Kenny Chesney has a bunch of brand new hardware just in time for the holidays with a slew of new RIAA certifications, bringing his total to 43 million over the course of his career.

Starting with the 2004 CMA Album of the Year When The Sun Goes Down being certified 5x Platinum and “American Kids” bypassing 4x Platinum, the east Tennessee superstar picks up 28 certifications for his catalogues. With The Big Revival mining Platinum status, both Hemingway’s Whiskey and Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates are now officially 2x Platinum as well.

“El Cerrito Place” and “Live A Little,” are two of seven songs certified Gold, “Don’t Happen Twice” and “You Had Me From Hello” have gone Gold, and “You Had Me From Hello” simultaneously earns Platinum status alongside “How Forever Feels,” while “She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy” reaches 2x Platinum.

Chesney also has a pair of 3x Platinum certifications with his Grace Potter duet “You And Tequila,” and the surging “Somewhere With You.” His duets with P!nk (“Setting the World On Fire”) and Uncle Kracker (the six week No. 1, “When The Sun Goes Down”) also join “There Goes My Life,” “Don’t Blink” and “Summertime” as 2x Platinum certified classics.

Rounding out the list, Chesney’s other Platinum singles are “You Save Me,” “Anything But Mine,” “All The Pretty Girls,” “Save It For A Rainy Day,” “Never Wanted Nothing More” and the ACM Single of the Year “The Good Stuff,” for a total of 33 million Platinum and Gold singles and 10 million RIAA-certified albums.

Certifications:
5x Platinum – When The Sun Goes Down

4x Platinum – “American Kids”

3x Platinum – “You And Tequila” feat. Grace Potter, “Somewhere With You”

2x Platinum – Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates, Hemingway’s Whiskey, “Setting the World On Fire” with P!ink, “She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy,” “There Goes My Life,” “Don’t Blink,” “When The Sun Goes Down” with Uncle Kracker, “Summertime”

Platinum – The Big Revival, “You Had Me From Hello” (simultaneously certified Gold), “Never Wanted Nothing More,” “How Forever Feels,” “Anything But Mine,” “Save It For A Rainy Day,” “The Good Stuff,” “All The Pretty Girls,” “You Save Me”

Gold – “You Had Me From Hello” (simultaneously certified Platinum), “Shiftwork” with George Strait, “Living In Fast Forward,” “El Cerrito Place,” “Live A Little,” “Down The Road” feat. Mac McAnally, “Don’t Happen Twice”

Grammy Award-winning band The Oak Ridge Boys are returning to the Gaylord Opryland Resort to celebrate the holiday season with a 32-show residency. The residency comes as part of the resort’s 39th annual “A Country Christmas” event.

The group’s “Christmas in Tennessee” Dinner Show, which kicks off tonight (Nov. 23) and runs through Dec. 25, features a holiday meal prepared by the resort’s culinary team followed by The Oak Ridge Boys and their band performing Christmas classics, fan-favorites, and many of their timeless hits from their more than 40 albums, including eight Christmas records. The band will also look back on past Christmases, celebrate the birth of Christ, and create holiday memories for guests in the festive surroundings of Gaylord Opryland Resort.

“It is such an honor to be bringing our Christmas show back to Gaylord Opryland in 2022 for the third year in a row,” shares Joe Bonsall. “Nobody does Christmas like Gaylord Opryland, and our dinner shows have become a part of the tradition over the last few years! We can promise this, our show will be much different than last year, but Santa will still be a part of it, as will our big state-of-the-art production. And we will give each audience a strong set list of songs covering every aspect of Christmas. We hope you will plan to join The Oak Ridge Boys over the holidays this year for a gourmet dinner and a show that has been honed over decades of Christmas tours.”

For more information on “Christmas in Tennessee” and to purchase tickets, click here.

Singer-songwriter Tim James has extended his deal with Porchlight Music.

The Murfreesboro, Tennessee native began his professional music career in LA playing the club circuit and writing. Ten years later he moved back to Tennessee, signing his first publishing deal and landing his first No. 1. He has had cuts by Montgomery Gentry, Alabama, Chris Young, Buddy Jewell, Craig Morgan, Point Of Grace, and Lee Ann Womack, among others.

James’ chart-topping singles include “My List” (Toby Keith), “He’s Mine” (Rodney Atkins), and “Give It All We Got Tonight” (George Strait). In 2015, James, along with Darius Rucker and Rivers Rutherford, penned “So I Sang”and the title track for Rucker’s album Southern Style, as well as Chris Stapleton’s “Either Way” from the Grammy-winning Album Of The Year, From A Room, Volume 1.

James was nominated for the ACM Song Of The Year for “Love Like Crazy,” which was recorded by Lee Brice and stands as the longest-running song in the history of the Billboard Charts.

Porchlight’s roster includes Clint Daniels, Anthony L. Smith, James, Taylor Davis, Terry Lee Palmer, William Michael Morgan, Ryan Garrett, and Dan Hutson.

Carrie Underwood Wraps First Leg Of “The Denim & Rhinestones Tour”

Carrie Underwood has wrapped the first leg of her “The Denim & Rhinestones Tour,” following 19 arena dates. The trek launched with a sold out show in Greenville, South Carolina on Oct. 15.

The nearly two-hour set features hits from all phases of her career, as well as songs from her new album, Denim & Rhinestones, which she co-produced. The high-energy tour production finds Underwood soaring above the crowds while performing aerial acrobatics, in addition to the multitude of wardrobe looks and changes that Underwood has become known for.

Promoted by AEG Presents, the tour will resume in 2023 on Feb. 2 at Miami’s FTX Arena, making stops in 25 additional cities, including New York’s Madison Square Garden, Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, and L.A.’s Crypto.com Arena before concluding in Seattle, Washington on Mar. 17. Tickets for future dates, including a limited number of exclusive VIP Packages, are available now.

Following the tour’s last performance for 2022, Underwood delivered a high-flying performance on the 2022 American Music Awards with “Crazy Angels” from her Denim & Rhinestones album. She was nominated for Favorite Country Album and Favorite Female Country Artist at the AMAs.

 

 

Kane Brown Adds Seven Dates To “Drunk Or Dreaming Tour,” Including Special Fenway Park Show

Multi-Platinum entertainer Kane Brown has announced seven additional dates of his “Drunk or Dreaming Tour,” including a special stadium show at the historic Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. Special guests for the added shows include Darius Rucker, Gabby Barrett, Restless Road and LoCash on select dates.

The tour will kick off in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Mar. 16, hitting 29 U.S. cities before wrapping in Mount Pleasant, Michigan on Aug. 3. During the tour, Brown will perform his first solo, headlining arena show at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Mar. 31. He is currently on the international leg of the tour, which will wrap up in Stockholm on Jan. 31 after stopping in Sydney, London, and Toronto.

The new tour follows the success of Brown’s “Blessed & Free Tour,” which saw the award-winning artist visit all 29 NBA basketball arenas, making him the first country artist in history to do so on a single tour and one of 10 other country acts to sell out L.A.’s Crypto.com Arena.

Pre-sale for the new dates begins Nov. 28, with general on-sale starting Nov. 30 at 10 a.m. local time. For more information and a full list of dates, click here.

 

 

Matt Stell’s “Prayed For You” Reaches Double Platinum Distinction

Records Nashville singer-songwriter Matt Stell recently celebrated his multi-week No. 1 “Prayed For You” reaching double Platinum certification from the RIAA. While visiting his label’s New York City office, Stell was surprised with a plaque before performing at Mulcahy’s in Wantagh, New York during his 17-date “The Man Made Tour 2022.”

“If I told you when we sat down to write ‘Prayed For You’ that I knew it would one day go double Platinum, I’d be lying,” shares Stell. “I’ve said it before, but it takes so many people doing a great job to have success in this business. It starts with a song, but it certainly doesn’t end there. I‘m lucky to be on this team and get to celebrate with everyone because this is a win for us all.”

Stell’s current single, “Man Made,” is in the top 40-and-climbing at country radio. He has three more dates remaining for 2022.

 

 

Brett James, Chris DeStefano, & Jon Nite Band Together For “A Veterans Tribute”

Award-winning songwriters Brett James, Chris DeStefano, and Jon Nite recently joined Infinity Hospitality Group to host “A Veterans Tribute: An Evening with Brett James & Friends.” The event raised $550,000 and benefited Aerial Recovery, a special operations veteran-led international disaster relief and anti-human trafficking nonprofit based in Nashville.

“I got lucky enough to go to one of [Aerial Recovery’s] planning meetings this summer, and I was all in,” notes James. “Having the expertise of these Special Operations guys, going in, and doing what they do, working their magic, in a way that helps other people is mind-blowing, it’s such a cool concept. They have all this talent and expertise. I’ve been doing this a long time, I’ve done hundreds of benefits in Nashville, but this is the first time I bought a bunch of tickets and invited all my friends. I want everyone to know about Aerial Recovery.”

“Thanks to the support of our customers–and thanks to the partnership of some truly incredible charitable organizations–we will donate $1,000 per day in support of those who champion freedom & self-reliance and those who devote their time and energy to lifting up their fellow Americans,” shares 4Patriots co-founder and Chief Operating Officer, Erin Baler.

To date, Aerial Recovery has conducted disaster response missions to hurricanes, tornadoes, volcanoes, earthquakes, and other natural and man-caused disasters in countries such as Haiti, Honduras, Afghanistan, the Bahamas, the United States, Tajikistan, St. Vincent, the British Virgin Islands, Pakistan, Cuba, and Ukraine.