Kenny Chesney launches new clothing line

Just recently Kenny Chesney launched his own brand of laid-back clothes called Blue Chair Bay. The clothes are made for both men and women, and have that worn-in comfortable look and feel to them. Chesney is even involved in the design process of the clothing line.

The laid-back, mid-priced collection includes khakis ($72.00), T-shirts ($35.00), and ball caps, all reminiscent of Chesney's own laid-back style. The items are meant to feel like "that favorite T-shirt that you've washed a lot that is kind of sun bleached... your favorite khakis, and your shirt that you've had forever," Chesney tells People magazine.

The line is currently sold at Fast Buck Freddies in Key West, Ocean Eddie's Resort Wear in Gulf Shores, Ala., and Levy's in Nashville, TN.

Kenny Chesney honest in the rain

Right after he had the almost-capacity crowd of about 16,000 swaying to his feel-good summer song "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problem," country music star Kenny Chesney shared an honest-as-it gets moment with the fans at the state fair's Mohegan Sun Grandstand on Friday night.

"Anybody who watches TV knows that the whole world has problems," Chesney said. "Serious ones. We ain't going to solve a single one of them tonight."

The moment he took the stage, Chesney took the familiar pose that's worked its way into hearts and minds. Blue-jeaned legs apart. Sleeveless arms around the microphone. Bent-side-brimmed cowboy hat perched on his head.

And that distinctive voice of his rode a tasty wave put out by his 11-piece band.

Chesney delivered passionate love songs. The sing-along to "Anything but Mine" was loud and cool enough to raise goosebumps. "Down the Road" was a genuine glimpse at a family that wanted a man to be the very best he could for their daughter. Chesney said it's become one of his favorite ballad songs. "There Goes My Life" brought tears to the eyes of anybody who's experienced the love between parent and child.

He sang party songs.

"Beer in Mexico," well, the title says so much about the vibe.

Chesney told the crowd that he wanted every single person to remember every single word of his morning-after tale "Out Last Night." The fans cheered the directive.

Chesney met all the expectations for a big-time star, with a big video screen behind the stage showing live shots to aid folks way back in the grandstand with fast-paced clips.

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48,000 Pack Nashville's LP Stadium for the ACM Entertainer's Homecoming Show

Nashville, TN. (SONY BMG MUSIC Entertainment) - You can say what you want about not being a prophet in your hometown. But for Kenny Chesney, who rocked nearly 48,000 people at Nashville's LP Stadium Saturday night, it looked like even the people who live where the reigning and back-to-back Academy of Country Music of the Year lives not only showed up in record numbers for a music event, they came early, partied in the parking lot and stayed until the last note was played.

'The trouble with Nashville,' says the man who calls Music City his home, 'is that everybody knows somebody who's in the business... they're so dialed in, they don't get excited... and there's so much music, they don't know where to start.'

Pausing for a moment, the man who not only brought dear friend and reigning Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year Keith Urban onstage for his first post-matrimonial appearance and had BNA VP of Promotion Tom Baldrica make a special guest appearance on tuba smiled a big smile, then proclaimed, 'Although you couldn't really tell that if you were in the parking lot, listening to the tail-gaters at 2:30 in the afternoon - or looked up at the third tier of the stadium during our set.'

Taking the stage - or rather a satellite stage out on the far end of the playing field with his now 6 week and counting No 1 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart 'Summertime,' and then being hustled 50 yards upfield surrounded by 20 security guards to hold back the surging, screaming fans, Chesney brought everything he had to a venue that only George Strait's Stadium tour - featuring multiple headlining acts - and N Sync at their prime dared attempt back in 2000. And not only did the only act braving football stadiums this year attempt, he came, saw, rocked and roared.

As The Tennessean raved in their front page coverage, 'Chesney, pals show why he's biggest game in town: More than 47,000 pack LP Field for supersized show.' Then going on to write of the man who was outdrawn by only the Rolling Stones and U2 last year's show, 'He's country's biggest touring draw now, and he's the only contemporary country star who could command a stadium crowd of this size and have the majority of fans standing throughout his two-hour show... Headliner's strong enough to hold 47,699 fanatics in the palm of his hand.'

'Our fans are a pretty crazy, rockin', spirited bunch,' Chesney admits, 'and I gotta say, they were wild in Seattle two weeks ago, but the folks in Nashville, they represented loud - and had a blast doing it. When you're up there playing for 50,000, that's what you wanna do: have the best time you've ever had in your life. I'm lucky: my fans come ready to have a good time.'

He shared John Mellencamp's 'Hurt So Good' with CMA Female Vocalist of the Year Gretchen Wilson, brought songwriter Mac McAnally out for an emotional 'Back Where I Come From,' enlisted duet partner Uncle Kracker for 'When The Sun Goes Down' and a thumping take on Kid Rock's 'Cowboy,' then brought everybody back out for the always free-for-alling 'She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy.' But the set pretty much belonged to the fans who sang along with every line throughout night.

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Kenny wins Entertainer of the Year... Again!

Kenny Chesney won the coveted entertainer of the year award at the Academy of Country Music Awards for the second consecutive year on Tuesday! While Keith Urban and Sara Evans also got top honors.

Kenny Chesney's Speech:

"It's really hard to be entertainer of the year and not have the amount of people on the road that mean as much to me as my band and my crew, the catering people and the truck drivers. Everybody. I want to thank them. ... I want to thank my family back home that I don't get to see a lot of. And my dad, I want to say hey to him. His wife passed away three weeks ago, and I know he's watching tonight. ... And more importantly, to all the very passionate people that come and see us play every night, it's the most amazing time. Thank you." -- Kenny Chesney

More on last night's award show:

Brad Paisley, the event's leading nominee with six nominations, ended up with three awards, including album of the year. Other multiple winners at the Las Vegas ceremony included Carrie Underwood and Brooks & Dunn member Ronnie Dunn with two prizes each.

Urban was named top male vocalist for the second consecutive year, while Evans took the corresponding female prize. Chart-topping act Rascal Flatts was named top vocal group for the fourth consecutive year.

Besides taking the album honor for "Time Well Wasted," Paisley won the vocal event and video prizes for "When I get Where I'm Going."

More Names Added to Kenny's Bahama Cruise

Big Kenny of Big & Rich, Chris Cagle, Julie Roberts and Cledus T. Judd have been added to the list of performers during Kenny Chesney's upcoming cruise to the Bahamas. Big Kenny will join Chesney and Dierks Bentley for a private concert on an undisclosed island. Cagle, Roberts and Judd will appear on the two ships that depart Miami on Feb. 27 and return March 3. The cruise ships will also feature performances by Little Big Town, Blue County, Catherine Britt and Hot Apple Pie. Chesney's fan club is promoting the cruise.

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Chesney Announces Tour Dates!

This is awesome news! After taking several months off, Kenny Chesney has announced a series of dates for The Road and the Radio tour. His openers on the tour include Dierks Bentley and Sugarland. He kicks it off March 23-24 in Dayton, Ohio, and visits 19 cities in the eastern U.S. before wrapping May 27 in Columbus, Ohio.

"Even when I've just been several hundred thousand miles and am wore out exhausted, the place where I'm the most alive is on that stage," Chesney said. "We get out there, me and the guys, and we're ready to rock. I gotta tell you, the time off has really given me an edge to charge my batteries, think about why we do it and get as hungry for it as when we were first getting started."

His 2005 tour grossed $61.8 million, more than any other country artist. Changes in his 2006 production include a bigger stage. However, the standing-room portion of the stage configuration will remain in place.

"We've learned a lot about certain things that work, just from being out there and doing it, especially doing it with 18 semis," he says. "And the more you do it, the more you can figure out to do, the more things that you can imagine. So I don't wanna give anything away, except to say if you had a good time last year, you came, you partied, it rocked -- this year is gonna be even better."

Rolling Stone magazine has taken notice of his success as well, estimating his 2005 income at $109 million -- if you only consider album sales and concert tickets. Chesney comes in at No. 3, behind the Rolling Stones and U2, on the publication's Ultimate Top 10 list published Friday (Jan. 13). Others on the list included Green Day, the Eagles, Paul McCartney, Celine Dion, 50 Cent, Dave Matthews Band and Elton John.

The Road and the Radio Tour dates include:

March 23-24: Dayton, Ohio
March 25: Lexington, Ky.
March 30: Lubbock, Texas
March 31: Austin, Texas
April 1: Oklahoma City
April 6: Omaha, Neb.
April 7-8: St. Paul, Minn.
April 20: Pensacola, Fla.
April 21: Lafayette, La.
April 22: Houston
April 23: Bossier City, La.
April 27: Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
April 28: Jacksonville, Fla.
April 29: Columbia, S.C.
May 4: Moline, Ill.
May 5: Cedar Falls, Iowa
May 6: Columbia, Mo.
May 26: Philadelphia
May 27: Columbus, Ohio

Source: CMT.com