Kenny Chesney To Receive CMA Pinnacle Award

Kenny Chesney

BLUE CHAIR/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE artist KENNY CHESNEY will receive the Pinnacle Award during "THE 50TH ANNUAL CMA AWARDS" on ABC-TV next WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd beginning at 8p (ET). The Pinnacle Award will be presented to CHESNEY recognizing him as an artist who has achieved global prominence through concert performances and record sales at levels unique to Country music and who has also attained the highest degree of recognition within the broad expanse of music worldwide. The Pinnacle Award was created in 2005 when it was presented to GARTH BROOKS; the only other recipient is TAYLOR SWIFT, who earned the distinction in 2013.

"I can't think of a better occasion than the 50th anniversary of the CMA AWARDS to present an award of this magnitude to an artist of this caliber," said CMA CEO SARAH TRAHERN. "KENNY's outstanding career and the millions of fans he has touched through his enormously popular stadium shows epitomizes the definition of the Pinnacle Award." Added CHESNEY, "When you do what you do, you never think it's a big deal. But when an organization like CMA recognizes you in this fashion, it makes you step back. To receive this award -- especially during their 50th anniversary -- is such an honor, because they're recognizing half a century of Country music."

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