Kenny Chesney is back with new music for the first time in nearly two years, and it appears to be a preview of more to come later in the year. The Country Music Hall of Famer recently joined Katie Neal to talk about the new single, “Carry On,” where he’s at with the making of his latest project, and his new record label he recently launched.
“I've always loved feel good music and I've always been kind of a sucker for barroom wisdom,” Chesney tells Katie about his new single, “and this barroom wisdom is to not take your life too seriously and if it feels good do it, if it doesn't then don't, and I think that's a great message, in today's social climate.”
“Carry On” might just be the summer song we all need right now, and there’s more on the way from Kenny who is busy working on a new album. “We're putting the pieces together,” he reveals. “I'm very excited about where we're at.”
“I'm never done. I'm one of these people that's never done. Like I'm going into the studio again soon,” he shares. “They gave me a date the other day when the album has to be turned in, so I'm looking at that going, ‘OK, well’, so yeah, it's coming at some point this year, probably, and I'm excited about that, and I'm excited about the music and the songs and where I'm at in my life.”
2025 saw Kenny kick off a residency at The Sphere and release his memoir, so what’s on the roadmap for the rest of 2026?
“2026 is gonna be about connecting with the fans again out there on the road, and new music, and doing what we truly love to do. I mean we love it.”
For more check out the full conversation with Kenny Chesney above.
