2022 CMT Music Awards: Kenny Chesney Goes Tropical with “Beer In Mexico” Throwback

by Cindy Watts

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Kenny Chesney closed the 2022 CMT Music Awards along with his widespread throwback “Beer in Mexico.”

Whereas it’s a cold and wet April night exterior Nashville’s Municipal Auditorium, Chesney remodeled the stage right into a tropical paradise along with his 2005 sing-along favourite. Scenes of Chesney on the seaside, dancing, paddleboarding, and even sporting a sombrero flitted throughout the expansive technicolor display screen as he and his band introduced trip vibes to Music Metropolis.

The efficiency serves as a preview for his upcoming stadium tour that may launch later this month in Florida, with help from Dan + Shay, Previous Dominion and Carly Pearce. It’s additionally the prospect to point out off his new band members – drummer Nick Buda and guitarist Danny Rader, who would possibly look acquainted to individuals. Radar spent years touring with Keith City. Chesney made certain they’d the prospect to point out off, giving them an prolonged jam on the finish of the track.

“Once you do video proper, it’s rather a lot like hitting the stage with all the pieces you’ve acquired,” Chesney stated in a press release. “You may give individuals a lot greater than a track or a document; you may present them the ability and the emotion that’s driving what’s contained in the songs. So, for us to come back be a part of this Monday, it’s bringing who we’re throughout concert events to a spot the place individuals have seen so many of those movies. And it’s all the time nice to have the ability to shut down the night time!”

When you missed Chesney’s show-closing jaunt to the seaside, CMT will air CMT MUSIC AWARDS EXTENDED CUT with an added half-hour of recent performances and bonus content material on Friday, April fifteenth (8:00–11:30 p.m. ET) completely on CMT.