Kenny Chesney News

Sony/ATV Music Publishing has adopted a pioneering approach among major music publishers by installing an A&R executive to work in Nashville and specialize in non-country music.

Rising Country star Johnny Orr is set for a performance on FOX & FRIENDS WEEKEND on April 11 at 6 a.m. Eastern. Orr joins Topher and Kirby Wurts, members of a family affected by Autism, as they spread the word about the disorder, AUTISM VILLAGE and its #Tag10forAutism Kickstarter Campaign.

The special, taping April 17-18 at the two-day ACM Party for a Cause Festival at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas, will be broadcast Friday, May 15 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) will present rock heavyweights KISS with the prestigious ASCAP Founders Award at its 32nd annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards

The Academy of Country Music and dick clark productions announced the next round of star-studded artists that will perform at the 50th Academy of Country Music Awards, Country Music's Party of the Year®.

Garth Brooks, Kenny Chesney, Miranda Lambert, Reba, George Strait, Taylor Swift and Brooks & Dunn will be honored with the Academy of Country Music's prestigious 50th Anniversary Milestone Award

Legendary singer-songwriter Barry Manilow is "hitting the road" ONE LAST TIME! and hopes others will follow his philanthropic lead as he donates a Yamaha piano to launch a local instrument drive during his ONE LAST TIME! Tour for the Uniondale School District.

ACM PRESENTS: SUPERSTAR DUETS!, a new entertainment special featuring performances by an unprecedented lineup of country music legends and this year's ACM Award nominees and chart topping artists

America's Got Talent finalist Mike Super brings his world of magic and illusion to Mayo Performing Arts Center on Saturday, March 28, 2015 at 3 pm and 7:30 pm. Tickets are $25-35.

Nominations were announced today for the 50TH ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, Country Music's Party of the Year®, honoring country music's superstars and hottest emerging talent.

This week marks the anniversary of the No. 1 debut of Barry Manilow's mega hit song, 'Mandy,' on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1975. The Grammy, Tony, and Emmy Award-winning musician's career skyrocketed to superstardom when the song topped the charts in 1975. In the spirit of that special year, tickets to Manilow's concerts at Nassau Coliseum (March 27), Prudential Center (June 14) and Barclays Center (June 17) are priced to tie into that year and start at $19.75.

John Schneider and Tom Wopat -- the original stars of 'The Dukes of Hazzard' -- have hit the Billboard Top 10 with their new album Home for Christmas. For the week of December 20, the recording debuts at #10 on the 'Traditional Jazz' chart.

Brantley Gilbert, Ella Henderson, Nick Jonas, Nico & Vinz and Train join the biggest music celebration of the year with special performances from the Billboard Hollywood Party on 'Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 2015.'

Just added to the lineup of star performers are Jake Owen, Maddie & Tae and Thomas Rhett. They join the previously announced Toby Keith, Lady Antebellum, Big & Rich and Brett Eldredge on the live 90-minute special

Yesterday, the world's biggest electronic dance music (EDM) DJ and producer, Armin van Buuren, became the second most-streamed artist on Spotify with his 'A State of Trance' (ASOT) playlist, exceeding 200,000 followers.

Winners have been announced for the star-studded inaugural AMERICAN COUNTRY COUNTDOWN AWARDS which aired LIVE tonight on FOX from Nashville's Music City Center.

Winners have been announced for the star-studded inaugural AMERICAN COUNTRY COUNTDOWN AWARDS which aired LIVE tonight on FOX from Nashville's Music City Center. Jason Aldean was named Artist of the Year, while hosts Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard of Florida Georgia Line and Luke Bryan scored the most awards of the evening with three each.

One more door opened today as Barry Manilow announced that the GRAMMY nominated Koz will be a special guest on his ONE LAST TIME! Tour in 2015.

Kenny Chesney, the only country artist in Billboard's Top 10 Touring Acts of the Last 25 Years, will perform on the inaugural AMERICAN COUNTRY COUNTDOWN AWARDS airing live from Nashville's Music City Center on Monday, December 15 (8:00 - 10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX.