At the 59th annual CMA Awards on Nov. 19, Kenny Chesney paid tribute to Brett James, a Nashville songwriter that died in a plane crash this fall. After Chesney performed his 2004 hit "When the Sun ...

James told a humorous story about Chesney in his final interview recorded a week before his death Marina Watts is a Digital Writer, Music at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024. Her work ...

It took Kenny Chesney the better part of a week to muster up the strength to pay public tribute to his songwriting partner and close friend Brett James. James died last Thursday (Sept. 18) in a ...

Country star Kenny Chesney is mourning the sudden and devastating loss of his longtime friend, Brett James. James, whose songwriting credits shaped some of the biggest hits in country music, was ...

Brett James, best known for his Grammy-winning hits Jesus, Take The Wheel, Something in the Water, and Kenny Chesney’s When The Sun Goes Down, died suddenly on September 19. Brett, along with his wife ...

Kenny Chesney is remembering the life and legacy of famed songwriter and his dear friend, Brett James. “A very difficult goodbye to my Brother Of The Sun Brett James,” Chesney, 57, wrote via Instagram ...

Kenny Chesney shared a tribute to the Grammy-winning country songwriter, Brett James, who worked on many of his biggest hits, including “Out Last Night.” “I can’t believe I’m saying it but adios Brett ...

Kenny Chesney is remembering his collaborator Brett James. The country star paid tribute to James in a poignant Instagram post on Monday, Sept. 22. James died in a plane crash on Thursday, Sept. 18, ...

Kenny Chesney honored late songwriter Brett James at the 59th annual CMA Awards. James, a Grammy-winning songwriter, died in a plane crash this fall at the age of 57. He was known for writing country ...