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Kenny Chesney Pays Tribute To Tom Brady

Kenny Chesney surprised fans at Gillette Stadium in Boston when he came out to pay tribute to Tom Brady, who was getting his Patriots number retired. The country star sang…

Kenny Chesny is dressed in black, and Tom Brady is in sunglasses and a blue blazer.
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Kenny Chesney surprised fans at Gillette Stadium in Boston when he came out to pay tribute to Tom Brady, who was getting his Patriots number retired. The country star sang his song "Boys Of Fall" for Brady at his Patriots Hall of Fame Induction.

Kenny posted photos of himself performing for Brady at Gillette Stadium and with the football superstar. He captioned the post on Instagram. "It was a thrill to be back in New England and an honor to sing #BoysOfFall for the great @TomBrady last night at @GilletteStadium."

Many of Chesney's faithful following commented on the post, including one fan who wrote, "See you there in August @kennychesney!! Best day of the year!" Another fan gushed, "What an amazing night!!! Thank you for coming, Kenny; we love you." One more fan said, "Honestly, the dedication was amazing, but when you walked out on stage, I lost it."

See that post here.

The singer will perform three sold-out nights in Boston in August on his "The Sun Goes Down" tour.

Upcoming "Sun Goes Down Tour" Dates:

June 15 Chicago, Ill. || Soldier Field
June 20 Noblesville, Ind. || Ruoff Music Center^
June 22 Milwaukee, Wisc. || American Family Field
June 27 Darien Center, N.Y. || Darien Lake Amphitheater^
June 29 Cincinnati, Ohio || TQL Stadium*

Chesney's "2024 The Sun Goes Down Tour" is becoming so popular, with fans selling out shows each weekend, that during an amphitheater stop at Blossom Music Center in Cleveland, the venue had to leave voicemails and send emails to people holding tickets to the sold-out show advising that massive traffic issues were expected.

Kenny said, "I remember when people cut the chain link fence to get into our shows a couple summers. But we've never been the reason for an actual warning sent out."

He added, "This year has been a whole other kind of crazy – selling standing-room tickets in Tampa, pushing our stage all the way to the end zone wall in Pittsburgh – but knowing Blossom has this kind of energy around it? It tells you a lot about the passion and the heart of the fans."

Chesney concluded, "Hearing all the people on the lawn singing 'Anything But Mine' back at us whenever we play Blossom is one of the highlights of that tour. I know each and every one of them knows what it's like to be going home to Cleveland, leaving a summer love behind… and you can hear it."

Kenny Chesney's best music videos have won awards and entertained country fans for over twenty years. Kenny just released his new album, Born, as he celebrates his 56th birthday today (3/26). He told us of the new project, "My new album, Born, has been about…almost three years in the making."

Mundane Existence

He continued, "Without even knowing it, there is a thread of breaking out of the mundane existence in our lives, you know, all these the same neural pathways we travel. Whether it's the same road to work or the same way we do certain things – you know that can create this mundane existence, and when I first cut the song 'Born,' the title track, I thought about that."

Connection

He shared how he connected with people on the album, "There's a song on the record called 'Just To Say We Did' that is truly about just that. It's more about connection, actually, and that's also a big theme of this record. I just felt like those two songs kind of started down that path. By the time I was done with it, I had four or five songs that felt in that space, you know, of just human connection, living your life to the fullest and breaking out of your mundane existence."

Didn't See Album Coming

Chesney also told us that he didn't see the new album coming. He spent the time since the world shut down playing music with friends, writing, listening to songs he loved, and recording when the moment struck with longtime collaborator Buddy Cannon.

He noted, "I can't call it a 'process' because we never set out to make a record, just explore songs and moments for the sake of music. All of a sudden, time had passed, and somehow, we had all these songs that looked like different pieces of who I – and just about everyone in No Shoes Nation, too – am."

No Master Plan

Chesney continued, "It wasn't a master plan. There was no theme we were singing about that held it together. But if you listen to all 15 songs, you'll get the high-energy fun, chasing adventures, don't let people get you down, and you'll get the more reflective thinking about someone who's died, the person you know you shouldn't call emotions that have always been in the music, too."

Best Music Videos

Throughout his twenty-plus career in country music, Chesney has always tried to make his music videos epic, like mini moves. As we celebrate Kenny's 56th birthday today (3/26), we take a look at five of his best music videos.

"Come Over" (2012)

This song was co-written by Sam Hunt before he broke as an artist. It was released in May 2012 as the second single from Kenny's 2012 album Welcome to the Fishbowl.

The music video was filmed in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with some ocean scenes near Miami Beach, Florida. Chesney has described the music video as a "classy booty call." It is entirely black-and-white and features a cameo from his dog, Poncho, standing on a paddleboard alongside Chesney.

"Young" (2001)

Kenny's "Young" video won the very first CMT Music Awards Video of the Year honor in 2002. The video also won in the Male Video of the Year category. The song was released as the lead single from Chesney's 2002 album No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems. The song peaked at number 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and at number 35 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

The video was filmed in Sanford, Florida, at the old bridge over the St. Johns River and on the banks of the river.

"Who You'd Be Today" (2005)

This music video is like a mini-movie. It starts off with two teenage boys in a basketball practice and then cuts to Chesney's performance. Throughout the video, friends and couples are seen speaking to each other about life moments and tragedy. This creative video won the Male Video of The Year at CMT Music Awards.

The song was the first single from Kenny's 2005 album The Road and the Radio.

"You Save Me" (2006)

This music video won Male Video of The Year at the CMT Music Awards in 2007. The video took a total of 7 days to shoot and was filmed in Mexico City. The video begins with Chesney as a member of the police department, traveling to a criminal spot in Mexico with three local police agents, presumably to make a raid. During the car ride, Chesney thinks back on his time with a girl he met and fell in love with in Mexico and her attempts to persuade him not to go with them.

The video is over eight minutes long, with Kenny playing his part as the cop along with his Mexican counterparts.

"Setting The Word On Fire" featuring Pink (2016)

"Setting the World on Fire" debuted at number 26 on the Australian Singles Chart, becoming Kenny's first ever song to chart in Australia. In the U.S. and on the Country Airplay chart, it debuted at number 22 and has reached number one. The song also debuted at number 35 on the Adult Pop Songs chart for the week of October 8, 2016, and was his first entry on the chart.

Neither Chesney nor Pink is featured in the music video, except for various posters and billboards displaying the collaboration. The black-and-white video tells the story of two young lovers who move to Los Angeles and have a romantic encounter, as described in the song's lyrics. It was filmed around Los Angeles and Riverside, California.

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.