Kenny Chesney

Kenny Chesney has made the very hard work of dominating country music look easy. And Taylor Swift is paying close attention. The 19-year-old sensation has the record sales. She beat out every living artist — no matter the genre — this year with more than 3 million copies of her "Fearless" CD sold and counting (only Michael Jackson has sold more). The album remains No. 3 after 51 weeks on the charts. And she's moving concert tickets as fast as they can print them. That might be enough to sway the more than 5,000 members of the Country Music Association, who decide who gets ... Read Full Story

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Feeling a little bit country, Sony Pictures said Sunday that it will bring Kenny Chesney to movie theaters in April in a limited-engagement concert film, "Kenny Chesney: Summer in 3D." Director Joe Thomas shot footage during Chesney's recently concluded Sun City Carnival concert tour. The film will be released through Sony's new business unit, the Hot Ticket, established to bring cultural and entertainment events to digital theaters. Chesney has sold more than 35 million records and notched 19 No. 1 hits, including "When the Sun Goes Down," "Beer in Mexico," "Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven" and "Anything but ... Read Full Story

Feeling a little bit country, Sony Pictures said Sunday that it will bring popular performer Kenny Chesney to movie theaters in April in a limited-engagement concert film, “Kenny Chesney: Summer in 3D.” Director Joe Thomas shot footage during Chesney’s recently concluded Sun City Carnival concert tour. Over six nights in five locations, he employed 22 3D camera rigs, including systems from 3ality Digital, which were outfitted with Sony 1500-series professional digital cameras. The film will be released through Sony’s new business unit, the Hot Ticket, set up to bring cultural and entertainment events to digital theaters. “If you’re a diehard Kenny Chesney fan who ... Read Full Story

NASHVILLE (Billboard) - By the time he wraps his Sun City Carnival tour at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis September 19, Kenny Chesney will be flirting with his seventh consecutive year of moving a million tickets. Economic crisis or not, the masses are still coming out to see Chesney in 2009. He is the biggest ticket seller in country music and among the elite touring artists in the world. Since 2002, Chesney has grossed close to $500 million and sold 7 million tickets, according to Billboard Boxscore. Today, Chesney's drawing power and stature among fans is at a peak and shows no sign of ... Read Full Story

According to Jimmy Carter , two of country music’s greats will be touring arena’s across the country in 2010. George Strait and Reba McEntire will be hitting select cities. 22-Jan Baltimore, MD 1st Mariner 23-Jan Greensboro, NC Coliseum 29-Jan Knoxville, TN Thompson Boling 30-Jan Charlottesville, VA JPJ Arena 5-Feb Phoenix, AZ US Airways 6-Feb Las Vegas, NV MGM 18-Feb St Louis, MO Scottrade Center 19-Feb Wichita, KS Intrust Bank Arena 20-Feb Tulsa, OK BOK Arena 25-Feb Atlanta, GA Philips Arena 26-Feb Orlando, FL Amway Arena 4-Mar Memphis, TN FedEx Forum 5-Mar New Orleans, LA New Orleans Arena 6-Mar Little Rock, AR Verizon 26-Mar Portland, ... Read Full Story