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He was there in spirit. Today, Kenny Chesney is the guest on SiriusXM’s The Howard Stern Show, where he talked about his new memoir “Heart Life Music,” in addition to performing “You and Tequila,” and he also talked about his first ever real rejection that gave him just a taste of what it’s like in the music industry. But the most personal story he shared was about his performance with James Taylor and Mac McAnally at the 2024 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, where the trio performed Buffett’s hit song “Come Monday.” Buffett, who passed away in September of 2023 from a rare form of skin cancer, is one of Chesney’s musical heroes, I think you can certainly hear that in his music, and Chesney said it was a surreal moment to not only honor his friend, but get to do it with a legend like James Taylor: “And Mac McAnally, who was in Jimmy’s band. It was an interesting thing to be at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, on top of that, to be paying tribute to a really good friend of yours that was no longer with us. Jimmy Buffett, and then on top of that, literally I looked over to my left shoulder, and that’s really James Taylor sitting beside you. It was one of those moments where I’m going, wow, I never thought that I would be sitting right here and we were backstage.” He went onto reveal that Mac McAnally, who was a longtime member of Buffett’s band, actually had a small urn with Jimmy’s ashes in it, which he kept in his coat pocket during the ceremony. Chesney says it was a special way to ensure Buffett was still part of this special moment in his career: “We were sitting back there warming up, trying to, you know, figure out our parts and stuff and Mac comes up to me and he goes, ‘Look at this,’ and it was a small urn, and he had Jimmy’s ashes in his coat pocket, so Jimmy’s ashes were in Mac McAnally’s coat pocket on stage with us as he was getting inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.” Chesney explained that Jimmy’s daughter, Savannah, had given it to him so Jimmy could still “join the party,” so to speak: “His daughter Savannah gave it to him, so even after he passed, Jimmy found a way to join the party.” What a cool way to honor his legacy, which I’m sure meant the world to his family and children. It’s sad to think he wasn’t able to physically be present during such a huge moment, but they found a way to include him and did a wonderful job honoring his incredible legacy with their performance, as well. Watch the full video here: Here’s a video of their full performance from the 2024 induction ceremony: The post “Jimmy Found A Way To Join The Party” – Kenny Chesney Says Mac McAnally Had A Small Urn Of Jimmy Buffett’s Ashes In His Pocket At The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Ceremony first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Back with another highly-anticipated teaser. Over the past four months, Luke Combs has clearly been gearing up for one of the biggest album-releases of his career so far. In case you missed it, Combs kicked everything off back in July with the release of “Back In The Saddle,” which signaled a return to form for the North Carolina native, bringing back his classic sound that many fans craved after a bit of a departure from it on his 2024 project, “Fathers & Sons.” August rolled around, and Combs then teased the concept of a “crowdsourced” album, posting 14 never-before-heard songs on his “secret” Instagram account, @lcombs77, which you can listen to here. Since then, the North Carolina native has given fans an official taste of what’s to come on the upcoming record through the release of his three-song EP simply titled, The Prequel, containing previously-teased tracks such as the highly-anticipated “My Kinda Saturday Night,” which Combs would later name his massive 2026 international stadium tour after, along with “15 Minutes” and ‘Days Like These,” his current single that’s sitting at #21 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart. With all of that being said, the “Hurricane” singer has continued to tease and further confirm the release of even more new songs. Just this week, he officially announced his emotional new track, “Giving Her Away” is coming THIS Friday, but before the track could even drop, he’s already began posting even more new teasers. Back in 2020, Combs would take to Facebook to tease a brand new track, “Sleepless in a Hotel Room,” which was written with frequent collaborators, Jonathan Singleton and Randy Montana, and was actually penned before the COVID-19 pandemic shut the country down. “Trying to take a nap before my Billboard Music Awards performance tonight and I couldn’t sleep. It reminded me of this song I wrote a few months ago right before everything shutdown. Had this idea one night when I was missing Nicole Hocking, like I am right now. Hope y’all dig this preview of it. Wrote it with Jonathan Singleton and Randy Montana. Hope to see y’all on the TV tonight.” Flash forward to yesterday, and it looks like Combs is finally readying the release of the highly-anticipated track. Taking to Instagram last night, the “Beautiful Crazy” singer would tease a full studio version of “Sleepless in a Hotel Room” along with the caption: “Y’all remember this one? A lot more where it came from.” View this post on Instagram Given the fact that followers of Combs have been begging for the song’s release for a half decade at this point, the comment section quickly became flooded with fans excited for the “Sleepless in a Hotel Room’s” long-awaited studio treatment. “SHUT UP!!! I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE SINCE 2020. I’M SCREAMING” “I’ve waited years for this one” “OMG IT’S HAPPENING” “Been waiting on this one!” “I’VE BEEN WAITING SO LONG FOR THIS SONG” “Needed this yesterday” “No cuz I’ve been begging for this FOR YEARS” Beyond the fact that fans were pumped for the eventual release of the highly-anticipated track, many caught on to the fact that the audio file shown in the Instagram video was #13 of 22 different ones in whatever collection that Combs was pulling from on his phone. Of course, this could mean absolutely nothing, and the collection could consist of nothing more than random outtakes, demos and a plethora of other non-important things. With that being said, however, it seems as if the upcoming record is primed to contain 22 tracks given the fact that Combs himself liked a comment on TikTok from a fan who also pointed out the 22 files before asking if the album has 22 songs. Of course, this is not confirmed, but it makes a lot of sense given the fact Combs has already teased the 14 demos on his “secret” Instagram account, released “Back in the Saddle” along with The Prequel back in October and is now readying the release of “Giving Her Away” this Friday. As of now, Combs’ upcoming album and “Sleepless in a Hotel Room” do not have an official release date. With that being said, it’s becoming more and more apparent by the day that Combs is gearing up for an official album announcement here incredibly soon. My Kinda Saturday Night Tour Dates March 21 Allegiant Stadium – Las Vegas, NV April 4 Scott Stadium – Charlottesville, VA April 11 Jack Trice Stadium – Ames, IA April 18 Notre Dame Stadium – South Bend, IN April 25 Ohio Stadium – Columbus, OH May 2 Neyland Stadium – Knoxville, TN May 9 Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium – Norman, OK May 15 Lambeau Field – Green Bay, WI May 16 Lambeau Field – Green Bay, WI May 30 Parc Jean-Drapeau – Montreal, QC June 5 Rogers Stadium – Toronto, ON June 6 Rogers Stadium – Toronto, ON July 4 Ullevi – Gothenburg, Sweden July 7 Accor Arena – Paris, France July 11 Johan Cruijff ArenA – Amsterdam, Netherlands July 18 Slane Castle – Slane, Ireland July 19 Slane Castle – Slane, Ireland July 25 Scottish Gas Murrayfield – Edinburgh, UK July 31 Wembley Stadium – London, UK August 1 Wembley Stadium – London, UKThe post Luke Combs Teases Studio Version Of Highly-Anticipated Track, “Sleepless In A Hotel Room” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.