Kenny Chesney Taps Into Power Of “Here And Now” On New Single

Kenny Chesney will release his latest single, “Here and Now,” on Feb. 21. The inspirational new tune, written by Craig Wiseman, David Garcia, and David Lee Murphy, reminds us how easy it is to miss the magic in the moments when you are too immersed in the details of the everyday, and emerged from Chesney’s own desire to reconnect with his writer friends and reminisce a bit.

“This song kind of blew my mind,” said Chesney. “The chorus is everything I feel about my time on stage with No Shoes Nation…the rush of it absolutely being the best place, best moment in the entire world. There’s no rush like it. But what really got me was the way the song puts everybody on notice. It says everything about how we all put off living our lives because there’s so much other stuff to do. Only thing is, that’s exactly how you miss everything that matters! It’s not the big stuff that gets you laughing or breaks the bad momentum, it’s what’s right here if you’ll bother to dial in and really feel it.”

The song will no doubt be in the lineup on Chesney’s upcoming Chillaxification Tour, which kicks off April 18 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas and runs through the Summer.

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Lorie Hollabaugh

Hollabaugh, a staff writer at MusicRow magazine, has over 20 years of music business experience and has written for publications including American Profile, CMA Close Up, Nashville Arts And Entertainment, The Boot and Country Weekly. She has a Broadcast Journalism and Speech Communication degree from Texas Christian University, (go Horned Frogs), and welcomes your feedback or story ideas at lhollabaugh@musicrow.com.

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