Hypocrite!
On Sunday night, Kenny Chesney criticized the American Country Music Awards (despite his win) for allowing fans to vote for the Entertainer of the Year award.
Chesney told reporters backstage, "I don't think it's right that they pick the one award that means the most, that all the artists sacrifice the most for."
According to reports, Chesney made clear Sunday night that his criticism was an industry complaint about the process for one award — not a dig at his fans or at the awards show overall.
It was the first time in the show's 43 years that the top prize was decided by a fan vote.
BUT, it's been revealed that Chesney played along with the industry and prodded his fans to pick him for the win!!!
Chesney's MySpace page still carried a large banner Monday urging fans to "bring it home for KC," with links to the academy's online page and messages from fans lower on the page.
Kinda hypocritical, dontcha think?
[Image via WENN.]
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That is just a slap in the face of all his fans.
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Bring it home for Kentucky Fried Chick'n? Is that what KC means?
That was a really really stupid thing for him to say. He's going to regret it more than marry that squinty lady.
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not surprised…he is afflicted with the short man complex. we'll see what happen next year when he doesn't win S**T! boycott him!!!
He wanted the award, then he didn't.
He wanted to be married to Renee Zellweger, then he didn't.
I girl reserves the right to change her mind.
hypocrite.
NOT 1st and I don't give a fucking SHIT!!! lol This guy is a weeny
Its not being hypocritical at all. He is criticising the process. The process at the time was for fans to vote. He went for the win. Doesnt mean he had to like it. So he is now denoucing it. I think hes being honest about it and Im a big Kenny fan!
Now we all know why Renee Zellweger dumped him. He's a tool.
no not really because he wasn't upset at the fact that the fans voted as much as how many times they could vote. Just like American Idol they can vote as many times as they want. If some crazy fan voted 700 times it isn't a praise to the artist! That is what he was upsest at and to make the best award of the night a fan based award sucks for the artist because it isn't accurate!! Now Garth Brookes won 4 of those awards and same with Kenny but this one he feels doesn't count because the Academy changed the process!!
Yes and no. I highly doubt Kenny Chesney is the one running his myspace page.
Despite the controversy KC really is an awesome entertainer and well deserving of the award.
I am a huge fan of country music…and and HUGE fan of kenny! I voted for him, and i was excited to see him win! I think its great that it was fan voted…but kenny did not make it into a popularity contest like other artist up for awards. He wanted people to vote for him, but he never offered free songs or other things to get people to vote for him. He was trying to say that ACMs should be fan voted…but maybe not such and important award. Thats all the kenny was trying to say…he is proud of his fans for voting for him because, he truly is an ENTERTAINER and a CROWD PLEASER..this coming from a fan that has seen him 4summers and one more this summer! CONGRATS KENNY
No he said he didn't like what they had to do to try and win. I don't blame him…look at what the majority of what retards have to say on blogs all across the world. (especially on this blog) I mean they are ignorant & merciless about whoever they happen to be talking about meanwhile judging by what they have to say in their comment and how they carry themselves they couldn't walk & chew gum at the same time. Yeah let's have them pick prestigeous award winners…NOT!
Shut up, Perez
Let's all keep in mind that Kenny may not run his own myspace page….
Chesney= Fraud! What an ungrateful snot.
what an ass wipe. i hope he chokes on the award.
what a fucking redneck. country music sucks balls
Who cares what he said?? He is still an AMAZING artist and has accomplished so much greatness!!
Well, yes and no. He disagreed, but had to play the game as laid out, as wins translate into sales, but he and the others have a good point. Musical awards/Wins should not simply go to the most 'popular', youthful, trendy and good looking artist with the most young fans who can punch in the most repetetive votes on their latest piece of technological gear. Country music needs to be about far more than that. I agree with Chesney and the others.
You shouldn't be surprise. He has been known to commit fraud before. Although, it was said to be a legal technicality of his divorce from the other Renee. In my neck of the country pumpkin woods, A fraud is a fraud and his my space promotion for a vote is a classic example!
Hey Perez! Does your Gaydar works when you look at Chesney?
This guy creeps me out. He looks like he'd be into kids or something
well… his PR team did the web thing, not him.
Re: Southern Gal – Are you freakin serious?? That was stupid.
Re: Jay Stone – Exactly, I couldn't have said it better myself. Perez, why don't you post about how he clarified that he meant the process of voting and wasn't talking about his fans at all. You're a jerk.
If you allow country music awards to become a popularity vote aka American Idol, winners will be dominated not by album sales or creative quality, but by the what, the age 10 to 20 demographic? That would be a farce on wheels. Voters choose on popularity and personal favorites, and not necessarily on the hardest touring and working polished 'entertainer' with a hard earned and phenomenal stage show. A great and complete 'entertainer' is comprised of many things.
He did not like haveing to SOLICIT votes when this award has ALWAYS been voted on by industry people and fellow musicians. We all know how america's voting track record is…look at American Idol…
Kenny deserved the win…not for internet votes, but for his BODY of work and committment to entertaining his fans…Entertainer of the YEAR!!!!
Good move Renee for dumping his ass!
I can just imagine him bitching about his win all night long to her had they still been married!
Not at all! I agree with him that the Entertainer of the Year award should NOT be voted for by fans. This isn't American Idol. If they want to do a fan vote they should create a new award for that category. Kenny was only going along with what he had no control over, you can disagree with something without having to boycott the award all together.
He has the same squinty eyes as Renee Zellweger!
I'd say that's very hypocritical, Ken!
You are where you are because of your FANS, honey! And they can put ya back where you came from should they choose to!
Ummm, he probably does not personally run his myspace page. So he wouldn't have much of a say on what is on it.
This is so dumb first of all he was critizing the way the award was handed out this year in 26 years the acadamy has given out this award!!!!! HE was mad because this award is the one that they judge on how hard you work and it's not a popularity contest!!!!! You all are crazy if you think that he wasn't going to do whatever he had to do to win this award! He works his ass off every year tours more then anyone and always has a hit record and song out! He deserves it more then anyone in country music right now and I agree with everything that he said why are they changing it now b/c they know they have to give it to him it they do!!!!! And Perez you are the most hypocritical person on the internet!!! One day you like someone the next you are making fun of them!! We should all get over our jealousy of someone and grow up!!!!!!
I don't care. I'm still going to see him front row at Cleveland Browns Stadium on saturday and LOVE IT.
Re: Jay Stone – Exactly! But you can't expect a half-brained dimwit news whore like Perez to understand. Large carrots, following around Marc Jacobs (that poor man), and calling all women whores and hags is what Perez understands.
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Takes one to know one!!! Perez is the biggest hypocrite of them all!!
It's not hypocritical at all. He thought it should be given to the hardest working, most passionate, well deserved person. When it is fan voted, it turns into more of a popularity contest. I totally agree with him. EOTY isn't supposed to be about who gets the most votes, it's supposed to be about who deserves it more. Of course he is going to try to get the votes no matter if it is begging and pushing it on his fans. If that's what the Academy said it takes to win this year, why wouldn't he try to get the votes? Doesn't mean he has to agree with it. He deserved it more than any of the other people!
He doesn't think its right, but that doesn't mean he didn't want to win it. I dont think its hypocritical he was trying to get votes for himself.
You friggen big cry baby. WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA….IF YOU DON'T WANT IT GIVE THE DAMN THING BACK…….SCREW YOU….
bald headed idiot………..
Apparently Kenny Chesney is an idiot. Who better to vote for entertainer of the year than the people you are entertaining. Maybe he was worried that he didn't have enough fans who actually vote for him.
Guess that's what Renee Z. meant by FRAUD
Honesty, it sounds like something you would do Perez.
Oh, and celebs have people running their websites and shit Perez, most dont even have a clue whats going on on them. Try to keep up Perez.
hz a jerk! my friend had cancer and her request through make a wish was to meet him and he said no. he stated that he was shy. WTF! im glad i never listened to his crappy music
you do realize that his myspace page is run by his label! Kenny prolly has no idea what's going on his myspace page!!
Gah, Perez! I am sure he doesn't handle his myspace page. Most celebs have "people" that take care of that.
The guy came across as an ass. Let's see how many more awards he'll get now.
I think he was just being honest which is not a bad thing. It is not a popularity contest.
He has a valid point. If he were to be judged by his peers, then critically it would be an award worth having. Being judged by non-musicians doesn't amount to a hill of beans cause they don't know jackshit about music other than how to turn on the radio.
Nope. Thisnk you have it wrong, he stated that he didnt like the award to come down to internet votes that might make this award seem trivial in anyway. We already have a show and an award show that the fans decide, lets keep those fun and the PROS can decide who entertained and who didnt.
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not hypocritical at all. He's criticizing the process. Doesn't mean he doesn't want to win. Do you know what hypocritical means???????
Re: I love Kenny – what are you gonna do, the masses are the asses
if you read his WHOLE statement, not just the media chosen exerpt you will see what he means. Some of the artists nominated for EOTY have an older fan base (like george strait) who may not even own a computer as opposed to the other nominees whose fans may spend hours online a day voting. It isn't a popularity contest.
It's like Raaaiiiiiaaaiin on your wedding day, it's a free ride when Kenny Chesney already paid. It's like 10,000 fans when all you need is your daddy' dick. It's like meeting the man of your dreams and meeting your mom. Stupid inbred fks.
He is such a douchebag!!!!!!!!!!!!
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This award shouldn’t be voted by fans, it should be given by the industry. The Country Music Industry should take a long hard look about how this highly coveted award is given in the future. Its tradition that was broken this year regarding this award.
I too, will be sitting front row in South Florida when he comes to town! There is no concert like a Kenny Chesney concert and dont knock it until you see him perform live!
OMG! Get over it! Anyone who has followed Kenny Chesney and his career knows Kenny's ALWAYS grateful to his fans at shows, upon winning awards, or any other chance he gets to thank his fans. He gave his opinion about the "association" and it was blown up to being ungrateful… give me a break and leave Kenny alone!
WTF……first of all i am not a country fan and the only reason i know this guys name is because he married Renee Zellweiger. I am not putting down his music, because honestly, I wouldnt be able to recognize it from all the other country DRWAL. But sh*t that is not a way to treat all the fans.
No not at all
I agree 100% with Kenny Chesney - read the entire article, not just the excerpt.
I have been to numerous concerts of many different country artists - and I must say, Kenny Chesney DEFINITELY deserves the Entertainer of the Year Award - he is simply AMAZING in concert!!
#24 Tish is right on the money. He pays someone to run his myspace page.
Perez, I usually love you, but I don't agree with ya on this one!!!
He loves his fans! He just feels that the award is DIFFERENT now that they are voting.
Go Kenny! We love you!!!!
GO KENNY!!!!! YOU ROCK!!! AND YOU DESERVED TO WIN!!!!! AND YOU ARE GOING TO KEEP ON WINNING!! I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING YOU SAID!! LOVE YOU!!!!!
You do realize that not all people (especially when they tour 8 months out of the year) on myspace write their own pages. That page was probably set up by an assistant, a manager or even his record label. Geez, just gotta make drama don't you Perez.
Hes a big jerk. I know for a fact he completley dissed some Make a Wish kid a few years back. He spent like two minutes with the kid then left.
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I don't think he's a hypocrite….every other person up for the award had the same kind of things on their websites…He is very deserving of the award. Everyone is entitled to an opinion and when you're a celebrity they seem to be a bit more vocal due to the media. I am a KC fan and it doesn't bother me one bit…he is deserving and he's also allowed to express his opinon. As for his myspace, it's ran by the record company, not him personally.
Love him!!!!
like he knows whats on his myspace page, you swear he updates it himself lol
I don't know what women see in him. He's 5"6 he weighs a $1.05 and he's bald! Sorry! not throwing my panties on stage for that tiny man!
Give the guy a break Perez. Do you really think he creates his own myspace, or have ever checked it?
At least Kenny wasnt somewhat buying votes by offering a free MP3 download if you voted for him like Rasscal Flatts. And for everyone saying that it was a 'slap in the face' for his fans,your wrong. All of Kenny's fans are supporting him for his comment,and agree with him 110%. Kenny loves his fans dearly and would never disrespect them. He was simply just saying that he did not feel the award should be fan voted and that it is the most important award and should be decided carefully. And it wasnt directed toward the fans in the first place,it was directed toward the industry. And this is not what Kenny said,its trying to be turned into something eles. Why dont you post what eles he said,he backed up himself and said what he meant and clarified that he wasnt talking about the fans?
OF COURSE IT IS HYPOCRITICAL WHAT ELSE CAN U EXPECT FROM A CLOSET CASE WHO PROCLAIMS HE IS STRAIGHT ??!! IF U ARE GOING TO CLAIM U ARE STRAIGHT THEN U SHOULD ACT A LITTLE MORE LIKE IT HICK BOY !!
perez, gosh…i hate you sooo fucking much..especially now that you are talking shit about my fav. country singer! he wasnt dissing his fans, you queerass,..he made that VERY clear he was dissing the academy of country music..if you would stop putting words in other people's mouths and actually speak the fucking truth for once you might know that! your just jealous that when you heard he might be gay[WHICH HE IS NOT], you went running to him because michael mooooore turned you down..and then when he told you he wasnt gay,,you boohoohooed! and now you cant shut the hell up! kenny chesney is a better man and person in a day then you will ever be in your lifetime, buddy!!!! so shut the fuck up about him and get a life, jackass!
I totally agree with KC! Of course there are gonna be those that try to put a negative spin on this…….but read his entire comment. KC is not the only person that was against EOTY being fan voted, and he was applauded when he spoke out.
Why can't we vote for the entertainer of the year! We make them rich and famous!
Kenny's myspace page is set up by his record label BNA.
I think you guys are all being a little narrow minded and only going off what the media is spinning his comments out to be.
He would have been ETOY whether it was fan voted or ACM voted. My god the man has played to over a million fans for the last 6 years.
As a longtime fan I don't take it as a slap in the face. I know what he meant and how important his fans are to him. Go to a concert and you'll understand what I mean.
First of all Perez, you need to read the whole statement and post the whole statement instead of picking and choosing what you want to come across. I find it pretty pathetic that you think you can twist people's words to get a story to down someone. It's funny the only time you even mention country is to criticize it. I'm sick and tired of the only time I read about any country singers on entertainment sites like your own it's to talk about how horrible they are or when someone is in legal trouble. Country musicians are some of the most talented singers and Kenny Chesney is an amazing artist. You really need to go out and get a life.
It's not hypocritical at all. He is saying he disagrees with the process, an opinion he is entitled to. But of course he wants to win the award so he obviously is going to promote himself and request his fans to vote for him. It only makes sense to appeal to the vote of fans, even if he doesn't agree with it, so that he is still in the running.
Guess all of you idiots who think Kenny is ungrateful need to check to see if you have a brain! Any person with a reasonable amount of sense knows that he was criticizing the industry. Any true fan that watched the awards show can be confident that he is grateful to his fans and was simply upset with the ACM, NOT THE FANS!!!!!!
The Academy of Country Music Awards should not water down the validity of its awards in this way. Ballots should go to industry folk who know a thing or two, just as the Academy Awards do, with results tallied by a neutral accounting firm.
The awards should have and maintain some real meaning.
Just reminded me why I don't come to this website…maybe you shouldn't post things on your page without knowing the facts. This whole thing has been blown out of context.
First, the myspace is run by the record company so they were the ones pushing the voting. He just released a statement to his fans regarding the comments he made on Sunday and explaining what he meant.
I'm a HUGE Kenny fan and he would have won regardless of who voted because he is an amazing entertainer whether you're a country music fan or not!
Musicians MySpace pages are rarely run by the musicians themselves. I doubt he had anything to do with the cheerleading.
Why don't you read everything he said, you have no idea what you are talking about! I voted for him, and I agree with everything he said. And for all of you that thinks he and his music sucks it's probably because you have never given it a chance, his music is amazing, tell me who else sells out stadiums summer after summer??? He is great to his fans, if you have never been to a show then you really shouldn't comment, as you have no idea what you are talking about. Maybe the media should report the whole story.
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He's just a big ol' slime ball!
To ALL the Kenny defenders, and there are lots out there:
If Kenny was upset about ANY part of the process, he should have done several things:
1. NOT post a link on his site
2. Been public about his concerns before the event. Instead, he was sailing on his yacht for People magazine, among other things.
3. Not accepted the award.
Kenny, you missed a great opportunity to speak up. Instead, you should have dealt with the Awards group privately, then gone public.
You lost a bit of cred there, cowboy.