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Kenny Chesney Thanks Fans For an ‘Amazing’ Year

Kenny Chesney posted a video message on his Instagram to wish fans a Happy New Year and to thank them for a great 2022. Dressed in beach wear and a…

Kenny Chesney Thanks Fans For an 'Amazing' Year
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Kenny Chesney posted a video message on his Instagram to wish fans a Happy New Year and to thank them for a great 2022.

Dressed in beach wear and a big beach hat, Kenny shared a video of himself standing on the beach somewhere as the waves crashed. He said, "Hey everybody, this is Kenny. I just wanna take a moment to say first thank you for an amazing year. The 'Here and Now Tour' was so special; it was an unbelievable experience for me and my road family and my band." He added, "And Also, I want to say Happy New Year, and we're getting ready to start the New Year out; we're going on the 'I Go Back Tour,' and I cannot wait to play music in different places and see faces that love our music. And I just want you to know that I love you guys, and I can't wait to see yea. Happy New Year, everybody."

Many fans reacted to his post with one writing, "Awesome. Hope you have an amazing year!!" Another fan commented, "Happy. New. Year. Take me. Along. Thank you. I am. A big. Jimmy Buffet. Fan. Need to get out of here. Davey." Another die-hard wrote, "Happy New Year, Kenny!!! Can't wait to see you in Greenville, SC."

Chesney posted a few weeks back details on his 2023 "I Go Back Tour." At the time, he wrote, "No Shoes Nation, I'm so excited to finally announce the #IGoBackTour 2023 with special guest @KelseaBallerini. 'I Go Back' is a song about holding all those things that shaped you very close and keeping them alive any way you can. In 2023, I decided rather than just go repeat what we did on this summer's stadium tour, I wanted to take this band and these songs to a lot of the cities we played on our way up, call it the I Go Back Tour, and do just that."

The year 2010 saw a lot of country music collaborations like Miranda Lambert and Dierks Bentley and the award winning duets from Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson and Blake Shelton and Trace Adkins. We take a look at some of the brightest collaborations of 2010.

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Kelly Clarkson and Jason Aldean perform during the 2013 CMA Music Festival on June 8, 2013 at LP Field in Nashville, Tennessee.


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Jason Aldean (L) and Kelly Clarkson perform onstage at the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Staples Center on February 12, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.


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Miranda Lambert (L) and Dierks Bentley speak onstage at the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Staples Center on February 12, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.


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Miranda Lambert (L) and Dierks Bentley perform onstage at the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on February 10, 2013 in Los Angeles, California.


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Sheryl Crow, Loretta Lynn and Miranda Lambert perform "Coal Miner's Daughter" at the 44th Annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 10, 2010 in Nashville, Tennessee.


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Grace Potter and Kenny Chesney perform at the 45th annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 9, 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee.


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Kacey Musgrave, Alan Jackson, and Lee Ann Womack attend the 2014 CMT Music Awards at Bridgestone Arena on June 4, 2014 in Nashville, Tennessee.


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Zac Brown joins Alan Jackson and perform together at the 2012 BamaJam Music and Arts Festival - Day 2 on BamaJam Farms in Enterprise Alabama on June 15, 2012


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Trace Adkins and Blake Shelton perform during Country Comes Home: An Opry Celebration at the Grand Ole Opry House on September 28, 2010 in Nashville, Tennessee. The Grand Ole Opry House has been restored following damage sustained during flooding in May 2010.


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Blake Shelton just after Recording Artist Trace Adkins (in hat) suprises him with an invite from the Opry to become a member of The Opry during Country Comes Home: An Opry Celebration at the Grand Ole Opry House on September 28, 2010 in Nashville, Tennessee. The Grand Ole Opry House has been restored following damage sustained during flooding in May 2010.

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.