Kenny Chesney Announces New Album Out In March
Kenny Chesney has announced a new album project slated for release on March 29, 2024. The new album will be called Born.
Kenny said of the new work he revealed a week after telling fans on his social media that he has been in the recording studio. He noted, “You never want to think it’s all about you or that in this crazy world, it’s all about your music. I’m just trying to find songs that continue the story of who we are, how we live, breathe, work, rock, kick back, and sometimes get tangled up in feelings that are anything but simple. Then you see people react the way they have to the news, and you go, ‘Well, okay…'”
He continued of the album’s artwork, “I’d already decided on the cover because it was something clean and simple and true. It’s the kind of picture that says everything but leaves plenty of room for everything else. My friend Allister shot it, and it’s just me looking straight into No Shoes Nation. When I saw it, it was really the only choice for this record.”
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Chesney added, “As for the title, well, we’re still not quite done deciding what’s going on here, but one thing’s for sure: BORN is absolutely the title track. It’s got a lot of heart, a lot of soul – and it speaks the truth about living life and what we’re all doing here. Banjo out front, a great big pocket that rocks back and forth, it feels great. But more importantly, it’s a lyric that throws out all the options, never tells you what to do, and throws out the one existential truth no matter what you choose: ‘One thing’s for certain, we’ve all been living since the day we were born.'”
He concluded, “Normally, we wait until it’s all figured out, the T’s are crossed, the I’s are dotted, but everything about this record’s been different – from how much time we’ve spent, the different ways we recorded and wrote and found songs. So, why not let the fans know as we’re finishing up? We make this music for them, so here you go. It’s official: BORN, March 29 – and you’ve seen the cover. Now to the final line-up, and maybe getting a couple more out there.”
Five Country Superstars Who Are Not Opry Members
George Strait
Vince Bucci/Getty ImagesGeorge played the Grand Ole Opry show once, his debut performance on the stage in October of 1982. That was the first and last time, and no one really knows why. There is a theory that he could not make the Opry commitment to play the stage very much because he never lived in Nashville; he has always resided in Texas.
Kenny Chesney
Scott Gries/Getty ImagesKenny made his Opry debut in 1996. He has been on the Opry stage a handful of times and once when he paid tribute to George Jones singing his classic, “White Lightning.” These days it’s very rare to see Chesney on the Grand Ole Opry stage.
