Kelsea Ballerini Added To Academy Of Country Music Awards Performers List

Posted on March 4, 2016 by KBOE Administrator

The list of performers at the 51st Academy of Country Music Awards has grown with the addition of Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, Eric Church, and Sam Hunt to the already star-studded lineup. These artists join previously announced performers Kenny Chesney, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Florida Georgia Line and Cam during the show, which will be broadcast live from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on April 3rd at 7:00 pm on CBS.

February 15th: On This Day

Posted on February 15, 2016 by KBOE Administrator

On this day in 2004, Kenny Chesney’s When The Sun Goes Down debuted at the top of both the Billboard Top 200 and Billboard Albums Charts. The album spawned three #1 singles, “There Goes My Life”, “When the Sun Goes Down”, and “Anything but Mine.” The album went on to be 4x Certified Platinum.

January 25th: On This Day

Posted on January 25, 2016January 25, 2016 by KBOE Administrator

On this day in 2005, Kenny Chesney released his island-flavored CD Be As You Are: Songs From An Old Blue Chair. This album was intended by Chesney to be a side project, and it produced no singles.

January 15th: On This Day

Posted on January 15, 2016 by KBOE Administrator

On this day in 2005, Kenny Chesney performed on NBC’s Tsunami Aid: A Concert for Hope. It’s where he first met Renee Zellweger and started to date her before their brief marriage.

January 7th: On This Day

Posted on January 7, 2016 by KBOE Administrator

On this day in 2008, it was announced that Kenny Chesney was the artist who spent the most weeks on the Billboard Country Singles Charts as a writer.

December 23rd: On This Day

Posted on December 23, 2015 by KBOE Administrator

On this day in 2002, Billboard reported that Kenny Chesney was the top grossing country artist of the year, earning 22.7 million dollars.

December 17th: On This Day

Posted on December 17, 2015 by KBOE Administrator

On this day in 2002, Billboard Magazine named Kenny Chesney’s “The Good Stuff” their song of the year. At the time, it was also his longest-lasting Number One, having spent a total of seven weeks at the top of the charts.

Eric Church & Kenny Chesney Named Finalists For Billboard Touring Awards

Posted on November 20, 2015 by KBOE Administrator

Eric Church and Kenny Chesney were recently named finalists for the “2015 Billboard Touring Awards.” Church was nominated for the Breakthrough Category, competing with 5 Seconds Of Summer and Ed Sheeran. Chesney was nominated for the Top Draws Category, which also includes Taylor Swift and One Direction.

November 19th: On This Day

Posted on November 19, 2015 by KBOE Administrator

On this day in 2007, Billboard Magazine announced the winners of its 2007 Touring Awards and Kenny Chesney scored the Top Package Honor for this tour with Sugarland, Pat Green, Brooks & Dunn, and Sara Evans.

October 22nd: On This Day

Posted on October 22, 2015 by KBOE Administrator

Today in 2008, for the fifth time in his career, Kenny Chesney landed at #1 on the All-Genre Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart – this time for his latest release, Lucky Old Sun. The album was later Certified Gold.