Kenny Chesney has the number-one album in the nation with Hemingway’s Whiskey — and seeing that kind of fan response is really a great feeling for Kenny. In today’s world, where it’s a lot easier for people to pick and choose individual songs to purchase and download digitally, Kenny says that he does that, too, but as an artist, it’s his hope that there will always be fans who are passionate and invested enough in an artist that they’ll want to buy and enjoy an album in its entirety. (AUDIO INFO BELOW)

• Hemingway’s Whiskey includes Kenny’s latest blockbuster number-one single, “The Boys of Fall.”

  Kenny Chesney says that he appreciates singles as much as anyone, but also believes that true fans will still be interested in a full album from artists they enjoy. (:30)
“Obviously, the business has changed. But I still believe that there are a percentage of people out there that want to…especially if they invest in an artist…if they’re invested in an artist, they want to hear the investment the artist makes. And I still believe there’s people out there that want to hear the record, what they’re doin’ and what they’re sayin’. And, I know I do. I mean, do I buy songs off iTunes? Yeah. But I still want to hear some people’s records that are comin’ out this year.”

  Kenny Chesney hopes that the fans’ desire for full albums never goes away. (:32)
“I mean, I’ve seen the whole change. I mean, I’ve watched it progress, and there’s some things I do like about it, and there’s some things that I don’t. I still believe that makin’ a record — a whole record — for the fans, is important. And I think that that…I hope that never goes away, the…somebody wanting to hear a piece of music. It helps invest the audience into your music and into you, as a person. And I sincerely hope that that doesn’t change.”