Kenny Is Goin' Coastal

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Kenny Chesney kicks off his highly-anticipated Goin’ Coastal Tour tonight in West Palm Beach, Florida. Kenny will take the stage after the Zac Brown Band, and special guests Billy Currington and Uncle Kracker. After taking a year off from the road, Kenny is excited to be back with a show that is bigger and better than ever. “It’s gettin’ really exciting for me and the band,” Kenny said. “And Zac’s guys are so great. I mean, they are really a great band, and to be able to collaborate like this together that way…we’ve never done this in our show in 17 years I’ve been on the road. And to be able to do this for the fans and to be able to have them experience it, you know, it’s just gonna be—I think I speak for everybody that I think it’s gonna be a really special night of music, you know, especially with what they’re doin’, too.” Kenny’s Goin’ Coastal Tour will play 52 dates in the U-S and Canada this year.

Blake Shelton joined Christina Aguilera, Adam Levine and Cee Lo Green earlier this week to face the press for questions about NBC’s new singing competition, The Voice. Blake said it was a “no brainer” for him to get involved in the show, citing the credibility of the others involved as his reason for joining the coaching team. He said their job would be to “make the best of the best even better”. The Voice starts airing April 26th on NBC. Shortly thereafter, Blake will be marrying Miranda Lambert. Blake clears the air about the anticipated bachelor party. "The last ten years of my life has been a bachelor party,” Blake said. “So I don’t need an extra one night to add to my life.” Instead, he plans to take some of his buddies out on a camping trip and maybe do a little hunting or “something country,” he says. The wedding will be May 14th.

And finally, be looking for Country Dance, the first dancing video game designed with country fans in mind. It’s for Nintendo's Wii console. The game features 27 songs from top artists such as Alan Jackson, Toby Keith, Miranda Lambert, Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Sugarland and Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, Laura Bell Bundy, Easton Corbin, Jerrod Niemann, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Johnny Cash and Randy Travis. Up to four players at a time can choose between multiple game modes, including competitive and cooperative styles, as they use the Wii remote to mimic the dancer on their screen. Games purchased at an exclusive retailer will include a bonus track, Alan Jackson's "Good Time."