The rumor mill began to work overtime following a recent Kenny Chesney post on social media. The country star shared a video featuring multiple artists that have led some to believe a major tour is in the works.

Chesney’s No Shoes Nation got excited when the singer posted two chairs on a dock overlooking the sun setting over the ocean. As the video plays on, Chesney’s single with Uncle Kracker (“When The Sun Goes Down”), along with Zac Brown Band’s “Toes,” Megan Moroney’s “Ain’t She Pretty” and Kracker’s “Smile,” played in the background.

If you’ve been wondering what Blake Shelton has been up to since leaving “The Voice,” you can stop. The country singer has given fans and followers an answer: he’s reuniting his “Honky Tonk Tour” early next year.

“We’re going #BackToTheHonkyTonk in 2024,” posted Shelton on his social media. Previously traveling the country in February and March of this year, the new trek will kick off February 22nd in Hershey, PA before making 17 stops around North America.

And Shelton’s bringing some friends along with him. Former “Team Blake” contestant on “The Voice,” Emily Ann Roberts, and Dustin Lynch will be opening up for Shelton along the way. Tickets drop next Friday, October 27th, and you can see some dates below in the meantime.

2/22- Hershey, PA

3/01- Austin, TX

3/09- Calgary, AB

3/16- Portland, OR

3/29- Wichita, KS

We’re going #BackToTheHonkyTonk in 2024!!! Looking forward to hitting the road again with my friends Kubota and bringing @dustinlynch and @emilyann_music out for the fun. Tickets go on-sale Friday, October 27 and November 3rd. Register for exclusive presale access at… pic.twitter.com/smPdeYDn06

Shania Twain knows a thing or two about being an incredibly hot young pop and country star – so when Drew Barrymore brought up Taylor Swift on “The Drew Barrymore Show,” Shania could absolutely relate.

Drew started off the conversation by asking how Shania felt seeing Taylor Swift – the biggest music star on the planet right now – wearing a shirt with her name and face on it, and Shania gushed about the young star.

“Isn’t she a doll?” she asked, before dropping tons of praise on her. “She’s so…we’re in sync in a lot of ways. And I really have a lot of respect and compassion for her whole..the weight of any young artist in her position is enormous. And she just gets it through so…seamlessly, effortlessly, but we all know it’s a lot of effort. A lot of work…she’s a hard, hard worker. Anyway, it’s really cool – I think that was sweet of her.”

Source: The Drew Barrymore Show/YouTube

Jelly Roll was in Jacksonville Florida over the weekend – the hometown of the legendary Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. And Jelly, who like any Southern boy has a deep abiding love for Skynyrd, wasn’t going to let the opportunity to bring the band on stage in their own town pass him by.

Bringing two of the band members on stage, Jelly gave the band an introduction that explained how much he loves Skynyrd. “I don’t know if you know it or not, but the greatest rock ‘n roll band in the history of music came from Jacksonville, Florida. I don’t think they’re the greatest southern rock band, I think they are the greatest rock band in the history of music. That’s what I believe as a man that grew up in the south. So with incredible pride do I tell you, to join me for the next song right now is Mr. Rickey Medlocke and Johnny Van Zant from the legendary band Lynyrd Skynyrd.”

Of course the crowd went nuts, but the guys from Skynyrd had a few words about JR as well. “Before we get into this, I gotta say, we were talking backstage and I actually met him for the first time in November of last year and he hadn’t changed one bit. I’m telling you. He is great, he’s the real deal, we love ya Duval.” The Skynyrd boys then joined Jelly and his band for a jam on the Skynyrd classic “Simple Man.” But Van Zant and Medlocke weren’t done yet.

After the performance,

Johnny and Rickey had a surprise for Jelly Roll too: A guitar of late band member Gary Rossington’s, that his wife Dale and his children wanted to give to the country music superstar. JR was obviously in shock, breaking down in tears as he was handed the rock legend’s guitar, with Johnny wondering aloud:”I wonder how many Lynyrd Skynyrd songs was written on that guitar right there.” See the moving moment go down here, and their jam on “Simple Man” here.

Source: WhiskeyRiff