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Listen: Kenny Chesney Releases ‘Happy Does’

The same week as he scored his 31st number one song with “Here And Now,” Kenny Chesney is releasing a new single called “Happy Does.” Kenny said of the song,…

Listen: Kenny Chesney Releases 'Happy Does'
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The same week as he scored his 31st number one song with "Here And Now," Kenny Chesney is releasing a new single called "Happy Does."

Kenny said of the song, “I don’t believe in preaching, and I sure don’t want to tell anyone how to live, but right now, I think we can all use something to lift us up. ‘Here And Now’ did such a great job reminding everyone how good living in the moment can be, it felt like the only song that could follow it was ‘Happy Does.’”

He adds, “To do what you love, to chase a dream is a really special thing. When you’re doing that, you find a whole lot of happiness with just a little bit of something. The chorus with the rope swing, the palm tree off the rearview mirror, a kiss from someone you love... With all this unknown and all this who knows, it felt like the song people were going to need this summer. The melody feels good, and the track makes you smile! So ‘Happy Does’ is a pretty good post-it note when you’re having a bad day, or even just a day.”

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.