Kenny Chesney delivered an energetic performance when he took the stage at the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards on Monday evening (March 17). The show returned to the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, California.
Chesney united the whole crowd when he performed uplifting anthem “Get Along,” a 2018 single that appeared on his 11-track studio album, Song for the Saints. “Get Along” is one of Chesney’s most-played hits spanning hits career, along with “Just To Say We Did,” “Take Her Home,” “I Go Back,” “She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy,” “Beer In Mexico,” “When the Sun Goes Down,” “How Forever Feels” and many more. Fellow country singer-songwriter from East Tennessee, Kelsea Ballerini, highlighted Chesney’s 30+ No. 1 hits spanning his career as she introduced him to the stage. Ballerini, who noted that the pair’s relatives live just a few doors down from one another, hailed Chesney her “hometown hero and dear friend” as he took the stage.
“Get along, on down the road/ We've got a long, long way to go/ Scared to live, scared to die/ We ain't perfect but we try/ Get along while we can/ Always give love the upper hand/ Paint a wall, learn to dance/ Call your mom, buy a boat/ Drink a beer, sing a song/ Make a friend, can't we all get along”
Ross Copperman, Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne teamed up to write Chesney’s 2018 single, aiming to encourage others to unite in a world that often feels divided. Chesney told iHeartRadio when the song released:
“…after I heard this song, about this message about compassion, and about empathy, and about loving one another, and about taking something negative in your life and moving along in your life somehow and turning that into a positive, it couldn't have been a better message...I'm really proud of ‘Get Along’ because it allows me to say something without being preachy. Because I don't think my audience wants to be preached to. I've never been the kind of artist that gets up there and tells them they ought to think a certain way. When I go to shows, I don't want to have somebody tell me I need to think this way. I just want to hear my song. And so, I've never used that platform or that stage to preach. But I do think it's possible to make people think on their own. That's why I think like, I had a song called ‘Noise’ that didn't tell them how to think. It just raised our hand and said, ‘Hey, think about this.’”
Chesney’s performance at the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards arrives shortly before he kicks off his highly-anticipated limited residency, Kenny Chesney LIVE at Sphere in Las Vegas. The 15-show run kicks off on Thursday, May 22. Chesney said during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon that he’s never performed a Vegas residency before, but he couldn’t pass up the opportunity to take the stage at the venue.
Kenny Chesney Live at Sphere Las Vegas
- Thursday, May 22
- Saturday, May 24
- Sunday, May 25
- Wednesday, May 28
- Friday, May 30
- Saturday, May 31
- Wednesday, June 4
- Friday, June 6
- Saturday, June 7
- Wednesday, June 11
- Friday, June 13
- Saturday, June 14
- Wednesday, June 18
- Friday, June 20
- Saturday, June 21
“I’m always looking for ways to deepen the way No Shoes Nation experiences this music,” Chesney said in a statement when he announced his decision perform a run of shows at the unique, immersive venue. “Over the years, they have shown me through their own response to these songs how passionate they are about what they mean, how these songs are part of their lives. When people give you that much heart, I want to give them even more.
“When we started talking about all of the possibilities playing Sphere offered, I was all in,” he continued. “Just the idea of 4D technology and the impossibly dialed in sound raises the experience for No Shoes Nation, literally immersing them in music, visuals, sound and being together. To me, this is going to be a whole new way of rocking the fans, and I can’t wait.”
Chesney, who recently announced the release date of his first book, was one of several artists to perform at the genre-spanning iHeartRadio Music Awards, along with Bad Bunny, Billie Eilish, GloRilla, Gracie Abrams, Muni Long, Nelly and more. Some of the artists in attendance included fellow East Tennessee country star Kelsea Ballerini, plus many other celebrities. Hip hop icon LL COOL J hosted the show. Honorees throughout the evening included Nelly (2025 iHeartRadio Landmark Award), Lady Gaga (2025 iHeartRadio Innovator Award), Mariah Carey (2025 iHeartRadio Icon Award) and Taylor Swift (Tour of the Century). See the full list of 2025 iHeartRadio Music Award winners here, and check back with iHeartRadio for recaps of performances, fashion and other can’t-miss moments throughout the show.
This year’s iHeartRadio Music Awards also honored the resiliency and rebuilding of Los Angeles following the devastating wildfires affecting the entire community and will drive donations to FireAidLA.org. Contributions made to FireAid will be distributed under the advisement of the Annenberg Foundation, for short-term relief efforts and long-term initiatives to prevent future fire disasters. The Annenberg Foundation, with decades of philanthropic leadership in the community, including rapid response, will help coordinate a team to direct funds for the greatest impact. The 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards aired on Monday evening on FOX from 8:00-10:00pm ET live/PT tape-delayed. The show was also broadcast on iHeartRadio stations nationwide and on the free iHeartRadio app.