Kenny Chesney Announces 21st Album ‘Silver Sands Marina,’ Releases Reflective Title Track

For decades, Kenny Chesney’s music has served as the soundtrack countless summer memories, from beach days and road trips to nights spent with friends. Now, he’s ready to add another collection of feel-good songs to the mix with the announcement of his new album, Silver Sands Marina, arriving Sept. 25 via HEY NOW Records, and the title track out today.

The Buddy Cannon/Kenny Chesney-produced project will mark the country superstar’s 21^st album to date and is expected to feature songs centered around making lasting memories, embracing life’s highs, letting go of anything that holds you back and living life to the fullest.

Throughout the project, Chesney also tapped into themes of personal reflection and empowerment with help from acclaimed songwriters and guest artists, including Tony Lane, Matraca Berg, Shane McAnally and Brett James, emerging powerhouses Jessie Jo Dillon, Tenille Townes and Adam Wright and guests Colbie Caillat, Lily Meola and Megan Moroney.

“I love everything about music, but especially how it makes you feel,” Chesney explains. “It can crack open a tough moment, lift you up, blow you up and make you laugh harder than anything. When I started thinking about all the things music can be, a few songs came in – and Silver Springs Marina, as it now exists, took shape. Some great players, guests who really fit the songs, but especially some places I’ve never gone.”

Fans got to hear the first preview of the album with “Carry On,” HEY NOW’s debut single that became the first independent single and only the third in history to lock out the country radio reporting panel in its first week.

Alongside today’s announcement, the eight-time Entertainer of the Year and 2025 Country Music Hall of Fame inductee also unveiled the project’s title track. “Silver Sands Marina” tells the story of a chance encounter that turns into something much deeper. Through vivid imagery and a laid-back melody, Chesney paints a picture of two people creating a memory that neither of them will ever forget.

“It is such a well-written song,” Chesney notes. “You can smell the fall in the air, the lake and that solitude. Everyone’s so busy rushing, you miss most of the small details – and everything that happens around them. But in ‘Silver Sands Marina,’ not only do the details hold the song in place, they remind you that the magic happens in the simplest, realest places: you just have to be open to letting it happen.”

The mid-tempo sound sets the tone for the project while serving as a reminder to slow down, appreciate the little things, and embrace the fact that some of the best moments in life are the ones that aren’t planned.
 
“These kinds of moments you couldn’t make happen, that’s the magic,” he continues. “And the two people in the song, who fall into the experience so completely, they know it’s perfect as it’s happening, that this sort of thing doesn’t come along very often. But even more, they’re smart enough to let it be what it is.”

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“When the guitars come in, along with the voices, you can sense the way the connection has built, even though it’s only for those 24 hours,” Chesney offers. “When the arrangement falls away, how much that moment got inside becomes concrete. This wasn’t hooking up; it wasn’t two strangers not looking back. These are people who connected on a soul level – and no matter how much time passes, this moment will always be vivid and alive.

He goes on to note that this story felt like the perfect way to sum up the entire collection of songs arriving in a few short months.

“That’s the great thing about songs: they hold life like nothing else. As I was listening to the songs on this record, I realized ‘Silver Sands Marina’ defines the album. Beyond the story of these two people, this small, lakeside motel that’s existed for generations, it shows the reality that the things that matter actually exist beyond time or place; they’re timeless and always.”

Kenny Chesney has shared plans to return to TalkShopLive on July 15 to future discuss the making of Silver Sands Marina, his intentions with these songs and the power of music. Fans can tune in HERE.

Additionally, he recently kicked off his second residency at Sphere in Las Vegas and will continue to deliver his immersive concert experience through July 11.