigger heart. You know, like all the great Chesney records,” and Billboard citing the album, “placing a premium on top-shelf songwriting that balances lyrical wit and emotional resonance… Linking each of the songs is Chesney’s warm, conversational vocal approach that makes each song feel even more lived-in and credible,” the early response is strong.
Even stronger is the gone-in-seconds response to tonight’s pop-up show at the Pinnacle, which will be broadcast live on No Shoes Radio (SiriusXM 59) at 8:30 p.m. ET. The immediacy and sense of community around Silver Sands Marina has really touched the 2025 Country Music Hall of Fame inductee. Drawing on a lifetime of songwriters, living, learning and laughter, Chesney’s first release for HEY NOW Records has manifested not just a history-making single that offers the philosophical compass, “if it feels good do it, if it doesn’t then don’t…,” its second single proffers a powerful perspective-shifter from jagged ending to owning all the thrills, euphoria and awesome that makes love great via “Remember Me That Way.”
“No Shoes Nation has always been a passionate, all-in kind of place. They work hard, play hard, love hard – and music moves through all of it. We’ve got songs here that are very fun, real, and honest; but they’re also things they’re not expecting, because I know I’d never heard songs like some of these before, either.
“That’s why we wanted to go play them live, and not wait for Tampa. Everyone in the band agreed, this is music that needs people to come fully alive, so I’m fired up to be playing Pinnacle tonight – and for anyone who couldn’t get tickets, you can be there with us on No Shoes Radio. We all – Buddy, me, so many of us – make this music for everyone else to enjoy – and today finally the circle of Silver Sands Marina is complete.”
Kicking off the Silver Sands Marina anticipation with his appearance on the “TODAY” Citi Concert Series and a lively turn on “The View,” Chesney has been across all media for the last week. E Street Radio, Howard Stern’s Howard 100 and ESPN, as well as yesterday’s lively sitdown with “CBS Mornings” anchor Gayle King all culminate with tonight’s NBC “Nightly News” and their “Great Americans” profile.
Blake Pendergrass Named NSAI Songwriter of the Year
Blake Pendergrass was named NSAI Songwriter of the Year last night during the annual Nashville Songwriter Awards at the historic Ryman Auditorium, capping a career-defining year for one of Music City’s most in-demand songwriters.
Accepting the honor in an emotional speech, Pendergrass reflected on the years of uncertainty and perseverance that led him to the Ryman stage, dedicating a special moment to his mother, who is currently hospitalized.
“I remember crying in the car with my parents about eight years into this journey and asking them if they thought I should keep going,” Pendergrass shared. “And them encouraging me to. And my mom's in the hospital right now. Say a prayer for her later this evening.
“I've watched songs climb the chart. I've watched songs fall off the chart. And I've watched songs never make it onto the chart. At this point in my career, I’ve felt like the kid that's never going to make it. I’ve felt like the kid that is the least talented one in the room. I’ve felt like the guy with something to prove. I’ve felt like the guy that proved it. But what I do believe is that God has put me on the greatest adventure that I could ever ask to be on with the best people I could ever ask to be a part of it with.”
The songwriter’s peers honored Pendergrass with three performances from his catalogue. Ethan Burdick performed Pendergrass' first major-label cut, “865” (co-written with John Byron), while Warren Zeiders entertained the crowd with a performance of “Betrayal” (written by Justin Ebach, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Blake Pendergrass, Ali Tamposi, Warren Zeiders). Vincent Mason took the stage to perform his hit “Wish You Well” (written by Jessie Jo Dillon, Chris LaCorte, Pendergrass and Geoff Warburton).
The honor comes during a remarkable 2026 for Pendergrass, who has earned seven No. 1 hits to date, including Morgan Wallen’s “20 Cigarettes,” “Don’t We,” “I Got Better” and “Just In Case”; Jelly Roll’s “Heart Of Stone”; Tucker Wetmore’s VMA-nominated “Brunette”; and Jordan Davis and Thomas Rhett’s “Ain’t A Bad Life.”
His recent work includes Morgan Wallen’s “Been By Now,” which currently sits in the Top 5 of the Billboard Hot 100, as well as Dan + Shay’s “The Old Guys (feat. Cody Johnson)” and Wyatt Flores’ “Scared of Heights,” the title track of Flores’ latest album.
An ACM-nominated songwriter, Pendergrass celebrated his first CMA Triple Play award in April 2026 for “Just In Case,” “Heart of Stone” and “I Got Better.” He is also set to make his Grand Ole Opry debut Sept. 29.
Pendergrass’ growing list of accolades comes alongside an extraordinary track record of chart success and critical recognition. He is a writer on three GRAMMY-nominated albums, including Lainey Wilson’s Whirlwind standout “Broken Hearts Still Beat,” Post Malone’s “Who Needs You” and Conner Smith’s “Steal My Thunder (feat. Tucker Wetmore)” from Twisters: The Album. He also co-wrote seven songs on Jelly Roll’s GRAMMY-winning album Beautifully Broken.
His longstanding creative partnership with Wallen has produced some of the biggest songs in country music. Pendergrass earned eight cuts on Wallen’s One Thing At A Time, including “Dying Man” and “Ain’t That Some,” and went on to land 15 cuts on Wallen’s latest album, I’m The Problem, including a 100% solo write on “The Dealer (feat. ERNEST).”
Across his catalog, Pendergrass has amassed more than one billion streams, with additional recordings by Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney, HARDY, Chase Rice, Dustin Lynch and more.
From songs that top the charts to moments that define a career, Pendergrass’ NSAI Songwriter of the Year win marks a significant milestone in a journey that began with a songwriter questioning whether he should keep going – and has now taken him to one of Nashville’s most celebrated stages.
Photo Credit: Catherine Powell
Miranda Lambert Reveals Ella Langley as Duet Partner on "Snakeskin Boots" Ahead of 10/2 'Crisco' Release
Three-time GRAMMY winner Miranda Lambert is revealing another layer of Crisco, her highly anticipated album arriving Oct. 2 via MCA, with today’s announcement that fellow firebrand Ella Langley is the featured artist on “Snakeskin Boots,” the album’s opening track. The cinematic, retro-Western track will make its world premiere at Country radio on Oct. 2.
Built with the swagger of late-’60s cinematic Westerns and the attitude of Nancy Sinatra’s “Bang Bang,” “Snakeskin Boots” opens Crisco with a larger-than-life story of a woman who knows exactly how to make her escape. Lambert and co-producer Jesse Frasure drew inspiration from the era’s dramatic, stylized soundscapes, creating a track that could soundtrack a Quentin Tarantino film as easily as it could fill a dance floor at Studio 54.
The collaboration with Langley brings an especially personal connection to the song. The two artists have developed a creative relationship over the past several years, with Lambert serving as an influential presence in Langley’s rapidly ascending career as a mentor, co-writer and co-producer. Their partnership has already earned recognition with Lambert recently receiving seven CMA Award nominations connected not only to her own artistry but also her contributions to Langley’s project. Lambert co-produced Langley’s acclaimed Dandelion project and joined Langley as a duet partner on album track “Butterfly Season.” This week, “Choosin’ Texas,” which Lambert co-wrote and co-produced, made history by becoming the longest-running No. 1 song by any artist or song in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
“We wrote ‘Snakeskin Boots’ with Ella in mind. She and I are kindred spirits, and when we were working on her album, I realized how many retro influences we share,” notes Lambert. “To me, this song is kind of Thelma and Louise if they didn’t drive off the cliff. It’s two badass women getting away with something, and she’s the perfect partner for that.”
“Snakeskin Boots” kicks off an album that finds Lambert embracing the musical history she loves while pushing it somewhere entirely her own. Across 12 tracks, Lambert celebrates the many worlds that have always existed within country music as it nods to the genre’s shared history with disco music. She explores heartbreak and hope, highways and honky-tonks, rhinestones and roller skates, creating a record that feels both timeless and refreshingly alive while embracing every side of the artist fans have come to love: the storyteller, the wanderer, the romantic, the troublemaker, the traditionalist and the dreamer.
Miranda Lambert and Ella Langley | Photo Credit: Tyler Conrad
About Miranda Lambert
Critically acclaimed groundbreaker/songwriter/superstar Miranda Lambert has defined her multifaceted career as an artist, entertainer, producer, entrepreneur, advocate and businesswoman with an unflinching quest for excellence, honesty and conviction. GRAMMY-nominated single “A Song To Sing” with Chris Stapleton arrived recently as the biggest streaming debut of her career, with Rolling Stone praising its “dreamy disco groove and lovestruck devotion.” The song appears on her forthcoming album Crisco arriving Oct. 2 via MCA. The new project follows her 2024 GRAMMY-nominated Postcards from Texas, which continued her unbroken streak of 10 consecutive Top 10s on the Top Country Albums chart. The most-awarded artist in Academy of Country Music history, including their top honor for Entertainer of the Year, she has also won three GRAMMYs and 14 Country Music Association Awards. A TIME100 honoree and perennial best-of-the-year list maker at the New York Times, TIME, Rolling Stone, Billboard, Stereogum, People and more, NPR has called her “the most riveting country star of her generation.”
Lambert has taken those standards to become a label co-founder, teaming with longtime collaborator Jon Randall to launch their own imprint, Big Loud Texas, in partnership with Big Loud Records. She is also a New York Times bestselling author and the first female restaurateur on Lower Broadway with her Tex-Mex cantina Casa Rosa, while also expanding her creative reach with her Wanda June Home collection as well as Idyllwind, her western clothing, accessories and footwear brand at Boot Barn. Her passion for animals inspired the creation of MuttNation Foundation, a 501c3 nonprofit which has raised over $15 million since inception to promote shelter pet adoption, support rescue organizations nationwide, advance spay & neuter and help shelters recover from natural disaster.
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About Ella Langley
Ella Langley is a multi-Platinum, chart-topping and award-winning country artist whose unmistakable voice, fearless songwriting and magnetic live presence have made her one of the genre’s defining new stars. After breaking out with her acclaimed debut album hungover, Langley entered a new chapter with Dandelion, her Platinum-certified and critically acclaimed sophomore album executive produced alongside Miranda Lambert and Ben West. The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and delivered the biggest streaming week for a country album by a woman in two years.
Rooted in growth, self-reflection and lived-in storytelling, Dandelion features standout hits including the 6x Platinum “Choosin’ Texas” and Platinum-certified “Be Her.” “Choosin’ Texas” has become one of the defining hits of the year, breaking records week by week and becoming the longest-running Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 of all time. Langley also swept all seven of her nominations at the 61st ACM Awards, including Female Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, Single of the Year and Artist-Songwriter of the Year.
With sold-out tours, chart-topping hits, major award recognition and a growing list of collaborations across music, fashion, beauty and lifestyle, Langley continues to expand the boundaries of what a modern country star can be.
Kenny Chesney Urges "Remember Me That Way" -- 5th Track, 2nd Single Lands Midnight Sept. 24
After three years, several mutations and the realization that Silver Sands Marina was a collection of songs that made good on the promise of what life can be when people truly engage with each other, Kenny Chesney releases his final slice of music before the album arrives on Friday, Sept. 25. Having trusted the creative process, delving deep into songs that break the mold of what’s obvious and happening, the Country Music Hall of Fame inductee landed on melodies that pushed the envelope and songs that remind people how much we can take from our trips around the sun.
“Remember Me That Way” arrives at midnight Sept. 24 across terrestrial radio as Silver Sands Marina’s final tease. A manifest of how we can choose to see even the things that don’t work out in the best possible light, “Remember” takes a look back at what was, weighing the catastrophic against the euphoric to arrive at the decision to hold on to all that was thrilling instead of jagged.
“Long before the relationship goes down in flames or explodes from the pressure, there is so much good,” Chesney allows. “All those great memories that pulled you together, what about them? What about those things that made you more? Should you just throw them away because in the end whatever happened happened?
“That doesn’t feel like a very smart or good thing to do. And when Shane (McAnally) sent me this song, like a lot of the songs on this record, I realized it went deeper, got under the good and said something about life and how we live, or could live. It gave us a lot of power to decide how we’re going to remember something that was so important to us… I loved everything about that, because life isn’t all good or bad, but how we see it.”
Over a meandering melody, Chesney strikes a philosophical tone as he offers that perspective. A conversational lyric that line-by-line reconstructs the final days, the chorus swings up and offers the greater truth of
“Bare feet running from the lightning, bare skin kissing in the swimming pool/
Sleeping under California diamonds, driving down the One in Malibu
Girl I know it ended on a bad one, we don’t gotta be a bitter cliché
We made a lotta damn good memories, I just hope you remember me that way…”
“This album has had a lot of moments like this, those things you can only live – and gain the perspective from. When we were trying to decide on the next song to put out, this felt like something that swept you up in the music, had one of those choruses that gave you the power to really engage in your life and create something good out of something bad. Life isn’t simple, and we all face stuff that’s not easy, but maybe we can find the best life and get to somewhere better knowing how much good we found along the way.”
With the Associated Press calling the East Tennessee songwriter/superstar “one of the most consistent giants in country music for a reason,” they write Silver Sands Marina is “full-throated stadium country, with big hooks and bigger heart. You know, like all the great Chesney records.”
Pre-order, pre-save/pre-add Silver Sands Marina HERE.
Purchase the signed vinyl, CDs and limited vinyl picture discs, or watch Chesney’s in-depth conversations about Silver Sands Marina on TalkShopLive HERE.
IAN MUNSICK CELEBRATES GRAND OPENING OF IAN MUNSICK'S COWBOY BAR & WESTERN GRILL IN DEADWOOD, S.D.
On the heels of releasing his fourth studio album, The Mountain Goat, on Aug. 21, Wyoming native Ian Munsick capped his Western Road to The Mountain Goat Tour last Friday (Sep. 18) in Deadwood, S.D. with the grand opening of Ian Munsick’s Cowboy Bar & Western Grill.
With a line spanning two blocks to get into the bar on Friday and Saturday morning, fans were met with sponsor activations by Schaefer Outfitter, Crown Royal and Coors, while Drew Kirby with Townsquare held a live radio broadcast.
Munsick’s friends and family welcomed the crowd and helped break in the outdoor performance stage on Friday with a daylong celebration featuring appearances by Philip Bowen, Ross Cooper, Ashland Craft, Kylie Frey, Jenna LaMaster, The Munsick Boys, Tyler Nance, Faren Rachels, Kellen Smith, Kasey Tyndall and The Mountain Goat producers Jeremy Spillman and Mike Robinson.
During Robinson and Spillman’s set, Munsick made a surprise appearance to thank his friends and fans alike for showing up. Addressing his co-producers, Munsick remarked, “These guys have spent thousands of hours working on my music, and it’s an honor to have them as well as all of the other singer/songwriters that flew in from all over the country to be here. Thank you guys for being here, and welcome to Ian Munsick’s Cowboy Bar & Western Grill!”
To his fans, he added, “Most importantly, thank you guys for being here. I know a lot of you drove hours and hours, or had to hop on airplanes, to be here. So thank you.”
Munsick then offered fans a unique opportunity to ask him questions about his music, the bar, and more before playing an acoustic performance of “Long Live Cowgirls.”
When asked about his favorite part of opening the bar, Munsick gave his wife Caroline the credit, sharing, “She was here from the very beginning. And the Keatings too: Arden, Alec, Gerard. They really allowed us to come in here and just do our thing. They have been a huge help, but Caroline… She told me the first time that we played the Red Dirt Fest at the Deadwood Mountain Grand five years ago, ‘We’re going to have our own bar here someday.’ And sure as shit, five years later here we are. Being able to watch my wife accomplish such an amazing feat in not a lot of time is pretty incredible.”
Ian and Caroline Munsick partnered with The Landmark Hotel & Casino to design the over 2,600 square foot space within the hotel. Personal touches throughout the bar include displays of Caroline and Ian’s first ACM Awards red carpet outfits designed by Manuel Cuevas, western inspired murals by Oglala Lakota and Mohawk Western Artist Isaiah Stewart, Munsick’s first Gold Record for Long Live Cowgirls with Cody Johnson and more.
Munsick also recruited Chef Aaron Richards to curate the bar’s menu, hand picking each item and tailoring it to appeal to kids and adults alike. Among some of his Western-inspired picks are the Wild Bill Sampler, Mountain West Spring Rolls, Western Fried Steak, Ian’s Smash Burger and more. Munsick also picked the specialty cocktails on the menu which include the Medicine Man, Ian’s Filthy Martini and Doc Mule.
On Friday evening, the bar closed from 6:30-10:00 p.m. for Munsick’s Deadwood Jam performance. Despite the show being cut short due to weather, Munsick broke the Deadwood Jam attendance record as the crowd of over 6,000 fans spilled out onto Main Street. The night ended with a sold out VIP After Party with a performance by Ryan Charles and surprise appearance by Munsick for “Stay Twangin’” and “Cowboy Killer.”
The bar’s grand opening is the latest in a month-long celebration of The Mountain Goat, which included the launch of his clothing line with Schaefer Outfitter; a pop up in Laramie, Wyo.; and his second headlining show at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in August. The Mountain Goat marks Munsick’s first independent release via WEST TO THE REST RECORDS / Triple Tigers Records, and received critical praise upon its release with Sports Illustratedobserving “Munsick pushes deeper into the raw, organic sound of the Rocky Mountains he grew up in;” while The Tennessean proclaimed “There’s a good reason you can’t spell ‘Munsick’ without music.”
Ian Munsick’s Cowboy Bar & Western Grill grand opening continued all weekend with drink specials and performances by his band, Rocky Mountain Fever. For future updates, follow @IanMunsickCowboyBar on Instagram.
Photo Credit: Austin Friedline
Kenny ADDS 2nd Gillette ORIGINAL VIBE ROOM Stadium Show August 27; Tix On-Sale 9/25
SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE --
KENNY CHESNEY IS ADDING
A SECOND GILLETTE STADIUM SHOW 8/27
the ALL-Stadium Original Vibe Room Tour 2027
On Sale Sept. 25 at 10 a.m. Eastern
ERIC CHURCH + SHERYL CROW BRING MASSIVE SONGS
plus East Tennessee Songwriter/Guitarist Greylan James
BROUGHT TO YOU BY BLUE CHAIR BAY®
Fans can register now at KennyChesney.com for early access to tickets, with presale registrations powered by Seated. Registered fans will receive a code before the Vibe Room Presale begins on Thursday, September 17 at 10am local time. Registration is free, but it does not guarantee tickets. For questions about the presale registration process, please visit support.seated.com.
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The Original Vibe Room Tour 2027 Dates:
April 24 Tampa, Florida || Raymond James Stadium
May 1 Greenville, North Carolina || Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
May 8 Arlington, Texas || AT&T Stadium
May 15 St. Louis, Missouri || The Dome at America’s Center
May 22 Minneapolis, Minnesota || U.S. Bank Stadium
May 29 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania || Acrisure Stadium
June 5 Ames, Iowa || Jack Trice Stadium
June 12 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania || Lincoln Financial Field
June 19 Buffalo, New York || Highmark Stadium
June 26 Chicago, Illinois || Soldier Field
July 3 Nashville, Tennessee || Nissan Stadium
July 10 Milwaukee, Wisconsin || American Family Field
July 17 Denver, Colorado || Empower Field at Mile High
July 24 Kansas City, Missouri || Arrowhead Stadium
July 31 Atlanta, Georgia || Mercedes Benz Stadium
August 7 East Rutherford, New Jersey || MetLife Stadium
August 14 Detroit, Michigan || Ford Field
August 21 Charlotte, North Carolina || Bank of America Stadium
August 27 Foxborough, Massachusetts || Gillette Stadium
August 28 Foxborough, Massachusetts || Gillette Stadium
SILVER SANDS MARINA: Pop Up Show @ Pinnacle Sept. 25
You can tell when Kenny Chesney is fired up about new music. Starting with his “TODAY” Citi Concert Series appearance at Rockefeller Plaza, the new music goes down easy – and the band is in great form. With all the positive energy and forward motion, the man who closed out his second Sphere residency wasn’t ready to shut it down for the year.
“This new music – maybe because we’ve had so much time to get it to this place – has taken me back to when albums mattered, the songs kind of spoke to each other, and we found some really special, unusual things,” says the East Tennessee songwriter/superstar who announced a 19-city stadium tour earlier this week. “Between loving this record and just getting to play a little bit at ‘TODAY,’ I figured we should keep rocking – and maybe make it a little bit bigger than a Keg in the Keys or Keg in the Closet show.
“So, we got everybody together… and we’re taking over the Pinnacle in Nashville. One night only, probably not more than a couple thousand tickets, and we’re trying to make it fun and fair to get in. If the band and I can get it together, we’re gonna play five, six, maybe even seven of these eleven songs, and I can’t wait.”
With HEY NOW Records jumping in to build an activation on the plaza around the Pinnacle, Chesney is doing what he does best: throwing a party on short notice, throwing open the doors and turning the music up loud. “I want to share this excitement with everybody, which is why we’re gonna put this on No Shoes Radio, but for the people who can get their hands on these tickets, I can’t wait to see the joy and whatever energy they bring to this new music.
“Silver Sands Marina is finally gonna be here, and seeing the reaction just to the title track, ‘Goldfish’ and ‘Carry On’ at ‘TODAY,’ I think this is going to be one of those times where new music actually takes people higher. So, here we go… and to everybody who works with me who’s pulling their hair out, just know: you’re gonna have a lot of fun, too.”
Limited tickets to the high-demand event will be priced at $10 and made available through Fair AXS. Fans can register now through tomorrow, Sept. 19 at 9 p.m. CT at THIS LINK for an opportunity to purchase tickets. Selected fans will receive a private purchase link tied to their AXS account.
Fair AXS empowers artists to sell their tickets directly to fans - not bots - at the prices they choose. Fans can sign up during a flexible registration window at a time that works best for them, instead of rushing to check out the moment tickets go on sale. This approach replaces a one-size-fits-all model, allowing each event to be tailored by market and aligned with local regulations - and the artist's philosophy. By combining identity-based ticketing, transparent policies, and artists' ownership of their own data, Fair AXS gives artists meaningful control over how their tickets are sold and creates a fairer experience for fans.
On Thursday, Sept. 24 from 5-10 p.m. CT on and Friday, Sept. 25 from 12-10 p.m. CT, fans can immerse themselves in the world of the Silver Sands Marina album at the Pinnacle plaza activation space. In addition to life-size buildouts, photo moments, food trucks, bars and more, they’ll also be able to purchase physical copies of the album including signed vinyls and CDs plus special variants.
With the Original Vibe Room Tour name being inspired by that blast of excitement, the insanity of those first years of selling a million tickets every summer, that passion continues driving the launch of Silver Sands Marina. Having delivered songs that have both defined coming of age across the country and soundtracked the moments that define a life, Chesney is feeling the moment – and wanting to take everyone along for the ride.
“I love the idea that songs can give people their lives in three- and four-minute pieces, that it can lift them up or thrill them when they most deserve and need it. When I started listening back, I said, ‘Why wait for the tour?’ The band is so hot, and we’re having so much fun, we figured we’d learn some of these songs and go for it… Come be part of it, and know even if you’re just listening, I think that energy will carry through your speakers.”
Miranda Lambert Unveils Vintage Heartbreaker "Two Things Can Be True" Ahead of 10/2 'Crisco' Release
With Crisco named one of the most anticipated albums this fall by The New York Times, Vulture and more, Miranda Lambert continues to unveil the project already drawing attention for its retro sensibility and expansive take on country music via today’s release of “Two Things Can Be True.” Listen Below and pre-save/pre-order the album arriving Oct. 2 via MCA HERE.
A timeless heartbreak song wrapped in the lush, vintage-inspired sounds of classic country and sung in Lambert’s warm lower register, “Two Things Can Be True” finds her navigating the complicated space between knowing a love is slipping away and still holding on to it:
“‘Two Things Can Be True’ is probably my favorite song on the record right now,” Lambert shares. “There’s something about it that feels almost like singing a duet with the steel and strings, and it’s country through and through with an old-school Patsy Cline feeling. I love that it found its own little corner of the Crisco world.”
“Two Things Can Be True” joins the previously released title track plus “Sunset Marquis,” “Till The Going’s Gone” and GRAMMY-nominated duet “A Song To Sing” with Chris Stapleton in previewing the rich musical landscape Lambert and co-producer Jesse Frasure created on Crisco. Across 12 tracks, Lambert celebrates the many worlds that have always existed within country music as it nods to the genre’s shared history with disco music. She explores heartbreak and hope, highways and honky-tonks, rhinestones and roller skates, creating a record that feels both timeless and refreshingly alive while embracing every side of the artist fans have come to love: the storyteller, the wanderer, the romantic, the troublemaker, the traditionalist and the dreamer.
The song arrives during a landmark moment for Lambert as an artist, songwriter and producer, having received seven CMA Award nominations spanning those roles, including recognition for her work on Ella Langley’s history-making hit “Choosin’ Texas.” Lambert is a co-writer and co-producer on the song, which this week tied the all-time record for most weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
For more information, visit MirandaLambert.com and follow on social media @MirandaLambert.
Gavin Adcock Releases “Rockstar Life,” Reveals Cities for Album Release Shows
Georgia native Gavin Adcock, dubbed “a modern-day outlaw” by American Songwriter and “one of country music’s most buzzed-about artists” by Billboard, continues building the buzz surrounding his third studio album with his second song released in four days. On the heels of Tuesday’s surprise drop, “Through With Me,” Adcock is doubling up, today releasing track nine off his upcoming project, The Day I Hang It Up, due October 2. Listen to “Rockstar Life” now, HERE.
Written by Matt Roy, “Rockstar Life” finds the singer reflecting on the lifestyle of a traveling musician, and remarking “Startin’ to think that this rockstar life / Wasn’t made for a country boy.”
Adcock recently invited fans to vote on which city they wanted to see host his album release shows. The overwhelming response led the singer to choose two cities: Studio at The Bomb Factory in Dallas, TX on Oct. 5 and The Eastern in Atlanta, GA on Oct. 8. To celebrate the title of the 18th track on the album, “18,” tickets will cost just $18 and will go on-sale today at 12 p.m. local time HERE for Dallas and HERE for Atlanta, respectively.
A proven must-see live performer, Adcock has sold out venues coast to coast across multiple headline tours, including the Monster Energy Outbreak Tour Presents: Gavin Adcock, Actin’ Up Again (Again) Tour and Need To Tour. Most recently, he joined Morgan Wallen for select dates on both legs of Wallen’s 2025 and 2026 tours, earning explosive responses from audiences nationwide.
To purchase tour tickets or to pre-order limited edition vinyl, visit GavinAdcockMusic.com.
The Day I Hang It Up Tour 2026
Sep 19 || Round Rock, Texas || Round Rock Amp %
Sep 24 || Baton Rouge, La. || Raising Cane's River Center Arena * %
Sep 25 || Oxford, Miss. || SJB Pavilion * %
Oct 15 || Macon, Ga. || Atrium Health Amphitheater > %
Oct 16 || Birmingham, Ala. || Coca-Cola Amphitheater > %
Oct 17 || Little Rock, Ark. || First Security Amphitheater > %
Oct 22 || Fishers, Ind. || Fishers Event Center $ ^
Oct 23 || Knoxville, Tenn. || Knoxville Civic Coliseum $ ^
Oct 24 || Cary, N.C. || Koka Booth Amphitheatre $ ^
Oct 29 || Charlotte, N.C. || Bojangles Coliseum > %
Oct 30 ||Savannah, Ga. || Enmarket Arena > %
Oct 31 || Estero, Fla. || Hertz Arena > %
Nov 6 || Boston, Mass. || MGM Music Hall at Fenway > %
Nov 7 || Reading, Penn. || Santander Arena > %
Nov 13 || Detroit, Mich. || Masonic Temple Theatre > %
Nov 14 || Grand Rapids, Mich. || Van Andel Arena > %
Dec 10 || Las Vegas, Nev. || The Theater at Virgin Hotels !
Opener denotations:
$: Pecos & The Rooftops
*: Corey Kent
^: Tyler Nance
#: Jake Worthington
%: The Creekers
>: Braxton Keith
!: Mack Geiger
Kenny Chesney Rocks The Plaza; Debuts Animated "Goldfish" TONIGHT
They came from Maine, New Hampshire, Virginia, North Carolina, Philadelphia and beyond – and started lining up long before midnight – to be part of Kenny Chesney’s kick-off for Silver Sands Marina on the Plaza with “TODAY”’s Citi Concert Series. They brought license plates saying “SS Marina,” signs that said “Skipped School for This,” “Too Old for High Heels, But Not No Shoes,” “Virgina Is For Kenny Chesney Lovers” and “My First Kenny Chesney Concert,” as well as Pirates Flags, tennis pros, bags of Goldfish and sundry tokens of No Shoes Nation for the show that saw the live debut of the title track, “Goldfish” and “Carry On.”
“I figured if we’ve got the band in place, we might as well open it up,” said the East Tennessee songwriter-superstar. “To play these songs for the people, to feel the energy and see how they light people up is what it’s all about… And it was great they gave us five songs, so we could go deep – and have some fun. And it was.”
Photos from Chesney's "TODAY" performance will be added HERE with photo credit as they become available.
Performances will be available later today HERE.
With the new songs landing with a big smile and bigger energy, Chesney has gotten his 21st album underway like only he can. Live on several ESPN shows this afternoon, he will join his friends at the table on “The View” tomorrow. Even more, the Country Music Hall of Fame inductee is set to world premiere a special animated clip of “Goldfish” tonight as part of his second TalkShopLive appearance, where he will further unpack his new album and take questions from the people watching. Watch the premiere and conversation HERE.
“Since we’re all gonna be together, this is the place to show off this new, animated take on our ‘Goldfish’ video,” Chesney shares. “We were talking about how much fun the video we shot was and childlike this song is, and figured, ‘Why not take it all the way… and make a cartoon out of it?’ It’s amazing what you can do when you add in animation.
“All of the animals not only come to life – and have some pretty good rhythm. But through some really creative people’s magic, they even brought Poncho and Da Ruba Girl to the party! What could be better? And the people at TalkShopLive worked so hard to figure out how we can make world premiering this video a part of tonight’s stuff.”
Next week, Chesney joins Gayle King on “CBS Mornings,” as well as Joe Torre for “NBC Nightly News” segment “Great Americans.” As “Carry On” crests the top of the charts and the Original Vibe Room 2027 Tour tickets for 19 stadium shows go on sale, Silver Sands Marina arrives with a flourish and a lot of fun.
“It’s been three years since I put out a record, and we’ve got new music to play,” Chesney says. “This has been such a creative time for me and the band, and we’re loving every moment. If it’s this much fun now, I can’t imagine what next year’s tour is gonna be like – because these songs are landing now, it’s going to be crazy when we get to Tampa. Just the way we like it.”
Pre-order, pre-save/pre-add Silver Sands Marina HERE.
Purchase the signed vinyl, CDs and limited vinyl picture discs, or watch Chesney’s first in-depth conversation about Silver Sands Marina on TalkShopLive HERE.
Fans can register now at KennyChesney.com for early access to tickets, with presale registrations powered by Seated. Registered fans will receive a code before the Vibe Room Presale begins on Thursday, September 17 at 10am local time. Registration is free, but it does not guarantee tickets. For questions about the presale registration process, please visit support.seated.com.
Jeremy Lister Signs with Jody Williams Songs/Warner Chappell Music
Jeremy Lister has signed a world-wide publishing agreement with Jody Williams Songs (JWS) and Warner Chappell Music.
A longtime Nashville-based vocalist, songwriter and producer, Lister has had significant success with song placements in film, television and advertising. A favorite of music supervisors, his placements include “Grey's Anatomy,” “Found,” “All American,” Hallmark Channel, and brands including Jeep, Toyota, Google and T-Mobile.
He is also a recording artist highlighted by his time with vocal group Street Corner Symphony and as a solo artist with Nashville singer/songwriter collective Ten Out Of Tenn. Most recently, Lister has been touring as a background vocalist with Post Malone. His solo records and collaborations with Alison Krauss are career highlights. He joins JWS as their first dedicated sync writer in addition to writing for artists across several genres.
“We are thrilled to welcome Jeremy to JWS,” shares Jonah Gordon, JWS Manager, Sync/A&R. “He embodies all of the talent and skill for JWS to excel in the sync area and beyond.”
“Jonah’s first signing at JWS is a perfect fit for us,” adds Nina Fisher, JWS VP/GM. “Jeremy is a master of his craft, and we are excited to help him build the next chapters of his career.”
"I've known Jody for almost my entire 23 years in Nashville, and I'm honored to finally be working with him,” notes Lister. “I'm also thrilled to be back with my longtime sync wizard and pal Jonah Gordon from my Big Yellow Dog years. Over the last few months, I've gotten to know Nina, Tenasie and the rest of the JWS team, and I've been so impressed by how much time they pour into their writers, their warmth, and the family atmosphere there. I can't wait to add something new to their already incredible catalog."
JWS is an independent music publishing company that is a joint venture with Warner Chappell Music. The company represents Ashley McBryde, Driver Williams, Ed Williams, Emily Ann Roberts, Harper O’Neill, Jason Nix, Jeremy Lister, Jeremy Spillman, Natalie Hemby and Vince Gill.
Back Row L to R: Tenasie Courtright (JWS Director, Creative & A&R), Nina Fisher (JWS VP/GM), Sophie Hopkins (Warner Chappell Music Senior Director, Sync) and Jody Williams (JWS Founder and CEO)
Front Row L to R: Jeremy Lister and Jonah Gordon (JWS Manager, Sync/A&R)
Photo Credit: Anna Norwood
He's Baaaaaaaack! Kenny Chesney Announces 2027 ALL Stadium Tour; Eric Church, Sheryl Crow Provide Music, Muscle
Some things are inevitable! After two years – and close to 400,000 tickets – exploring the deeply dimensional Sphere Las Vegas, Kenny Chesney ends the suspense by announcing his return to stadiums with the Original Vibe Room Tour 2027. Kicking off April 24 for his eighth appearance at Tampa’s Raymond James Stadium, the OVRT will play only stadiums, wrapping up at Foxboro’s Gillette Stadium August 28.
CMA 2020 Entertainer of the Year Eric Church, who not only toured with Chesney on the massive 2013 No Shoes Nation Tour, but came out nightly and sang with the East Tennessean, joins for the full run. Adding even more guitar-forward, songwriter-driven charge is Rock & Roll of Fame inductee, 9x GRAMMY winner and good friend Sheryl Crow.
“When we started to talk about touring next year, all I could think about was how good those stadiums feel… how loud, how fast, how much energy comes hurling at us,” Chesney says of the decision to do an all-stadium tour. “I don’t think I knew how much I missed it. And when it hit me, as well watching comments on Instagram and Facebook, I realized: we should make next year be all about the stadiums. So, we did.
“To make it really hit, I called Eric, who’d come out that first weekend in Vegas and sang a few with me, to see if he’d want to do this. He was in. Then to give fans a twist, something a little different, but someone who rocks and everyone in No Shoes Nation loves, I asked Sheryl Crow if she wanted to come play with us; and she said, ‘Yes.’ Suddenly, we’ve got all that high-powered energy, and it was starting to feel the same way we did way back in the day…”
That blast of excitement, the insanity of those first years of selling a million tickets every summer, there was no denying that passion. When Chesney started thinking about how much music he’d made, how many millions of miles he’d traveled, he realized not only was he fired up to get out there, it reminded him of 2002’s No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems Tour. And that’s when the tour name hit him.
“It was such a rush,” Chesney recalls. “And this feels just like that. Three people who know each other, are friends and loveto play taking it out on the road for the summer. That kind of camaraderie matches everything about what made me want to chase this dream in the first place, that adventure and fun defined us. For me, there was only one name: the Original Vibe Room Tour, because this time, with these people, I want everyone in the Vibe.
“We started the Vibe Room in 2002 as a place for our people – the adults, guests, musicians – to come together, get a drink, hang out, meet up, maybe make some new friends. It was a fun place, and I feel like that’s what 2027’s gonna be all about. So what else would we call it?”
Even more thrilling, beyond first-time plays in Greenville, N.C.’s home of the East Carolina University Pirates, and Ames, Iowa’s home of the Iowa State Cyclones, this tour marks homecomings across the line-up. After 24 shows at New England’s Gillette Stadium, it will mark Chesney’s 13th year in Pittsburgh and Detroit, 12th stadium show in Philadelphia, ninth stop in New Jersey, Dallas-Fort Worth and Kansas City, with Tampa and Chicago logging their eighth stadium concert.
“It’s crazy to think these stadiums where I see football played every week are like coming home for the band and myself, but also really No Shoes Nation which rose out of these stadium parking lots. Stadiums are where we come most alive – and this tour’s taking it to a whole other level.
“We’ve got this new album that’s already done insane things, starting with ‘Carry On,’ the very first single,” Chesney offers. “You can feel the energy around this music, Silver Sands Marina and the tracks that are already out there. We’ve got great new music to add in, plus so many songs that bring the summer to life. This is everything the band and I live for.”
In keeping with the spirit of returning to how it all began, Chesney has tapped fellow East Tennessee artist/songwriter Greylan James to open the powerhouse show. The Academy of Country Music Song of the Year winner – and CMA Song of the Year nominee – for Jordan Davis’ “Next Thing You Know” has notched hits for Morgan Wallen, Blake Shelton, Darius Rucker, Chesney and more, as well as breaking into the Top 20 with his own “Water At A Wedding.”
“It’s gonna be an amazing summer. I can’t believe we’re here again, and I can’t wait to get out there and start doing it. The Original Vibe Room Tour 2027 is gonna be all the things, but especially a lot of fun, a lot of music and a lot of songs people have lived their lives to.
“Get ready. We’re coming.”
Fans can register now at KennyChesney.com for early access to tickets, with presale registrations powered by Seated. Registered fans will receive a code before the Vibe Room Presale begins on Thursday, September 17 at 10am local time. Registration is free, but it does not guarantee tickets. For questions about the presale registration process, please visit support.seated.com.
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The Original Vibe Room Tour 2027 Dates:
April 24 Tampa, Florida || Raymond James Stadium
May 1 Greenville, North Carolina || Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
May 8 Arlington, Texas || AT&T Stadium
May 15 St. Louis, Missouri || The Dome at America’s Center
May 22 Minneapolis, Minnesota || U.S. Bank Stadium
May 29 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania || Acrisure Stadium
June 5 Ames, Iowa || Jack Trice Stadium
June 12 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania || Lincoln Financial Field
June 19 Buffalo, New York || Highmark Stadium
June 26 Chicago, Illinois || Soldier Field
July 3 Nashville, Tennessee || Nissan Stadium
July 10 Milwaukee, Wisconsin || American Family Field
July 17 Denver, Colorado || Empower Field at Mile High
July 24 Kansas City, Missouri || Arrowhead Stadium
July 31 Atlanta, Georgia || Mercedes Benz Stadium
August 7 East Rutherford, New Jersey || MetLife Stadium
August 14 Detroit, Michigan || Ford Field
August 21 Charlotte, North Carolina || Bank of America Stadium
August 28 Foxborough, Massachusetts || Gillette Stadium
Gavin Adcock Surprise-Drops New Track, “Through With Me”
As Gavin Adcock looks ahead to the October 2nd release of his third studio album, The Day I Hang It Up, the Georgia native today surprised fans with his latest song, “Through With Me,” available now. Listen BELOW.
With his album arriving in just over two weeks, Adcock is also inviting fans to vote on which city will host his album release show. Fans can pre-save/pre-add the album and cast their vote now HERE.
Written by Adcock and Brody Frazier, “Through With Me” depicts the turmoil of coping with the end of a relationship after the other half has already moved on.
“We’ve had a lot of love songs lately, but now I think it’s time for a heartbreaker,” remarks Adcock. “‘Through With Me’ is just that.”
“Through With Me” is Adcock’s latest release in a flurry of instant grat songs from the album, including “The Day I Hang It Up,” “Workin’ Man,” “Having One Now,” “Anymore,” “Shoes” and “One Hell Of A Steal,” marking six weeks of new music. “Shoes” left Country Central remarking, “unfortunately for the haters, he has done it again.”
American Songwriter has dubbed Adcock a “modern-day outlaw,” while Music Row Magazine hails his “rowdy, high-octane performance” —a reputation he’s bringing to fans across the country on his 30-city The Day I Hang It Up Tour. The trek features a rotating lineup of special guests, including Pecos & The Rooftops, Corey Kent, Tyler Nance, Jake Worthington, The Creekers, Braxton Keith and Mack Geiger.
A proven must-see live performer, Adcock has sold out venues coast to coast across multiple headline tours, including the Monster Energy Outbreak Tour Presents: Gavin Adcock, Actin’ Up Again (Again) Tour and Need To Tour. Most recently, he joined Morgan Wallen for select dates on both legs of Wallen’s 2025 and 2026 tours, earning explosive responses from audiences nationwide.
In addition to the standard CD/Vinyl, The Day I Hang It Up limited edition exclusive bone-colored vinyl is now available for pre-order. Built for the die-hards, this exclusive two LP is pressed on raw, bone-colored wax and wrapped in a killer limited-edition alternate cover. To cap it off, every copy drops with a custom 12x12 insert hand-signed by Adcock himself.
To purchase tour tickets or to pre-order limited edition vinyl, visit GavinAdcockMusic.com.
The Day I Hang It Up Tour 2026
Sep 17 || Lubbock, Texas || Cooks Garage * %
Sep 19 || Round Rock, Texas || Round Rock Amp %
Sep 24 || Baton Rouge, La. || Raising Cane's River Center Arena * %
Sep 25 || Oxford, Miss. || SJB Pavilion * %
Oct 15 || Macon, Ga. || Atrium Health Amphitheater > %
Oct 16 || Birmingham, Ala. || Coca-Cola Amphitheater > %
Oct 17 || Little Rock, Ark. || First Security Amphitheater > %
Oct 22 || Fishers, Ind. || Fishers Event Center $ ^
Oct 23 || Knoxville, Tenn. || Knoxville Civic Coliseum $ ^
Oct 24 || Cary, N.C. || Koka Booth Amphitheatre $ ^
Oct 29 || Charlotte, N.C. || Bojangles Coliseum > %
Oct 30 ||Savannah, Ga. || Enmarket Arena > %
Oct 31 || Estero, Fla. || Hertz Arena > %
Nov 6 || Boston, Mass. || MGM Music Hall at Fenway > %
Nov 7 || Reading, Penn. || Santander Arena > %
Nov 13 || Detroit, Mich. || Masonic Temple Theatre > %
Nov 14 || Grand Rapids, Mich. || Van Andel Arena > %
Dec 10 || Las Vegas, Nev. || The Theater at Virgin Hotels !
Opener denotations:
$: Pecos & The Rooftops
*: Corey Kent
^: Tyler Nance
#: Jake Worthington
%: The Creekers
>: Braxton Keith
!: Mack Geiger